Health Information Exchange Coordinating Committee Members
State Consumer Health Information and Policy Advisory Council
- One member from the Council who will chair the Committee
Holly Benson – Secretary
Health Information Exchange Programs and Florida Association of RHIOs (FAR)
- One member representing the FAR and one member from an operating health information exchanges in Florida. These members recuse themselves during FHIN grant discussion, evaluation and recommendation processes
Allen Byington – Big Bend Regional Healthcare Information Organization
Hospitals and Clinics
- Two members from a hospital or clinic system utilizing an advanced electronic medical records system
Duane Steward, Ph.D. – Nemours and Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
Reginald Smith – Mayo Clinic
Rural Health
- One member from a federally qualified health center or other rural health organization utilizing electronic medical records, telemedicine or telehealth systems
Kevin Kearns – Health Choice Networks
Practitioners
- Two physician members utilizing an advanced electronic health records system in his or her practice
Maureen Levy, M.D. – Medical Director, KePRO
Dennis Saver, M.D. – Florida Academy of Family Physicians
Professional Associations
- Two members from an association supporting electronic health record systems
Kathy Holzer – Florida Hospital Association
Linda McMullen (pending) – Florida Medical Association
Health Plans
- One member from the health insurance industry
Catherine Peper – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
University - Florida Medical School
- One member representing best practices work in the health information technology field supporting health information exchange sustainability and business development
Vacant
Consumers
- One member representing a statistically significant consumer population in Florida
Karen A. Koch, MSW, MEd
Legal
- One member representing health information technology/privacy security law
Julie Meadows-Keefe - Florida Department of Health
State Government
- One member from the Florida Department of Health
Robert Harmon, M.D., Director - Duval County Health Department
IT Development Organizations
- One member representing information technology development
Matt Doster, ITFlorida
Florida Office of Economic Recovery
Linda Fuchs – Florida Office of Economic Recovery
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