HIMSS Asia Pacific, a cause-based, not-for-profit organisation focused on better health through information technology (IT), and Elsevier, the information analytics company specialising in science and health, have launched the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Year Award as part of the Asia Pacific HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award 2017.
Now in its fifth year, the HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award recognises outstanding achievements and innovations globally in the use of health information and technology to advance patient care and safety. The launch of the CMO of the Year Award serves to give recognition to senior clinical executives who advocate the advancement of patient safety and quality care and who are driving the adoption of healthcare information technology in their organisations.
Nominations for the category are now open to all CMOs or Chief Medical Information Officers (CMIOs) based in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The successful contender will be awarded on September 11 at the HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award Dinner in Singapore.
To be eligible, all nominees must be: currently working in a healthcare institution in APAC with at least 100 beds; and a recognised advocate of advancing patient safety and care quality through IT;
All nominations will be reviewed by a diverse panel of judges comprising leading Chief Information Officers (CIO) and healthcare providers from different regions.
To nominate your CMO or CMIO, submit a letter detailing your reasons for the nomination and describing his or her potential contributions to the healthcare community in no longer than 300 words. All entries should include a short biography of the nominee. Interested parties may submit their nominations to cfong@himss.org or heung@himss.org. Deadline for submissions is August 4, 2017.
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