Hello all interested House Officers!
We are currently recruiting residents to serve on various committees around the hospital and we would love for you to serve on one or more. Below is a list of the committees. Please select the committee(s) that you are interested in participating on and send a brief 1 paragraph statement to Carole Strong at castrong@umich.edu. Applications are due in 3 weeks by March 31st and you will be informed in first week of April if you are selected to be on a committee.
If you are selected as a committee member, your responsibilities to the House Officer's Association include:
- Attendance at all committee meetings as your clinical schedule will reasonably allow.
- Collection of committee meeting minutes (regardless of whether you are able to attend), and updating the HOA via Carole (castrong@med.umich.edu) after each meeting with the minutes and any other issues relevant to house officers.
- Meeting in person with HOA board and other committee representatives twice yearly.
- Notify the HOA if you are unable to perform the above duties so we may select another resident to serve on your committee.
Thank you for your interest! Please feel free to contact me if there are any questions or concerns regarding the committee selection process.
Emilie Johnson, HOA Vice President
emiliej@med.umich.edu
Accreditation and Regulatory Readiness Council (ARRC)
Description
ARRC is charged with leading, coordinating and ensuring continual readiness and compliance with accreditation and regulatory requirements. It is chaired by the Director of Accreditation and Regulatory Readiness and reports to the CQIP Lead Team.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: 2nd Monday of each month, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Website
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/quality/about/arrc_2008.html
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
CareWeb Clinical Advisory Committee (CCAC) )
Description
Charter: To provide Clinical oversight of the electronic Medical Information System, to act as an advisory group to the CORE Team of CW/CIS, and to monitor work on the project.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Website
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/mcit/ccac/index.htm
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Continuous Quality Improvement Lead Team (CQIP Lead Team)
Description
CQIP is charged with leading the organizational process to improve the performance of the UMHHC. Broad multidisciplinary and departmental representation is present to promote priority setting and interdepartmental problem solving and collaboration. The CQIP Lead Team is chaired by the Director and CEO of the Hospitals and Health Centers who represents its activities, issues and interests on the Hospital and Health Centers Executive Board, Health System Executive Group, Senior Leadership Council and Senior Management Team.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: 2nd Tuesday of each month from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Website
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/quality/about/cqip_lead_team.html
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Committee )
Description
The CPR Committee Charge:
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Oversee and coordinate the development of cardiopulmonary resuscitation policies and procedures within UMHHC Facilities, Advise the Medical Staff regarding overall policy matters concerning cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Monitor the functions of the cardiac arrest team; cardiac arrest call system and equipment, including defibrillators.
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Monitor and update cardiopulmonary related communication procedures.
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Monitor and revise, when necessary, the mobilization plan for cardiac arrest personnel and equipment.
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Review and recommend changes or additions to cardiac arrest equipment; standardization of equipment; and maintenance, location, and storage of equipment.
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Provide regular evaluation and reporting of the UMHHC’s resuscitation program.
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Recommend changes to resuscitation policy and procedures needed as indicated by evaluations.
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Plan for the education and training of all UMHHC personnel in appropriate aspects of the recognition and treatment of cardiopulmonary arrest
Meeting Information
Day/Time: Meetings are once a month, currently on the first Thursday of the month from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Website
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/riskmgmt/risk/cpr.htm
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Credentialing and Privileging Committee Description The CC reviews the credentials of all applicants for Medical Staff Membership, as well as the APN's and PA's. A report is made to ECCA on each application, including each delineation of clinical privileges. The report is based on critical examination of the application and of the recommendations from the Chief of the Service in which the applicant requests clinical privileges. The CC also reviews all requests for biennial reappointments to the staff and makes appropriate recommendations to ECCA. New or revised versions of Delineation of Privileges must be presented to the CC and vetted prior to presentation to ECCA for final approval. There are 13 regular members - all from different clinical departments. Meeting Information Day/Time: first and third Tuesday of every month, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. (usually much later depending upon the Agenda) Website In development Application Information To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at
Description
The Disaster Committee is a subcommittee of ECCA and oversees the development and implementation of policies and procedures for situations that requires resources greater than normal operation can handle at one time. More specifically, this committee ensures that UMHHC is able to respond to serious disaster situations, supervises the disaster drills recording their results, approves policies and procedures to be included in the Emergency Operations Plan, and reviews and updates staff emergency procedures and education programs.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: Quarterly, third Friday of the month (in 2009: 1/16, 4/17, 7/17, 10/16), 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Website
In development
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Emergency Management Committee
Description
The Emergency Management Committee oversees implementation of the Emergency Management Plan. It addresses issues, policies, and procedures pertinent to all phases of emergency management, including annual review of the UMHHC Hazard Vulnerability Analysis, emergency communications/fan-outs; staff training and education; plans for severe weather; and technical issues affecting the emergency operations center (EOC).
Meeting Information
Day/Time: This committee meets every other month starting in February, 10:30 – 12:00 p.m.
Website
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/safety/EOP.html
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Environment of Care Committee (EOC or ECC)
Description
EOC monitors the management plans and activities pertaining to the Environment of Care (EC) chapter within the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards. There are five management plans within the EC standards.
The vision of the Environment of Care Committee is to help ensure that UMHHC provides a safe, functional, supportive and effective environment for patients, staff members, and other individuals in that use our facilities.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: This committee meets quarterly
2009 Schedule:
Feb. 23
May 18
Aug. 24
Nov. 23
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Websites
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/safety/environment.htm
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/quality/about/umhhc_ecc.html
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/sms/environmentcarecommittee.htm
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Description
The Adult Ethics Committee provides consultation to the medical staff, attendings, house officers, and patients/families on ethical, moral philosophical problems and issues encountered in the course of managing inpatient and outpatient care; provide education and advice to the staff, patients, and families on case-based ethical issues, as well as on ethical medical practice standards, in the provision of inpatient and outpatient care; and formulate, on request, policies on the ethical aspects of clinical care at UMMC.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: Third Tuesday of every month except July, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Websites
http://www.med.umich.edu/adultethics/
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/oca/About/subs.htm Application Information To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Description
The Pediatric Ethics Committee reviews ethical or moral questions that may arise during a pediatric patient's care; facilitates communication among patients, their families and the treatment team to assist everyone in making appropriate choices when difficult decisions need to be made.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: First Tuesday of every month: 12:00 -1:30 p.m.
Websites
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/mottwomens/about/committees.htm
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/oca/About/subs.htm
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Executive Committee on Clinical Affairs (ECCA)
Description
ECCA serves as the medical executive committee for UMHHC. ECCA serves in an advisory capacity to the Chief of Staff and to the CEO and is the governing body of the Medical Staff. ECCA has authority to act for the Medical Staff on all matters except those specifically requiring action by the entire staff as provided in the Medical Staff Bylaws or reserved to the Hospitals and Health Centers Executive Board. ECCA is chaired by the Chief of Staff, and its activities and concerns are represented on the Hospital and Health Centers Executive Board, the Senior Leadership Council, and the Senior Management Team.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Websites
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/quality/about/ecca.html
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/exec/committee1.htm
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/oca/About/ecca.htm
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Graduate Medical Education (GME) Committee
Description
Provides oversight of Graduate Medical Education.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: 3rd Monday of each month, 4:30 p.m. – end time varies
Website
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/medschool/gme/pc_resources.htm
Graduate Medical Education (GME) Internal Review Committee
Description
To review program compliance with ACGME requirements.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: no specific date, based on when the review is due, varies in number
Website
In development
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Description
The Infection Control Committee is a committee of the medical staff chaired by the Hospital Epidemiologist. Findings are reported to the Executive Committee on Clinical Affairs and the Continuous Quality Improvement Program.
The committee is responsible for the following activities:
- Surveillance and recommendations for control of all patients and personnel with infectious diseases within the UMHHC. Surveillance data are discussed at each meeting. This review includes patient and staff infections and discussion of prevention or intervention strategies.
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Development and promotion of a program to minimize infectious hazards within the UMHHC.
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Review of infection control practices in all areas of the UMHHC.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: Third Monday of each month from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Websites
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/ice/icc/index.htm
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/oca/About/subs.htm
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/ice/icc/iccintrod.pdf
Infectious Hazards Response Committee
Description
The Infectious Hazards Response Committee is an ad hoc committee activated when a new infectious disease is identified and a subsequent response plan is required.
Meeting Information
No set day/time and location.
Website
In development
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Information Technology Strategic Advisory Committee (ITSAC)
Description
The Information Technology Strategic Advisory Committee (ITSAC) serves as an advisory committee to the Chief Information Officer and the Information Technology Executive Committee. The ITSAC reviews IT investment proposals to determine whether they comply with institutional priorities as well as the clinical and technical principles delineated in the UMHS Electronic Patient Care Environment Strategic Plan. The ITSAC will provide investment and prioritization options to the ITEC based on their assessment of the proposals. The ITSAC will also provide guidance and feedback to the CIO on tactical approaches to IT infrastructure components, IT architecture implementation and information integration efforts. This committee will also monitor progress toward the institutional goal of a paperless clinical environment.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: First Tuesday of each month, 1:30 -3:00 p.m.
Website
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/mcit/itsac/organization.htm
Description
The Medical Information Committee (MIC) is a Medical Staff By-Laws Committee reporting to the Executive Committee on Clinical Affairs.
Committee Charge:
- Provide enterprise-wide oversight and direction regarding health information management related to the medical record (paper or electronic), legal, policies, system/application design, organization, data applications, searches, capture, analysis, and storage.
- Ensure that UMHS and UMHHC are in compliance with all applicable reimbursement, accreditation standards and regulatory requirements related to management of health information.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
2009 Schedule:
Feb. 17
Mar. 17
Apr. 21
May 19
June 16
July 21
Aug. 18
Sept. 15
Oct. 20
Nov. 17
Dec. 15
Website
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/oca/About/subs.htm
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Michigan Quality System (MQS) Clinical Delivery Prioritization Committee
Description
The MQS Prioritization Committee provides overall direction to the Michigan Quality System and allocates MQS resources to improve UMHS clinical and clinical support activities
Meeting Information
Day/Time: first Fridays (10:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.) and 3rd Tuesday (10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) of every month
Website
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/quality/about/mqs_prioritization_comm.html
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Mott Executive Committee (MEC)
Description
MEC is chaired by the Pediatrician-in-Chief and co-chaired by the Surgeon-in-Chief of the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. The MEC serves as the Medical Executive Committee to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. This committee provides oversight for clinical services at C.S. Mott Children’s and Holden Hospitals and Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospitals. In addition, the Chief Administrator, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital uses the MEC as a decision making group for critical strategic and operational aspects of these hospitals.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: First and third Monday of each month: 7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Websites
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/mottwomens/about/committees.htm
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/oca/About/subs.htm
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
New Building Construction Planning Committees
Description
These committees are formed as needed.
Meeting Information
On an as needed basis
Website
In development
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Operations Improvement Council (OIC)
Description
OIC is chaired by the Chief Operating Officer, serves as subcommittee of the Senior Management Team (SMT), and advises other senior leadership groups as needed. The OIC facilitates cross-departmental, multi-disciplinary, and cross-site operational efforts required to accommodate the budgeted activity and to meet or exceed the fiscal year operating budget. The OIC provides leadership to and coordination for the redesign of clinical and administrative processes across the organization. The OIC strives to eliminate unnecessary activities, improve throughput and utilization, eliminate waste and rework, reduce costs and enhance revenues. Examples of responsibilities in the charge to this group include:
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Identify specific improvements to enhance service to patients, families, referring physicians, payers, and other customers.
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Reduce delays, increase access to improve productivity, and decrease cycle times to increase throughput and patient flow.
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Provide staff and resources necessary for operational departments to meet goals.
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Identify annually a specific area or areas that will be targeted for more global improvement efforts and identify metrics to measure progress.
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Assist areas to resolve inter-departmental barriers.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: Fridays from 10:00 – 12:00 a.m. as scheduled.
Website
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/quality/about/oic.html
Description
The charge of the OR Policy committee is to oversee the operation of operating rooms and PACUs and to monitor the activities of local OR committees at the individual hospital facilities. The committee meets quarterly and is composed of the Chairs of the Surgical Departments, the Chair of Department of Internal Medicine, the Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, the Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Mott Hospital, the Chair of the Mott OR Committee, the Medical Director of UH ORs, the head nurses from Mott and Main ORs and a surgical and anesthesiology resident representative. The committee chair is the Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: Tuesdays at 12 noon, meets quarterly (4 x year)
Website
In development
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
OR Management Committee (University Hospital)
Description
The UH OR Management Committee discusses special OR requests, policy issues, management issues/decisions.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: 1st Tuesday of each month, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Website
In development
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
OR Oversight Committee (University Hospital)
Description
The OR Oversight Committee discusses operating room flow, utilization, and management issues.
Meeting Information
Day: 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2009 schedule:
Website
In development
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
OR/IR Management Committee (University Hospital)
Description
The CVC OR/IR Management Committee provides a venue to meet, discuss and make decisions relating to the management of the CVC Operating Rooms and Interventional Radiology Rooms and personnel.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: First Tuesday of each month from 7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Website
In development
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
OR Management Committee (Mott)
Description
Meets weekly to discuss day-to-day operations and management and to prioritize process improvement initiatives.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: Every Tuesday, 7:00 AM - 8:00 a.m.
Website
In development
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
OR Management Committee (Kellogg)
Description
The Kellogg OR Management Committee discusses policies, procedures, new equipment evaluations, census, allocation of OR time.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: 4th Tuesday of each month, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Website
In development
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
OR/MPC Executive Committee (East Ann Arbor- EAA)
Description
The EAA OR/MPC Executive Committee provides oversight and guidance of the East Ann Arbor (EAA) Surgical & Medical Procedure Center.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: 4th Tuesday of each month, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Website
In development
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
OR Executive Committee (Livonia)
Description
The Livonia OR Executive Committee provides executive management of all matters (financial, operational ect.) for the Livonia Surgery Center.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: Fourth Tuesday of the month, 6:00pm-7:00pm
Website
In development
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Pain and Sedation Analgesia Committee (PSAC)
Description
The Pain Sedation Analgesia Steering Committee oversees acute and chronic pain management services and coordinates the development of policies and practice guidelines regarding pain management within UMHHC.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
January 29, 2009
March 26
May 28th
July 23
September 24
November 19
Websites
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/oca/About/subs.htm
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/policies/umh/62-11-001%20effect%20040109.html
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/riskmgmt/risk/pain.htm
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Pandemic and Mass Care Planning Committee
Description
The Pandemic Planning Committee is a sub-committee of the Infectious Hazards Response Committee. In 2008, this committee was expanded to include mass care planning. The committee does not meet on regular basis, but rather, individual teams continue to meet and develop response plans.
Meeting Information
No set day/time and location.
Website
In development
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Description
The Patient Safety Committee is led by the Chief of Staff and reports to ECCA. It provides corporate leadership to establish mechanisms that support effective responses to actual occurrences and hazardous conditions, ongoing and proactive actions to reduce medical/health care errors, and integration of patient safety priorities in the design and redesign of all relevant organizational processes, functions and services. The Patient Safety Committee is designed to educate caregivers in ways which reduce medical errors and hazardous conditions by utilizing a systematic, coordinated, proactive and continuous approach to the improvement of patient safety. Under the direction of the Chief of Staff, it provides corporate leadership to establish mechanisms that support effective responses to actual occurrences and hazardous conditions, ongoing and proactive actions to reduce medical/health care errors, and integration of patient safety priorities in the design and redesign of all relevant organizational processes, functions and services. Monthly safety rounds are conducted by the Chief of Staff, Chief of Nursing and other UMHHC leaders and patient advocates to address safety concerns in an ongoing and collaborative way.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: first Thursday of the month, 8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Websites
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/quality/about/patient_safety.html
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/safety/Patient/pscommittee.htm
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/oca/About/subs.htm
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (P & T)
Description
The Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee is advisory to the Chief of Staff and the Director of Pharmacy, and is responsible for monitoring and evaluating drugs and drug therapy within the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers (UMHHC). The Committee makes its decisions without regard to research or educational support provided to individuals or to the institution by the pharmaceutical industry. It represents multidisciplinary membership and is able to accomplish its charge through the support of multiple subcommittees including, but not limited to, those related to medication safety, glycemic control, antimicrobial therapy, oncology practice, and anticoagulant therapy.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: 3rd Tuesday of the month from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Websites
http://www.pharm.med.umich.edu/public/2008_annual_report/2008%20Annual%20Report.pdf
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/oca/About/subs.htm
All of the P&T approved policies are posted at the drug information website:
http://ummcpharmweb.med.umich.edu/i/DepartmentSections/DrugInformation/tabid/187/Default.aspx
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Description
The Transfusion Committee oversees and makes recommendations on the usage of blood and blood products. This includes monitoring quality assurance related to blood and blood component transfusions, reviewing and reporting on hemolytic transfusion reactions, making recommendations fro improvement of practices, and making recommendations for changes or modifications to enhance the adequacy and efficiency of transfusion services as necessary.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: Meets quarterly, in 2009 meetings are scheduled for the third Wednesday of Feb, May, Aug, and Nov. 4:00 p.m.
Website
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/oca/About/subs.htm
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
UM-CareLink Clinical Advisory Group (CMOIC)
Description
The UMCareLink Clinician Advisory Group is open to all physicians/NP/PAs in the hospital. The group meets once a month with a variation of participants.
The Carelink Clinician Advisory Group will be the primary means for clinician's to advise the key CareLink managers and design team on issues related to the use of, enhancements and innovations with CPOE (and eventually clinical documentation) at UMMC. Specifically residents and NP/PAs who use the CareLink system to help identify areas needing work, innovations and a mechanism to feedback ideas from us in the CareLink Management to you for feedback.
We envision this group will also be the clinical 'sounding board' and key source for recommending new decision support ideas for electronic orders and documentation.
Meeting Information
Day/Time: Monthly - Date Varies , time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
Website
In development
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu
Description
The Deans Committee (Academic Partnership) is established by a formal
memorandum of affiliation between the VAAAHS, the University of Michigan
(UM) Medical and Dental Schools, and the University of Toledo (UT)
College of Medicine and approved by the Network (VISN 11) Director. It
is composed of deans and senior faculty members of the UM Medical and
Dental Schools and the UT College of Medicine and representatives of the
medical staff of the VAAAHS. The committee is responsible for providing
advice on the development, management, and evaluation of educational and
research programs conducted at the VAAAHS
Meeting Information
Day/Time: 2nd Monday of every other month – starts in January, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Website
In development
Application Information
To submit an application to serve on this committee, please email Carole Strong, HOA Director at castrong@umich.edu