Personal Health Record
Purpose: The purpose of the Personal Health Record (Personal Health Records) Committee is to lead the profession, the industry, and other key stakeholders in solving challenges and affecting change as related to personal health records from a HIMSS-member’s perspective. Working with leaders from a multitude of healthcare backgrounds and experiences, as well as members of consumer based organizations and associations, the Personal Health Record (Personal Health Records) Committee will be focused on identifying key elements of a Personal Health Records, identifying barriers to adoption of Personal Health Records and developing strategies for removing these barriers along with strategies aimed at increasing Personal Health Records adoption.
Committee Goal: The goal of the Personal Health Record (Personal Health Records) Committee is to serve HIMSS’ membership as an information resource for the personal health record, and to contribute as the voice of the HIMSS members to the national discussion and planning regarding Personal Health Records.
The Personal Health Records Committee is comprised of HIMSS members, originating from provider, vendor, academic, legal, and or healthcare consulting background. This diverse group is well versed in the technology and issues surrounding development, implementation, support and regulatory oversight governing personal health records, healthcare information systems, emerging electronic health record initiatives, and technologies.
Serving as a resource to HIMSS members, HIMSS committees provide tools and resources such as reports, white papers, journals, news articles, comparisons, and other items of interest on topics across the healthcare industry. These tools and resources may include an analysis of new technologies, actual “lessons learned” and surveys about personal healthcare and personal health records requiring greater healthcare industry focus. The Personal Health Records Steering Committee will also, when called upon by HIMSS Leadership, advocate on behalf of the industry stakeholders by participation in “review and comment” activities related to Personal Health Records development and proposed legislation at the state or federal level.
Chair:
Michael Solomon
Consulting Practice Director
Point-of-Care Partners
Vice Chair Person:
Kate Christensen
Medical Director, Internet Services
Kaiser Permanente
Committee Members
Penny Black
Clinical Data Architect
The Methodist Hospital System
Kate Christensen, MD
Medical Director,
Kaiser Permanente
Darby Dennis, RN, MS, CPHIMS
Division CIO, University Hospitals
Shelley DiGiacomo
Vice President - Consulting Services
Quammen Health Care Consultants
Willa Fields, RN, DNS, FHIMSS, Board Liaison
Holly Miller, MD, FHIMSS, Board Liaison
J. Paul Oates CPHIMS, FHIMSS
Senior Enterprise Architect CIGNA Healthcare
Karin Petty, MA
IT Director Medtronic
Lloyd Tribley
Principal Tribley~Wu & Associates, LLC
Charles Tuchinda, MD
Vice President - Business Development Eclipsys Corporation
Brian Wells, FHIMSS
CTO, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Michael Wilson
Senior IT Director - Clinical Systems
Compuware
Susan Woods, MD
Staff physician, e-health coordinator, Dept. of Veteran Affairs
Contact: Mary Griskewicz
Sr. Director of Ambulatory Information Systems
203-421-8317
mgriskewicz@himss.org
Task Forces
Work Groups
Personal Health Records Public Comment Work Group
PHR Value & Strategy Work Group
Roundtables
Personal Health Records Roundtable
Task Forces
PHR Integration Task Force
Purpose:
The Task Force will focus on PHR governance and policies and technical requirements to integrate into the NHIN.
Chair Person:
Jan Oldenburg
Kaiser Permanente
Contact:
Jill Redenius
Coordinator, Healthcare Information Systems
734-477-0858
jredenius@himss.org
Work Groups
Personal Health Records Public Comment Work Group
Purpose:
Represent HIMSS by drafting and providing public comment related to standards and use case development related to Personal Health Record’s i.e. HITSP and HL7
Chair:
Lenel James
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Contact:
Jill Redenius
Coordinator, Healthcare Information Systems
734-477-0858
jredenius@himss.org
PHR Value & Strategy Work Group
Purpose: Define how to engage the patient and family in the use of personal health records to promote improved healthcare outcomes.
Chair:
Shelley DiGiacomo
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Roundtables
Personal Health Records Roundtable
Purpose:
The purpose of the Personal Health Records Roundtable is to provide a forum for education and discussion by establishing a common and unified voice for a community comprised of Personal Health Records vendors, suppliers, and primary users as related to policy, regulation, and the facilitation of deliverables for the HIMSS Personal Health Records Steering Committee.
Chair Person:
Penny Black
Clinical Data Architect
The Methodist Hospital System
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