Transcript HIMSS - Environmental Assessment

Ambulatory Healthcare
Information Systems Steering
Committee
August 12, 2008
“Relationship is enabled or disabled by the way a system is designed
and the technological and other tools supporting the systems.”
Leadership
Dr. John Maese, Quality Physician Services, Brooklyn, NY,
Chair Person to the Ambulatory IS Steering Committee.
Gambel Heffernan, MISYS, Senior Vice President
Management, Vice Chairperson.
HIMSS Staff
– Mary Griskewicz, Senior Director
Ambulatory Information Systems,
– Jill Redenius, Coordinator Ambulatory
Information Systems
– Pat Wise, RN, Vice President, Health
Information Systems
2008-2009
Ambulatory IS Steering Committee Members
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John Maese,MD
Gamble Heffernan
Doug Blair
Joe Castelli, MD
Jeffery Daigrepont
Marilyn Lamar, JD
Tony Linares, MD
Chuck Parker
Babette Peach
Susan Pouzar
Phil Rosen
James Sorace, MD
John Wade
Holly Miller, MD, Board Liaison
Cheryl Pabich, Ambulatory Roundtable Chair
Mike Matull, Community Health Organizations Task Force Chair
Jim Gaddis, Business Systems Integration Task Force Chair
Vision & Purpose Statement
Mission:
The importance of ambulatory care in our healthcare delivery system and the need to
accelerate the adoption of Information technology continues to be increasingly important for
the healthcare industry and HIMSS. HIMSS is dedicated to strengthening its Ambulatory
Care Initiative by continuing to work with providers, clinicians, practice managers,
communities and the military to identify and demonstrate how Information technology can
promote clinical and business integration solutions in the ambulatory care setting.
Purpose:
The Ambulatory Information Systems Steering Committee leads the Society by creating
pragmatic resources, tools, and education, on health information technology adoption to
improve the quality of care in the ambulatory care setting.
Working with leaders from, medical practices, military health system, community health
organizations, large healthcare enterprises ambulatory clinics, consultants and vendors, the
Ambulatory Information Systems Steering Committee assists in transforming the delivery of
care in the Ambulatory care setting to increase quality and effectiveness of patient care.
The Ambulatory Care Information Systems Committee’s initiatives are focused on; removing
barriers to IT adoption, increasing the use of EMR/EHR to improve the quality of care and
promote business systems integration in the ambulatory care setting.
Vision & Purpose Statement
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Areas of Focus:
The committee is dedicated to growing our membership with
representation from ambulatory care experts and promoting the use of
information technology to allow for practice transformation by identifying,
educating and participating with our members in the areas of:
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Communicating industry and government updates and trends
related to information technology adoption
Health information technology best practices and lessons learned
Change management best practices and lessons learned
Process and workflow improvement resources and tools
CCHIT product certification for ambulatory electronic health
records
Business information systems lessons learned and best practices
Community health center initiatives, best practices and lessons
learned
HIMSS Committee Structure
HIMSS North America
North America: HIS, Govt. Relations, Member Services,
Informatics, and Education
Executive Vice President
Carla Smith, FHIMSS, CNM
VP, Healthcare Information
Systems
Pat Wise, RN, MS, MA COL
(USA ret’d), FHIMSS
VP, Government
Relations
David Roberts – MPA,
FHIMSS
VP, Member Services
Erica Pantuso, CAE
Coordinator
Pam Brewer
Coordinator
Maggie
McNamara
Sr. Manager, Member
Services
Stephanie Serra,
CAE
Sr. Director, Healthcare IS
JoAnn Klinedinst, FHIMSS,
CPHIMS
Coordinator
Juanita Threat
Sr. Director, Ambulatory IS
Mary Griskewicz, MS,
FHIMSS
Coordinator
Jill Redenius
Sr. Director, Healthcare IS
Pam Matthews, FHIMSS,
CPHIMS
Coordinator
Holly Gaebel
Director, Healthcare IS
David Collins, MHA, CPHQ,
CPHIMS, FHIMSS,
Manager
Pat Johnson
Sr. Director, Federal
Affairs
Tom Leary, FHIMSS
Coordinator
Jonathan French
Sr. Director, State
Affairs
Tom Keefe, MS
Coordinator
Arnol Simmons
Manager, State Gov’t
Relations
K. Meredith Taylor,
MPH
Chapters Program
Manager
Jessica Bird
Coordinator
Jordan Blinn
Manager, Member
Services
Maggie Suerth
Coordinator
Yvonne Horton
VP, Informatics
Joyce Sensmeier, RN, CPHIMS,
FHIMSS
Sr. Director, IHE
Didi Davis, M.S.
Coordinator
LaVerne Palmer
Director, IHE
Lisa Spellman, MBA, SHIMSS
Manager, Standards
Initiatives
Audrey Dickerson, RN, MS
Sr. Director Privacy &
Security
Lisa Gallagher, BSEE, CISM
Coordinator
Mike Kroll
Sr. Manager,
Congressional Affairs
Blair Hedgepeth
Manager. Data &
Member Services
Kevin Minot
Manager, Certification
Julianna Kazragys
Interns - 3
Coordinator
Thakka Malone
Sr. Manager,Standards
Harmonization
Theresa Wisdom
Sr. Manager, Public
Policy
Communications
Sharolyn Rosier Hyson
Coordinator
Megan McGuirk
Data Entry
Sr. Assistant
Pam Hawkins
Updated 07/08
Joan Flagg
Executive Assistant
Coordinator
Jessica Kant
Sr. Manager, Informatics
Christel Anderson
VP, Education
Susan Farrell, MS
Director, Annual Conference
Marilyn Geary
Manager
Adam Bazer
Coordinator,
Mari Franks
Manager
Joanne Bartley
Associate Manager
Mallory Gott
Sr. Director, Distance
Education
Kelly Sienkowski, MS
Manager, Distance
Education
Mary Beth Micucci, BS
Manager
Gail Rice
HIMSS Committee Structure
• Ambulatory IS Steering Committee
– Task Forces
– Work Groups
– Roundtable
What is a Steering Committee?
• Highly skilled volunteers.
• Execute the strategic plans of the
society.
• Approved by the Board of Directors.
What is a Task Force ?
• A Group that works on a narrow issue
for a specific time frame.
• Form with approval from the Board of
Directors.
• Always serves under a Steering
Committee.
• They disband when the work is
completed.
What is a Work Group ?
• Group that works on one specific
project/ issue that is time sensitive.
• Form with approval from the Board of
Directors.
• Always serves under a Steering
Committee.
• They disband when the work is
completed.
What is a Roundtable ?
• Roundtables are Board-created groups
focusing on strategic subjects and/or
audiences for the Society. Each Roundtable
has a specific core constituency – for
example, chapter liaisons focusing on state
legislative and regulatory issues.
Roundtables, and their Chairs, serve at the
discretion of the Chairperson of the HIMSS
Board of Directors.
HIMSS FY ’09 AMBULATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS STEERING COMMITTEE
STRUCTURE
Ambulatory Information Systems
Ambulatory IS Roundtable
Business Systems
Integration
Digital Office
Community Health
Organizations
CHO Membership &
Outreach
CHO Vendor/ Advocacy
Legend
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Public Comments Review
Ambulatory Committee Groups
Community Health
Organizations Task Force
Chair: Mike Matull
Staff: Mary Griskewicz and Jill Redenius
Purpose Statement: Provide a forum for the providers of the
nation's 30,000 Community Health Centers to meet, network,
and develop an outreach effort that allows the providers to
explore topics of common interest, learn from best practices and
provide a collective voice advocating for information
technologies for populations at risk.
1. Development of an online database of CHO (community health
organization) health information technology (electronic health
records, practice management
systems, etc)
2. Discover potential synergies and collaborations for Community
Health Organizations in HIMSS
3. Provide awareness to CHOs of the value of HIMSS tools and
resources
4. Explore collaboration with HRSA with the focus of HIT and
community health centers.
Business Systems Integration
Task Force
Chair: Jim Gaddis
Staff: Mary Griskewicz and Jill Redenius
Purpose Statement: Identify and publish best practices in
ambulatory business integration; possibilities include practice
management systems integration with clinical ambulatory systems,
devices an revenue cycle improvements.
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Publish a checklist highlighting considerations of ambulatory
integration when acquiring a new application or upgrading an
existing one.
Publish an in-depth analysis identifying best practices, leading
practitioners, key planning requirements, and ROI for at least
two ambulatory integration areas.
Identify key regulatory and compliance areas for FY08 that will
have implications to medical practice revenue cycle. Publish
tools and resources.
The Digital Office Task Force
Chair: Chuck Parker
Staff: Mary Griskewicz and Jill Redenius
Purpose Statement: Work on content and design of the
Ambulatory eNewsletter – The Digital Office
Ambulatory Roundtable
Chair: Cheryl Pabich
Staff: Mary Griskewicz and Jill Redenius
Purpose Statement: The Ambulatory Roundtable - will provide a
forum for our HIMSS Corporate members and Organizational
Affiliate participants to discuss and learn about emerging and
current issues and trends in the Ambulatory Care setting to
specifically address the adoption and use of health information
technology. This group will serve as a new benefit for the
Corporate and Organizational Affiliate Members.
Member Participation
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Participate, Participate, Participate
Attend meetings
Identify additional resources to help
Share your ideas
Select one activity to participate on for
2008-2009
• Think outside the box
Contact Information
• Please contact for additional
information:
• Mary Griskewicz, Senior Director
Ambulatory IS [email protected]
• To join one of our groups:
• Jill Redenius, Coordinator
[email protected]
Thank you