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Mr. Peter J. Groen is a
part-time faculty member of the Computer & Information Science
Department at Shepherd
University. He is also
currently serving as a Director of the Shepherd University Research
Corporation (SURC) that he helped found. Mr. Groen recently served as the Director of the Health
Information and Technology Sharing Program within the Veterans Health
Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) before
retiring and joining Shepherd
University. He has over 32 years of federal
service and has occupied a number of senior Information Technology (IT)
management positions within VA Headquarters and in the field. Mr. Groen has served as the
Director of the Medical Information Security Service, Director of VHA
Telecommunications Services, the Deputy Associate CIO for Enterprise
Strategies, as well as the CIO at the VA Medical Centers in Atlanta
and Columbia S.C. He served as the national project
manager for the VA Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) as well as the
VA Internet and VHA Intranet Redesign projects. Prior to coming to the VA, Mr. Groen served in the U.S.
Navy for six years. He was a
supervisor of the Combat
Information Center
aboard the guided missile destroyer,
U.S.S. Sellers
(DDG-11).
Mr. Groen obtained his
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from Clemson
University and a
Masters of Public Administration (M.P.A.) from The Pennsylvania State
University. During his long
federal career, Mr. Groen has received numerous awards for outstanding
performance and special contributions. He has also been published in a number of journals,
magazines, and books over the years focused on information technology in
health care and is regularly invited to speak at various professional
conferences.
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Interesting
Web Links
Chief Information Officer (CIO) Magazine
ComputerWorld Magazine
Government
Computer News
eWeek
Magazine
Association
for Computing Machinery (ACM)
OpenSource NewsForge
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Research Projects &
Publications
Publications:
Mr. Groen has
been published many times over the past years. He has co-authored several
books on Health Informatics and published many articles in various
journal and magazines. Some examples include:
Books
Medical
Informatics: Emerging Technologies, ‘Open’ EHR Systems, and Ethics in the
21st Century – April 2008
Medical Informatics 20/20:
Quality and Electronic Health Records through Collaboration, Open Solutions,
and Innovation – January 2007
Articles
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21st
Century Vision of Health IT Systems
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Mobile
Healthcare Anywhere
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State
Public Health & IT Systems
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Health
IT Sharing (HITS) Process
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Return
On Investment (ROI) and EHR Systems
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Healthcare
& Open Source Software
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Continued
Growth of Free & Open Source Software (FOSS) in Healthcare
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Complementary
& Alternative Medicine (CAM) and the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
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Solar
Power & Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems
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VistA
& State Veterans Homes
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Genomics
& EHR Systems
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Wearable
Health IT Systems
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Robotics
& EHR Systems
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Wireless
Strategies for Healthcare
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Free
and Open Source Software at the UN
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Personal
Health Record (PHR) Systems
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Implantable
Medical Devices and EHR Systems
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Nanotechnology,
Nanomedicine, and HIT Systems
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Cell
Phones, PDAs, and HIT Systems
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Virtual
Reality & Health IT Systems
· Gaming
Technology, Virtual Reality, and Healthcare
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Courses: CIS 287 Systems Analysis &
Design
The class focuses on the
systems development life cycle starting with the initial feasibility study
and working through the requirements analysis phase, systems design, implementation,
and ending with the systems’ termination or replacement. Areas covered
include functional and technical requirements analysis, cost/benefits,
project management, logical design, alternatives analysis, design techniques,
tools, documentation, and systems implementation activities. Text Book:
Kendall & Kendall , Systems Analysis & Design, 5th
Ed., 2003, Prentice Hall.
*
Systems Analysis & Design Class Guidelines
** www.prenhall.com/kendall -
This web site has detailed supplementary information and sample test
questions, case studies, etc. that go along with the text book and this
course.
Courses:
CIS 418 & MBA 582 - Management Information Systems
This
course is aimed at future Chief Information Officers (CIO) or those who will
be directly concerned with the management issues surrounding information and
telecommunications systems. It considers strategic and operational issues,
the significance of rapidly advancing technology, and human and
organizational issues related to the introduction and use of new information
technologies by organizations. The course describes management information systems
and also discusses models of successful behavior that allow managers to
capitalize on opportunities and avoid potential pitfalls. The course includes
hands on instruction in the use of
project management tools (e.g. MS Project). Text Book: Frenzel,
Carroll W. and John C., Management of Information Technology, 4th
Edition, (c) 2004, Course Technology, Inc.
* Management
Information Systems Class Guidelines
** www.course.com - This web site has detailed supplementary information and sample test
questions, case studies, etc. that go along with the text book and this
course.
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