Ambulatory Information Systems
Mission:
The HIMSS Ambulatory Information Systems Committee will inform and advance HIMSS goals for accelerating health IT adoption by engaging ambulatory health care givers, HIT-related product and service suppliers, and health care consumers to identify and demonstrate how health IT use in ambulatory care settings can improve health care quality and value, improve health outcomes, and promote workforce vitality.
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Areas of Focus:
The Ambulatory Care Information Systems Committee's initiatives are focused on leading change to remove barriers to IT adoption and increase the use of EMR/EHR to improve the quality of care and promote business systems integration in the ambulatory care setting.
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:
- Communicating industry and government updates and trends related to information technology adoption
- Sharing areas of health information technology best practices and lessons learned to achieve meaningful use of EHRs and HIT
- Change management best practices and lessons learned
- Process and workflow improvement resources and tools
- Provide best practices and lessons learned for those practices that serve underserved communities
- Promoting continuity of care with health IT
If you would like to join the effort as the Society extends its benefits to reach the Ambulatory providers of healthcare, please review our Ambulatory Committees Task Force and Work Group (described below) or contact Valerie Knoke for additional information.
To learn more about healthcare IT in ambulatory/outpatient care settings, visit our main Ambulatory Care topic area, where you can learn about trends and news in areas like CHOs, EMR Adoption, and more.
Chair:
Fred Rachman, MD,
Chief Executive Officer
Alliance of Chicago
Fred Rachman, MD
Vice-Chair:
Michael H. Zaroukian, MD, PhD, FACP, FHIMSS
Chief Medical Information Officer
Michigan State University
Michael H. Zaroukian, MD, PhD, FACP, FHIMSS
Committee Members:
Susan Bennett
Director Clinical Product Management
I2i Systems
Rachelle A Blake, PA, MHA
Sr. Delivery Manager/Meaningful Use Subject Matter Expert
CTG Healthcare Solutions
Jody Elkins
Vice President
Agile360, a division of Entisys Solutions, Inc.
Pawan Goyal, MD, MHA, PMP, FHIMSS, CPHIMS
Chief Medical Informatics Officer, HP Federal Healthcare
Senior Advisor, US Department of Veterans Affairs
Michael G Hunt, DO, FAAP
Physician Informaticist
Sisters of Mercy Health System
Tony Marques
Director - Information Services
Grace Cottage Hospital
Hank Mayers, PMP, CPHIMS
President
ReliaTechConsulting Inc
Mike Sleep, CPHIMS
Senior Consultant
Deloitt
Michael Van Ornum, RPh
Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist
GRIPA
Mark Wagner
Senior Research Director - AMB
KLAS
Contact Us
For more information on any of the committees or task forces work groups listed below, please contact
Mary Griskewicz
Senior Director of Ambulatory Information Systems
HIMSS
Phone: 203-421-8317
mgriskewicz@himss.org
Task Forces
Ambulatory Community Health IT
Continuity of Care
Work Groups
Public Comments Review Work Group
Meaningful Use Center for Excellence Work Group
Ambulatory Behavioral Health for Underserved Communities Work Group
Task Forces
Ambulatory Community Health IT
Purpose:
This task force provides a forum for providers, vendors, consultants and other industry leaders to meet, network and engage in outreach efforts. Providers explore topics of common interest, learn from best practices and provide a collective voice advocating for information technologies for the underserved and populations at risk. This group consists of Community Health Centers (CHCs), Federally-Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), free clinics behavioral health and those providing services to the homeless.
Chair Person:
Lynn Sherman, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
Continuity of Care
It's of the upmost importance that clinicians use electronic health records and HIT to coordinate care in the healthcare setting. The Continuity of Care Task Force will create resources and tools that promote and utilize IT to coordinate care amongst healthcare providers to provide better patient outcomes. This group will examine the role of HIT in the primary care setting as it relates to coordinating care with acute setting, Accountable Care Organizations and within Patient-Centered Medical Homes.
Chair Person:
Antonio Linares, MD
RVP and Medical Director
WellPoint
Work Groups
Advocacy & Public Comment Work Group
Purpose:
This work group will work with the HIMSS Ambulatory Community to solicit and provide feedback on legislation and public feedback on regulations impacting HIT in the ambulatory care setting.
Chair Person:
Rachelle Blake, PA, MHA
Senior Delivery Manager
CTG Healthcare Solutions
Meaningful Use Center of Excellence Work Group
Purpose:
This work group will create a compendium of resources and tools that highlight best practices of achieving the meaningful use of Electronic Health Records.
Chair Persons:
Hank Mayers, PMP, CPHIMS
President
ReliaTech Consulting, Inc.
Ambulatory Behavioral Health for Underserved Communities Work Group
Purpose:
This work group will develop resources and tools on the adoption and use of IT for the behavioral health community.
Chairperson:
Steve Ruth
HIT Consultant
SMC Partners, LLC
