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February 18, 2010
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At a Glance |
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CHIME Notes |
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The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) would like to welcome you to our healthcare IT
executive newsletter! For those of you who are unfamiliar with our organization, we have started this bi-monthly
publication to help readers stay up-to-date on what is happening in the industry.
With more than 1,400 members,
CHIME is the professional organization for CIOs and other senior healthcare IT leaders.
CHIME enables its members and business partners to collaborate; exchange ideas; develop professionally; and
advocate the effective use of information management to improve the health and healthcare in the communities they serve.
Read on to find out what 1,400 healthcare CIOs already know, CHIME is the CIO’s voice in the industry.
January was a busy month for CHIME, as the organization gears up to study proposed ARRA regulations and respond in an effective and well-researched way.
The response effort is being led by CHIME’s Policy Steering Committee, which is poring over the regulations and beginning to formulate a response. Comments on the Notice of Proposed Rule Making are due for submission by March 13.
CHIME’s efforts to analyze the proposed regulations also are being assisted by an independent consultant who’s helping CHIME with reviews of the regulations and in developing an effective comment.
Within two weeks of the announcement of the proposed regulations, CHIME hosted a member-only webinar to bring chief information officers up to speed. The webinar drew more than 300 participants, which provided a PowerPoint toolkit for bringing CIOs’ executive team members up to speed on the new regulations.
CHIME also released a statement about a week after the regulations were released. The statement provided support for the spirit of the regulations, but it identified areas in which the nation’s hospitals would struggle to achieve compliance. The statement was widely published in trade press publications.
To support the steering committee’s need for data in its response, a series of four small surveys were developed to query members on their perception of the potential impact of the new rules. Each of the surveys focus on one aspect of how hospital executives expect to respond to the new regulations and the impact they expect to feel.
Additionally, CHIME put out a larger survey to assess members’ perceptions of how their organizations will fare under the new rules. Results of this survey will be released in conjunction with the CHIME/HIMSS CIO Forum on February 28 in Atlanta.
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CHIME CIO Feature Profile |
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Wayne Sass, CHCIO
Vice President and CIO
Nautilus Healthcare Management Group
Newport Beach, CA
CHIME member since March 2009
CIO Finds Professional Growth in an Unexpected Place
Less than a year ago, Wayne Sass joined CHIME not knowing if it was the organization for him. Today, after an aggressive and impressive effort to further his career and make use of CHIME’s educational offerings, he is now a Certified Healthcare CIO and Alumni of the Healthcare CIO Boot Camp.
As CIO at Nautilus Healthcare Management Group, Sass is responsible for IT enabled business strategy for the Newport Beach based management services organization (MSO), which provides services to both medical groups and independent physician practices in Orange County, Calif.
Prior to joining Nautilus in 2008, Sass was the CIO for Greater Newport Physicians at Hoag Hospital and a Corporate IT Manager at PacifiCare Health Systems. However, he did not begin his career in healthcare. Like many healthcare CIOs, Sass received training in the military and began his civilian career in the defense industry. True to the reality of many healthcare CIOs, he found the transition from the defense industry to the healthcare one easier than the transition from a healthcare consumer to a healthcare provider.
Similar to CIOs in traditional hospitals, Sass is also faced with the challenges of meeting meaningful use criteria, protecting patient privacy and data security, and evolving payment reform. In the big picture sense, Sass is also struggling with the ever changing role of the healthcare CIO and the transformation of the IT organization. One of his main challenges, and one that was echoed in the CHIME Healthcare CIO Boot Camp, is changing the mindset of the role of IT within an organization. The IT organization is a dynamic environment and a CIO has suddenly found him or herself in charge of more than just IT projects, he says. Sass estimates that at least half of his area of responsibility falls outside the conventional boundary of the IT department. However Sass says he’s okay with that, because it helps establish that IT is not just an external factor of an organization.
Sass says he plans to take advantage of all the membership benefits available through CHIME by taking part in as many offerings as possible. In just a short time, Sass says he has been made to feel very welcome within the organization and has had the opportunity to network with the best in the healthcare IT industry.
Turns out CHIME was the right fit after all.
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CHIME Certification Program |
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 Join the ranks of 44 CHIME members and CHIME Affiliate program participants who have become credentialed Certified Healthcare CIOs (CHCIO) and CHCIO-Eligible.
CHCIO status represents achievement of the highest standard of professional development for healthcare CIOs and is the only credentialing program that distinguishes healthcare IT executives from others in the industry.
“We believe CHCIO status is now the standard that organizations must use when determining who leads healthcare IT projects and initiatives,” said Tim Stettheimer, PhD, chair of CHIME’s certification committee and CHIME Board of Trustees as well as senior vice president and regional CIO at St. Vincent's Health System.
In early February, CHIME presented a public educational webinar on its Certified Healthcare CIO (CHCIO) Program, which covered numerous aspects of the CHCIO program, including the history of its development, eligibility requirements, content areas of the examination, and the value of certification.
“The CHCIO designation is significant, because it’s the first and only industry credential for CIOs that focuses on healthcare IT leadership,” said CHCIO Donna Roach, VP IT/CIO at Bronson Healthcare Group. “Becoming a CHCIO enhances your occupational credibility, validates your expertise, and illustrates your dedication to the healthcare CIO profession and your commitment to staying up to date in your own professional development.”
CHIME members who have been in a CIO or equivalent position for at least three years, pass the 125-question CHCIO examination, and collect 25 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are eligible to become certified.
“Healthcare CIOs had been one of the few senior leadership roles without a measure of their role specific competencies,” said CHCIO George McCulloch, Associate Director, Deputy CIO at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. “Nursing, Finance and Healthcare Administration have had certification for a number of years. As an individual, certification is a way of obtaining recognition for skills and knowledge that are critical to a successful CIO.”
To learn more about the CHCIO program, visit http://cio-chime.org/chcio/index.asp
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2010 CHIME/HIMSS CIO Forum |
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Atlanta, GA
Georgia World Congress Center
February 28, 2010
The 2010 CHIME/HIMSS CIO Forum is a valuable opportunity for CIOs across the country to hear from renowned keynote speakers, research technology trends, explore vendors and products, network with colleagues, and engage in a town hall discussion focused around meaningful use criteria, financial incentives, privacy, and security.
With a focus that will examine the current direction and future of healthcare IT, the 2010 CHIME/HIMSS CIO Forum will give CIOs the leadership tools to lead their organizations successfully.
The CIO Forum begins Sunday, February 28 at 9 a.m. featuring keynote speakers Dan Roam, Marilyn Moats Kennedy and Alison Levine, along with a town hall discussion on “The National HIT Agenda,” with guests Elizabeth Johnson, Deborah Peel, MD and Paul Tang, MD. Neal Ganguly will serve as moderator.
It’s not too late to join CHIME and take part in this valuable educational networking event.
For more information on the 2010 CHIME/HIMSS CIO Forum, visit http://cio-chime.org/events/forum/spring/index.asp.
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CHIME Healthcare CIO Boot Camp |
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April 10-13, 2010
Chicago, Illinois | Gleacher Center
CHIME’s Healthcare CIO Boot Camp is not just an educational workshop; it’s a life-long experience for those serious about achieving excellence at the highest level professionally.
The Healthcare CIO Boot Camp is an intensive 2½ day education program taught by a faculty of healthcare CIO thought leaders. Combining presentations, small group discussions, case studies, and interactive problem solving, participants learn the real-world skills necessary to become a successful healthcare CIO.
For CIOs, their direct reports, and IT professionals, the Healthcare CIO Boot Camp is the most informative, incisive, and interactive opportunity available for healthcare CIO development.
Teaching methods are intense, but if you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty, the Boot Camp will equip you with the tools you’ll need to succeed.
For more information visit: http://www.cio-chime.org/events/ciobootcamp/reginfo.asp
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CHIME Responds Publicly to Proposed ARRA Regulations |
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Reporting, product certification and implementation deadlines represent major concerns that could affect efforts to effectively implement electronic health records under recently proposed federal regulations, according to CHIME.
CHIME is currently conducting an intensive review of provisions of the recently released regulations to implement healthcare information technology provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). However, at first glance, several provisions within the regulations merit closer scrutiny and will pose significant challenges for providers hoping to implement electronic health records.
“The nation’s providers definitely need federal stimulus funding to offset the cost of implementing these systems,” said Tim Stettheimer, chair of CHIME’s board, and Regional CIO for Ascension Health and a Senior Vice President and CIO at St. Vincent's Health System. “But it’s important for the regulations to help hospitals in their efforts to succeed, rather than serve as impediments to success.”
To read more click here.
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