Mission
The goal of the HIMSS HIT User Experience Committee’s efforts is to identify opportunities to optimize user experience within healthcare delivery systems that positively impact outcomes, patient, and provider satisfaction by improving the experience of human-machine interaction across the entire continuum of care.
Committee Members
Karen Clark, MBA, CPHIMS, FHIMSS
Chief Information Officer
OrthoTennessee
Chair
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Eva Karp, RN-C, MBA, FACHE
Sr. Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer
Cerner Corporation
Vice Chair
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Janey Barnes, PhD
Human Factors Specialist
User-View, Inc.
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Jeff Belden, FAAFP, MD
Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine
University of Missouri Columbia
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Jorge Ferrer, MD, MBA, LSA
Health Informatician
Veterans Health Administration
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Tommy Lewis, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, MBA
Sr. Vice President, Customer Experience
Change Healthcare
View Full BioSimon Lin, MBA, MD
Chief Research Information Officer
Nationwide Children's Hospital
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Ellen (Vaugh) Makar, DNP, RN-BC, CPHIMS, CCM, CENP
Senior Research Scientist
Battelle
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Katrina Miller, MD
Medical Director of Informatics
LA Care
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Santosh Mohan, CPHIMS, MHI
Industry Analyst and Strategist
View Full Bio Vickie Nguyen, MA, MS
Doctoral Student
UTHealth, SBMI
Eric Raffin, CPHIMS, FACHE, FHIMSS
Chief Information Officer
San Mateo County Health System
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Bob Steele, BSN, CPC, TNS
Director, Clinical Solutions
Memorial Hermann Health Systems
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The HIMSS HIT User Experience Community promotes peer-to-peer networking, problem solving, solution sharing and education. Through membership, you will obtain practical knowledge and guidance to help you effectively manage and use data.
Areas of focus include:
- HIT User Experience
- User Experience (UX) Design
- Safety Enhanced Design
Community Membership
All current HIMSS members who have a high interest in or are already working with HIT User Experience are encouraged to participate.
The HIT User Experience Community meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 12:00-1:00 p.m. CT / 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET. Join the Community
Areas of Focus:
The HIMSS HIT User Experience Committee will serve as a structured focal point through which HIMSS can leverage the interest and knowledge of the fast growing HIT User Experience Community, and maintain its role as an influential voice in the next phase of HIT adoption, in which the true value of HIT will be realized through improved interfaces and safety enhanced design.
Contact HIMSS Staff
For more information on any of the committees or task forces work groups listed below, please contact:
Adam Bazer
Sr. Manager, Health Information System
HIMSS
312-915-9257
abazer@himss.org