CHIME Affiliate Benefits and Services

Networking Opportunities

We encourage our affiliates to develop a network of peers and mentors. You are able to maintain regular contact with each other, ask questions and get answers, request information, share experiences and opinions, and otherwise support each other utilizing the following affiliate benefits:

• Affiliate Directory: online searchable directory of your peers
• Affiliate Discussion List: post questions and seek advice from your peers
• Mentoring Program: become a mentee paired with a senior CIO in the industry

Educational Programs

Whether you prefer to learn from your desk or face-to-face with your peers, the educational offerings of the CHIME Affiliate Program are intended to support your professional development needs on the path toward becoming a CIO.

• Leadership Education And Development (LEAD) Forum Series: regional one-day programs focused on hot topics specifically relevant to healthcare CIOs and IT executives
• Healthcare CIO Boot Camp: intensive and interactive learning experience for CIOs and their direct reports
• College Live: live and archived online educational sessions

Research & Publications

CHIME offers a variety of services that enable affiliates to compile information on whatever issue they face at their organizations. From conducting research and finding useful reference materials, to providing timely news in the industry, CHIME offers a one-stop resource right on our website.

• IT Warehouse: search-based collection of information and research on key IT topics; includes articles, research papers, policies, sample RFPs/RFIs, sample job descriptions, and links to useful websites
• BenchmarkIT: benchmarking data on IT spending and staffing
• Current and archived CHIME publications:
  • E-News Broadcast: latest industry news and CHIME updates
  • CIO Connection: monthly newsletter featuring Gartner research

Additional Affiliate Benefits

• Career Resource Center (CRC): access job postings, positions wanted board and a variety of career-related reference materials
• Vendor Products & Services: access searchable database of products and services offered by CHIME Foundation firms

CHIME Affiliates do not have membership voting privileges and are not qualified to serve on CHIME member committees.