Take Our CIO/HIM Director Survey
These days, an HIM director is an important part of the management team at any hospital or health system. The CIO has earned his or her place at the executive table, but needs to work closely with other executive leaders throughout the health care enterprise.
The HIM director is more than just an overseer of the medical records. He or she is a bridge between the organization's paper records and its long-term strategy of electronic medical records (EMR). As many hospitals transition from paper-based medical record keeping to electronic information, these two managers (HIM director and CIO) must work together for the betterment of the entire organization.
When the IT department and HIM department work together and maintain mutual respect, the benefits are widespread. Not only is each party more productive, but the organization's IT and information management is better planned, managed and synchronized.
With nearly 30 percent of organizations reporting a fully EMR, perhaps the time has come for HIM (health information services) and IT to work closer together. In fact, many are already doing so.
We want to know how closely the CIO and HIM director 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 EMRs, are these two departments working closer together, and if so, how has the relationship kept pace with technology?
Take our survey and then come back and comment on the HIM director and CIO relationship at your facility.