About the CEO IT Program

Modern Healthcare and HIMSS host the annual CEO IT Achievement Awards program. This special program recognizes healthcare CEOs who have demonstrated leadership and commitment in using IT to advance their organizations' strategic goals.

This program is open to healthcare CEOs from the provider and managed care industries. It's not open to vendor organizations.

The judges review the nominees using three criteria:

• The CEO's demonstrated leadership and commitment in using IT to advance his or her healthcare organization's strategic goals.
• The CEO helped achieve measurable results through leadership and commitment to IT in his or her organization.
• The CEO shared his or her healthcare organization's IT experiences to benefit peers and other members of the healthcare industry.

Read about previous years' winners via the annual links above. Review the FAQs for more details. If you have additional questions, please contact Sarah Wilson at swilson@modernhealthcare.com or 312-649-5449.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is this program about?
A: Co-sponsored by HIMSS, this award honors healthcare CEOs who demonstrate leadership and commitment to using information technology to advance their healthcare organizations' strategic goals.

Questions about this program?
A: Contact Sarah Wilson at swilson@modernhealthcare.com or 312-649-5449

Q: When is the call for entries?
A:The call for entries is closed. Click here to add your name to our notification database.

Q: What are the criteria?
Open to healthcare CEOs from the provider and managed care industries. Not open to vendor organizations. The judges review the nominees using three criteria:

• The CEO demonstrated leadership and commitment to using IT to advance his or her healthcare organization's strategic goals.
• The CEO helped achieve measurable results through leadership and commitment to IT in his or her organization.
• The CEO shared his or her healthcare organization's IT experiences to benefit peers and other members of the healthcare industry.

Q: How are the winners selected?
A: There will be a distinguished panel of CEO and CIO judges.

The judges rate the nominees on how well they met the three criteria, using a 10-point scale for each. A perfect score is 30.

Q: When is the entry deadline?
A: The entry period is now closed.

Q: How do I nominate someone?
A: To participate you will need to complete an online entry.

Q: Is there a fee to enter/nominate?
A: No fee required.

Recognition

Q: How and when will the winners be announced?
A: Winners will be announced in the April 29, 2013 issue of Modern Healthcare. Then the recipients are profiled in a special section of the June 3, 2013 issue of Modern Healthcare and on ModernHealthcare.com

Q: Will there be an event?
A: Yes, the event will be held on September 18, 2013. Contact Sarah Wilson at swilson@modernhealthcare.com or 312-649-5449 for additional information.