Let HIMSS subject matter experts provide the needed information or background for your story on health IT topics and initiatives. Names appear in alphabetical order with topics each person can discuss with reporters, bloggers or others looking for information on health IT.
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Senior Director, Corporate Communications
(312) 915-9237
jlofstrom@himss.org
@joycelofstrom
Davies Awards
Jonathan French
Director, Healthcare Information Systems, HIMSS North America
- Davies Awards
- Patient Safety
- Quality care measurement, reporting, and improvement
Patricia Wise, RN, MS, MA, FHIMSS
Vice President, Healthcare Information Systems, HIMSS North America
- Davies Awards
- EHRs
- Hospitals
- Physician practices
- Meaningful Use One Source
Government Relations
Jeff Coughlin, MPP
Senior Director, Federal and State Affairs
- Federal government regulatory Issues (Meaningful Use)
- Federal government agencies (HHS, CMS, ONC, FDA, FCC, DOD, VA and others)
- State government affairs
- General health IT public policy issues
Samantha Burch
Senior Director, Congressional Affairs, HIMSS North America
- Congressional affairs and legislation
- Institute for e-Health policy
- Congressional agencies (CBO, CRS, GAO)
- General Health IT public policy issues
- Institute for e-Health Policy student learning experiences
Thomas M. Leary, MA, CAE, FHIMSS
Vice President, Government Relations, HIMSS North America
- HIMSS official positions on congressional and regulatory issues
- All other public policy issues concerning federal, state and congressional activities
- Agency and congressional relations and communications
- Executive Director, HIMSS Foundation
Health Information Exchange
Mari Greenberger, MPPA
Director, Informatics, HIMSS North America
- Health Information Exchange (HIE)
HIMSS Value of Health IT Suite
Rod Piechowski, MA
Senior Director, Health Information Systems, HIMSS North America
- HIMSS Value Suite
- Innovation in healthcare
- Health IT usability
- Process improvement
Patricia Wise, RN, MS, MA, FHIMSS
Vice President, Health Information Systems, HIMSS North America
- Davies Awards
- EHRs
- Hospitals
- Physician practices
ICD-10
Pam Jodock
Senior Director, Health Business Solutions, HIMSS North America
- ICD-10
- Revenue cycle management
Informatics
Christel Anderson, MA
Senior Director, Interoperability and Standards, HIMSS North America
- Alliance for Nursing Informatics
- Clinical informatics
- Nursing informatics (including annual nursing surveys)
- Nutrition informatics
- Partners in E
- Pharmacy informatics
- Physician community and health IT, medical informatics
- TIGER
Joyce Sensmeier, MS, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, FAAN
Vice President, Informatics, HIMSS North America
President, IHE USA
- Nursing informatics
- Nursing informatics trends
- Interoperability
- Interoperability Showcase
- Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise - IHE
- IHE Connectathon
Interoperability and Standards
Christel Anderson, MA
Senior Director, Interoperability and Standards, HIMSS North America
- Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise - IHE
- IHE Connectathon
- Health Story Project
- ONC Interoperability Roadmap
Joyce Sensmeier, MS, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, FAAN
Vice President, Informatics, HIMSS North America
President, IHE USA
- Nursing informatics
- Nursing informatics trends
- Interoperability
- Interoperability Showcase
- Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise - IHE
- IHE Connectathon
Innovation Center
Celina Roth
Senior Manager, Interoperability Initiatives, HIMSS North America
- Interoperability Showcase
- HIMSS Innovation Center
Meaningful Use
Jeff Coughlin, MPP
Senior Director, Federal and State Affairs, HIMSS North America
- Federal government regulatory issues (Meaningful Use)
- Federal government agencies (HHS, CMS, ONC, FDA, FCC, DOD, VA and others)
- State government affairs
Thomas M. Leary, MA, CAE, FHIMSS
Vice President, Government Relations, HIMSS North America
- HIMSS official positions on congressional and regulatory issues
- All other public policy issues concerning federal, state and congressional activities
- Agency and congressional process questions
Patricia Wise, RN, MS, MA, FHIMSS
Vice President, Healthcare Information Systems, HIMSS North America
- Davies Awards
- EHRs
- Hospitals
- Physician practices
- Meaningful Use One Source
Meetings and Exhibitions
Karen Malone
Vice President, Meetings and Exhibits, HIMSS North America
- Meetings for HIMSS North America
- Meeting planning trends
Elli Riley, CEM
Director, Meetings and Exhibits, HIMSS North America
- Conference exhibition floor planning for HIMSS North America
- Exhibits at HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition
- Exhibition floor trends
Mobile Health
Thomas Martin, PhD, MBA
Director, Healthcare Information Systems, HIMSS North America
- Mobile health
- Mobile privacy/security
- Standards/interoperability
- Health policy
- Economic impacts of technology in healthcare
- HIMSS Value Suite
John Sharp, MSSA, PMP, FHIMSS
Senior Manager, Personal Connected Health Alliance
- Connected health
- Patient engagement
- Patient portal optimization
- Gamification of health
Patient Engagement
Pat Wise
Vice President, Health Information Systems
- Ambulatory – physician offices
- EHRs
- Patient engagement
- Clinical and business intelligence
- ACOs
- Healthcare reform
- Clinical and business intelligence
- Payers
- Bioscience
Patient Safety and Quality
Jonathan French
Director, Healthcare Information Systems, HIMSS North America
- Davies Awards
- Patient safety
- Quality care measurement, reporting, and improvement
Payers
Shelley Price, MS, FHIMSS
Director, Payer and Life Sciences, HIMSS North America
- Clinical and business intelligence
- Payers
- Bioscience
- ACOs
- Healthcare reform
Privacy & Security
Lisa A. Gallagher, BSEE, CISM, CPHIMS, FHIMSS
Vice President, Technology Solutions, HIMSS North America
- Business and financial systems
- Privacy and security
- Cloud computing
- Identity management
- Patient data matching
- Federal advisory committee work (HITSC, P&S)
Lee Kim, JD, FHIMSS
Director, Privacy and Security, HIMSS North America
- Privacy and security
- Cloud computing
Professional Development
JoAnn Klinedinst, M.Ed., CPHIMS, DES, PMP, FHIMSS
Vice President, Professional Development, HIMSS North America
- Annual conference education
- Career trends in health IT
- Educational programming (in-person and virtual), HIMSS North America
- Project management
- Continuing professional development
- Lifelong learning
Sam King, MBA, MPH, FHFMA, FHIMSS, CPHIMS, CPHQ, CHFP
Senior Director, Professional Development, HIMSS North America
- Professional certification – CPHIMS and CAHIMS
- Online educational programming
Strategic Relationships
Erica Pantuso
Vice President, Operations, HIMSS North America
- HIMSS Individual & Organizational Membership
- HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model - EMRAM
Stephanie Denvir, CAE
Director, Strategic Relations, HIMSS North America
- HIMSS membership – Non-Profit Partner
- Innovation Center collaborations
- HIMSS North America collaborations
- National Healthcare Innovation Summit
- National Health IT Week Partner Program
HIMSS Analytics
For interviews with HIMSS Analytics subject matter experts, contact
Heather Frechette-Crowley
Director, Marketing
HIMSS Analytics
heather.crowley@himssanalytics.org
+1.802.657.6705