The CCC International Advisory Board (CCC IAB) is composed of professionals from around the world who meet twice a year to review code revisions. The board works closely with Columbia University, School of Nursing which is the custodian of the CCCS. Please find additional information about the board below. If you have an idea for a new code, or other code-related question, please consider using the IAB Contact Form below.
IAB Charter
Mission: To advance the interoperability of nursing data.
Vision: Provide electronic health record, health IT software developers, clinicians, and CCC terminology implementers with accurate, reliable, consistent, and definitive guidance about the CCC standard and the coding system.
Objectives:
- Promote the innovative use of the CCC System in healthcare applications in the United States and internationally.
- Recommend new CCC terminology concepts to support use of the CCC.
Board Role and Responsibilities:
- Promote the innovative use of the CCC System in healthcare applications in the United States and internationally.
- Provide accurate, reliable, consistent, and definitive guidance about the CCC standard and the coding system.
- Review for action and NAB strategies the CCC website stats: number of visitors, number of site views, number of registrations and associated registration information: location of registration and purpose of use: Student, Organizational, Research, and others.
- Respond to comments and/or questions (see contact form below)
- Recommend new CCC terminology concepts.
- Manage the CCC terminology renewal with the UMLS, National Library of Medicine.
- Prioritize and make recommendations related to CCC website content.
- Monitor social media comments on CCC.
Board Members (A-Z)
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Suzanne Bakken, PhD, MS, FAAN, FACMI, FIAHSI | Board Member |
| Avaretta Davis, DNP, MS, MHS, RN-BC | Board Member |
| Patricia C. Dykes, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FIAHSI | Board Co-chair, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School (Profile) |
| Tiffany Harman, RN, MSN | Board Member |
| Sherri Hess, MS-IS, BSN, RN-BC, FHIMSS | Board Member |
| Steve Johnson, PhD | Board Member |
| Tae Youn Kim, PhD, RN | Board Member |
| Minna Mykkanen, MHSc, PhD, RN | Board Member |
| Kaija Saranto, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FIAHSI | Board Member |
| Patricia Sengstack, DNP, RN-BC, FAAN | Board Member |
| Luann Whittenburg, PhD, RN, FAAN | Board Co-chair |
Contact the IAB
Note that anything submitted via the form below will be shared with the IAB who handles data differently than the CCCS.