CCHIT names new trustees, commissioners

The Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT) has named three appointees to its board of trustees and five new commissioners, whose terms begin Jan. 1, 2010.

The nine-member board of trustees has fiduciary responsibility for the nonprofit organization and provides leadership in the areas of fiscal oversight and stewardship of assets, organizational strategy, evaluation of senior management and resolution of any conflicts of interest involving the commission’s management and its board of commissioners. Trustees serve three-year staggered terms.

The new appointees are:
  • Lori Evans, MPH, CEO of ActiveHealth Provider;
  • William Jessee, MD, president and CEO of Medical Group Management Association; and
  • Stephen Klasko, MD, MBA, CEO of University of South Florida Health and dean, College of Medicine.

The board of commissioners guides and approves the work of the voluntary work groups and staff as they develop certification criteria, inspection processes and policy. Commissioners serve two-year terms on the 21-member board.

The new commissioners are:
  • Patricia Becker, MBA, vice president and CIO at the University HealthSystem Consortium;
  • Barbara Byrne, MD, vice president of information systems at Edward Hospital;
  • Timothy Elwell MBA, vice president at Misys Open Source Solutions;
  • Jay Srini, MS, MBA, CIO at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; and
  • Grace Terrell, MD, president and CEO at Cornerstone Health Care PA.

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