Press Release: Cerner & CAHME Announce Award Program for Excellence in Healthcare Management Systems Education
ROCKVILLE, Md., June 15, 2015 / CAHME -- Cerner, a global leader in health care technology, and the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) have announced a national award program to recognize CAHME-accredited higher education programs.
The Cerner-CAHME Award for Excellence in Healthcare Management Systems Education is the first national award program to acknowledge excellence in graduate health care management systems education with a focus on the development of managerial competency in the use of information for performance improvement. The award will provide recognition and scholarship funding to the top graduate program in health care management systems education. The application process will open in September 2015.
“Flexibility, innovation, technology and leadership are essential to the success of education programs that will produce these emerging leaders,” said John Glaser, Ph.D., senior vice president, Cerner. “Cerner is proud to support this national award that will serve to launch CAHME-accredited programs to greater excellence in preparing students for their future roles in health care leadership.”
Cerner and CAHME share the belief that health care systems management education is core to preparing the next generation of health care leaders who are skilled, competent and ready to lead, particularly as they will have significant influence on quality improvement through the use of information. Both organizations are committed to innovation, technology and leadership, which are essential elements in the design and development of educational programs.
“We are pleased to partner with Cerner and share the vision of developing future leaders and exemplifying the importance of health care information management as a critical competency for future health care leaders,” said Frank Coyne, chair, CAHME Board of Directors.
CAHME will release more details about the program on its website shortly.
About Cerner: Cerner's health information technologies connect people, information and systems at more than 18,000 facilities worldwide. Recognized for innovation, Cerner solutions assist clinicians in making care decisions and enable organizations to manage the health of populations. The company also offers an integrated clinical and financial system to help health care organizations manage revenue, as well as a wide range of services to support clients' clinical, financial and operational needs. Cerner's mission is to contribute to the systemic improvement of health care delivery and the health of communities. On February 2, 2015, Cerner Corporation acquired substantially all of the assets, and assumed certain liabilities, of the Siemens Health Services business from Siemens AG. (Nasdaq:CERN). For more information about Cerner, visit cerner.com, read our blog at cerner.com/blog, connect with us on Twitter at twitter.com/cerner and on Facebook at facebook.com/cerner.
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About CAHME: CAHME serves the public by promoting, evaluating, and improving the quality of graduate healthcare management education in the United States and Canada. CAHME is the only organization recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation to grant accreditation to individual academic programs offering a professional master's degree in healthcare management education. With a strong academic-practitioner partnership through our Corporate Members and industry partners, CAHME ensures that graduate healthcare management curricula reflect the needed industry competencies. CAHME Accreditation is the benchmark for students and employers that ensure the integrity of healthcare management education. For more information about CAHME, visit cahme.org, connect with us on Twitter at twitter.com/cahmeconnects and on Linkedin at linkedin.com/CAHME.
Media Contact:
Cerner: Angela Vogen | angela.vogen@cerner.com | (816) 213-5701
CAHME: Neel Pathak | npathak@cahme.org | (301) 998-6101