A member of HIMSS since 1993, Mr. Wade came to office as board chair to face what he called both the “challenge and opportunity” of HIMSS becoming an international organization while continuing to provide leadership for the use of health IT during a crucial time period in the United States.
As noted in his obituary, “John was an honors graduate of Boston College. He was President of JCWade and Associates and the former CIO/VP at Saint Luke’s Health System of Kansas City where he served for 15 years. John devoted over 40 years of his career to developing information technology for the healthcare industry, and was a Fellow of both HIMSS and CHIME. He was recognized as one of the top CIO’s by Computerworld Publications…”
“All of us at HIMSS offer our condolences to John’s family. We will remember him for his continuous commitment to HIMSS before, during and after his year as our board chair. He understood our cause and worked to improve healthcare delivery with the best use of information technology,” said H. Stephen Lieber, CAE, HIMSS President/CEO.
Mr. Wade was a faithful parishioner of The Church of the Ascension in Overland Park. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society,Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America or The Saint Luke’s Foundation.
