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The resources listed below are intended to improve your access to relevant Omaha System information, but not to endorse specific products, software, or courses. Click on the links, contact those involved, and evaluate what information matches your needs. The entries and links are not exhaustive; more are being added. Please email if you have (a) an addition to be considered, or (b) information to correct/update an existing entry.
Primary Omaha System Materials, Courses, and Conferences:
Martin KS. The Omaha System: A Key to Practice, Documentation, and Information Management (Reprinted 2nd ed., 2005). Omaha, NE: Health Connections Press. Includes the terms, definitions, and codes of the Omaha System, and describes how it is used in practice, education, and research settings nationally and internationally. Includes 18 case studies that illustrate application. 484 pages. List price $59.95.
Available from Health Connections Press (formerly from Elsevier); ISBN number #978-0-9825727-1-9. Click for order details in the USA and internationally.
Omaha System Basic Workshops: For fliers and details, send an email to Karen Martin
April 25, 2023: White Earth Home Health Agency, Mahnomen, Minnesota (face-to-face)
April 26, 2023: Saint Paul-Ramsey County Public Health Department, St. Paul, Minnesota (face-to-face)
April 27, 2023: Online Omaha System Update Conference (see Conferences for more details)
Additional workshop locations and dates will be announced; please let me know if you would like to host.
Data Analysis/Performance Reports/Courses/Products that Include the Omaha System:
The following agencies, schools/universities, and companies have given permission to be listed and appear alphabetically. Each has developed or is developing diverse examples of data analysis, performance reports, courses, and/or commercially-available products based on the 2005 version of the Omaha System. Each includes substantial Omaha System content. Contact them directly for details.
Informatics Consulting and Continuing Education, LLC
Weekend Immersion in Nursing Informatics (WINI) courses at various locations.
Kitsap Public Health District, Bremerton, Washington (for inquiries, please contact Yolanda Fong)
Olmsted County Public Health Services, Rochester, Minnesota (for inquiries, please contact Sadie Swenson)
Evidence-based care plans designed for clinical decision support and documentation.
Omaha System Partnership for Knowledge Discovery and Health Care Quality
Practice-based research network at UMN Center for Nursing Informatics.
Pima County Health Department, Tucson, Arizona (for inquiries, please contact Susanna K. Feingold)
Courses/Modules/Research/Case Studies/Clinical Experiences Developed by Schools/Universities that include the Omaha System:
Educators from the following schools/universities are members of the Omaha System Listserv and have given permission to be listed below; their schools appear alphabetically. Each has developed or is developing substantial and diverse courses/modules/research/case studies/clinical experiences based on the 2005 version of the Omaha System. (Associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degree nursing students are learning about the Omaha System as well as other disciplines.) Contact faculty members directly at the schools/universities for details.
Auckland University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Auckland, New Zealand
Michelle Honey, m.honey@auckland.ac.nz
California State University, Chico School of Nursing, Chico, California
Becky Damazo, bdamazo@csuchico.edu
Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, New York
Maxim Topaz, mt3315@cumc.columbia.edu
Istanbul Atlas University, Istanbul, Turkey
Selda Secginli, seldasecginli@atlas.edu.tr
Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Department of Public Health Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey
Merve Altiner Yas, altinermerve90@gmail.com
Jacksonville University Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences Keigwin School of Nursing, Jacksonville, Florida
Leyla Pordeli, lpordel@ju.edu
Kagawa Prefectural University of Health Sciences School of Nursing, Kagawa, Japan
Yoko Katayama, katayama@chs.pref.kagawa.jp
Lake Superior State University School of Nursing, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Sandra King, sking1@lssu.edu
Lausanne School of Health Sciences, Lausanne, Switzerland
Gina Sobral & Catarina Canelo, gina.sobral@hesav.ch; catarina.canelo@hesav.ch
Loyola University New Orleans School of Nursing, New Orleans, Louisiana
Warren Hebert, wphebert@loyno.edu
Metropolitan State University College of Nursing and Health Sciences, St. Paul, Minnesota
Debra Eardley, debra.eardley@metrostate.edu
Michigan State University College of Nursing, West Lansing, Michigan
Katherine Dontje, dontje@msu.edu
Minnesota State University Mankato School of Nursing, Mankato, Minnesota
Kelly Krumwiede, kelly.krumwiede@mnsu.edu
Minnesota State University Moorhead School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership, Moorhead, Minnesota
Carol Roth, rothca@mnstate.edu
National Taiwan University School of Nursing, Taipei, Taiwan
Lian-Hua Huang, lhhuang@ntu.edu.tw
New Mexico State University School of Nursing, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Conni DeBlieck, deblieck@nmsu.edu
Presentation College School of Nursing, Aberdeen, South Dakota
Margie Washnok, drmargie.washnok@presentation.edu
Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois
Diane McNaughton, diane_b_mcnaughton@rush.edu
Seirei Christopher University School of Nursing, Hamamatsu, Japan
Masako Sakai, masako-s@seirei.ac.jp
Seoul National University College of Nursing, Seoul, Korea
Hyeoun-Ae Park, hapark@snu.ac.kr
Southern Connecticut State University Department of Nursing, New Haven, Connecticut
Cynthia O'Sullivan, osullivanc2@southernct.edu
St Catherine University Department of Nursing, St Paul, Minnesota
Grace Gao, ggao912@stkate.edu
St. Cloud State University Department of Nursing, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Randy Huard, rjhuard@stcloudstate.edu
Saint Francis University Department of Nursing, Loretto, Pennsylvania
Lenore Resick, lresick@francis.edu
Tartu Health Care College, Tartu, Estonia
Helin Eelsalu, helineelsalu@nooruse.ee
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Nursing, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China SAR
Frances K.Y. Wong, frances.wong@polyu.edu.hk
The University of Arizona College of Nursing, Tucson, Arizona
Marylyn McEwen,marylynm@email.arizona.edu
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, Texas
Karen Johnson, kjohnson@mail.nur.utexas.edu
Tianjin Medical University School of Nursing, Tianjin PR China
Yue Zhao, yuezhao35@tijmu.edu.cn
Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Nursing, Tokyo, Japan
Hiroko Nagae, nagae.hiroko@twmu.ac.jp
Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP), Puebla, Mexico
Erika Lozada Perezmitre, erika.lozada@upaep.mx
University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, San Francisco, California
Oi Saeng Hong, oisaeng.hong@ucsf.edu
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Susan Garrett, sgarrett@uccs.edu
University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Nursing, Aurora, Colorado
Amy Barton, amy.barton@ucdenver.edu
University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Judith Policicchio, policicj@umich.edu
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Robin Austin, quis0026@umn.edu
University of Missouri School of Nursing, Columbia, Missouri
Lori Popejoy, popejoyl@health.missouri.edu
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Omaha, Nebraska
Katherine Kaiser, kkaiser@unmc.edu
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Kathy Bowles, bowles@nursing.upenn.edu
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Jeanette Olsen, olsenjea@uwec.edu
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay College of Health, Education, and Social Welfare, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Rebecca Hovarter, hovarter@uwgb.edu
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jeana Holt, jmholt@uwm.edu
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Department of Social Work, River Falls, Wisconsin
Tamara Kincaid, tamara.kincaid@uwrf.edu
Valley Foundation School of Nursing at SJSU (San Jose State University), San Jose, California
Daryl Canham, daryl.canham@sjsu.edu
VID Specialized University, Campus Diakonova, Oslo, Norway
Kari Glavin, kari.glavin@vid.no
Western Michigan University School of Nursing, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Sharie Falan, sharie.falan@umich.edu
Winona State University Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, Winona, Minnesota
Linda Smith, lsmith@winona.edu
Wright State University College of Nursing and Health, Dayton, Ohio
Ann Stalter, ann.stalter@wright.edu
York College of Pennsylvania Department of Nursing, York, Pennsylvania
Cheryl Thompson, cthompso@ycp.edu
Resources that Include the Omaha System
The following companies and organizations (governmental and membership) offer information that includes the Omaha System. They are involved with automation, terminologies, standards, and/or quality improvement, and are listed alphabetically.
Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI) (Selected for membership November 2009)
American Nurses Association: Inclusion of Recognized Terminologies within EHRs (ANA members can view the entire document and list of 12 recognized terminologies which includes the Omaha System)
APNA and ISPN: Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing in the BSN Curriculum
Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (browse the following Use Cases to find references to the Omaha System)
International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (SNOMED CT)
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes, Regenstrief Institute
National Library of Medicine, US National Institutes of Health
NCVHS Report to the Secretary on Uniform Data Standards for Patient Medical Records, US Department of Health and Human Services, National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
Resources Related to the Omaha System
The following companies and organizations (governmental and membership) offer information related to the Omaha System. They are involved with automation, terminologies, standards, and/or quality improvement, and are listed alphabetically.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services
American Medical Informatics Association
Nursing History Project, US National Institutes of Health
Association for Common European Nursing Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes (ACENDIO)
ANIA (formerly ANIA-CARING)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, US Department of Health and Human Services
Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: Report of an Expert Panel. Sponsored by the Interprofessional Education Consortium. May 2011.
Health Information Technology, US Department of Health and Human Services
SNOMED Terminology Solutions Consulting Services, College of American Pathologists