Handbook guides CEOs through meaningful use, HITECH Act

    Sept. 18, 2010

    The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) recently released a special joint publication addressing the HITECH Act and meaningful-use implementation exclusively for hospital CEOs. The free, 22-page handbook, “Health Care Leader Action Guide on Implementation of Electronic Health Records,” provides a readable, actionable, step-by-step guide designed to assist CEOs and other C-suite executives in the EHR implementation process. The publication is downloadable in pdf format from www.cio-chime.org.

    “This is a critical time for CEOs and their fellow C-Suite executives to learn all they can about how to maximize their organization’s success in this unprecedented new environment,” says Rich Correll, CHIME president and CEO.

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