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    Health Information Technology Committee

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                   John Torous, MD                            Gregory Harris, MD        

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    Health Information Technology Committee

    Mission Statement:

    • To promote understanding and interest in health information technologies for psychiatric care.
    • To educate members about options, opportunities, and risks involved with health information technology use.
    • To advocate for the safe, ethical, and effective applications of health information technologies in psychiatric care

    Initial Goals

    • Advise on the MPS Internal Website
    • Create Educational Columns for the MPS Newsletter / Website
    • Survey MPS Members about HIT
    • Create a "Basic Guide to HIT" for MPS Members

    Longer Term Goals to Discuss

    • Coordinate or Host CME Seminars on HIT
    • Create a HIT Workshop for MPS Members
    • Organize a Seminar symposium on HIT
    • Liaison with HIT Industry Partners

    Co-Chairs: John Torous, MD and Gregory Harris, MD
    Members:  

    2017 Health Information Technology Committee Report (Gregory Harris, MD, Resident Co-Leader John Torous, MD)

    The Health IT committee has been working on several initiatives in the past year. We are working to organize a CME conference on mental health technology that will help MPS members be more informed about how to use technology in clinical care. The agenda for the conference is based off a survey of MPS members need that we conducted last winter.

    We have also been supporting the American Psychiatric Association mental health app evaluation framework (https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/mental-health-apps/app-evaluation-model). Finally, our group has contributed newsletter updates to educate members about mental health technology.