How does ANI Determine which Activities to Engage In?

ANI periodically receives requests to participate in various activities and/or comment periods. Each of these requests is evaluated by the Steering Committee to be in alignment with the ANI Strategic Goal of fostering a united voice for nursing informatics and within scope of the ANI Prioritization and Procedures for Obtaining and Integrating Health Policy

The goal of this policy is to describe the procedure for ANI member organizations to achieve consensus on policy issues affecting nursing informatics.

Statements & Positions

ANI is a collaboration of organizations that represent a unified voice for nursing informatics. ANI provides the synergy and structure needed to advance the efforts of nursing informatics professionals in improving the delivery of patient care.

ANI aims to foster further development of a united voice for nursing informatics and provide a forum for its expression. Further, ANI provides a forum to respond to opportunities that support and encourage nursing informatics participation in activities such as: developing resources, guidelines and standards for nursing informatics practice, education, scope of practice, research, certification, public policy and workforce development. To date these include:

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August 21, 2012
ANI Responds to AHRQ RFI on HIT-Enabled Quality Measurement

May 7, 2012
ANI submits comment to CMS on Meaningful Use Phase II

November 12, 2011
ANI Submits Comments to NIST on Usability Framework

September 12, 2011
ANI Submits Pledge to Support ONC Consumer eHealth Program: "As nurses are the most-trusted health professionals and have a long history of patient advocacy, we expect to have a significant impact on patient participation in Health IT and increase the use of Personal Health Records and Patient Portals from the 10% seen today to over 25% in the next 2 years.” Read full pledge See video from ONC

May 18, 2011
ANI issues written comments to NQF on the Quality Data Model

May 5, 2011
ANI issues Position to the ONC Federal Information Technology Strategic Plan 2011-2015

March 12, 2011
Update! Pressure Ulcer and Falls Quality Measures Meaningful Use: See: HIT Policy Committee Quality Measures Work Group recommendation

December 23, 2010
ANI and ANA Call for New Pressure Ulcer Risk and Prevention Measures for Stage 2 and Stage 3 Meaningful Use

September 1, 2010
ONC Testimony: Vocabulary Task Force, Standards Committee by Bonnie L. Westra, PhD, RN, FAAN

April 15, 2010
A Summary of the October 2009 Forum on the Future of Nursing: Acute Care

March 15, 2010
ANI Response to NPRM Meaningful Use and IFR Standards, Specification and Certification

December 15, 2009
Nurses Claim Their Seat at the Health IT Decision-Making Table iHealthBeat

November 13, 2009
RWJ & IOM Forums on the Future of Nursing - Update

October 14, 2009
NeHC Stakeholder Forums: Nurses' Critical Role in HIT Implementation

October 5, 2009
ANI Submits Comments to RWJ on the Future of Nursing

September 18, 2009
GHIT Op-ed Don’t Overlook the Role of Nurses in the Digital Revolution by J Sensmeier