The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has today launched in the UK in partnership with the BCS.
The partnership allows BCS to manage the benefits of CHIME membership including access to CHIME’s online materials and admission to the CHIME Healthcare CIO qualification program (CHCIO), an internationally recognised qualification of senior leadership attainment in health informatics.
Russell Branzell, CHIME’s President and CEO “CHIME is committed to serve membership organisations like BCS to bring professional training and accreditation to leaders working in health and care IT. Now, more than ever before, these individuals are taking on responsibility for data, enterprise IT systems and population health analytics and we stand ready to support them grow into exceptional leaders, because we truly believe health IT has the power to transform patient care.”
Adam Thilthorpe, Director for Professionalism at BCS, said “We fully support national policy ambitions to build digital leadership in the NHS workforce. BCS members working in health and care have already shown a commitment to professional development and recognition. Our members will use CHIME’s materials to address personal development needs, and many will qualify as CHCIO and count themselves as part of an international cadre of digital health leaders.”
CHIME is a membership-based organisation serving more than 2,900 chief information officers and senior healthcare executives in 56 countries. The company offers online and in-person educational and networking opportunities as well as accreditation through a domestic and international CHIME Certified Healthcare CIO (CHCIO) program.
