Kate Berry is the Chief Executive Officer of National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC), a public-private partnership that works with its partners, including the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to engage stakeholders in a collaborative way to realize common goals that lead to transformative change. She has more than 20 years of healthcare experience and is a nationally known expert on electronic prescribing and a sought after speaker on related topics.

Prior to joining NeHC, Ms. Berry was Senior Vice President of Surescripts, working with a wide range of healthcare stakeholders at the national and state level to lead and coordinate electronic prescribing, electronic medical record and health information exchange initiatives.

Ms. Berry was also the Executive Director of the Center for Improving Medication Management. The Center was founded by the American Academy of Family Physicians, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Medical Group Management Association, Humana, Intel, and Surescripts. The mission of the Center is to improve outcomes of medication management through collaboration among physician practices, pharmacists, payers/employers, and patients. The Center is encouraging deployment of technology to enable electronic exchange of medication information and build knowledge on how to improve patient adherence with prescribed medications.

Ms. Berry joined NeHC after a career in healthcare management consulting and as a non-profit executive. As a consultant, Ms. Berry conducted a wide range of strategic planning and related engagements with healthcare organizations. At the American Red Cross, Ms. Berry served as Executive Vice President of External Affairs and Chief of Staff.

Ms. Berry holds a Masters degree in public policy from Duke University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and English from Goucher College in Maryland.

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