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eHealth Initiative Announces 2012 Board of Directors

January 5, 2012, Washington, D.C. – The eHealth Initiative (eHI) announced the industry leaders nominated for the 2012 Board of Directors, which will be led by the new Chair Micky Tripathi, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative along with Vice Chair Daniel T. Garrett, principal and Health Industry IT (HIT) practice leader, PwC.

The new Board members will be approved at eHI's Annual Member Meeting and Conference, taking place in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 11-12, 2011.

"We are proud to have such stellar experts from across the healthcare industry joining our board in 2012. Our strategic focus in 2012 is very practical, focusing on eHealth solutions that are available right now for doctors and patients suffering from chronic diseases. With their guidance and leadership, we can have a tremendous impact," said Jennifer Covich Bordenick, Chief Executive Officer of the eHealth Initiative.

Other members of the Board's Executive Committee include Steven Stack, MD, Member, Board of Trustees, American Medical Association; and Treasurer Jack Lewin, MD, Chief Executive Officer, American College of Cardiology.

"I'm honored to have been selected to head an organization like the eHealth Initiative. Because of its strong ties with members, eHI is uniquely poised to continue to inspire innovation, support the development of health information technology, and help make the US a healthier nation," said incoming board chair and longtime member Micky Tripathi. "Few organizations have such a diverse group of representatives or are as well-positioned bring together stakeholders from different fields as the eHealth Initiative."

"With the significant impact that Technology is having on the Industry with Clinical Informatics, EMR's, social media and HIT in general, eHealth Initiative's mission is even more relevant than ever," said Daniel Garrett, principal and health industry IT (HIT) practice leader, PwC; and new Vice Chairman of eHI Board of Directors.

The 2012 eHealth Initiative Board of Directors includes the following national health care leaders:

• Janet Corrigan, President and CEO, National Quality Forum
• Thomas Fritz, Chief Executive Officer, Inland Northwest Health Services
• Daniel T. Garrett, principal and Health Industry IT (HIT) practice leader, PwC (Chair of Foundation; Vice Chairman of eHI Board of Directors)
• John Glaser, PhD, CEO, Health Services, Siemens Medical Solutions
• Sam Ho, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, United Healthcare
• Donald Kemper, Chairman and CEO, Healthwise
• Jack Lewin, MD, Chief Executive Officer, American College of Cardiology (Treasurer)
• Leonard Lichtenfeld, MD, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, American Cancer Society
• Donna Lynne, Group President, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
• Robert Marotta, Esq., Senior Vice President and Regulatory Counsel, WebMD
• James Murray, Vice President Information Technology, CVS Caremark
• Richard Ratliff, Global Managing Director, Connected Health IT Solutions, Accenture
• Tehseen Salimi, M.D., MHA, Vice President, Global Evidence and Value Development, Sanofi-aventis
• Steven Stack, MD, Member, Board of Trustees, American Medical Association (Secretary)
• Joseph Touey, Senior Vice President, North America Pharmaceuticals, Information Technology, GlaxoSmithKline
• Micky Tripathi, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
• Susan Turney, MD, President & CEO, Medical Group Management Association
• Paul J. Wallace, MD, Director of the Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research, The Lewin Group
• Marcy Wilder, Partner, Hogan Lovells
• Marcus Wilson, President, HealthCore

More information about the eHealth Initiative and its 2012 Board of Directors are available online at www.ehealthinitiative.org.

About the eHealth Initiative: The eHealth Initiative (eHI) is a Washington D.C.-based, independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to drive improvements in the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare through information and information technology. eHI is the only national organization that represents all of the stakeholders in the healthcare industry. Working with its membership, eHI advocates for the use of health IT that is practical, sustainable and addresses stakeholder needs, particularly those of patients.www.ehealthinitiative.org.