Commissioners Selected for American Health Information Community

by Barbara Kram, Editor | September 19, 2005

* Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
* Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
* Jonathan B. Perlin, M.D., Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs
* William Winkenwerder Jr., M.D., Assistant Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense
* Mark J. Warshawsky, Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, Department of Treasury

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* Linda M. Springer, Director, Office of Personnel Management
* Michelle O'Neill, Acting Under Secretary for Technology, Department of Commerce

In addition to these commissioners, who will serve two-year terms, the Secretary will seek input from Advisors who will provide subject matter expertise on issues related to interoperability, adoption, privacy and security, and other matters identified by the Community. The federal members of the Community serve in their formal capacities as appointees within the federal system and not as individuals.

The first meeting of the Community is scheduled for Oct. 7, 2005 in Washington, D.C. The meeting is open to the public. Materials shared with the commissioners before and at the meeting, as well as minutes of the proceedings can be accessed online at www.hhs.gov/healthit.

A full copy of the Community's charter is available at www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahiccharter.pdf

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