Pediatric Informatics: Computer Applications in Child Health (Health ...

Chapter 36
Appendix: A Community of Child Health
and Informatics
George R. Kim and Kevin B. Johnson
The following list of resources in informatics and child health, while far from exhaustive,
provides pointers for interested learners to further resources and people.
36.1 Organizations: Pediatric-Medical Professional
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): http://www.aap.org
The AAP is the professional medical organization for 60,000 pediatricians in
the US and around the world. It represents the interests of children and pediatricians
on many levels and publishes a number of professional journals and pediatric
references, including Pediatrics and the Red Book (The Report of the Committee
on Infectious Diseases). The AAP has member-driven groups that are involved in
health IT include:
The Council on Clinical Information Technology (COCIT) http://www.aapcocit.org
COCIT provides resources on pediatric information technology, including input
on policy statements on pediatric health IT, legislative updates on current bills
and educational and networking tools such as the EMR Review, which is an
online forum for pediatric practices to share their experiences about specific
electronic health record products.
The Section on Administration and Practice Management (SOAPM): http://
www.aap.org/sections/soapm/soapm_home.cfm
The mission of SOAPM is to “impart both basic and cutting edge administrative
and practice management innovations” for its membership. It has resources for
practice managers to share information on coding, compliance and employment
laws and an active electronic mailing list of pediatricians in practice.
The National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special
Needs http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/index.html
The Center provides leadership, information and tools to promote and develop
Medical Homes. In 2008, AAP received in a federal grant to create the National
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