Advocacy Leadership and StateNet
CHIME serves as a voice of the healthcare IT executive within the US, informing and influencing public policy leaders and other officials on the role of information technology in transforming the delivery of healthcare, while providing members with the latest information regarding new healthcare IT legislation, regulations and policies, including the recent HITECH legislation, which includes funding for the implementation and meaningful use of electronic health records. Ten CHIME members who belong to a Policy Steering Committee help review proposed federal regulations and rules, and provide direction and comments on regulations impacting the use of IT in healthcare.
In 2009, a network of CIOs across 50 states and the District of Columbia volunteered to form CHIME StateNet. The goal of StateNet is to foster statewide coalitions charged with advancing and standardizing the adoption of health information technology and health information exchange. CHIME StateNet has released, and has presented to the ONC, foundational operating guidelines for RECs and HIEs.
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