Healthcare IT News - September 2008 - (Page 32) 32 The HIMSS Insider s September 2008 www.himss.org McKinney re-energizes HIMSS' ME-PI community FHIMSS, the CJuly 2008 recipientMBA,theHIMSS volof “Spirit of HIMSS” Award, is a long-term ynthia McKinney, JULY SPIRIT OF HIMSS AWARD unteer who represents the management engineering - process improvement (ME-PI) constituency. She has served the Society in many capacities, most recently as the champion who re-energized this significant community. Over the past three years, Ms. McKinney, a senior managing consultant with IBM, has worked tirelessly to infuse energy and syner- gy into the ME-PI community, first within a special interest group and then a task force. She has built a ME-PI leadership team committed and dedicated to ensuring many deliverables important to the industry are achieved. Ms. McKinney has consistently set goals, and then exceeded those goals repeatedly. While leading five work groups and identifying additional ones to be formed, she has managed to engage a record number of volunteers with her efforts. When Ms. McKinney’s term as chair of the ME-PI Task Force ended this past June, she left a vibrant community with more than 450 active members on the roster. James Langabeer, PhD, FHIMSS, now leads the ME-PI Steering Committee that will oversee the ME-PI Community of Practice during FY09. Ms. McKinney has made instrumental and lasting contributions to the ME-PI Community, as well as the Society and the industry. She truly represents the “Spirit of HIMSS.” Nominations for the Spirit of HIMSS Award are submitted to the Membership DAVIES HIMSS Launches Ambulatory Roundtable [continued from page 29] H IMSS' Ambulatory Information Systems Steering Committee has launched an Ambulatory Roundtable to provide a forum for discussing and learning about emerging and current issues and trends in the ambulatory care setting that specifically address the adoption and use of health IT. Participation in the roundtable is a new exclusive benefit for HIMSS Corporate Members and Organizational Affiliate Program participants. Cheryl Pabich, ambulatory healthcare segment manager, CDW, chairs the roundtable, which meets via conference call the second Wednesday of every month. The roundtable's next calls are scheduled for Sept. 10 and Oct. 8. from 1 pm to 2 pm EST. To join the roundtable or for additional information, contact HIMSS Senior Director of Ambulatory Information Systems Mary Griskewicz at mgriskewicz@himss.org or 203-4218317, or Ambulatory Information Services Coordinator Jill Redenius at jredenius@himss.org or 734-477-0858. s IMSS' Member Center has been redesigned so HIMSS Members can easily access premium content and membersonly benefits. The new dashboard-style Web site includes quick access to your profile (where you can update your contact information, change your username and password, and renew your membership), and links to the Member Directory and HIMSS Connect, the online networking tool that allows members to locate and interact with others who share HIMSS Launches New Member Center H similar interests. Premium content available includes JHIM and speaker presentations for past Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibitions. Special public policy tools include the State Advocacy Day Planning Manual. Interactive tools include the HIMSS Dictionary of Healthcare IT Terms, Acronyms and Organizations, which will be updated later this year. Check out the new features at www.himss.org/membercenter. s 566 municipalities in 21 counties. The HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Awards of Excellence Program recognizes excellence in the implementation and use of health information technology, specifically electronic health records (EHRs), for healthcare organizations, private practices, public health systems and community health organizations. Created by CPRI-HOST in 1994, the award honors Dr. Nicholas E. Davies, an Atlantabased practicing physician, who believed the computer-based patient record was needed to improve patient care. After merging with CPRI-HOST in 2002, HIMSS now manages the awards program. The HIMSS Davies Public Health Award recognizes the impact of information technology and information management on improving the health of a defined population. Davies' applicants must show enhanced care of the overall population, such as a public health department that routinely uses data from its health IT system for more effective care delivery by establishing additional clinics or issuing multi-language alerts. Any federal, state, local, tribal or non-profit public health program can apply for the award. Size of the system does not matter, but the impacted community must be clearly evident and described by geographic area, socioeconomic group or other applicable factors. The HIMSS Davies Public Health Award Committee, comprised of clinicians, public health and healthcare IT professionals, reviews all applications, conducts site visits and votes on award recipients. “This year's PHIN conference theme, Public Health Informatics: Collaboration at the Crossroads, offers an ideal setting to announce the Davies Award recipients,” said Steven J. Steindel, PhD, chair of the HIMSS Davies Public Health Award Committee, and senior advisor for Standards and Vocabulary, Centers for Disease Control, in Atlanta. He noted the value and contributions of public health become even more useful with the implementation of the EHR. “The members of our HIMSS Davies Public Health Award Committee recognize and applaud the accomplishments these two public health recipients have achieved,” he said. Visit www.himss.org/davies to view the Davies Awards applications submitted by the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority and New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, who will be profiled in an upcoming issue of the HIMSS Insider. The 2008 Davies Award recipients in the organizational, ambulatory and community health organizations categories will be announced in next month's HIMSS Insider and profiled in future issues. Visit the HIMSS State Dashboard at www.himss.org/statedashboard to view all Davies Awards recipients. The 2009 HIMSS Davies Awards Call for Applications opens the second week of January 2009. Visit www.himss.org/davies or contact HIMSS Davies Awards Program Director David Collins at dcollins@himss.org for more information. s Committee for consideration. Nominations should be submitted to HIMSS Member Services Program Manager Jessica Bird at jbird@himss.org, and should include a brief description Cynthia McKinney explaining the accomplishments of the member and how he or she earns the recognition of the Spirit of HIMSS. Recipients will be selected and announced in the HIMSS Insider and HIMSS Weekly Insider. s CONTRIBUTING TO THE The following individuals generously contributed to the HIMSS Foundation in July. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. Regular THANK YOU FOR Rachael Block William J. Heaslip, MA, CPHIMS Gamble Heffernan George T. Hickman, CPHIMS, FHIMSS Arthur Levin John Lobick Nancy Olson Jerry A. Osheroff, MD, FACP, FACMI Miriam Paramore Ruth T. Perot Peter Poleto For more information or to make a contribution, please contact Erica Pantuso, VP Member Services, HIMSS, at epantuso@himss.org or 312-915-9277. http://www.himss.org http://www.himss.org/davies http://www.himss.org/membercenter http://www.himss.org/membercenter http://www.himss.org/statedashboard http://www.himss.org/davies http://www.himss.org/getcertified http://www.himss.org/getcertified
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