CHIME Congratulates Newly Certified CIOs

ANN ARBOR, MI, December 7, 2011 - The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is pleased to announce that 14 CHIME members and 14 CHIME Affiliate program participants have earned the Certified Healthcare CIO (CHCIO) and CHCIO-Eligible designation.


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.

“CHIME’s newest CHCIOs are to be applauded for their accomplishment in furthering themselves professionally and defining themselves as industry leaders,” said CHIME Board member and Certification Committee Chair Gary Barnes, CIO at Medical Center Health System. “These CHCIOs are sending a strong message that they have the proven skills necessary to guide their organizations in today's ever-changing HIT environment."

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. CHCIOs must be committed to ongoing professional development and undergo recertification every three years.

Additionally, CHIME is dedicated to the development of future industry leaders and as such awards the designation: CHCIO-Eligible. This status is awarded to those candidates who meet all of the program requirements but lack the requisite number of years of experience as a CIO.

Since the program’s launch in 2009, a total of 140 CHIME members and CHIME Affiliate program participants have now been credentialed as CHCIO and CHCIO-Eligible.

The next exam will be held on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 4pm at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas as part of the HIMSS12 conference.

For more information about the CHCIO Program, including future exam dates, visit the CHIME website.

CHIME would like to recognize the following individuals:

Chris Akeroyd, CHCIO-Eligible
Director IT Infrastructure
UMC Health System

Jody M. Albright, MBA, CHCIO
VP Information Services / CIO
Overlake Hospital Medical Center

Kelly Barland, CHCIO
CIO
Northwestern Medical Center

Brian Barnette, CHCIO
Chief Information Officer
Floyd Medical Center

Melinda Y. Costin, CHCIO
VP- Strategic Initiatives and Corporate Applications
Baylor Health Care System

Michael J. Gomez, CHCIO
Director of Information Services
Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital

Billy W. Hensley, CHCIO-Eligible
Director
Baylor Health Care System

Billy Lee Jackson, CHCIO-Eligible
Director of Technology Services
Providence Health and Serivces

Todd H. Kirchhoff, CHCIO-Eligible
Director of Technology
University of Missouri Health Care

Ty Knox, CHCIO
CIO
St. Francis Healthcare

Karen Lang, CHCIO
CIO
Minnesota Gastroenterology PA

Rahul Mahadevan, CHCIO-Eligible
Director, Outreach & EHR Services
Stanford Hospital and Clinics

Peter Marks, CHCIO
COO
Navy Medicine Information Systems Support Activity

Theresa Z. Meadows, RN, MS, CHCIO-Eligible
Sr. VP/CIO
Cook Childrens Health System

Joyce Miller Evans, CHCIO
Vice President, CIO
Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services

Aaron Miri, CHCIO-Eligible
Director of Information Technology
Cook Children's Health Care System

Kristin Myers, CHCIO-Eligible
VP-IT- Clinical Transformation
Mount Sinai Medical Center

Robert Napoli, CHCIO-Eligible
Director of Information
Technology Lawrence & Memorial Hospital

Jeffrey A. Pearson, CHCIO
Chief Information Officer
Bon Secours Richmond Health System

Larry A. Rice, CHCIO-Eligible
Director of Technology \ Information Security Officer
Lakeland Healthcare System

Bernard Rice, CHCIO
Chief Information Technology
Nemours

Barbara S. Riddell, CHCIO
CIO/VP of IS
Atlantic General Hospital

Tim Roberts, CHCIO-Eligible
Associate CIO
Lakeland Regional Health System

Steve Robertson, CHCIO
Executive VP & CIO
Hawaii Pacific Health

Debra J. Roper, CHCIO-Eligible
Director, Ambulatory Information Systems
Anne Arundel Health System

Kathleen Sheehan, CHCIO-Eligible
Director IT Provider Services
Central Maine Healthcare

Jason Edward Wilson, CHCIO-Eligible
Corporate Director Nursing Informatics
Orlando Health

Anita M. Wilson, CHCIO
Director, IT Clinical Systems
Memorial Healthcare System

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 1,400 CIO members and over 70 healthcare IT vendors and professional services firms, CHIME provides a highly interactive, trusted environment enabling senior professional and industry leaders to collaborate; exchange best practices; address professional development needs; and advocate the effective use of information management to improve the health and healthcare in the communities they serve. For more information, please visit www.cio-chime.org.

Contact:
Stephanie Fraser
Communications Coordinator
734-665-0000
sfraser@cio-chime.org

Updated: 12/7/2011 12:44:57 PM