National eHealth Collaborative has announced the members of its newly appointed NeHC University Advisory Council, a body of nationally known experts and advocates in health IT, who will help shape and lead NeHC’s expanded education program.
NeHC recently unveiled NeHC University, an updated and expanded version of the popular NHIN University program that launched in February 2010. NeHC University is intended to provide stakeholders with a broad view of the HIT landscape through introductory programs and expert-led deep dives into hot topics and initiatives related to HIT and health information exchange.
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“The goal of the new NeHC University is to provide a robust view of the current and rapidly evolving HIT ecosystem by bringing high quality leaders and experts to discuss issues of utmost relevance and interact with interested stakeholders,” said NeHC CEO Kate Berry. “We are thrilled to have the expertise of our Advisory Council – representing nearly all segments of healthcare – to help make NeHC University as successful and as beneficial as possible.”
The NeHC University Advisory Council has been convened to help develop curricula and programs for NeHC University, and recruit and serve as class faculty.
The council is composed of 18 health IT leaders from across the United States, representing a wide range of stakeholder perspectives – including patients, physicians and clinicians, hospitals, payers, legal experts, academics, the ONC, health information exchange organizations and others:
- Holt Anderson – North Carolina Health Information and Communications Alliance
- David Baker, MD – Northwestern University
- William Bernstein, JD – Manatt
- Pamela Cipriano, RN, PhD – Institute of Medicine
- Adam Clark, PhD – FasterCures
- Gwenn Darlinger – BlueCross BlueShield Association
- Arthur Davidson, MD – Denver Health
- Mary Jo Deering, PhD – Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
- Mark Frisse, MD – Vanderbilt University
- Lillee Gelinas, RN – VHA, Inc.
- Regina Holliday – consumer HIT activist
- Linda Kloss – Kloss Strategic Advisors
- Dianne Lee – St. Louis Community College/Region C Community College Consortia to Educate Health Information Technology Professionals
- Patricia MacTaggart – George Washington University
- Chuck Parker – Continua Health Alliance
- Andrea Sodano, PhD – Boston University
- Timothy A. Swope – Personalized Medicine Coalition
- Chantal Worzala, PhD – American Hospital Association
“It is really exciting to see such a great group of HIT voices come together for the purpose of advancing the education of stakeholders in this rapidly evolving field,” said Chantal Worzala, PhD, director of policy at the American Hospital Association. “I look forward to working with my colleagues on the NeHC University Advisory Council to produce valuable programs that get to the heart of the transformation that the American healthcare system is undergoing and what it means for stakeholders across the spectrum.”
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The NeHC University Advisory Council held its first meeting on May 10 and will continue to meet on a quarterly basis to provide advice on upcoming programs.
