Purpose:
HIMSS advocacy and 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 advocacy activities from educating HIMSS members and Members of Congress and their staff on key issues to actually 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 advocacy 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:
Ned McCulloch, JD
Governmental Program Executive
IBM
Vice-Chair Person:
Maggie Lohnes, FHIMSS, CPHIMS, RN
I.S. Manager, Physician Computer Services
MultiCare Health System
Contact:
Dave Roberts
VP of Government Relations
HIMSS
Phone: 703-562-9811
droberts@himss.org
Maggie McNamara
Coordinator, Government Relations
Phone: 703-562-8870
MMcNamara@himss.org
Chapter Advocacy Liaison Roundtable (CALR)
HIMSS Gov't Relations Roundtable (HGRR)
Legislation/ Regulation Review
Purpose:
The Chapter Advocacy Liaison 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 advocacy and public policy agenda.
Chair Person:
Emma Cartmell
ecartmell@gmail.com
Contact:
Tom Keefe
Director of State Government Affairs
HIMSS
Phone: 703-562-9813
tkeefe@himss.org
Purpose:
The goals of the roundtable are to: promote proactive legislative proposals and funding initiatives at the federal and state levels of our government that advance the use of healthcare information technology, and
ensure that industry and government embrace and incorporate the best use of information and management systems to improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare delivery, and
lead and direct the industry and government on issues and policies related to healthcare information technology, and
establish HIMSS as the recognized organization of expertise in all key healthcare information technology issues and to provide access for our corporate members to key decision makers.
Chair Person:
Fred Hannett
On behalf of Saic/Sentillion
Contact:
Jonathan French
Coordinator, Government Relations
HIMSS
Phone: 703-562-9822
jfrench@himss.org
Purpose:
Reviews and comments on all proposed legislation & regulation that impacts health IT.
Co-Chairs:
Reuben Buckareff
President, AB Chipsoft USA Inc.
Pensacola, FL 32503
850.602.1879
RBuckareff@chipsoft.us
Maggie Lohnes, RN CPHIMS, FHIMSS
I.S. Manager, Physician Computer Services
Multicare
100 W. California Blvd., I.S. Dept
Fox Island,WA
(253) 459-7292
maggie.lohnes@multicare.org
Contact:
Dave Roberts
VP of Government Relations
HIMSS
Phone: 703-562-9811
droberts@himss.org
Maggie McNamara
Coordinator, Government Relations
Phone: 703-562-8870
MMcNamara@himss.org
Purpose:
To make recommendations for annual Advocacy Award Winners.
Chair Person:
Cathryn Stam, PMP, FHIMSSS
Senior Consultant, Integrated Application Management, LLC
PO Box 470
Providence Forge, VA 23140
(804) 366-1206
Cathryn.Stam@IAMConsulting.net
Contact:
Dave Roberts
VP of Government Relations
HIMSS
Phone: 703-562-9811
droberts@himss.org
Purpose:
Seeks speaking & other outreach opportunities on HIMSS public policy.
Chair Person:
TBD
Contact:
Blair Hedgepeth
Manager, Congressional Affairs
Phone: 703-562-9810
bhedgepeth@himss.org
