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On March 21, 2012, NYAM’s Author Night Series featured a panel discussion related to the new book Medical Informatics: An Executive Primer, 2nd Edition and moderated by its editor, NYAM Fellow Ken Ong, MD, MPH, CMIO of New York Hospital Queens.
After a brief presentation by Dr. Ong on electronic health records (EHRs), several experts each spoke on a different aspect of the issue before taking questions from the audience. Topics included the Meaningful Use Stage 2 (MU2) guidelines; EHR training for professionals; EHR quality, usability, and implementation; and expectations people have about EHRs, such as that they will lower costs.
On March 21, 2012, NYAM’s Author Night Series featured a panel discussion related to the new book Medical Informatics: An Executive Primer, 2nd Edition and moderated by its editor, NYAM Fellow Ken Ong, MD, MPH, CMIO of New York Hospital Queens.

After a brief presentation by Dr. Ong on electronic health records (EHRs), several experts each spoke on a different aspect of the issue before taking questions from the audience. Topics included the Meaningful Use Stage 2 (MU2) guidelines; EHR training for professionals; EHR quality, usability, and implementation; and expectations people have about EHRs, such as that they will lower costs.
"Clinical decision support (CDS) can produce impressive results in improving clinician workflow, reducing utilization and allowing easier access to evidence-based care for better patient outcomes. However, as with any endeavor that impacts a widespread enterprise, the effort is rife with challenges. Even years after implementation, facilities face obstacles such as optimizing alerts and managing liability concerns. CMIO hosted a CDS roundtable with physician leaders from facilities well along the CDS spectrum. They discussed implementation, ongoing challenges and their views on the future of CDS."

From CMIO, April 27, 2012

Medical Informatics: an Executive Primer, Edition 2.0, available now!

 
Welcome to Ken's personal website.
 
Ken is the Chief Medical Informatics Officer of New York Hospital Queens, a member of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System.
 
The second edition of Ken's award winning 'Medical Informatics: an Executive Primer' was published 2011.

Professional activity: Chair, Informatics Council of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System; Member-elect, Health Information Management and Systems Society Board of Directors (HIMSS); Member, Scottsdale Institute's Clinical Decision Support Collaborative for Performance Improvement; Member, Hospital Association of New York State's Health Information Strategy Group; Member, Greater New York Hospital Association Health I.T. Steering Committee; Member, Elsevier Physician Advisory Board; Reviewer, Informatics Review, Applied Clinical Informatics and the International Journal of Medical Informatics: past president of the New York State chapter of HIMSS; past president and board member of Medical Informatics New York
 
He enjoys teaching and is adjunct faculty at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Ken's medical informatics seminar was among the top rated in 2005. He is a previous recipient of the AMDIS Award In Applied Medical Informatics and the Centers for Disease Control Charles C. Shepard Science Award. Ken is a former deputy commissioner in the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
 
Ken is residency-trained and board certified in family practice, internal medicine, and infectious diseases. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, the Infectious Disease Society of America, HIMSS, and the New York Academy of Medicine. He received his MPH at Columbia University, MD at Wayne State University, and BS at University of Michigan
 

Ken's proudest accomplishments are his children, Kimberly and Ryan. His most remarkable collaboration has been and continues to be with his wife, Donna.