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Appl Clin Inform 2016; 07(01): 143-176
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2015-12-R-0174
AMIA Report - Review
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The Chief Clinical Informatics Officer (CCIO)

AMIA Task Force Report on CCIO Knowledge, Education, and Skillset Requirements
Joseph Kannry
1   Mount Sinai Health System, NY, NY
,
Patricia Sengstack
2   Bon Secours Health System, Marriottsville, MD
,
Thankam Paul Thyvalikakath
3   Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN
4   Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, IN
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John Poikonen
5   University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
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Blackford Middleton
6   Harvard TJ Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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Thomas Payne
7   University of Washington, Seattle, WA
,
Christoph U Lehmann
8   Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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Correspondence to:

Joseph Kannry MD
Mount Sinai Health System
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Division of General Internal Medicine
Box 1087
1 Gustave L. Levy Place
NY, NY 10029

Publication History

received: 07 December 2015

accepted: 11 March 2015

Publication Date:
16 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

Introduction

The emerging operational role of the “Chief Clinical Informatics Officer” (CCIO) remains heterogeneous with individuals deriving from a variety of clinical settings and backgrounds. The CCIO is defined in title, responsibility, and scope of practice by local organizations. The term encompasses the more commonly used Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO) and Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) as well as the rarely used Chief Pharmacy Informatics Officer (CPIO) and Chief Dental Informatics Officer (CDIO).

Background

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) identified a need to better delineate the knowledge, education, skillsets, and operational scope of the CCIO in an attempt to address the challenges surrounding the professional development and the hiring processes of CCIOs.

Discussion

An AMIA task force developed knowledge, education, and operational skillset recommendations for CCIOs focusing on the common core aspect and describing individual differences based on Clinical Informatics focus. The task force concluded that while the role of the CCIO currently is diverse, a growing body of Clinical Informatics and increasing certification efforts are resulting in increased homogeneity. The task force advised that 1.) To achieve a predictable and desirable skillset, the CCIO must complete clearly defined and specified Clinical Informatics education and training. 2.) Future education and training must reflect the changing body of knowledge and must be guided by changing day-to-day informatics challenges.

Conclusion

A better defined and specified education and skillset for all CCIO positions will motivate the CCIO workforce and empower them to perform the job of a 21st century CCIO. Formally educated and trained CCIOs will provide a competitive advantage to their respective enterprise by fully utilizing the power of Informatics science.


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Keywords

Medical informatics/education - curriculum/standards - medical education - medical graduate - nursing education graduate - nursing education post graduate - pharmacy education graduate - dental education graduate - fellowships and scholarships/standards

 


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Conflict of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest in regards to the work.

* AMIA Task Force on CCIO Skillset and Educational Requirements included Joseph Kannry (Chair), Steven J. Davidson, Tonya Hongsermeier, Christoph U. Lehmann, Larry Ozeran, Thomas Payne, John Poikonen, Patricia P. Sengstack, Roy L. Simpson, Thankam Paul Thyvalikakath, Thomas Yackel, Barbara B. Frink



Correspondence to:

Joseph Kannry MD
Mount Sinai Health System
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Division of General Internal Medicine
Box 1087
1 Gustave L. Levy Place
NY, NY 10029


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