Public Policy
HIMSS Annual Call for Committee Applications opens January 2, 2012 through March 2, 2012.
Purpose:
HIMSS public policy efforts are led by a team of HIMSS members with experience and a passion to drive needed changes in public policy and regulation at the federal and state level to better human healthcare. HIMSS mobilizes its members and seeks to perform a broad spectrum of outreach activities from educating HIMSS members and Members of Congress and their staff on key issues to writing and proposing draft legislation. HIMSS works closely with key federal decision-makers and the 21st Century Health Care Caucus to advance improvements in the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare through the use of information technology and management systems. HIMSS primary public policy focus is to provide leadership and industry direction on healthcare issues and policy related to health information technology and management systems professionals in order to remove barriers and obstacles and enable implementation of solutions.
Chair Person:
Lesley King, MA, FHIMSS - Mayo Clinic
Vice-Chair Persons:
Fred Hannett, MPA - Capitol Alliance
James Harris, MS, CPHIMS, FHIMSS - Medstar Health
Committee Members
Thompson Boyd, MD, CPHIMS - Tenet Health Systems
Barbara Drury, FHIMSS - PRICARE, Inc.
Patricia MacTaggart, George Washington University
Geeta Nayyar, MD - Vangent, Inc.
Roger Neal, MSTM - Duncan Regional Hospital
Shane Pilcher, FHIMSS - Stoltenberg Consulting
Erik Pupo, CPHIMS - Deloitte Consulting LLP
Mark Segal, PhD - GE Healthcare IT
Robert Stein, PharmD - Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Amy Walker, BC - Optimize IT Consulting
Staff Contact:
David W. Roberts, MPA, FHIMSS
Vice President, Government Relations
Phone: 703.562.8811
droberts@himss.org
Task Forces
Chapter Advocacy Roundtable (CAR)
HIMSS Gov't Relations Roundtable (HGRR)
HIMSS Patient-Centered Payer Roundtable (PCPR)
Work Groups
HIMSS Leadership Awards Work Group
Task Forces
Chapter Advocacy Roundtable (CAR)
Purpose:
The Chapter Advocacy Roundtable provides a networking and educational opportunity for Chapter Advocates to promote Chapter level advocacy programs at the grassroots level in coordination with the HIMSS public policy agenda.
Chair:
Martha Dameron, Northern California Chapter
Vice Chair, Midwest Region:
David Cheli, HIMSS Midwest Gateway Chapter
Vice Chair, Eastern Region:
Terri Ripley, HIMSS Virginia chapter
Vice Chair, Southern Region:
Pawan Goyal, HIMSS Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter
Vice Chair, Western Region:
Lee Castonguay, HIMSS Hawaii-Alaska Chapter
HIMSS Staff Liaison:
Thomas S. Keefe, MA, FHIMSS
Senior Director, State Government Affairs
HIMSS
Phone: 703-562-8813
tkeefe@himss.org
HIMSS Government Relations Roundtable (HGRR)
Purpose:
HIMSS Government Relations Roundtable is a monthly public policy roundtable comprised of volunteers who represent the nearly sixty HIMSS Diamond Corporate Members. The mission statement of the Government Relations Roundtable is to:
- Harness the extensive knowledge and expertise of our 60 Diamond Corporate members to promote improvements and investments within our healthcare technology domain.
- Provide counsel from the corporate member perspective to the HIMSS Advocacy & Public Policy Steering Committee to be the recognized source of information and provide access to key decision makers.
To achieve these goals, the Government Relations Roundtable hosts monthly luncheon and roundtable discussions where members of the roundtable network, receive updates from Congressional and Federal Regulatory Agency staff on the latest health information technology policy initiatives, and discuss changes in the health IT policy landscape and what those changes mean for industry
Chair Person:
Steve Erd
Account Manager
Northrop Grumman Information Systems
Vice Chair Person:
Leigh Burchell
Vice President
Government Affairs
Allscripts
Contact:
Stephanie Tsoucalas
Coordinator, Government Relations
HIMSS
Phone: 703-562-8824
tsoucalas@himss.org
HIMSS Patient-Centered Payer Roundtable (PCPR)
Purpose:
The vision of the Roundtable is to improve individual patient care, outcomes, and quality in a cost-effective manner through the development of interoperable health IT by fostering collaboration and trust between providers, payers, and health IT vendors. It will serve to provide a vehicle for these and other stakeholders to exchange ideas and dialogue on emerging health IT issues and opportunities. The Roundtable will initially engage on relevant issues with industry experts, and share learning experiences and case studies. Future activities will include efforts that will incorporate the payer perspective into HIMSS’ policy recommendations and activities, and the creation of practical resources (e.g. toolkits and white papers) that will help guide industry stakeholders toward making health it investments that will improve individual patient care, outcomes, and quality.
Chair Person:
Paul Oates
Senior Enterprise Architect
CIGNA Healthcare
Vice Chair Person:
Jeffrey Pankow
Director, IT
Excellus BCBS
Contact:
Shelley Price, MS, FHIMSS
Director, Payer and Life Sciences
HIMSS
Phone: 703-562-8846
sprice@himss.org
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Work Groups
HIMSS Leadership Awards Work Group
Purpose:
The HIMSS Leadership Award recognizes federal and state legislative leaders, executive branch leaders and states who have made a significant contribution to the healthcare information field, meriting national recognition.
Contact:
Elinore Boeke
Sr. Manager, Public Policy Communications
Phone: 703-562-8817
eboeke@himss.org
