Mark Leavitt, MD, PhD, is Chair of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology. Founded in September 2004, the mission of CCHIT is to accelerate the adoption of robust, interoperable health information technology. The organization now actively certifies EHR systems and recently received official recognition by HHS as a certification authority.

Leavitt practiced Internal Medicine for 10 years, but frustrated by the lack of information management tools, soon found his calling in healthcare IT. He founded and led MedicaLogic, a pioneering ambulatory EHR company, for 17 years. He served as VP for Clinical Initiatives at GE Healthcare Systems after their acquisition of MedicaLogic in 2002, then moved to HIMSS in 2003 to serve as their Chief Medical Officer. He is currently on leave from that position while chairing CCHIT.

He is a 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 CCHIT in January 2006, as its first Executive Director, Ms. Ray supports the work of CCHIT's Board of Commissioners and its Workgroups, 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 independent consultant to and 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 through the accreditation and certification of a wide range of health care organizations. During her tenure at NCQA, she guided the product development and launch of several new information 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.