Management Engineering and Process Improvement Committee
HIMSS Annual Call for Committee Applications opens January 2, 2012 through March 2, 2012.
Purpose:
To support and promote the profession of management engineering and process improvement among the members of HIMSS by providing opportunities for networking, collaboration, publication, promotion and professional development of Management Engineers and Process Improvement professionals in healthcare organizations.
Chair Person:
Eric Johannesson, CPHIMS, SENIOR
Manager, IT Program Management, Elliot Health System
Eric Johannesso
Committee Members
Dean Athanassiades, MBA, CPHIMS, FHIMSS
Director, Implementation and Consulting, Philips Healthcare
Cecilia Backman, MBA, RHIA, CPHQ
Associate Director, Parkland Health and Hospital
Rick Biehl
Consultant, Data Warehouse Architect
Christine Cooper, BSN, MBA, MS, RN
Clinical Information Systems Coordinator, St. Francis Hospital
Jay Ford, PhD, FHIMSS
Assistant Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Trish Gallagher, RN MSHS CPHQ
Clinical Informatics Consultant
Pauline Hogan, MBA, FHIMSS
Performance Improvement Engineer, Franciscan Skemp Healthcare
Robert Jablonski, MBA
Regional Director, Beacon Partners
Laura Kneale, CPHIMS
Quality Consultant, University of Chicago Medical Center
Cindy McKinney FHIMSS
Sr. Managing Consultant, IBM Healthlink Solutions
Bradley Shook, MBA
Manager, Imaging/Financial Systems, Medical Center Hospital
To join or learn more about HIMSS ME-PI activities contact:
Rod Piechowski
HIMSS Staff Liaison
Senior Director Healthcare Information Systems
312-915-9550
rpiechowski@himss.org
Download the Management Engineering and Process Improvement Charter (PDF) >>
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Taskforce
Change Management Taskforce provides HIMSS membership with tools and resources related to change management and its impact to the electronic health record deployment in the enterprise setting.
Chair: Tara Seager
Work Groups
Business Intelligence and Meaningful Use Work Group identifies key operational needs within the area of business intelligence: analytics, executive dashboard, metrics, data warehouses, etc. in order to achieve Meaningful Use.
Chair: Christine Cooper, BSN, MBA, MS,RN, St Francis Hospital
Communication & Membership Work Group promotes the community activities through active web presence, chapter activity, and social technologies such as Linked In and Facebook
Chair: Bradley Shook, Medical Imaging Systems Manager, Medical Center Hospital
Education Work Group explores key topics in the ME-PI profession. Selects hot topics for monthly education to the community call and secures appropriate presentations and programming.
Chair: Pauline Hogan, Performance Improvement Engineer, Franciscan Skemp Healthcare
Tools, Topics & Toolkit Work Group provides oversight of the HIMSS MEPI toolkit.
Chair: Trish Gallagher, RN, CPHQ, Executive Director Clinical Effectiveness & Informatics, Innovative Consulting Group
Workflow Work Group creates best practices of Ambulatory and Acute Care Redesign.
Chair: Robert Jablonski, Regional Director, Beacon Partners
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