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These days, a chief information officer (CIO) is much more than a department manager; he or she is an important part of the executive team. Similarly, the HIM director is more than just a medical record custodian. He or she is a bridge between the day-to-day realities of paper records and the long-term strategy for e-enablement of the entire organization. As hospitals transition from paper-based medical record keeping to electronic information, the two domains must come together - for the betterment of the entire organization.
When the two departments work in harmony and maintain mutual respect, the benefits are widespread. Not only is each party more productive (and most likely, happier); but the organization's technology and information management is better planned, managed and synchronized.
With nearly 30 percent of organizations reporting a fully electronic medical record, perhaps the time has come for HIM and IT (or health information services) to work closer together. In fact, many are already doing so.
We want to know how closely the HIM director and CIO are working together. We've created a survey that will provide an industry snapshot of reporting relationships between HIM and IT. With the move to electronic medical records, are these two departments working closer together and if so, how has the relationship kept pace with technology?
Go take our survey here and then come back and comment on the HIM director and CIO relationship at your facility.