About The Council on Clinical 2. Support the usage of…

About The Council on Clinical                 2. Support the usage of pediatric HIT             Contains articles on a variety of
Information Technology                           and HIE in actual practice, with a             technological issues
The Council on Clinical Information
                                                 particular focus on addressing the             Contains updates on activities of
                                                 Child Health Priorities identified in the      COCIT and the AAP
Technology (COCIT) was established
                                                 AAP Strategic Plan.
within the American Academy of
                                              3. Increase the visibility and                 The AAP National Conference &
Pediatrics in 2002 by a merger of the
                                                 effectiveness of the efforts of COCIT       Exhibition
Section on Computers & Other
Technologies and the Task Force on
                                                 and the AAP in providing HIT and             Provides sessions on software,
                                                 HIE direction and leadership.                  applications, and innovations
Medical Informatics.
                                              4. Provide high value for COCIT                 Provides a forum for the presentation
                                                 members.                                       of scientific research topics within
The Mission, Vision, and Goals of the
Council on Clinical Information                                                                 clinical information technology
                                              COCIT Committees                                Features the Technology Learning
Technology
                                              EDUCATION: The Education Committee                Center and the Pediatric Office of the
Mission                                                                                         Future
                                              provides educational programs via the
The mission of COCIT is to provide
                                              AAP National Conference & Exhibition
strategic direction and leadership to                                                        Pediatric Documentation ChallengeTM
                                              (NCE), newsletter, and other AAP CME
promote affordable, child-friendly health
                                              events in the use of clinical information       Demonstrates the utility of electronic
information technology (HIT) and health
                                              technology in practice.                           health records (EHRs) in office
information exchange (HIE) solutions
                                                                                                practice
that support quality care; and to drive the
creation and successful deployment of
                                              POLICY: The Policy Committee provides           Allows pediatricians to begin to
                                              the Board of Directors of the AAP                 consider the impact of EHRs on
systems which have these
                                              support in their response to HIT policy           office workflow
characteristics.
                                              and relevant government.
Vision                                                                                       Policy Development
                                              APPLICATIONS: The Applications                 COCIT has developed statements on E-
Every infant, child and adolescent would
                                              Committee investigates the need for            Prescribing, Telemedicine, E-mail
be cared for in every venue with the
                                              clinical decision support tools and            Communication Between Patients and
necessary health information technology
                                              provides expertise within the AAP for the      Providers, and Electronic Health
that is both cost effective and improves
                                              development of new tools.                      Records, to name a few!
the quality of health care, regardless of
socio-economic status.
                                              The Activities of the Council on               EMR Review Web Site
                                              Clinical Information Technology                (http://www.aapcocit.org/emr)
Goals
1. Ensure Health IT solutions are child-      cocitnews (newsletter)                         A unique tool for AAP members to share
                                                                                             rating scores and comments on their
   friendly, affordable, cost effective and    Published twice each year
                                                                                             EHRs
   support quality care.                       Contains cutting edge information


Updated July 2008
Who Can Join the Council on Clinical          development of educational programs,
Information Technology?                       AAP policy, and the review of new
                                              technology.
All AAP members can join, including
Candidate Fellows, Post Residency             How to Join the Council on Clinical
Training Fellows, and Residents. In           Information Technology
addition, COCIT has an affiliate
membership category for physicians who        There are several ways to join the
are not eligible for Fellowship in the        COCIT:
Academy and for non-physicians who             Visit the AAP Member Center at
are actively involved in the administration      www.aap.org/moc. Under Chapters
and practice of pediatric medicine and           Committees, Councils, and
are employed by or under the                     Sections, click on Councils, the
supervision of a Fellow of the AAP.              click on Online Membership
                                                 Application; or
Benefits of Membership                         Call the AAP Customer Service
                                                 Center at 866/THE-AAP1 (866/843-
As a member of COCIT you'll receive              2271) to request an application.
semi-annual issues of COCITNEWS and
access to the Members Only area of the        Looking For More Info?
COCIT web site, http://www.aapcocit.org.
                                              Information can be obtained by contacting
                                              Rebecca Marshall, Council Manager, at
You'll be eligible to participate in the      bmarshall@aap.org.
COCIT e-mail lists and online discussion
boards where members can receive              Council on Clinical Information Technology
announcements, have ongoing                   Executive Committee
conversations with other members, share       Joseph Schneider, MD, MBA, Chairperson
experiences, and ask questions.               Eugenia Marcus, MD, Vice Chairperson
                                              Kristin Benson, MD
You'll be aware of new projects to            Donna D'Alessandro, MD
address COCIT's mission and vision,           Mark Del Beccaro, MD
                                              Willa Drummond, MD
and you'll have the opportunity to            Eric Handler, MD, MPH
contribute to these projects as your          George Kim, MD
schedule and interest allows.                 Michael Leu, MD
                                              Gregg Lund, DO
                                              Alan Zuckerman, MD
You'll also be eligible to run for election   Mark Simonian, MD, Immediate Past Chairperson
to the COCIT's Executive Committee,
where you can participate in the

Updated July 2008