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.
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:
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From THE CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY
Article XVI –Committees
There shall be the following standing Committees of the MPS: Executive, Nominating, Membership, Constitution and Bylaws, Fellowship, Ethics and Continuing Medical Education.
The President may establish or eliminate other committees or other organizational entities as may be necessary to implement the objectives of the MPS.
All Chairs of MPS committees or other entities are to be appointed yearly by the President [except where otherwise specified in the Constitution and Bylaws and shall be limited to three consecutive terms] unless this term limit is overridden by a two-thirds vote of the MPS Executive Committee.
No member of the MPS or organizational unit thereof shall speak in the name of, or encumber the funds of, the MPS unless such power is specifically granted by the MPS President or by a formal action of the Council of the MPS.
Article XVII –Attendance
Attendance at meetings of the Council, committees or other organizational entities: shall be open to all members of the MPS except for the meetings of the Ethics Committee. All organizational entities of the MPS may go into Executive Session.
