Joseph M. Heyman, MD
Chair, Independent National Physician Advisory Board, OptumInsight
"As a gynecologist in solo practice coping with real world challenges, I am so grateful to be included as an equal stakeholder with large corporations and big delivery systems working on the Connecting for Health Common Framework Policies. While understanding others' needs and goals, I am a voice for the majority of physicians in this country in small practices just trying to get through the maze of problems they face on the front lines of care delivery. Most are working very hard and don't have time or resources to make big investments in health information technology. The Common Framework has been an instrumental and valuable resource in developing policies for my own local community health information exchange.
In my former role as an American Medical Association trustee at the same CFH table, I advocated for patients' rights to privacy, security and personal health records. I worked for fair helpful evidence-based performance measurement and avoiding unfunded technology mandates for physicians. By working on real-world prototypes, Connecting for Health sees how important it is to keep decisions at the level of individual doctors and patients. The diversity of views around the table creates strong policy outcomes and practical solutions to difficult problems. From my perspective, there is no better way to do it."
Senior Health Policy Analyst for the Washington State Health Care Authority, and Project Manager for the Health Record Bank Project
Member, Washington State Health Infrastructure Advisory Board &
Chair, Consumer and Provider Engagement Committee
Executive Director, Maryland Health Care Commission
Director of Public Health Informatics, Denver Public Health
Principal Investigator, Colorado Regional Health Information Organization
Acting Director, Office of Programs & Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Principal, C3 Consulting LLC
President, Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc.
Accenture Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University
Director, Regional Informatics, Vanderbilt Center for Better Health
Partner and Leader of the Health Industry IT (HIT) Practice, Health Industry Advisory Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Former Chief Medical Officer, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions
Partners HealthCare System
Chief Information Officer, CareGroup Health System
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Chair, Independent National Physician Advisory Board, OptumInsight
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Chair, Independent National Physician Advisory Board, OptumInsight
Co-Chair, Health Care Industry Team, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Project Director, HISPC-Illinois
Executive Assistant to the Director for Customer Service, Illinois Department of Public Health
Director, Center for Health Informatics Division of Health Policy, Minnesota Department of Health
Executive Vice President Products & Services, Surescripts
Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Siemens Healthcare
Executive Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, The University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
President and Chief Executive Officer, Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Director, AcademyHealth
Research Vice President, Government and Healthcare, Gartner Inc.
Executive Vice President of Policy, Strategy and International Affairs, AARP
Director of Molecular Epidemiology Genomics Environment and Health, RTI International
Chief Executive Officer, Axolotl Corporation
General Manager, Healthcare Industry Solutions Group, Microsoft Corporation
Director, Healthcare Practice, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Project Director, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) Health Information Exchange and Electronic Health Record Utility (HIeHR Utility) Project