PIER wiki
This project is an ongoing effort created by Emilio Madrigal, DO (PGY-2) in the winter of 2015 at MS-Roosevelt, based on the topics outlined within the PIER toolkit release 1 (October 2014), providing informatics training to pathology residents while meeting ACGME informatics milestone requirements. The wiki started in Manhattan with a goal of reaching every pathology residency program in order to gain resident contributors across the country, and have them create, curate, and maintain an up-to-date informatics teaching resource as new toolkits are released. To start contributing please fill out this form.
Contents
Pathology Informatics Essentials for Residents
Essentials 1 - Instructional Hours: 4-6
Topic 1: Informatics in Pathology Practice
Topic 2: Information Systems Fundamentals
Topic 3: Importance of Databases
Topic 4: Introduction to Data Standards
Topic 5: Data Availability & Security
Essentials 2 - Instructional Hours: 8-10
Topic 1: LIS Components & Functions
Topic 2: Specialized LISs & Middleware
Topic 3: Data & Communication Standards
Topic 4: Digital Imaging
Topic 5: Basics of the Health Care Information Ecosystem
Essentials 3 - Instructional Hours: 10-12
Topic 1: Pathologist Role in LIS & EHR Projects
Topic 2: LIS Installation & Configuration
Topic 3: Information Systems & Laboratory Performance
Topic 4: Data Security, Regulatory and Accreditation Requirements
Essentials 4 - Instructional Hours: 10-14
Topic 1: LIS Management & Oversight
Topic 2: Order and Results Management
Topic 3: Laboratory Data for Quality Improvement & Research
Topic 4: Laboratory Data & Enterprise Health Care Analytics
About PIER
PIER Collaboration Working Group
Co-Leaders
- Walter Henricks
- Liron Pantanowitz
APC/PRODS
Leaders
- Donald Karcher
- Suzanne Powell
- Allan Tucker
Members
- Raymond D. Aller
- Philip J. Boyer
- Victor B. Brodsky
- Alexis B. Carter
- Rajesh C. Dash
- Michael D. Feldman
- John R. Gilbertson
- James H. Harrison, Jr
- Anil V. Parwani
- Michael W. Riben
- Rodney A. Schmidt
- John H. Sinard
- Enrique Terrazas
- J. Mark Tuthill
- Myra L. Wilkerson
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Background
PIER is a research-based instructional resource developed by the APC, API and CAP that presents training topics, implementation strategies and resource options for PRODS and faculty to effectively provide informatics training to their residents and meet ACGME informatics milestone requirements.
Successful implementation of PIER is intended to help residency programs provide a sufficient pipeline of residents trained in pathology informatics knowledge and skills required now and in the future. All four essentials are modular and can be implemented in a sequence determined by individual training programs. The instructional hours for the entire toolkit range from 32 to 42.
PIER Release 1 will be alpha tested by the following 14 residency programs for one year starting in November 2014, but it is available for use by all residency programs during alpha testing:
- Baystate Medical Center
- Cleveland Clinic
- George Washington University
- Medical University of South Carolina
- University of Buffalo
- University of Kentucky
- University of New Mexico
- University of Miami
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Southern California
- University of Toledo
- University of Washington
- University of Vermont
- Vanderbilt University
PIER Happenings
- January 2015 – Begin Alpha Test
- July 2015 – PIER at APC Annual Meeting
- October 2015 – End Alpha Test
- December 2015 – Identify changes for Release 2
- Spring/Fall 2016 - Tentative deployment of Release 2
The wiki
Abstract
- Creating a Wiki for the Adaptation, Management and Execution of Pathology Informatics Essentials for Residents (PIER) presented at the API Pathology Informatics Summit in Pittsburgh, PA on May 7, 2015, by Emilio Madrigal, Matthew Hanna, Shyam Prajapati, and Mark T. Friedman.
Wiki Editing Primer
- Use this PIER Topic Template to maintain formatting uniformity throughout our wiki.
- MediaWiki Formatting
Participating Institutions
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel/Roosevelt/St. Luke's
- The Ohio State University
- Tulane University
- University of Chicago
Contributing / Questions / Suggestions
If you are a pathology resident and would like to contribute to our PIER wiki, please fill out this form. Additionally, your questions and suggestions are always welcome; please direct them to [email protected].
If you have specific questions or suggestions about PIER, please contact Sue Plath, PIER Project Lead, CAP.
