1. Management Engineering & Process Improvement Community
January 7, 2011
Chair David Butler, BS, MBA

2. HIMSS Announcements NHIN Direct renamed ‘Direct Project’
ONC submits rule to establish permanent certification program
Accessibility ANPRM Department of Justice
ME-PI Reception at Annual Conference
Sunday February 20th 4:30-5:30pm

3. HIMSS Board Update
Scott MacLean

4. MEPI Community
Support and promote the profession of management engineering and process improvement among the members of HIMSS by providing opportunities for networking, collaboration, publication, promotion and professional development of Management Engineers and Process Improvement professionals in healthcare organizations.

5. ME-PI Workgroup Updates

6. Liaison & Membership Workgroup
Chair, Susan Wozniak, MPH, CPHIMS, FHIMSS

7. Communication Workgroup
Chair, Karen Green, CPHIMS

8. Business Intelligence Workgroup
Chair, Cindy McKinney, MBA, FHIMSS

9. ME-PI Business Intelligence Webinar Series
Wednesdays: April 13th, 20th, and 27th PM Eastern

10. Tools and Topics Toolkit Workgroup
Chair, Eric Johannesson, PMP, CPHIMS

11. Public Comment Workgroup
Tools and Topics Toolkit Workgroup
Chair, Rick Biehl

12. Tool of the Month TBD

13. Education Workgroup
Chair, Pauline Hogan

14. Annual Conference Synergy Sessions
Monday, February 21st in Room #202
Session 1 9:45 – 10:45 Mayo Clinic - Partnering Systems Engineering with HIT to Improve Healthcare Delivery for Hospitalized Patients
Session 2 11:00 – 12:00 SSM Healthcare - Design Thinking: An Innovation Process for Healthcare Workflow Transformation
Session 3 12:15 – 1:15 University of Wisconsin Change Management – Readiness and Sustaining Change

15. Education Presentation
Establishing a Culture of LEAN for 9,000 Employees
presented by Kent Rubach

16. Next Meeting: February 4, 2011
Education Session:
Workflow Redesign as it relates to Stage 7 EMR Adoption by Ken Rice
Meetings are scheduled the 1st Friday Monthly at 12:00 PM ET
October 1, January 7, April 1, 2011
November 5, February 4, May 6, 2011
December 3, March 4, June 3, 2011