CHIME names two to board of trustees
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is pleased to announce the election of George Hickman, FCHIME, and Gretchen Tegethoff to its Board of Trustees.
Hickman is an executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO) at Albany Medical Center in New York. Prior to joining Albany Medical in 2003, he served in the role of CIO at two academic health systems and as a partner with Ernst & Young. Hickman has been an active part of CHIME since joining in 1992. Currently, he serves as a CHIME StateNet Coordinator for the State of New York.
Tegethoff is CIO at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. She joined the organization 10 years ago as a clinical systems analyst before being promoted to lead the hospital’s IT efforts. A CHIME member since 2007, Tegethoff currently serves as a member of the CHIME Policy Steering Committee and is also the CHIME StateNet Coordinator for the District of Columbia.
Hickman and Tegethoff will replace outgoing Board members Linda Reed and Tim Stettheimer, and begin their three-year terms starting on Jan. 1, according to the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based organization.
Hickman is an executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO) at Albany Medical Center in New York. Prior to joining Albany Medical in 2003, he served in the role of CIO at two academic health systems and as a partner with Ernst & Young. Hickman has been an active part of CHIME since joining in 1992. Currently, he serves as a CHIME StateNet Coordinator for the State of New York.
Tegethoff is CIO at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. She joined the organization 10 years ago as a clinical systems analyst before being promoted to lead the hospital’s IT efforts. A CHIME member since 2007, Tegethoff currently serves as a member of the CHIME Policy Steering Committee and is also the CHIME StateNet Coordinator for the District of Columbia.
Hickman and Tegethoff will replace outgoing Board members Linda Reed and Tim Stettheimer, and begin their three-year terms starting on Jan. 1, according to the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based organization.