CHIME Congratulates John Glaser on Appointment to ONC

ANN ARBOR, MI - The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) congratulates its founding chair, John Glaser, Ph.D., FCHIME, on his appointment as Advisor to the Office to the National Coordinator (ONC).

Glaser is CIO at Partners Health Care System in Boston. During his six-month appointment as Advisor to ONC, he will retain his position at Partners.

"I cannot think of anyone more suited to advise the ONC," said CHIME President and CEO Rich Correll. "I would venture to say that John is widely recognized as our nation's leading healthcare CIO. In addition to his outstanding achievements at Partners, he is a renowned expert and thought leader on healthcare IT. It is certain to be of benefit to the healthcare industry to have his counsel provided to the ONC as the HITECH act is deployed"

Glaser will be working with Dr. David Blumenthal who has been appointed to the position of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.


About CHIME
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) was formed with the dual objectives of serving the professional development needs of healthcare CIOs and advocating the more effective use of information management within healthcare. CHIME's events and activities were designed to reflect that purpose, including CIO-oriented surveys, education programs, and networking activities. With membership of more than 1,300 CIOs, CHIME has established itself as the premier organization serving the needs of healthcare CIOs. CHIME's educational initiatives are supported by the CHIME Foundation, a group of 68 providers of healthcare IS products and services. To learn more about CHIME and the CHIME Foundation, see www.cio-chime.org.


Contact:
Katie Weitkamp
Communications Coordinator, CHIME
(734) 665-000
kweitkamp@cio-chime.org
www.cio-chime.org

UPDATED: 4/21/2009 4:42:40 PM