Mark Leavitt, MD, PhD, is Chair of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to accelerate the adoption of robust, interoperable health information technology. Initially developing its programs under a 3-year, $7.5M contract from the Department of Health and Human Services, CCHIT® is the Federally recognized authority for certification of electronic health records (EHRs). Over 200 volunteers serve on the Commission and its work groups.

Originally trained in Electronic Engineering at the University of Arizona and Stanford, Dr. Leavitt then attended the University of Miami School of Medicine and Oregon Health and Science University. While practicing Internal Medicine for 10 years, he developed solutions for managing clinical information, which led to his next calling in health IT. He founded MedicaLogic, a pioneering ambulatory EHR company, and led it for 17 years of growth from startup to its IPO. After GE Healthcare Systems acquired the company in 2002, he served as VP for Clinical Initiatives at GE. Following that he worked as Chief Medical Officer at HIMSS until 2005, then transitioned to his current full-time position at CCHIT.
He holds an appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Informatics at the Oregon Health and Science University, and is a fellow of HIMSS and ACMI.

Alisa Ray
Executive Director

Joining the Commission in January 2006, as its first Executive Director, Ms. Ray supports the work of CCHIT's Boards of Trustees and Commissioners, and its work groups, manages CCHIT's business operations, and develops staff and resources to allow CCHIT to provide high quality services and programs to the HIT industry's many stakeholders. She was previously an Assistant Vice President of Certification and Information Products at the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. During her tenure at NCQA, she guided the product development and launch of several new products including the HEDIS Software Certification Program and the HEDIS Compliance AuditT. Ms. Ray also consulted on a program that certifies software compliance with NCQA's Diabetes Physician Recognition Program standards, supporting many Pay-for-Performance initiatives. Formerly, as Senior Research Associate at the American Association of Health Plans, she managed initiatives in the areas of outcomes research, quality improvement and clinical performance measurement. At Medstat, she held product development, marketing and client consulting roles.

Ms. Ray received her Master's in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and BS in Psychology from the University of Michigan.