ACGME appoints its first chief information officer
Residency Program Insider, November 12, 2019
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The ACGME has named it first chief information officer (CIO) to lead the creation of its information services strategy to innovate its current processes and explore new opportunities to serve the GME community.
Beginning in January 2020, Bruce A. Metz, PhD, CHCIO, will be lead the development of “an information architecture to support enhanced data collection and analyses, data sharing agreements with national databases, and strategic research efforts, and will look to incorporate emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence,” according to the ACGME’s announcement.
“With the ACGME's scope and scale of activity, advances in technology present extraordinary opportunities to deliver value in new ways, such as by transforming how residency and fellowship programs are accredited across the nation, fostering innovation and enhancements in clinical learning environments, and ultimately improving the delivery and quality of healthcare and physician education,” Metz said.
Metz previously served as CIO for several healthcare and higher education organizations, including the University of Connecticut Health Center, Lahey Health, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson University Physicians, and Tufts University. He has also been named as one of Becker’s Hospital Review 100 CIOs to Know and Computerworld Premier 100 Top IT Leaders.
Source: ACGME
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