FW: [ANI] Request for AHIC Successor Nursing Representation

Christina1973 · Oct 4, 2008

I've been following this on the CARING ListServ. I am so dismayed at the lack of nursing representation. Thanks for keeping everyone informed!

AHICAdvocate · Oct 10, 2008

The chair of the AHIC transition committee is a nurse.

Ms. Lillee Smith Gelinas, RN, MSN (Co-Chair)

Ms. Gelinas, R.N is vice president and chief nursing officer at VHA. As a member of VHA's Clinical Affairs leadership team, she supports efforts aimed at system wide achievement of clinical excellence that focus on several key areas including: evidence-based improvement, effective leadership development, clinical team collaboration, enhancing physician/hospital relationships and making the business case for quality. She also works extensively with both health care organizations and VHA's 18 local offices to 'close the quality gap' through VHA's clinical agenda. Ms. Gelinas spearheaded the formation of the VHA Nursing Initiative that provides direction to help health care organizations improve patient care delivery.

Ms. Gelinas earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Southern Louisiana in Lafayette and a master's degree in nursing, with honors, from the University of Pennsylvania, where she also studied at the Wharton School of Business.

rninformatics, DNP, RN · Oct 10, 2008

That is correct the Co-Chair of the "transition" board (Lillee Smith Gelinas) is a nurse and one and only one AHIC 2 board member - Laura Adams is a nurse

Although you might not know of Ms. Adams background as her credentials are missing from both the AHIC website, the press release and from the presentation materials at the meeting in Washington..........

http://www.ahicsuccessor.org/hhs/ahic.nsf/newsroom.htm

You will notice that there are 5 physicians on the AHIC 2 BODs, a social worker and someone from Wal-Mart ...........but only one nurse.

That one of the AHIC directors happens to be a nurse is not the same as having someone appointed to represent nursing on an important panel such as AHIC.

ANI members were aware of Ms Adams credentials prior to the drafting of the letter included in my original post. There was consensus that this is one time we (Nursing) should not accept that we have no representation.

The issue is the the lack of nursing representation on the AHIC2 board. Nurses as the largest group of healthcare providers are not represented adequately on the AHIC2 -AHIC Successor BODs

The lack of qualified nursing representation on the AHIC2 board is also unacceptable considering the submission in July by ANI of three extremely qualified, incredibly competent and accomplished nursing candidates:

Connie White Delaney, PhD, RN,

FAAN, FACMI, Dean, University of Minnesota School of Nursing

Judy Murphy, RN, FACMI, FHIMSS,

Vice President, Information Services, Aurora Health Care

Jacqueline Willis, RN, MS, VP

and Chief Clinical Information Officer, Adventist Health System, Information

Services

The letter and discussions highlight the notable omission of nurses and nursing that needes to be addressed.

The chair of the AHIC transition committee is a nurse.
Ms. Lillee Smith Gelinas, RN, MSN (Co-Chair)
Ms. Gelinas, R.N is vice president and chief nursing officer at VHA. As a member of VHA's Clinical Affairs leadership team, she supports efforts aimed at system wide achievement of clinical excellence that focus on several key areas including: evidence-based improvement, effective leadership development, clinical team collaboration, enhancing physician/hospital relationships and making the business case for quality. She also works extensively with both health care organizations and VHA's 18 local offices to 'close the quality gap' through VHA's clinical agenda. Ms. Gelinas spearheaded the formation of the VHA Nursing Initiative that provides direction to help health care organizations improve patient care delivery.
Ms. Gelinas earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Southern Louisiana in Lafayette and a master's degree in nursing, with honors, from the University of Pennsylvania, where she also studied at the Wharton School of Business.

rninformatics, DNP, RN · Oct 31, 2008

Greetings ANI member organizations,

Please share this message with your members.

A meeting was held on October 27th in Alexandria, Virginia with AHIC

Successor, Inc. leaders and a group of seven nursing informatics leaders

from the Alliance for Nursing Informatics community. The meeting

provided a great opportunity for the participants to sit and talk about

priorities, the value proposition of our shared vision, constituencies,

and relevance within industry. It was a productive discussion and we

look forward to working together with the AHIC Successor, Inc. team to

achieve our common goals by demonstrating our leadership, knowledge,

value and real world input.

There are many opportunities for further engagement between AHIC =

Successor, Inc. and the ANI community including the appointment of a

nursing representation on the AHIC Successor, Inc. Nominating Committee,

providing feedback on prioritization of their efforts/Value Cases, and

identifying common communication vehicles and education opportunities.

We have already provided ANI comments on the draft Bylaws which you will

find on the ANI web site at http://www.allianceni.org

We will reach out to you as the opportunities for participation present

themselves moving forward. Thank you for your passion and willingness to

share your expertise with these efforts. The health and well-being of

individuals and communities in the U.S. will be improved as a result.

Thank you,

Joyce and Carole, ANI Co-chairs