Officials yesterday named the 16 industry figures, government officials and non-profit stakeholders who will serve on the American Health Information Community, the public-private consortium which will lead federal efforts to modernize technology use in the healthcare sector. The commission will look at ways in which the federal government can encourage hospitals and doctors to adopt electronic medical records, make independent systems interoperable and otherwise use technology to improve efficiencies and standards of patient care.
Private sector and industry participants on the panel include Scott Serota, President, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association; Lillee Smith Gelinas, R.N., Chief Nursing Officer, VHA; Steven Reinemund, CEO, PepsiCo; Kevin Hutchinson, CEO, SureScripts; Craig Barrett, Chairman, Intel; Douglas Henley, M.D., Executive Vice President, American Academy of Family Physicians; and Chip Kahn, President, Federation of American Hospitals.
- see this press release from HHS