CHIME UK joins the Federation for Informatics Professionals in Health and Care
London, UK, 12 March 2024 – The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) will join five other Professional Bodies working in the UK health sector as a member of the Federation for Informatics Professionals in Health and Care (FEDIP).
Effective from 1 April 2024, UK members of CHIME can apply to join the Federation’s public register of informatics professionals in health and care who use data and technology to support health and care delivery.
Joining the Federation underlines CHIME’s commitment to supporting leaders across the health and care professions to develop their skills and capabilities in digital health and to be recognised for their professionalism in this area.
Andrew Griffiths, CEO FEDIP said: “We are delighted to extend a warm welcome to CHIME members as they join the Federation for Informatics Professionals in Health and Care. CHIME's inclusion significantly bolsters our ability to fulfil our charter pledges, particularly in expanding international networks and enhancing professional education programmes. Together we hope to continue to further elevate the standards of digital health and leadership and the wider health and care informatics profession.”
Russ Branzell, President and CEO CHIME said: “Digital health leaders have a critical role to play in productive and sustainable health and care services fit for the 21st century. The use of data and technology to deliver safe, effective and high-quality care is a professional skill set and deserves recognition. At CHIME, we provide professional education for digital health leaders and recognise excellence through our accreditation programmes. Joining the five existing Professional Bodies in FEDIP allows our UK members to measure their skills against the FEDIP’s standards and be publicly recognised for their commitment to digital health.”
CHIME’s Vice President International, Jane Dwelly said: “I am excited by the opportunities that joining FEDIP will bring to CHIME’s UK members and the recognition of their skills, capabilities and fitness to practice that professional registration entails. In return, I know CHIME will bring a sharp focus on health informatics leadership to discussions within FEDIP and provide a route for all digital health leaders to join the FEDIP register.”
The inclusion of CHIME in FEDIP is a significant development in the UK's digital health landscape. By joining forces with other professional bodies, CHIME aims to strengthen the connection among digital health leaders in the UK, fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing. This collective effort is poised to drive innovation and transform the way care is delivered, enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of health services across the region.
About CHIME
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is an executive organisation dedicated to serving chief information officers (CIOs), chief clinical information officers (CNIOs), chief nursing information officers (CNIOs), chief innovation officers (CIOs), chief digital officers (CDOs) and other senior healthcare IT leaders. With more than 5,000 individual members in 56 countries and two U.S. territories and over 180 CHIME Foundation healthcare IT business and professional service firm members, CHIME and its three associations provide a highly interactive, trusted environment enabling senior professional and industry leaders to collaborate, exchange best practices, address professional development needs and advocate for the effective use of information management to improve the health and care in the communities they serve. For more information, please visit chimeinternational.org
About The Federation for Informatics Professionals in Health and Care (FEDIP)
FEDIP's mission is to represent all Health and Care Informatics Professionals and help them to achieve professionalisation through professional registration and the unification of the various Health and Care Informatics communities of interest through partnership and collaboration.
FEDIP is creating a professional framework of unified standards or taxonomy, including role definitions, to assure employees, employers and the Informatics workforce. The FEDIP standards enable all applicants to the professional register to be assessed against a common set of guidelines and criteria. The standard was written in consultation with the UK's awarding professional bodies and leading informaticians.
FEDIP is the only public register for all informatics professionals in the UK dedicated to bringing individuals and organisations together to deliver better healthcare through technology.
Learn more about FEDIP
Joining the FEDIP register
To join FEDIP’s public register through CHIME, you must be a CHIME UK member (link below). Applications for FEDIP open from 1st April 2024.
Contact
Jane Dwelly, VP international
jdwelly@chimecentral.org