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HIMSS Announces 2012 Physician IT Leadership Award Winner



Chicago (January 21, 2013) James L. Holly, MD, has been named the recipient of the 2012 HIMSS Physician IT Leadership Award.



The Physician IT Leadership Award recognizes significant leadership in the area of applying IT to the needs of physicians while serving the Society and/or the industry. The Physician IT Leadership Award can be made for a single exceptional contribution, for a sustained contribution, or for a lifetime of exceptional leadership.

Dr. Holly is a dedicated supporter of HIMSS, serving on committees and volunteering as an educator on many occasions. In 2012, he began a two-year term on the 10-member HIMSS Innovation Committee, after being selected from a pool of more than 100 applicants. In 2011, he served on the HIMSS Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes Committee. Over the years, Dr. Holly has made numerous presentations at HIMSS events and contributed articles and resources to HIMSS initiatives. He also received the 2005 HIMSS Ambulatory Care Davies Award of Excellence for his practice’s use of its EHR system.

Throughout his career, Dr. Holly has championed health IT and data management to improve patient care. Currently, Dr. Holly serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center and clinical associate professor at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine. After working as an emergency physician and solo practitioner, he co-founded Southeast Texas Medical Associates(SETMA) in 1995, and by 1999 had implemented an electronic health record (EHR). Today, Dr. Holly's multispecialty clinic is recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as an advanced, Tier III Patient Centered Medical Home. In 2012, he oversaw SETMA’s selection as one of 30 exemplar ambulatory practices for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Project LEAP (Learning from Exemplar Ambulatory Practices).


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