tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188262514401971041Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:07:19 +0000In the NewsProfessional ProfileHealthcare PreparednessResumePublications and PresentationsCWID 2007 -- Trial 3.27Health Geographics science & technology: the application of GIS in hospitals and healthcare -- medical/clinical, health resources, health services, healthcare logistics, healthcare preparedness -- by Ric Skinner, GISP, Sturbridge, MAhttp://www.healthgisguy.com/noreply@blogger.com (Ric Skinner)Blogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188262514401971041.post-2898958308845193246Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:53:00 +00002011-03-06T13:27:14.302-05:00 The Mission of The Stoneybrook Group is to make a difference in the lives of people, and what's important to them, through Health Geographics. The Stoneybrook Group LLC was established to provide consulting services to the hospital, healthcare and emergency preparedness sectors, especially as those services might benefit from GIS technologies. As Principal Consultant, Ric Skinner contributes http://www.healthgisguy.com/2008/03/stoneybrook-group.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ric Skinner)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188262514401971041.post-2354097225129433992Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:43:00 +00002009-02-10T06:35:40.063-05:00ResumeCURRICULUM VITAEWilliam F. (“Ric”) Skinner, GISPric.skinner@gmail.com CAREER OVERVIEWMarch 2008 – present The Stoneybrook Group -- MANovember 2007 – March 2008 Engineering/Environmental/GIS Consulting Firm -- MAJanuary 2002 – October 2007 Hospital/Healthcare System -- MAMarch 1999 -- December 2001 State Health Dept. -- NJAugust 1998 – March 1999 Environmental/Engineering Consulting Firm -- http://www.healthgisguy.com/2008/03/curriculum-vitae-william-f.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ric Skinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188262514401971041.post-1013448217409373246Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:38:00 +00002009-07-06T14:43:05.984-04:00In the NewsRic Skinner highlighted in "GISC-Eye News" -- see page 13Ric Skinner joins the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Leadership TeamFull Interoperability Means More Than Just VoiceCost-effective Information Interoperability for All-Hazards Events in Spite of Decreasing Preparedness Funding – Part One, The EnvironmentCost-effective Information Interoperability for All-Hazards Events in Spite of Decreasing http://www.healthgisguy.com/2008/03/in-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ric Skinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188262514401971041.post-3333284665284248318Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:17:00 +00002007-09-15T11:00:24.702-04:00Healthcare PreparednessI am conducting a survey of all US Healthcare facilties and healthcare systems, with the sponsorship of the Business Continuity Planning Workgroup for Healthcare Organizations (http://www.bcpwho.org/). My co-surveyors are: Jennifer Davey, Emergency Management Specialist, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA, and Angela Devlen, Emergency Management Director, Caritas Christihttp://www.healthgisguy.com/2007/09/preliminary-results-of-healthcare.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ric Skinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188262514401971041.post-5329666990201784304Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:00:00 +00002009-01-30T12:21:10.717-05:00CWID 2007 -- Trial 3.27A Civilian Role Player’s Discussion and Observations on CWID 2007, Trial 3.27 – Integrated Information Management SystemBy Ric Skinner, GISPOverviewDuring 11 – 21 June 2007, at the invitation of the Dept. of Homeland Security and its contractor, Battelle, I participated as one of nine “civilian role players” in CWID 2007, Trial 3.27 – Integrated Information Management System (IIMS). IIMS was one http://www.healthgisguy.com/2007/07/cwid-2007-trial-327-overview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ric Skinner)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188262514401971041.post-6051032093054519937Wed, 30 May 2007 15:44:00 +00002007-06-01T09:41:49.474-04:00Healthcare PreparednessSPAR-GIS stands for Special Populations Analysis and Research with GIS. The primary focus of SPAR-GIS is emergency management, preparedness, response and recovery with regard to special populations. Special populations include people who are visually impaired, deaf and heard of hearing, people with disabilities and the elderly. Future discussions may add to and/or alter the definition and list ofhttp://www.healthgisguy.com/2007/05/special-needs-populations-website.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ric Skinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188262514401971041.post-7986223158257413904Wed, 30 May 2007 15:32:00 +00002007-05-30T11:44:08.232-04:00Healthcare PreparednessNew software helps emergency planners assist people with special needs(Download printable, PDF version of this article.)ARGONNE, Ill. (May 11, 2007) – Emergency preparedness planners will be able to better prepare individuals with special needs thanks to new open-source software developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.The new Special Population Planner software ishttp://www.healthgisguy.com/2007/05/special-needs-populations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ric Skinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188262514401971041.post-1605563198557688610Sat, 12 May 2007 21:30:00 +00002007-05-24T13:16:32.896-04:00Healthcare PreparednessJane L. Garb, Robert G. Cromley, and Richard B. Wait (2007) "Estimating Populations at Risk for Disaster Preparedness and Response," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: Vol. 4 : Iss. 1, Article 3.Available at: http://www.bepress.com/jhsem/vol4/iss1/3.This paper presents a practical approach to the problem of estimating the size and location of the population likely to be http://www.healthgisguy.com/2007/05/estimating-populations-at-risk-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ric Skinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188262514401971041.post-7739254494197682975Sat, 12 May 2007 14:14:00 +00002009-02-27T14:07:55.931-05:00Healthcare PreparednessClick for complete white paper: "Making the Case for an Interoperable, Multi-scale Hospital/Healthcare Knowledge Domain"For want of a bed, a hospital was lostFor want of a hospital a community was lostFor want of a community a region was lostFor want of a region a Nation was lost.… And all for the want of a hospital bed.-- Ric Skinner, “Healthcare Preparedness Infosphere”, 2003http://www.healthgisguy.com/2007/05/making-case-for-interoperable-multi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ric Skinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188262514401971041.post-3745928258063876339Sat, 12 May 2007 13:33:00 +00002009-03-26T14:19:09.941-04:00Publications and PresentationsHealth Geographics Publications Skinner, R. (in preparation, 2009). The Evolving Role of Geographic Information Systems in Hospital and Healthcare Emergency Management. (Publishers currently being evaluated).Skinner, R. 2008. A Perspective on Hazard Vulnerability Analysis by Hospitals (http://www.bigmedicine.ca/specialfeature.htm#A_perspective_on_hazard_vulnerability_analysis_by_hospital_[Part_1]http://www.healthgisguy.com/2007/05/publications-presentations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ric Skinner)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188262514401971041.post-8424159675406683310Sat, 12 May 2007 12:32:00 +00002009-02-08T21:40:21.594-05:00Healthcare PreparednessWhen an ambulance is in route to a hospital emergency department (ED) the emergency medical service (EMS) dispatch calls the ED to inform them of the nature of the transport and the ambulance’s Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA). However, the Actual Time of Arrival (ATA) compared to the ETA varies with each trip. Sometimes there is little difference, but often the ATA is off by as much as 10 minuteshttp://www.healthgisguy.com/2007/05/improving-ambulance-eta-at-hospital-ed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ric Skinner)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188262514401971041.post-2053059054531099734Mon, 07 May 2007 23:59:00 +00002010-02-20T16:16:34.531-05:00Professional ProfileBiographical Summary ofRic Skinner, GISPOwner/Consultant/Researcher/Info SleuthThe Stoneybrook Group LLC (Veteran-owned Business)Sturbridge, MAA Certified Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP), Ric Skinner is internationally recognized for “pushing the GIS envelope” in diverse hospital/healthcare areas: clinical/medical, health services & resources, and “hospital-land” security. He http://www.healthgisguy.com/2007/05/ric-skinners-professional-profile.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ric Skinner)0