HIMSS Ambulatory Information Systems Committee Staff Liaison: Mary P. Griskewicz, MS, FHIMSS Director, AIS Updated 11/02/06

“Relationship is enabled or disabled by the way a system is designed and the technological and other tools supporting the systems.”

Ambulatory Committee Working with leaders from large healthcare enterprises, small physician offices and the military health system, plus consulting and vendor communities, the Ambulatory Information Systems Steering Committee expands HIMSS’ ability to increase the quality and cost-effectiveness of patient care by removing barriers to IT adoption, and increasing the use of EHRs and Business Systems Integration in physician offices and outpatient care settings. Updated 11/02/06

Ambulatory Committee Staff Leadership Mary Griskewicz, MS, FHIMSS Director Ambulatory Information Systems Steering Committee Chair - Laura Jantos, FHIMSS Principal, ECG Management Consultants, Inc, WA Vice Chair - Dr. James Nuckolls Former Medical Director Carilion Medical Group, VA

Updated 01/03/07

Ambulatory Committee Work Groups 2.Open Source Technologies, Chairperson, Ken Kennedy, Healthcare Business Development Manager, Force 3, Inc  Purpose is to develop a fact Sheet/tool kit on open source technologies available and successfully used in the Ambulatory care setting by June 30, Paperless Clinics, Chairperson, Karen Colafari, KJ Consulting, RN, MBA  Purpose is to develop a White Paper highlighting successful Business Cases where HIT has resulted in Ambulatory paperless clinics by June 30, 2007.

Practice Leadership Task Force Chair - James Morrow, MD VP and CIO, North Fulton Family Medicine, P.C., GA Purpose: Working towards developing relationships with state medical societies to educate them on who we are and what we do.  Increase ambulatory membership via outreach efforts.  Develop relationships with state medical societies and provide education on HIMSS Ambulatory HIS efforts.  Develop educational materials on EMR adoption and implemntation. Work Group; Ambulatory CCHIT Review

Education & Virtual Conference Task Force Chair - Jennifer Jarriel CIO, Baylor College of Medicine, TX Work with the HIMSS Education team to expand education offerings to the ambulatory community through audio-conferences, webinars and ambulatory focused Education offerings at annual conference.  Supply Ambulatory focused content for 2007 Virtual Conferences. Work Group: Internet knowledge Resource

Community Health Organization Task Force Chair - Lyman Dennis, CPHIMSS, FHIMSS CIO, Partnership Health Plan of California Provide a forum for the providers of the nation's 30,000 Community Health Centers to meet, network, and develop an outreach effort that allows the providers to explore topics of common interest, learn from best practices and provide a collective voice advocating for information technologies for populations at risk.  The Community Health Organizations Task Force will be working on developing a survey/database of community health organizations efforts. Workgroups: Visioning, Membership, Survey/database, EHR Case Study, Advocacy & Vendor Guidance

Chair - Chuck Parker Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, MassPro, MA Connecting practices with the timely, comprehensive coverage and analysis of use of the electronic medical record in independent physician practices. The Digital Office is a complimentary resource for HIMSS members, physicians, the media and anyone involved and interested in the transformation of today’s medical practice through healthcare IT. The newsletter is published on the second Wednesday of the month to keep you informed of the latest news on ambulatory care and the electronic medical record. Staff: HIMSS Davies Manager, David Collins

Wireless Health Information Technology Task Force Chair – Dr. Steve Arnold Develop tools and resources for HIMSS membership to facilitate understanding and implementation of wireless health information technology in healthcare facilities, mobile medicine and ambulatory care. Staff, Russell Bourke, RN MBA, CPHIMS

Katrina Phoenix A collaborative effort focused on helping physician practices that were equipped with paper health records to replace them with Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems donated by hardware and software vendors. Staff: HIMSS Davies Manager, David Collins

Contact Information Mary Griskewicz, MS, FHIMSS, Director Ambulatory Information Systems 48 Shepherds Trail Madison, Ct (203) Office (203) Cell