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Certified Professional in
Healthcare Information and
Management Systems (CPHIMS):
Bessie P. Richard, Houma, LA
recently earned the CPHIMS
Certification from Healthcare
Information and Management
Systems Society (HIMSS).
Awards and Honors:
Martha Bergren, was recognized in
2004 by the National Association
of School Nurses. This was for
significant efforts to shape policy
and disseminate information
regarding the interface of the
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act and the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy
Act (HIPAA-FERPA).
Karen Courtney, Columbia, MO,
received the Sinclair School of
Nursing PhD Graduate Student
Award for Overall Excellence at
the 2005 annual banquet.
Margaret Maag, Sausalito, CA, was
this year’s recipient of the Teacher
Effectiveness Award at the
University of San Francisco School
of Nursing.
Peter Murray, Nocton, Lincoln, UK,
was awarded the Eighth Annual
Recognition Award for
Advancement of Computer
Technology in Healthcare. The
award was made by Rutgers, the
State University’s College of
Nursing Center for Professional
Development at their annual international
nursing computer and
technology conference in Atlanta,
GA, in April 2005. Peter is the first
nurse from outside the US to
receive the award.
Susan K. Newbold, Columbia, MD,
received the graduate scholarship
from the HIMSS-National Capital
Area chapter in May 2005.
CARING Annual Meeting Highlights
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CARING 2004 Activities:
• Membership Committee : During 2004 membership did reach 1000
members, with member representation from 50 states and 14 countries. Due
to non-renewals as of the end of the year, the total has now declined slightly.
The CARING online directory was also updated in October 2004.
• Web Committee : A search is in progress to find a new webmaster, as our
current webmaster, Stephen Prouse, after several years, wishes to resign
from this role.
One hundred seventy-six CARING members completed a seven-question web
survey that was conducted to determine what features of the current website have
been helpful.
Results:
• Most useful feature – Job Bank
• Least useful feature – Chat Room
• Job Bank : During 2004, 28 companies or organizations had job postings in
the Job Bank which resulted in $9,195 of revenue to CARING. This
represents an increase of 21% from 2003. Three of these companies posted
more than one position or posted more than one per month. Feedback from
those posting positions is that CARING’s Job Bank provides a valuable
service. During the first quarter of 2005, 15 new job postings have been
listed, which has exceeded expectations.
• One and One Half Day Educational Conference : CARING coordinated an
ambitious educational conference targeted for the advanced informatics
practitioner in November 2004. Topics included wireless security, device
connection, HL7 as a tool for requirements definition, single sign-on and
context management. The event was co-sponsored by Georgetown
University and was held on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C.
More detail about this event can be found in the Volume 19, #4 issue of the
CARING newsletter.
CARING’s Strategic Goals:
• Recognition as a major resource center for nursing informatics
• Recognition for providing quality professional development activities for
nursing informatics
• Recognition of our web site for excellence in both form and content
• Attain fiscal independence
• Achieve a paid membership of 975
CARING’s Objectives:
• Provide educational experiences including contact hours events
• Publish educational and informational articles
• Act as a clearinghouse for seminars, positions and speakers
• Provide a network for healthcare information systems professionals
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