The State Consumer Health Information and Policy Advisory Council

The State Consumer Health Information and Policy Advisory Council (Advisory Council) assist the Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis in reviewing the health information system. The Advisory Council also assists with improvements to public health, policy analysis, and transparency of consumer health care information by performing ongoing assessment of quality and performance measures to ensure utilization of best methods for publicly reporting health care information. In addition, the Advisory Council advises the Florida Center in the development and implementation of strategies for the adoption and use of electronic health records and seeks to increase awareness of Florida’s health care consumer websites.



Meetings

The Agency for Health Care Administration announces public meetings to which all persons are invited.

Members

2008-2010

Section 408.0611 F.S. provides that the Agency for Health Care Administration is to promote the implementation of electronic prescribing. The State Electronic Prescribing Advisory Panel advises the Agency for Health Care Administration on the status of the adoption of electronic prescribing and strategies for accelerating the use of electronic prescribing.

Ms. Anne Wells, Chair
Bureau Chief
Medicaid Pharmacy Services
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive Mail Stop #38
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
(850) 412-4146
Anne.Wells@ahca.myflorida.com


Mr. Walt Culbertson
Executive Director
ePrescribe Florida
488 Bell Branch Lane
Jacksonville, Florida 32259
(904) 230-1336
waltculbertson@eprescribeflorida.com

Mr. Zach Finn
Project Manager
Big Bend RHIO
3411 Capital Medical Blvd.
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
(850) 201-0929
zfinn@AdvocareHealth.com

Ms. Lucy Gee
Division Director
Medical Quality Assurance
4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin #C00
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3250
(850) 245-4224
Lucy_Gee@doh.state.fl.us


Mr. Bruce Grant
Director
Florida Office of Drug Control
400 South Monroe, Suite 2105
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001
(850) 488-9557
Bruce.Grant@MyFlorida.com

 

Mr. Todd Hardman
Director of Business Development
Surescripts
5971 Kingstowne Village Parkway, Suite 200
Alexandria, Virginia 22315
(757) 227-5585
todd.hardman@surescripts.com

Ms. Katherine Holzer
Vice President of Health Policy
Florida Hospital Association
360 East College Avenue
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
(850) 222-9800
kholzer@fha.org

Mr. Michael Jackson
Executive Vice President
Florida Pharmacy Association
610 N. Adams Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1114
(850) 222-2400
fpa@pharmview.com


Mr. Scott Langdon
Director of Administration and
Communication
Florida Health Care Coalition
4401 Vineland Rd. Suite A-10
Orlando, Florida 32811
(407) 425-9500
scott@flhcc.com

 

Ms. Linda McMullen
Director of Medical Economics
Florida Medical Association
123 Adams Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
(850) 224-6496
LMcMullen@medone.org

Dr. Lee Shettle
Osteopathic Physician
Shettle Eye Center
670 North Clearwater-Largo Road
Largo, Florida 33770
(727) 581-8755
lshettle@yahoo.com

Ms. Catherine Peper
VP, Provider Technology Solutions
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
4800 Deerwood Campus Parkway, DC303
Jacksonville, Florida 32246
(904) 905-3149
Catherine.Peper@bcbsfl.com

Dr. Hong Xiao, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Interim Director
of Economic, Social and Administrative Pharmacy
College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
200-D Dyson Building
Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, Florida 32307
(850) 599-3375
hong.xiao@famu.edu