Medical Device Link.

Originally Published MX November/December 2005

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Tim Gee is the principal of Medical Connectivity Consulting (Beaverton, OR), a firm that specializes in the application of technology and process reengineering for hospitals and medical product manufacturers. Gee is a member of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS; Chicago) work group on medical device security. He can be reached via tim@medicalconnectivity.com.

Lori Hack is executive director of the Health Technology Center (San Francisco), a nonprofit research and education organization that develops technology forecasts and decision-making tools for the benefit of its partner organizations, including healthcare systems, hospitals, safety-net providers, and government agencies. She can be reached via lhack@healthtech.org.

David Lansky, PhD, is the health program senior director and executive director of the personal health technology initiative at the Markle Foundation (New York City), which works to realize the potential that emerging information and communication technologies have to improve people’s lives. For more than 20 years, Lansky has been a proponent of a more responsive and accountable healthcare system. He can be reached via dlansky@markle.org.

Mark Leavitt, MD, PhD, has been medical director at HIMSS since December 2003. He is actively engaged in a number of national initiatives to accelerate the adoption of robust, interoperable electronic health records to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare. He can be reached via mleavitt@himss.org.

Thomas N. McCausland has served as chief executive officer of Siemens Medical Solutions USA (Malvern, PA) for six years, during which time sales have increased by more than 40%. In addition to his work at Siemens, McCausland is chair of the health information technology sector for industry association AdvaMed (Washington, DC). He can be reached by phone at 888/767-8326.

David Merritt is a project director at the Center for Health Transformation (Washington, DC), a collaboration of public- and private-sector leaders working to transform health and healthcare in the United States. He works extensively with congressional offices, the administration, the media, and private-sector leaders. He can be reached via dmerritt@gingrichgroup.com

Rod Piechowski is vice president for technology leadership at the National Alliance for Health Information Technology (NAHIT; Chicago), a role in which he is responsible for managing all standards-related activities of the organization. Before joining NAHIT, Piechowski was the new project manager at Heidrick & Struggles Inc. (Chicago). He can be reached via rpiechowski@nahit.org.

Jay Srini is founder and president of Strategic Consulting Solutions, a consulting group focused on the integration of healthcare, technology, and business operations for established institutions and start-up ventures. She also serves as vice president of emerging technology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She can be reached via srinij@upmc.edu.

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