Five CHIME Members Among Computerworld's 2010 Premier 100 IT Leaders

Cloud, Druby, Marx, McQuaid, Schade acknowledged as IT visionaries

Ann Arbor, MI, December 8, 2009 – The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), is pleased to recognize five of its members named to the 2010 Premier 100 IT Leaders list by Computerworld.

Avery Cloud, Thomas Druby, Edward Marx, Bill McQuaid and Sue Schade were among 100 men and women honored for their strong leadership and ability to drive positive change in their businesses through technology.

This year's Premier 100 spotlighted leaders who also produced measured growth, built loyalty among staff, deployed innovative solutions to address business challenges and implemented strategic IT initiatives.

"The Premier 100 awards program shines a spotlight on the best of IT leadership and innovation," said Scot Finnie, editor in chief of Computerworld. "Despite a tough economy, these senior IT leaders are seizing this rare moment to steer measured growth, embark on innovative pilots and build loyalty in their most valued workers. We're pleased to honor the achievements of these 100 men and women who epitomize calm and steady IT leadership."

More information on CHIME’s honorees:

Avery Cloud
Vice President and CIO
New Hanover Health Network, Wilmington, NC
http://www.computerworld.com/spring/p100/detail/221

Thomas Druby
VP and Enterprise CIO
Blue Cross of NE Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, PA
http://www.computerworld.com/spring/p100/detail/231

Edward Marx
CIO
Texas Health Resources, Arlington, TX
http://www.computerworld.com/spring/p100/detail/260

Bill McQuaid
CIO/ Assistant Vice President
Parkview Adventist Medical Center, Brunswick, ME
http://www.computerworld.com/spring/p100/detail/262

Sue Schade, FCHIME
CIO
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
http://www.computerworld.com/spring/p100/detail/278


About the Premier 100

The Premier 100 was first created in 2000 to spotlight individuals who have had a positive impact on their organization through technology. These are individuals who manage internal IT organizations, mentor and motivate their IT teams and business colleagues, create a positive work environment, envision innovative solutions to business challenges and effectively manage and execute IT strategies. Each year nominees are invited to complete a survey that addresses a number of topics, including their background and experience and their attitude toward risk and innovation. Using Computerworld's IT Leader Index and using the data from the index, which is a measurement of how closely an individual matches our definition of the IT Leader, we analyze the data. Each year, 100 honorees are selected to receive this lifetime recognition award. Information on previous honorees can be viewed at: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9065479/Premier_100_IT_Leaders.


About CHIME

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is an executive organization dedicated to serving chief information officers and other senior healthcare IT leaders. With more than 1,300 CIO members and 70 healthcare IT vendors and professional services firms, CHIME provides a highly interactive, trusted environment enabling senior professionals and industry leaders to collaborate; exchange best practices; address professional development needs; and advocate the effective use of information management to improve health and healthcare in the communities they serve.

For more information, please visit www.cio-chime.org.

UPDATED: 12/14/2009 11:35:16 AM