HIT Standards Committee Named

On May 8, HHS named the representatives to the HIT Standards Committee. Their first meeting will be May 15. The HIT Standards Committee is responsible "to the National Coordinator on standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria for the electronic exchange and use of health information." Federal agency representatives will be named later. Newly appointed members include:

Jonathan Perlin, M.D., Chair
Healthcare Corporation of America

John Halamka, M.D., Co-Chair
Harvard Medical School

Dixie Baker, Ph.D.
Science Applications International Corporation

Anne Castro
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

Christopher Chute, M.D.
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Janet Corrigan, Ph.D.
National Quality Forum

John Derr, R.Ph.
Golden Living, LLC

Linda Dillman
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

James Ferguson
Kaiser Permanente

Steven Findlay, M.P.H.
Consumers Union

Douglas Fridsma, M.D., Ph.D.
Arizona Biomedical Collaborative

C. Martin Harris, M.D., M.B.A.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Stanley M. Huff, M.D.
Intermountain Healthcare

Kevin Hutchinson
Prematics, Inc.

Elizabeth O. Johnson, R.N.
Tenet Health

John Klimek, R.Ph.
National Council for Prescription Drug Programs

David McCallie, Jr., M.D.
Cerner Corporation

Judy Murphy, R.N.
Aurora Health Care

J. Marc Overhage, M.D., Ph.D.
Regenstrief Institute

Gina Perez, M.P.A.
Delaware Health Information Network

Wes Rishel
Gartner, Inc.

Sharon Terry, M.A.
Genetic Alliance

James Walker, M.D.
Geisinger Health System