Publication Highlights Women Leaders in the Education Industry

Grand Rapids, MI – Sept. 4, 2012 – Elsevier CPM 

Resource Center (CPM), a leader in developing clinical decision support (CDS) tools for healthcare, congratulates Michelle Troseth, RN, MSN, DPNAP, Executive Vice President and Chief Professional Practice Officer of CPM, for being recognized in the annual Women Worth Watching® issue of Profiles in Diversity Journal.

The publication selected Michelle Troseth for her groundbreaking work in the advancement of innovative and comprehensive healthcare education. Established in 1999, the Profiles in Diversity Journal reaches senior leaders in all areas of management across the globe.

“This annual women’s issue marks our biggest diversity event in our 14-year history. We seek to spotlight women executives and the companies who create opportunities for and actively support women in leadership,” said Jim Rector, Publisher of the Profiles in Diversity Journal. “Additionally, ‘Embracing Education’ is this year’s theme, chosen for its unparalleled importance to women and girls’ success in our nation and throughout the world.”

Michelle Troseth has dedicated more than 25 years to co-designing and implementing evidence-based practice and technology infrastructures to support patient-centered care and interdisciplinary integration at the point of care across hundreds of healthcare settings. She currently serves as co-chair of the TIGER (Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform) Initiative Foundation Board of Directors, and previously acted as the TIGER Summit Program Chair and co-led a national TIGER collaborative on Usability and Clinical Application Design.

In 2007, Troseth was inducted into the National Academy of Practice in Nursing for her contributions to advancing nursing practice with evidence and informatics.

“Healthcare trends are transforming nurses’ roles, responsibilities and career trajectories. From meaningful use to accountable care initiatives, the key to being a part of this change is informatics,” said Troseth. “I look forward to continuing to push the boundaries of healthcare education and to help to advance the integration of health informatics to further transform practice, education and consumer engagement.”

Troseth was recognized in the September/October issue of Profiles in Diversity Journal.

Michelle was also profiled on Elsevier Connect “A Woman Worth Watching in Health and Medicine“.

Philadelphia, PA – June 11, 2012 – The American Academy of Nursing, an independent affiliate of the American Nursing Association, has selected Susan Sportsman and Michelle Troseth of Elsevier to join the ranks of the distinguished American Academy of Nursing 2012 Class of Fellows. Elsevier is the leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services.

Founded in 1973, The American Academy of Nursing recognizes nurse leaders in management, practice, research, policy, and education. The Academy’s 1,800 fellows are the most accomplished and influential leaders in nursing.  This year, 176 were acknowledged for their impact on the healthcare industry and will be inducted into the Class of Fellows at the Academy’s 39^th Annual Meeting and Conference on October 13, 2012 in Washington, DC

“Selection for membership in the Academy is one of the most prestigious honors in the field of nursing,” said Academy President Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN.  “I congratulate all of the new Fellows and look forward to honoring their accomplishments and welcoming them into the Fellowship this October.”

As the Executive Vice President and Chief Professional Practice Officer of Elsevier, Michelle Troseth, RN, MSN, DPNAP, provides strategic leadership for Elsevier Clinical Decision Support (CDS) division and Elsevier CPM Resource Center business, an organization focused on practice transformation at the point of care.  Ms. Troseth has over 25 years of experience in co-designing and implementing evidence-based practice and technology infrastructures to support patient-centered care and interdisciplinary integration at the point of care across hundreds of healthcare settings. Ms. Troseth is currently co-chair of the TIGER Initiative Foundation Board of Directors (Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform); she served as the TIGER Summit Program Chair, and co-led a national TIGER collaborative on Usability and Clinical Application Design.  Troseth was inducted into the National Academy of Practice in Nursing in 2007 for her significant contributions to advancing nursing practice with evidence and informatics.

Dr. Susan Sportsman, PhD, RN, ANEF, is the Director of the Academic Consulting Group, an innovative service of Elsevier that provides targeted consultation services and faculty development workshops to improve nursing education. The consultants provide expert, unbiased, results-oriented recommendations for improving the clients’ programs. Dr. Sportsman is also currently the Co-Chair of the Texas Team Advancing Health Through Nursing Education Committee and a member of the Texas Board of Nursing Advisory Committee on Education.  Her rare mixture of educational, clinical and business expertise has made her a well-known and highly sought-after consultant.

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About The American Academy of Nursing

The American Academy of Nursing (www.aannet.org) anticipates and tracks national and international trends in health care, while addressing resulting issues of health care knowledge and policy. The Academy’s mission is to serve the public and nursing profession by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge.

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. The company works in partnership with the global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000 journals, including The Lancet and Cell, and close to 20,000 book titles, including major reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier’s online solutions include ScienceDirect, Scopus, Reaxys, MD Consult and Nursing Consult, which enhance the productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal suite and MEDai’s Pinpoint Review, which help research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.

A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC, a world-leading publisher and information provider, which is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

Hajo Oltmanns to lead expansion of CPM’s clinical decision support tools

Grand Rapids, MI – May 2, 2012 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, has appointed Hajo Oltmanns as the new President of Elsevier CPM Resource Center (CPM), a leader in developing clinical decision support (CDS) tools for healthcare.

Hajo will lead the continued development and expansion of CPM’s clinical decision support tools and the engagement of the CPM International Consortium, an organization composed of hundreds of CPM’s client hospitals and health systems.  Hajo is also responsible for the development of Elsevier’s new Order Sets, which is expected to launch in late 2012.

Hajo’s appointment comes as CPM and our other CDS groups work together to transform healthcare,” said Jay Katzen, Managing Director, Elsevier Clinical Decision Support and Payer Solutions.  “Hajo’s experience and understanding of healthcare will help grow this business, empowering our customers to achieve measureable, sustainable success through the implementation of evidence-based CDS and professional practice expertise.”

At Elsevier Health Sciences, Hajo previously served as the Senior Vice President of Strategy & Business Development, focusing on the CDS group.  Hajo joined Elsevier in 2007 and served as a member of the executive strategy team, working across all international businesses units while based in Amsterdam.

Prior to Elsevier, Hajo was a manager at the Boston Consulting Group in Chicago, where he focused on strategy, development and customer understanding across several industries, including healthcare.

Originally from Germany, Hajo has an MA from the University of Edinburgh and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.