MLA
Honors and Awards
- Honorary member, 1996
Other Awards
- International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (IAHSA), elected as a Founding Member, 2017
- Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), recognized as one of The Most Influential Women in Health IT, 2017
- Health Data Management, Most Powerful Women in Healthcare IT, 2017
- Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), awarded Life Membership for 30 years of membership in the Society and for significant contributions to the field of healthcare information technology, 2014
- International Advisory Board Member, China Hospital Information Management Association (CHIMA), 2012
- IBM Industry Academy, elected Member, 2011
- HIMSS 50 in 50, Received honor as one of the most influential IT contributors to the field over the last 50 years, 2011.
- IMIA Award of Excellence, International Medical Informatics Association, 2010
- American Academy of Nursing (AAN), Honorary Member, 2008
- Book-of-the-Year Award, Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), for Consumer Informatics: Application and Strategies in Cyber Health Care, 2005
- Honorary Membership in Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing, 2003
- Morris F. Collen Lifetime Achievement Award, 2002
- President’s Award, American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), 2001, 2000, 1995
- Fellow, Institute of Medicine, 1996
- Fellow, College of Health Information Management Executives (CHIME), 1996
- Honorary Member, International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), 1996
- Clinical Systems Award, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), 1995
- Distinguished Service Award, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), 1993
- Founding Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering, 1992
- Pioneer Award Winner, Computers in Healthcare, 1992
- Fellow, American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI), 1984
Other Current Accomplishments & Activities
Board and Committee Memberships
- Board Member, Health Record Banking Alliance (HRBA), 2017–
- TIGER International Honorary Member, under the auspices of the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), 2016 –
- Program Committee Member, Summer Institute of Nursing Informatics (SINI), University of Maryland, School of Nursing, 2013 –
- IBM Representative and Honorary Member, International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) General Assembly, 2006 –
- Member, Institute of Medicine (IOM), now named the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 1996 –
- Advisory Board Member, Health On the Net (HON), 1996 –
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Nursing (AAN), 2008 –
- American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI), 1985 –
- American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), 1998 –
- American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA),1985 –
- American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA-CARING), 1986v
- International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (IAHSI), Founding Member, 2017–
- Life Fellow, Health Information Management and Systems Society (LFHIMSS), 1985 –
- Institute of Medicine (IOM) - now known as National Academy of Medicine, 2002
- International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), 1975 –
- Medical Library Association (MLA), 1996 –
- Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), London, 2017–
Editorial Boards
- Healthcare Informatics, 2007–
- Healthcare Informatics, 2001–
- Journal of Healthcare Information Management, 2004 –
Publications (5 representative)
- Ball MJ, Douglas JV, Hinton Walker P, et.al. (eds.). Nursing Informatics: Where Technology and Caring Meet, 4th edition. London; New York: Springer, 2011.
- Ball MJ. Looking back and looking forward: Marion Ball’s perspectives on the future of healthcare and healthcare IT. Interview by Mark Hagland, Healthcare Informatics, 2014 March 10. (Cited 2 Jan. 2019) http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/article/looking-back-and-looking-forward-marion-ball-s-perspectives-future-healthcare-and-healthcare?page=2
- Hubner U, Shaw T, Thye J, et.al. (co-editors). Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform - TIGER: An international recommendation framework of core competencies in health informatics for nurses. Methods Inf Med 2018 Jun; 57(S 01):e30-e42. (Cited 2 Jan. 2019) https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/pdf/10.3414/ME17-01-0155.pdf
- Ball MJ. Back to the future: What have we failed to learn? How does the future look? IMIA Award Presentation at MedInfo 2010, South Africa, Yearb Med Inform 2011 Sep; 6:196-198.
- Ball MJ, Gold J. Banking on health: Personal records and information exchange.
- J Healthc Inf Manag.2006 Spring;20(2):71-83.
Professional Positions
- Senior Advisor, Healthcare Informatics, Center for Computational Health, IBM Research, IBM, 2016 –
- Senior Advisor, Research Industry Specialist, Healthcare Informatics, IBM Research, IBM, 2014–2016
- Senior Advisor, Healthcare Informatics, IBM Research, IBM, 2013
- Affiliate Professor, Information Systems Department, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2011–
- Senior Advisor, Healthcare & Life Sciences Institute, IBM Research, IBM, 2009–2013
- Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 2007–
- Fellow, Center for Healthcare Management, IBM Research, IBM, 2006–2009
- Fellow, Global Leadership Initiative, IBM, 2005–2006
- Professor, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 2005–2007
- Affiliate Professor, Division of Health Sciences Informatics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 2003 –
- Vice President, Clinical Informatics Strategies, Healthlink Incorporated, 2001–2005
- Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Informatics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 1999 –
- Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 1996–2005
- Vice President, First Consulting Group, 1996–2000
- Adjunct Professor of Information Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1990–2011
- School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore:
- Professor, 1985–1997
- Vice President Information Services/Chief Information Officer, 1991–1996
- Associate Vice President, 1987–1991
- Director, Academic Computing, 1985–1987
Additional Academic Appointments
Temple University:
- Director, Computer Systems and Management Group, 1972–1985
- Assistant Director, Medical Computing Activity, 1968–1972
University of Kentucky Medical Center:
- Programmer and Instructor, 1965 –1968
MLA published statements about the fellow
- Honorary Membership in MLA conferred. Proceedings, Ninety-sixth Annual Meeting, Medical Library Association, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri, June 1-5, 1996. Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1997 Jan; 85(1):96. (Cited 31 December 2018)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC226234/pdf/mlab00094-0091.pdf
Education
- Ed.D. Temple University, Continuing Medical Education, 1978
- M.A., University of Kentucky, with distinction, 1985
- B.A., University of Kentucky, with distinction, 1961
- Northwestern University, 1957-1958