Nursing Informatics Committee

The Nursing Informatics Committee is a coalition of thought leaders who provide domain expertise, leadership and guidance to the global health ecosystem.

Overview

  • Network with peers from diverse backgrounds and worksites.
  • Provide guidance to HIMSS activities, initiatives and collaborations.
  • Share thought leadership on policy items and contribute to HIMSS’s responses.
  • Engage ad hoc support to obtain specific subject matter expertise.
  • Advance educational opportunities for committee members.

How can you participate?

Participation in the Nursing Informatics Committee is an exclusive benefit for HIMSS members. Applicants are selected during our annual Call for Committee Volunteers, and positions are available on a two-year rotation for members in good standing. Learn more about our eligibility and application deadlines. For more information, email us.

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Engagement Opportunities

Nursing Informatics Education and Networking Task Force

The task force provides a forum for members to collaborate with like-minded professionals, learn from peers and experts, and develop tools for personal and professional advancement. For more info or to join, email us.

Task Force Chairs

  1. Surya Shenoy DNP, RN, CCRN-K, NI-BC, CPHIMS

    Regional Clinical Informatics Consultant, Kaiser Permanente

  2. Cindy Drake, MSN, RN, RN-BC, CPHIMS

    Informatics Program Specialist, Sharp HealthCare

HIMSS Nursing Innovation Advisory Workgroup

The HIMSS Nursing Innovation Advisory Workgroup is a collaborative of nursing professionals, educators, researchers, and industry leaders dedicated to advancing nursing practice and improving healthcare outcomes. With a focus on innovation, research, and interdisciplinary collaboration, the workgroup seeks to address current and future challenges in nursing and shape the Future of Nursing strategy.

  1. Kathleen McGrow, DNP, MS, RN, PMP, FHIMSS, FAAN

    Global Chief Nursing Information Officer Microsoft Chair

  2. Anna Schoenbaum, DNP, MS, RN, NI-BC, FHIMSS

    Vice President Applications & Digital Health Penn Medicine Chair

  3. Darren Batara, MS, BSN, RN, CPHIMS

    Manager of Nursing Innovation and Informatics Stanford Healthcare Palo Alto, CA USA

  4. Chad B. Carroll DNP, MS, RN, NI-BC, FHIMSS

    VP of Clinical Services Diligent Robotics Austin, TX USA

  5. Nelita luppa, DNP, MS, BSN, RN, NI-BC, NEA-BC, FHIMSS

    Assoc Chief Nursing Info Officer Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH USA

  6. Olga Kagan, PhD, RN, CIMI, FHIMSS, FAAAAI NYAM Fellow

    Consortium Faculty & Associate Adjunct Professor CUNY School of Professional Studies New York, NY USA

  7. Hiyam Nadel, MBA, CCG RN

    Director, Center of Innovations in Care Delivery Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA USA

  8. Angela Ross, DNP, MPH, RN, PHCNS-BC, FHIMSS, PMP, DASM, FAAN

    Associate Professor, Director, Doctorate in Health Informatics

HIMSS Nursing Informatics Community

Led by the nursing informatics committee, the community is open to all HIMSS members wanting to provide a voice for those in nursing and health information management roles. The community members share their domain expertise, leadership and guidance for the HIMSS global nursing informatics community.

North American Nursing Informatics Community Committee

  1. Mary Joy Dia, DNP, RN, FAAN, FHIMSS

    Program Director Nursing Informatics, New York-Presbyterian, Co-Chair

  2. Jesus A. Diaz BA, MSN, RN, LSSGB

    Director, Nursing Informatics, Memorial Healthcare System, Co-Chair

  3. Azizeh (ZZ) Sowan, PhD, RN, MSN, MSDA, MBA, FAAN

    Professor | Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, School of Nursing, The University of Texas Health at San Antonio   

  4. Brittany Cyriacks, MSN, RN, NI-BC

    Clinical Informatics Program Director, UCHealth

  5. Cory Stephens DNP, MSN, RN, CNE, NI-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS

    Assistant Professor of Nursing Informatics, University of Maryland School of Nursing

  6. Gen Conlin, DNP, MS/MBA, RN, NEA-BC 

    Senior Director, Clinical Services, Kyruus Health  

  7. Jennifer Jones, MSN, RN

    CNIO & VP of Clinical Applications, INTEGRIS Health

  8. MaryAnn Connor, MSN, RN, NI-BC, CPHIMS, FAMIA,  FHIMSS 

    Senior Director, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 

  9. Meagan Mangus, MSN, RN, NI-BC, CPHQ

    Director of Clinical Informatics & Innovation, Kaiser Permanente - Northwest Market 

  10. Michelle Hamland, DNP, RN, NI-BC 

    Director of Nursing Informatics, Marshfield Clinic Health System 

  11. Scott E. Shaver, MSN, RN, NI-BC, CPHIMS 

    Director of Hospital Information Systems, Memorial Hermann Health System 

  12. Sheridan Jones, MSN, RN, NI-BC, CPHIMS, LSSBB

    Manager, Clinical Informatics Digital Information Solutions, Stanford Medicine Children's Health

  13. Sherri L. Duarte, DNP, RN, NI-BC, CPHIMS

    Nursing Informatics Sr Project Manager, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  14. Stephanie H. Hoelscher, DNP, RN, NI-BC, AIMP, CPHIMS, CHISP, FHIMSS

    Professor, Graduate Informatics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

  15. Tracee Coleman, MS, NI-BC, CPHIMS

    Sr. Program Manager UnitedHealth Group

  16. Tracy L. Breece MSN, RN, CENP, NI-BC, CPHIMS

    Vice President Nursing Innovation, AI & Emerging Technologies, Advocate Health

HIMSS Staff Liaison