Director of Quality Informatics

The Primary Care Information Project (PCIP) is a multifaceted program to support the adoption and use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) among primary care providers in NYC's underserved communities. Its mission is to improve population health through appropriate technology and health information exchange. To find out more about this ground breaking initiative, visit us at www.nyc.gov/pcip

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention awarded the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) a Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics grant designed to integrate the healthcare and public health information domains. The New York City Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics is a collaborative effort led by the DOHMH and supported by the Columbia University Department of Biomedical Informatics and the Institute for Urban Family Health, a network of Federally Qualified Health Centers.

The DOHMH is looking for a Director of Quality Informatics to
- Oversee the design and implementation of point of care clinical decision support systems and related tools that will be developed around the DOHMH's Take Care New York health priorities.
- Provide medical informatics expertise and perspective to support research concerning the optimization and effectiveness of the clinical decision support tools.
- Conduct research concerning the feasibility of incorporating epidemiologic data into clinical decision support tools.
- Work with clinical partners to develop, implement and evaluate electronic health record enabled quality improvement interventions.
- Write scientific manuscripts and presenting at scientific meetings.

For further detail about this fantastic opportunity, and to apply online, please visit www.nyc.gov/health/careers, and search JVN # 122372