World-Class Networking Without Getting on
an Airplane
Join a Healthcare SIG in Chicago, Philadelphia or Wisconsin (Milwaukee) and gain access to an exclusive group of healthcare CIOs who regularly encounter similar management and operations issues.
Healthcare SIGs are periodic, members-only executive roundtables that consist of 10-20 healthcare CIO executives who have common interests. In an open and confidential environment, you will have the opportunity to network and trouble shoot business problems unique to healthcare CIOs and CTOs with a group of members who have developed a high level of trust.
Member Benefits
Healthcare SIGs are designed to facilitate executive networking and business problem solving among peers with similar management, industry and operations issues. By joining a Healthcare SIG, you will discover:
- Local network of peers with similar interests
- Industry vision, thought leadership
- Insight from an unique network of success-oriented executives
- Ways to increase your organization’s effectiveness
- Meetings that are conducive to sharing of strategic ideas and to openly discussing challenges
- Ways to gain the expected return from your IT investments
- Access to the members-only website
- Free membership
Format
Currently there are three Healthcare SIGs:
- Chicago – The Chicago Healthcare SIG has three member co-chairs and one meeting facilitator:
- Stan Krok – CIO, Children’s Memorial Hospital (Co-chair)
- Lac Tran – CIO, Rush University Medical Center (Co-chair)
- Tim McKula – The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (Co-chair)
- Jim Gorman – The Revere Group (Facilitator)
- Philadelphia – The Philadelphia Healthcare SIG has three member co-chairs and one meeting facilitator:
- Karen Thomas – CIO, Main Line Health (Co-chair)
- Stephen Tranquillo – CIO, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Co-chair)
- Dan Kinsella – The Revere Group (Facilitator)
- Wisconsin (Milwaukee) – The Wisconsin Healthcare SIG has two member co-chairs and one meeting facilitator.
- Loren Claypool – CIO, Extendicare Health Services (Co-chair)
- Jim Dahl – CIO, Fort HealthCare (Co-chair)
- Dan Kinsella – The Revere Group (Facilitator)
In general, a SIG meets bi-monthly for a two-hour session (8:00 AM – 10:00 AM) or a two and one-half hour session (8:00 AM – 10:30 AM) that is hosted by one of the members at their work location. Agenda topics vary, but always include conversation, networking and sharing of ideas. There is no cost associated with membership. Past SIG discussion topics have included:
- Beyond Return on Investment
- IT Governance
- Evolution of Enterprise Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
- Legal issue of EMR
- Data Retention, eDiscovery and Disaster Recovery Implications
Upcoming Meetings
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More Information
For information on upcoming meetings or to become a member, please contact Colleen Doyle at 312-873-3396.