Reported by NCHICA
Governor Perdue has established the North Carolina HIT Strategic Planning Task Force within the NC Recovery Office (http://www.ncrecovery.gov/) “to engage key stakeholders to start work immediately to develop a plan by mid-May 2009 when the federal regulations regarding application for these HIT funds is expected to be published.” It is expected that the Task Force will develop a comprehensive HIT plan to guide policy and prioritize funding decisions. Below is a list of current Task Force members:
- Chair: Steve Cline, DDS, MPH, NC Division of Public Health
- Asif Ahmad, MBA, Duke University Health System & Duke University Medical Center
- Ben Alexander, MD, WakeMed Health and Hospitals
- Holt Anderson, NCHICA
- Phil Brown, NC Consumer Advisory Council on Health Information
- Hadley Calloway, MD, Raleigh Orthopedic Clinic
- Tim Carey, MD, MPH, Sheps Center & UNC School of Public Health
- Sam Cykert, MD, Moses Cone Hospital and Area Health Education Center System
- Allen Dobson, MD, FAAFP, Carolinas Health System & Cabarrus Family Medicine
- Laura Gerald, MD, MPH, Community Care of North Carolina
- Stuart James, MBA, CHE, University Health Systems of Eastern North Carolina
- Arlo Jennings, PhD, Mission Hospitals
- Jill Moore, JD, MPH, UNC School of Government
- Harry Reynolds, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC
- Kevin Schulman, MD, The Fuqua School of Medicine, Duke University
- Samuel Spicer, MD, New Hanover Regional Medical Center
- John Tote, Mental Health Association in North Carolina, Inc.
Subject Matter Experts and Resource Individuals:
- Jennifer Anderson, MHSA, PMP, The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence
- Clyde Brooks, MD, East Carolina University
- Janis Curtis, Duke University Health System
- Larrie Dawkins, CMPE, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
- Mike Fenton, NC Office of Information Technology Services
- Jim Hazelrigs, North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance
- Donald Horton, JD, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
- Lisa Haire, DHHS Mental Health
- Rebecca Kitzmiller, MHR, MSN, Duke University Health System
- Denny McGuire, NC Office of Information Technology Services
- Mona Moon, North Carolina State Health Plan
- Angie Sligh, NC Office of MMIS Services
- David Stratton,Capital Care Collaborative
- Andrew Weniger, CPA, NCHICA
- Billy Willis, NC Office of Information Technology Services
Staff:
- Sandra Trivett, MPA, Office of the Secretary, NC DHHS
- Jim L. Williams, Office of the Secretary, NC DHHS
Ex-Officio:
- John Dervin, Office of the Governor
- Allen Feezor, DHHS
- John Frank, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
- Dan Gitterman, Office of the Governor
- Kathy Higgins, The Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of North Carolina
- Daphne Lyon, NC Office of Economic Recovery and Investment
- Mary Piepenbring, The Duke Endowment
- Vandana Shah, Health and Wellness Trust Fund
- Jonathan Wormer, NC Office of State Budget and Management
- Golden Leaf Foundation representative
