Medical Informatics Directors Work Group (MIDWG)
MIDWG represents the voice of the physicians and midlevel practitioners, and is charged with the following as it relates to the electronic health record (EHR) at Stanford Hospital & Clinics:
- Leadership and management of technology adoption for physicians and midlevel providers
- Oversight and facilitated development of all provider-based clinical content (protocols, document templates, treatment plans, etc.)
- Mapping and transformation of clinical workflows
- Development of policies and procedures related to development, deployment, maintenance, and optimization of the EHR
- Provider communication
- Escalation and arbitration of provider related EHR issues
- Interface with the Office of the Chief Information Officer to inform strategic decisions related to EHR and associated technologies
- Knowledge and adoption of EHR best practices from other organizations
- Evaluation of organizational and provider performance with the use of the EHR
- Development and oversight of provider training
- Validation of EHR usability for providers
Members include:
- Christopher (Topher) Sharp, MD, Committee Chair and Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Internal Medicine
- Pravene Nath, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, Emergency Medicine
- Andrew Shelton, MD, Medical Informatics Director for Communication and Education, Colon/Rectal Surgery
- Paul Maggio, MD, Medical Informatics Director for Quality and Decision Support, Trauma & Critical Care
- Cliff Schmiesing, MD, Medical Informatics Director for Perioperative Services, Anesthesia
- Ian Brown, MD, Medical Informatics Director for Emergency Care Services, Emergency Medicine
- Ron Jimenez, MD, FAAP, Medical Informatics Director for IT Epic Outreach, Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated), Pediatrics
- Ginna Laport, MD, Medical Informatics Director for Oncology Care Services, Blood and Marrow Transplantation
- Lisa Krebs, RN, Interim Director of Clinical Informatics
- Connie Taylor, RN, Informatics Director of Accreditation and Regulatory Affairs
- Buffie Stark, Director of Transformation
- Rob Maclay, Manager of Ambulatory/Security Support