NeHC launches Consumer Engagement Advisory Council
The National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) named the members of its newly appointed Consumer Engagement Advisory Council, which is charged with developing NeHC’s patient and family engagement agenda. The newly formed council, which held its first meeting on July 11, will meet quarterly to provide advice and strategic input to define and develop NeHC’s consumer and patient engagement strategies, including potential new initiatives, according to a NeHC announcement.
The NeHC Consumer Engagement Advisory Council will include the following members:
- David Bennett, GetWellNetwork
- Bill Bro, Kidney Cancer Association
- Blair Butterfield, VitalHealth Software
- Megan Chavez, Tower Strategies
- Tony Cook, GetWellNetwork
- Diane Davies, Visi Inc.
- Peter Franklin, Standard Register
- Mary Gaetz, KY Governor’s Office of Electronic Health Information
- Frederic Goldstein, Care Continuum Alliance
- Mary Griskewicz, HIMSS
- Leslie Kelly Hall, Healthwise
- Susie Hull, Diversinet Corporation
- Noel Khirsukhani, PatientPoint
- Mary Kilmer, Oracle
- Lance Kilpatrick, AARP
- Jeri Kirschner, Orion Health
- Michael Lardiere, National Council for Behavioral Health
- Ellen Makar, ONC
- Rose Maljanian, HealthCAWS
- Susan Moser, AbbVie
- Gary Ozanich, Northern Kentucky University
- Chuck Parker, Continua Health Alliance
- Lygeia Ricciardi, ONC
- Tanya Scott, The Connected Health Economy
- Scott Wallace, Standard Register
- Susan Woods, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Additional information on NeHC’s consumer engagement programs and tools are accessible here.