Michael Campana, ambulatory marketing & business manager, was elected as chairperson of the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Vendors Association (EHRVA) Communications Work Group. The Work Group's mandate is to position the association, its members and its initiatives, as leading the healthcare information technology industry in the adoption of electronic health records. Campana will also continue to oversee the relationship and collaboration with the HIMSS marketing and public relations teams and direct all external marketing, public relations and promotional outreach efforts of the EHRVA.
Joe D'Antonio, M.Eng., M.B.A., a senior manager for Soarian® HIM product development, and Denise Dunyak, M.S., R.H.I.A., marketing manager for Soarian HIM and EDM solutions, were both named members of the American Health Information Management Association's (AHIMA) Action Community for e-HIM® Excellence (ACE). ACE is a community composed of HIM professionals who are leading and influencing e-HIM® and making a difference in the healthcare environment. ACE members will assist AHIMA in advancing the HIM profession through leadership in advocacy, education, certification, and lifelong learning. D' Antonio was also elected Chair of AHIMA's, Foundation of Research and Education (FORE) Board. FORE is the 501(c)(3) charitable affiliate of AHIMA, providing the financial and intellectual resources to support continuous innovation and advances in health information management through research, education and public awareness initiatives.

Susan Matney, R.N., M.S., clinical informatics, was appointed to the American Nurses Association's Committee for Nursing Practice Information Infrastructure (CNPII), which is a standing committee of the Congress on Nursing Practice and Economics (CNPE). The committee develops and implements strategic plans for managing and preserving nursing's information legacy.
Michele McGlynn, manager of government and industry affairs, was selected for the eHealth Initiative Policy Steering Committee (PSC). The PSC recommends eHI positions on key policies from a multi-stakeholder perspective.

Kathleen Ochal-Thompson, revenue cycle product manager, was elected as the vendor representative for the National Uniform Claims Committee (NUCC) on behalf of HIMSS and the Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions (AFEHCT). The NUCC is a voluntary organization that was created to develop a standardized data set for use by the non-institutional healthcare community to transmit claim and encounter information to and from all third-party payers. It is chaired by the American Medical Association (AMA), with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a critical partner.

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