Mary "Lisa" E. Morton, PhD, MLIS, RHIA
Professor
Department:
SHR-Hlth Informatics/Info Mgt.
Email:
memorton@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-6371
Biography
Mary E. “Lisa” Morton, PhD, RHIA, is professor and Director of the Health Informatics and Information Management programs at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. In addition to her volunteer service for the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and three of its component state associations, she has presented at the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual Symposium, International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) Working Group on Education Conference, AHIMA National Convention, AHIMA Assembly on Education (AOE) Symposium, and state HIMA conferences. Morton has published on the topic of physician EHR adoption and serves as a reviewer for Perspectives in HIM and JAMIA Open. She has served as a member of AHIMA’s Council on Excellence in Education (CEE) and has chaired its Research & Periodicals Workgroup and the Graduate Resource Alliance (GRA) Workgroup. Lisa was recipient of the Mississippi Health Information Management Association’s (MSHIMA) Educator Award in 2014 and the MSHIMA Research Award in 2010. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Mississippi Health Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and previously served as secretary and president.
Education
| Drexel University, PhD, Information Science & Technology | 2008 |
| Louisiana State University, MLIS, Library & Information Science | 1993 |
| Louisiana Tech University, BS, Medical Record Administration | 1990 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Registered Health Information Administrator, American Health Information Management Assocation | 10/1990 - Present |
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Health Related Professions | 07/2016 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Health Related Professions | 07/2011 - 06/2016 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Health Related Professions, Department of Health Information Management | 07/2007 - 06/2011 |
| Clinical Assistant Professor, Temple University, School of Health Related Professions | 07/1999 - 06/2007 |
| Director, Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Department of Medical Staff Services | 07/1997 - 06/1999 |
| Supervisor, Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Department of Health Information Management | 05/1990 - 06/1997 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, Better Living Utilizing Electronic Systems, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality | 07/2008 - 08/2011 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Glisson, JG, Morton, ME, Bond, AH & Griswold, M Does an education intervention improve physician signature legibility? Pilot study of a prospective chart review. Perspectives in health information management, 2011, 8. | |
| Morton, ME & Wiedenbeck, S EHR acceptance factors in ambulatory care: A survey of physician perceptions. Perspectives in health information management, 2010, 7. | |
| Morton, ME & Wiedenbeck, S A framework for predicting EHR adoption attitudes: A physician survey. Perspectives in health information management, 2009, 6. | |
Dissertation | |
| Morton ME Use and Acceptance of an Electronic Health Record: Factors Affecting Physician Attitudes | 2008 |
Book Chapter | |
| Morton ME, Peden, AH, & Young, DK Introduction. In A. H. Peden (Ed.), Comparative health information management (Chapter 1). 4th Ed. Delmar Cengage Learning, Albany, NY, 2016 | |
| Morton, ME & Peden, AH Introduction. In A. H. Peden (Ed.), Comparative health information management (Chapter 1). 3rd Ed. Delmar Cengage Learning, Albany, NY, 2012 | |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Teaching Multiple Competencies with a Personalized Medicine Project, AMIA 2019 Informatics Educators Forum, St. Louis, MO | 06/2019 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Faculty development webinar series: The peer review process for scholarly journals, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Foundation, Webinar | 07/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, 2016 Volunteer Opportunities: Elected Positions, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Webinar | 03/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, RICE Bowl: Rural Interdisciplinary Case Experience at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, AHIMA Assembly on Education Summer Symposium, Austin, TX | 07/2015 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Update from the Chairs of the Council for Excellence in Education Workgroups, AHIMA Assembly on Education Summer Symposium, Austin, TX | 07/2015 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Peer Reviewer Training for Perspectives and Educational Perspectives, AHIMA Assembly on Education Summer Symposium, Austin, TX | 07/2015 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Peer Reviewer Training for Perspectives and Educational Perspectives, 2014 American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) National Convention, San Diego, CA | 09/2014 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Update from the Chairs of the Council for Excellence in Education Workgroups, AHIMA Assembly on Education Summer Symposium, Chicago, IL | 07/2014 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Peer Reviewer Training for Perspectives and Educational Perspectives, AHIMA Assembly on Education Summer Symposium, Chicago, IL | 07/2014 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Syllabus—Time spent in the beginning will save time in the end!, AHIMA Assembly on Education 2014 Faculty Development Institute, Chicago, IL | 07/2014 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Exploring New Frontiers in a Student-Led Clinic: Interdisciplinary Collaboration, AHIMA Assembly on Education Summer Symposium, Baltimore, MD | 07/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Presentation of BLUES Data, Delta Health Alliance’s EHR-Telemedicine Summit, Stoneville, MS | 11/2010 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, A prospective chart review to evaluate physician signature legibility: Does an education intervention improve legibility?, AHIMA Assembly on Education Summer Symposium, New Orleans, LA | 07/2010 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Achieving meaningful use of health information technology: A research-based approach, AHIMA Assembly on Education Summer Symposium, New Orleans, LA | 07/2010 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Physician acceptance of the EHR, Mississippi Health Information Management Association’s (MSHIMA) Annual Convention, Hattiesburg, MS | 06/2010 |
| Poster Presentation, The Better Lives Utilizing Electronic Systems (BLUES) Project, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Health Information Technology (IT) Grantee and Contractor Meeting, Washington, DC | 06/2010 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, EHR evaluation: Incorporating grant research into the undergraduate clinical experience, AHIMA Assembly on Education Summer Symposium, Las Vegas, NV | 07/2009 |
| Poster Presentation, Use and Acceptance of an Electronic Health Record: Factors Affecting Physician Attitudes, 14th SHRP Annual Research Day, Jackson, MS | 04/2009 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Delta BLUES Initiative (Bettering Lives Utilizing Electronic Systems): An Electronic Health Record (EHR) Evaluation Study, 14th SHRP Annual Research Day, Jackson, MS | 04/2009 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Use and acceptance of an electronic health record: Factors affecting physician attitudes, Health Information & Technology Week Educational Program, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS. | 11/2008 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Use and acceptance of an electronic health record, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Assembly on Education Summer Symposium, Louisville, KY | 07/2008 |
| Doctoral Consortium, Use and acceptance of an electronic health record: Factors affecting physician attitudes, American Medical Informatics Association 2006 Symposium, Doctoral Consortium on Organizational Issues in Medical Informatics, Washington, DC | 11/2006 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Structuring objects, restructuring workflow, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) National Convention, San Diego, CA | 10/2005 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Medical informatics for health information management, Temple University Department of Health Information Management Alumni Appreciation Day, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA | 12/2004 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Next steps for EHR, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) National Convention, Washington, DC | 10/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Visual Mapping for Medical Concepts, Drexel University Annual Research Day, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA | 05/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Computer-Based Patient Record: Research and Educational Collaboration In Health Information Management and Medical Library Science, Temple University College of Health Professions Graduate Research Symposium, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA | 11/2003 |
| Poster Presentation, Visual mapping for medical concepts, Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium, Washington, DC | 11/2003 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Computer-based patient record: Research and educational collaboration, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Assembly on Education Summer Symposium, Columbus, OH | 06/2003 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Medical informatics for health information management, Lehigh Valley Health Information Management Association (LVHIMA) Annual Meeting, Bethlehem, PA | 05/2003 |
| Poster Presentation, Computer-based patient record: Research and educational collaboration in health information management and medical library science, International Medical Informatics Association Working Group on Education Conference, Portland, OR | 04/2003 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Guest lecturer in the MBA in Health Industry Program, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley, PA | 09/2001 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Revising the technology curriculum, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Assembly on Education Summer Symposium, Nashville, TN | 06/2001 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Electronic signature laws, Pennsylvania Healthcare Information & Telecommunications Professionals Annual Conference, Valley Forge, PA | 11/2000 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Academy for Excellence in Education, UMMC | 2022 |
| Educator Award, Mississippi Health Information Management Association (MSHIMA) | 2022 |
| Educator Award, Mississippi Health Information Management Association (MSHIMA) | 2014 |
| Norman C. Nelson Order for Teaching Excellence, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2011 |
| Educator Award (co-recipient), Mississippi Health Information Management Association (MSHIMA) | 2011 |
| Leadership Development Program, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2010 |
| Research Award, Mississippi Health Information Management Association (MSHIMA) | 2010 |
| Merit award, outstanding teaching and research, Temple University, College of Health Professions | 2003 |
| Merit Award (excellent teaching), Temple University, College of Health Professions | 2000 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society Mississippi Chapter (MSHIMSS), Officer, Other Officer | 2019 - 2023 |
| Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society Mississippi Chapter (MSHIMSS) | 2014 - 2023 |
| Alpha Eta Society, UMMC Chapter, Officer, Other Officer | 2011 - 2012 |
| Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society Mississippi Chapter (MSHIMSS), Officer, Secretary | 2011 - 2013 |
| Alpha Eta Society, Member | 2010 - Present |
| Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Member | 2008 - Present |
| Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society Mississippi Chapter (MSHIMSS), Member | 2008 - Present |
| American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), Member | 2007 - Present |
| Mississippi Health Information Management Association (MSHIMA), Member | 2007 - Present |
| Southeast Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association (SePHIMA), Officer, Other Officer, Executive Board | 2001 - 2002 |
| American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Member | 1987 - Present |
Committee Service
| SCHOOL OF HEALTH RELATED PROFESSIONS-FACULTY PROMOTION AND TENURE, Chair | 2019 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-EPIC EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, Member | 2016 - Present |
| AHIMA Council for Excellence in Education (CEE) Nominating Committee, Member | 2016 - 2016 |
| Gulf Coast HIMSS Consortium (GC3) Annual Conference Planning Committee, Member | 2016 - Present |
| SHRP Practice Plan Committee, Member | 2015 - 2016 |
| SHRP Policies & Procedures Committee, Member | 2015 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF HEALTH RELATED PROFESSIONS-FACULTY DEVELOPMENT | 2015 - 2016 |
| SCHOOL OF HEALTH RELATED PROFESSIONS-EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, Member | 2015 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-WEB, Member | 2015 - 2019 |
| AHIMA Graduate Resource Alliance, Chair | 2015 - 2015 |
| AHIMA Research & Periodicals Workgroup, Chair | 2014 - 2014 |
| MSHIMA Nominating Committee, Member | 2013 - 2014 |
| AHIMA Council for Excellence in Education (CEE), Member | 2013 - 2015 |
| SCHOOL OF HEALTH RELATED PROFESSIONS-ADMISSIONS, Co-Chair | 2012 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF HEALTH RELATED PROFESSIONS-FACULTY PROMOTION AND TENURE, Member | 2012 - Present |
| State of Mississippi, Mississippi Health Information Network (MS-HIN) Privacy & Security Workgroup, Member | 2012 - 2012 |
| AHIMA Workforce Workgroup, Member | 2012 - 2013 |
| Mississippi Health Information Management Association (MSHIMA), Nominating Committee, Member | 2011 - 2012 |
| Mississippi Health Information Management Association (MSHIMA), Annual Conference Committee, Member | 2011 - 2012 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT, Member | 2011 - 2015 |
| Mississippi Health Information Management Association (MSHIMA), Marketing & Communication Committee, Member | 2010 - 2012 |
| SCHOOL OF HEALTH RELATED PROFESSIONS-RESEARCH AFFAIRS, Member | 2008 - 2015 |
| Clinical Information Systems Steering Committee, Member | 2007 - 2009 |
| SCHOOL OF HEALTH RELATED PROFESSIONS-PRE-PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Member | 2007 - 2010 |
| SCHOOL OF HEALTH RELATED PROFESSIONS-ADMISSIONS, Member | 2007 - 2012 |
| American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Annual Conference Committee, Member | 2006 - 2007 |
| Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association (PHIMA) Technology Committee Member, Member | 2004 - 2006 |
Other Service
| External reviewer for promotion/tenure considerations for faculty at University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL | 07/2019 - 07/2019 |
| External reviewer for promotion/tenure considerations for faculty at University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL | 07/2018 - 07/2018 |
| External reviewer for promotion/tenure considerations for faculty at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC | 07/2018 - 07/2018 |
| Manuscript reviewer for JAMIA Open, JAMIA Open | 05/2018 - Present |
| External reviewer for promotion/tenure considerations for faculty at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | 07/2017 - 07/2017 |
| External reviewer for promotion/tenure considerations for faculty at Texas State University, San Marcos, TX | 07/2017 - 07/2017 |
| External reviewer for promotion/tenure considerations for faculty at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH | 07/2017 - 07/2017 |
| External reviewer for faculty tenure award and promotion from Associate Professor to Professor of Health Informatics & Information Management at the College of Health Professions, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN | 2017 - 2017 |
| External reviewer for faculty promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Health Informatics & Information Management at the College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL | 07/2015 - 07/2015 |
| UMMC Rural Interdisciplinary Case Experience (RICE Bowl): SHRP faculty member/case developer/judge | 07/2014 - 10/2014 |
| External reviewer for faculty promotions in Health Informatics at the College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 08/2013 - 06/2019 |
| SHRP Interview Committee for Dean Candidate Search | 04/2013 - 04/2013 |
| HIM software learning lab prototype evaluator for Delmar Cengage Learning | 09/2011 - 09/2011 |
| Textbook proposal reviewer for Elsevier Health Sciences Publishing | 06/2011 - 06/2011 |
| Technical reviewer for Oklahoma Economic Development Generating Excellence (EDGE) Endowment Fund research grant proposal | 10/2009 - 10/2009 |
| Manuscript reviewer for Perspectives in Health Information Management Research Journal (PHIM) | 06/2009 - Present |
| Judge, poster presentations, Annual SHRP Research Day | 04/2009 - 04/2019 |
| Manuscript reviewer for International Journal of Human-Computer Studies | 02/2008 - 02/2008 |
| Textbook proposal reviewer for Jones and Bartlett Publishers | 10/2007 - 10/2007 |
| Textbook reviewer for AHIMA Publishing | 02/2004 - 04/2012 |
| Manuscript reviewer for Computers & Education: An International Journal | 09/2002 - 09/2002 |
Teaching Experience
| HI 340, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Health Information Privacy, Security & Governance | Summer 2020 |
| HI 631, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Health Informatics | Spring 2020 |
| HI 345, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Electronic Health Records & Informatics | Spring 2020 |
| HI 313, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Healthcare Database Design & Administration | Spring 2020 |
| HI 610, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Topics in Privacy, Security, Legal Aspects of Health Information | Fall 2020 |
| HI 431, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Healthcare Systems Design & Project Management | Fall 2020 |
| HI 603, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Perspectives in the Health Information Professions | Fall 2020 |
| HI 634, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Development of Electronic Health Information Systems | Summer 2020 |
| HI 615, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Health Care Reimbursement and Financial Management | Summer 2020 |
| HI 615, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Health Care Reimbursement and Financial Management | Summer 2018 |
| HI 630, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Health Information Systems | Spring 2017 |
| HI 632, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Databases & Knowledge Management | Spring 2017 |
| HI 699, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Capstone in Health Informatics & Information Management | Spring 2016 |
| HI 425, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Health Care Systems Design and Analysis | Fall 2014 |
| HI 632, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Databases & Knowledge Management | Spring 2013 - 2015 |
| HI 610, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Topics in Privacy, Security, Legal Aspects of Health Information | Fall 2013 |
| HI 309, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Topics in Health Informatics & Information Management | Fall 2013 - 2014 |
| HI 631, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Health Informatics | Spring 2013 |
| HI 632, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Databases & Knowledge Management | Summer 2012 |
| HI 610, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Topics in Privacy, Security, Legal Aspects of Health Information | Spring 2012 |
| HI 630, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Health Information Systems | Fall 2012 - 2016 |
| HI 699, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Capstone in Health Informatics & Information Management | Fall 2012 |
| HI 634, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Development of Electronic Health Information Systems | Summer 2011 |
| HI 632, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Databases & Knowledge Management | Fall 2011 |
| HI 329, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Healthcare Data Structure | Summer 2010 - 2015 |
| HI 311, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Database Applications in Health Information Systems | Spring 2010 - 2015 |
| CHS 765, SHRP, Course, Teaching assistant, Decision Support Systems | Spring 2010 |
| HI 424, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Healthcare Reimbursement Systems | Spring 2009 - 2012 |
| HI 427, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Seminar | Summer 2009 - 2010 |
| CHS 780, SHRP, Course, Teaching assistant, Special Topics: Development of Electronic Health Information Systems | Fall 2009 |
| HI 483, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Professional Practice Experience III | Fall 2009 - 2010 |
| HI 329, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Healthcare Data Structure | Spring 2008 - 2009 |
| HI 311, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Database Applications in Health Information Systems | Fall 2007 - 2008 |
| HI 425, SHRP, Course, Course Director, Health Care Systems Design and Analysis | Fall 2007 - 2012 |
Directed Student Learning
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, Electronic Health Record’s Effect on Communication in the Physician-Patient Relationship | 2017 - 2018 |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Investigating Barriers to Increased Use of Electronic Health Records in Rural Mississippi Hospitals | 2016 - 2017 |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, A Pilot Study Investigating Employee Utilization of Corporate Telehealth Services | 2015 - 2015 |