Commissioners of the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology

 

The 19-member board of commissioners guides and approves the work of the voluntary work groups and staff as they develop certification criteria, inspection processes and policy for the CCHIT Certified program. The board of commissioners represents health care providers, academia, the private sector, nonprofit organizations and government agencies, and includes no more than three representatives from the health IT vendor stakeholder group. Commissioners are selected based on their recognized expertise and experience in healthcare information technology. The roles of the commissioners are to represent all stakeholders, provide strategic direction, ensure objectivity and credibility, provide guidance to and review the reports of the work groups, and approve the final certification criteria and processes. The Commissioners serve staggered two-year terms. Applications open annually and nominations are approved by the trustees.

Certification Commission Chair

Karen M. Bell, MD, MMS

Commissioners

  • Patricia Becker, MBA, Vice President, Technology Services; Chief Information Officer; Chief Privacy Officer, University HealthSystem Consortium
  • Barbara Byrne, MD, Vice President, Information Systems, Edward Hospital
  • Sarah Corley, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc
  • John Derr, RPh, Senior VP and CIO, Golden Living
  • Timothy Elwell, MBA, Vice President, Misys Open Source Solutions
  • Linda Hogan, PhD, Professor and Assistant Dean, Department of Medicine, and Director, Medical Informatics Program, The Commonwealth Medical College
  • Michael Kappel, Senior Vice-President, Government and Industry Relations, McKesson Technology Solutions
  • Joy Keeler, MBA, FHIMSS, Principal, Health Information Technology, The MITRE Corporation
  • Jennifer Laughlin, MBA, RHIA, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, UW Health Partners-Watertown Regional Medical Center
  • Christopher MacManus
  • David Merritt, Project Director, Center for Health Transformation, The Gingrich Group
  • Rick Ratliff, Senior Executive, Connected Health, Accenture
  • David Ross, ScD, Executive Director, Public Health Informatics Institute
  • Don Rucker, MD, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Siemens Medical Solutions
  • Jay Srini, MS, MBA, Chief Innovation Officer, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  • Grace Terrell, MD, MMM, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cornerstone Health Care P.A.
  • Michael Ubl, Executive Director, Minnesota Health Information Exchange, LLC
  • Andrew Wiesenthal, MD, Deloitte Consulting, LLP