About the CEO IT Program

About the Award

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 and 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.

You can read about previous years' winners via the links above. Answers to most questions can be found below. If you have additional questions, please contact Peggy Neuzil, Strategic Marketing and Audience Development Director at pneuzil@modernhealthcare.com

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 Peggy Neuzil at pneuzil@modernhealthcare.com.

Q: When is the call for entries?
A:The call for entries has passed. Click here to add your name to our notification database. You will receive an email when the call for nomination period is open.

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.

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.

Click here to download the Nomination Criteria (PDF)

Q: When is the entry deadline?
A: The deadline for the 2012 program has passed.

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.

Q: Can I be notified of next year's call for entries?
A: Yes. Click here to add your name to our notification database. You will receive an email when the call for nomination period is open.

Recognition

Q: How and when will the winners be announced?
A: Winners will be announced in the April 16, 2012 issue of Modern Healthcare. Then the recipients are profiled in a special section of the June 11, 2012 issue of Modern Healthcare and on ModernHealthcare.com

Q: Will there be an event?
A: Please contact Peggy Neuzil, at pneuzil@modernhealthcare.com or 312-649-5453 for information about the event.