Nursing Informatics
The HIMSS Nursing Informatics Community was founded in 2003 in response to the increased recognition of the role of the nurse informaticist in healthcare information and management systems. This effort was intended to build a community within the HIMSS membership for those individuals with a role in nursing informatics. Its purpose is to articulate a cohesive voice for HIMSS nursing informatics community and to provide domain expertise, leadership and guidance to HIMSS activities, initiatives, and collaborations with the global nursing informatics community.
Since the formation of the Nursing Informatics focus, this community has increased to just over 2,000 nurses, representing more than 10 percent of HIMSS individual members. On-going achievements for this group include:
- National research conducted on the impact of interdisciplinary communication and HIT -- disseminated through papers, presentations, national and international educational venues.
- Providing educational content via the Internet, audio conferencing technologies and live seminars.
- Providing online resources and tools to enhance nursing informatics practice.
- Creating opportunities to collaborate and partner with other nursing informatics groups.
- Acknowledging contributions to the specialty with the HIMSS Nursing Informatics Leadership Award.
See pictures of this year's winner, Patti Dykes.
Learn about the HIMSS Nursing Informatics community and get connected today.
Purpose:
HIMSS leadership recognizes the increasing importance of the role of the Informatics Nurse in the selection, design, and implementation of healthcare information and management systems. The Nursing Informatics Committee has been charged with providing strategic guidance and tactical support for the programs and activities of the nursing informatics community within HIMSS. Its purpose is to articulate a cohesive voice for HIMSS nursing informatics community and to provide domain expertise, leadership and guidance to HIMSS activities, initiatives, and collaborations with the broader specialty of nursing informatics.
Chair Person:
Mimi Hassett, RN, FHIMSS
Acute Care Documentation, Partners Health Care
Housatonic, MA
Committee Members
Juliana Brixey, PhD, MPH, RN
Assistant Professor University of Kansas School of Nursing
Trish Gallagher, BS
Cerner Practice Director/Senior Consultant Innovative Consulting Group
Elizabeth Halley MBA, RN
Principal Health Information Technology Mitre Corporation
Deborah Rupe RN, CPHIMS
Clinical Analyst Shriners Hospital
Michael Hibbard, RN, MBA, MHSA
Regional VP Clinical Informatics Mercy Health Partners - SW Ohio
Karen Carroll, RN, PhD
Manager, Nursing Informatics Children's Memorial Hospital
Michele Norton, MSN, BSN
Director Product Marketing McKesson
Linda Reeder, RN, BSIE, MBA, FHIMSS, CPHIMS
President Envision Consulting
Ruth Schleyer, MSN, RN, BC
Regional Director of Nursing Informatics Providence Health System
Diane Struck, BSN, MS, CPHIMS
Senior Healthcare IT TMA/Health Affairs
Jacqueline Willis, MS, RN
Chief Clinical Information Officer Adventist Health System
Contact:
Christel Anderson
Phone: 312-915-9520
canderson@himss.org
Task Force & Workgroups
- Provide strategic guidance for the programs and activities of the Nursing Informatics Community within HIMSS
- Create opportunities to collaborate and partner with other Nursing Informatics Groups
- Serve as the trusted source for knowledge, leadership and education on Nursing Informatics
- Articulate a cohesive voice for the field of Nursing Informatics
- Build a Nursing Informatics knowledge base
If you are interested in participating in the task force and/or one of the following work groups, please contact Christel Anderson, canderson@himss.org.
Task Force Chairs
Jody Gunn, RN, MSN
Mercy Iowa City
Work Groups
Audioconference/Education
Karen Carroll, Chair
Children's Memorial Hospital
Web Site Tools & Resources
Melissa Foster, MSN, RN, Chair
Homestead Hospital
Nursing Informatics/Management Engineering Collaboration
Connie Allen, co-chair
IBM
Cindy McKinney, MBA, FHIMSS, co-chair
Healthlink, a division of IBM
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