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Nursing Informatics Committee

The Nursing Informatics Committee provides an emphasis on integrating information technology solutions with improved work processes to advance nursing care. The link with an existing local HIMSS chapter provides an opportunity for a closer working relationship with other leading health information technology (HIT) professionals, software developers, vendors and consultants on a local and national level.

Mission

The primary mission of the CHIMSS Nursing Informatics Committee is to provide critical networking and educational opportunities that enhance the practice of nursing informatics on both a local and national level. Integration and active involvement with other HIT professionals is also maximized.

Objectives/Benefits:

  • Provide an opportunity for sharing information, view points and experiences with other nursing and clinical professionals

  • Provide structured educational opportunities of interest to nursing and clinical informatics professionals

  • Provide opportunities for nurse executives, professionals and informaticists to actively participate in HIMSS activities and collaborate with other clinical disciplines and HIT professionals

  • To identify areas of special interest and facilitate the educational programs related to these topics

  • To support current professional initiatives that includes research and development within the field of nursing informatics

  • To effectively communicate with and support the initiatives and efforts of other nursing professional and healthcare related informatics organizations



NIC Past Events:


Date Event
5/9/2006 Nursing Informatics Committee Meeting/Roundtable Nursing Informatics Industry Event Overview
1/31/2006 Nursing Informatics Committee Meeting/Roundtable The Key to Data Mining and Measurable Clinical Outcomes Speaker: Eric Rivedal BSN and Francine Goitz MSN McKesson Provider Technologies
8/23/2005 Nursing Informatics Committee Meeting/Roundtable The Impact of Computerized Physician Order Entry on Nursing Speaker: Roundtable
5/10/2005 Nursing Informatics Committee Meeting/Roundtable The Importance of Clinical Data to the Chief Nursing Officer Speaker: Colleen Good, CNO University of Colorado Hospital
2/1/2005 Nursing Informatics Committee Meeting/Roundtable Barcode Medication Administration Speaker: Janice Kelly Rose Medical Center
11/1/2004 Nursing Informatics Committee Meeting/Roundtable Pay for Performance Speaker: Kathleen Kimmel McKesson Provider Technologies




How To Become A Nursing Informatics Commmittee Member:

  1. You must be a current local chapter/CHIMSS member or a national HIMSS/regular member: Click here to join CHIMSS.

  2. Current HIMSS/CHIMSS members:
    Click here to join the Nursing Informatics Committee.


Contact Us

For Questions concerning the Nursing Informatics Committee please contact:


Nursing Informatics Committee Chair
nursinginfo@chimss.org



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