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Clinical Engineering and IT Excellence Honored
2015 ACCE/HIMSS Excellence in Clinical Engineering and Information Technology Synergies Award Winner Announced

CHICAGO (December 4, 2015) - Jennifer Jackson, MBA, CCE, has been named the recipient of the 2015 ACCE-HIMSS Excellence in Clinical Engineering and Information Technology Synergies Award, a joint award sponsored by the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) and HIMSS. The boards of directors of both organizations selected the recipient.   

The award recognizes individuals who have best demonstrated leadership in promoting or implementing significant synergies between the clinical engineering and information technology professions. Award recipients also must be members in good standing of both organizations. Nominees for the award are honored for professional or technical contributions to the professions, such as research, development of a new process or product, a paper of significance, and "trailblazing" work in a new application of clinical engineering and IT.

"Jennifer epitomizes the spirit of the 'Synergies' award. She's worked on device interoperability for about as long as I've known her. Jennifer's enthusiasm and dedication to healthcare technology management and healthc IT partnership affects those around her. She introduced me to the IHE efforts at an early showcase, which brought my analog self into the 21st century and helped me get involved. By continuing those efforts at the point of healthcare delivery, Jennifer enables the growth of CE-IT synergies," said Paul Sherman, ACCE President.

Jackson, MBA, CCE, is the director of clinical engineering and device integration within the department of Enterprise Information Services (EIS) at Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles, Calif.  Her overall responsibilities are for the operations, strategy, and growth of the clinical engineering portfolio in effort to lead the institution in new advanced directions that address the convergence of information and medical device technology. Recent accomplishments include implementing a bidirectional communication interface between the Cedars-Sinai eMAR system and IV pumps for all adult inpatient settings, completing physiological monitoring device integration with the Cedars-Sinai EHR, and overseeing the tremendously successful transition of Clinical Engineering to the CSMC EIS department.

She is certified as a clinical engineer, has a bachelor of science degree in biomedical engineering from Boston University and a Master's in Business Administration from Babson College. She is the previous chair of the HIMSS Medical Device and Patient Safety Task Force, and is a past president of the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE).

"Jennifer's experience with medical device interoperability and integration, including the development of standards and governance, makes her a valuable resource for the HIMSS community," said Carla Smith, MA, FHIMSS, CNM, executive vice president, HIMSS North America. "Her unique expertise and collaborative efforts, as a former chair of the HIMSS Medical Device and Patient Safety Task Force, has helped advance quality health IT standards, patient safety, and medical device integration."

Before coming to Cedars-Sinai, Jackson held the position of technical officer at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, where she helped lead the development of healthcare technology management resources as part of the Global Initiative on Healthcare Technologies (GIHT) program. Previously, she was the assistant director of biomedical engineering at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass.  Her key professional interests are medical device interoperability and integration, including the development of standards, governance, and support paradigms       

Jackson will be honored at the Awards Gala on Thursday, March 3, during the 2016 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition on Monday, Feb. 29-Friday, March 4. Tickets for the HIMSS16 Awards Gala are available on the HIMSS16 registration page or by calling (866) 710-0769 for more information.

For more information, contact:

Kelly Wagner
HIMSS North America
(312) 915-9502
kwagner@himss.org

Suly Chi
ACCE
(610) 825-6067
sulyc@accenet.org