Connecting Communities Collaboration for Medication Management

Leadership

To guide the creation of a revised report on e-prescribing in 2008, the eHealth Initiative and the Center for Improving Medication Management convened a Steering Group in April 2008 to provide thought leadership and expertise throughout the drafting process. Steering Group members included a wide range of perspectives and experiences, including included health care providers, pharmacies, health plans, employers, consumer organizations and policy experts.  The Steering Group Members are:

1. Scott Barclay, Senior Portfolio Manager of Strategy and Innovation, CVS Caremark Corporation
2. Michael J. Berkery, MBA, Chief Technical Officer, American Medical Association
3. Mark Blatt, Director of Global Healthcare Strategies, Digital Health Group, Intel Corporation
4. Jeremy Coote, Chief Executive Officer, InterComponentWare Inc.
5. Paul Cotton, Senior Legislative Representative, AARP
6. Adrienne Cyrulik, eHealth Innovation, Provider Network Management, BlueCross BlueShield of Massachusetts
7. Ria Eapen, MPH, Health Policy Program Associate, National Consumers League
8. David Gans, MSHA, FACMPE, Vice President, Practice Management Resources, Medical Group Management Association
9. Patricia Hale, MD, PhD, FACP, Office of Health Information Technology Transformation, New York State Department of Health
10. Terry Hammons, MD, Practice Management Resources Senior Fellow, Medical Group Management Association
11. Donald C. Huonker, MBA, Senior Vice President, Healthcare Innovation, Walgreens
12. Ken Majkowski, PharmD, Vice President, Clinical Affairs and Product Strategy, RxHub, LLC
13. James Morrow, MD, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, North Fulton Family Medicine
14. Stephan Oosterman, DO, Assistant Professor and Medical Director, University of Florida Family Practice Center at Lem Turner
15. Steve Waldren, MD, MS, Director, Center for Health-IT, American Academy of Family Physicians
16. James Walker, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Information Officer, Geisinger Health System
17. Dennis White, MBA, Senior Vice President, Value-Based Purchasing, National Business Coalition on Health
18. Ken Whittemore, Jr., R.Ph, MBA, Senior VP, Clinical Practice, SureScripts

Staffing:

1. Mark Gorden, Director of Policy, eHealth Initiative
2. Kate Berry, Executive Director, the Center for Improving Medication Management