How Carequality Supports MIPS and Promoting Interoperability Requirements
Advisory Council
The purpose of the Advisory Council is to inform the work of Carequality through its representation of broad constituent groups and a diverse array of perspectives. The Advisory Council is responsible for representing a broad spectrum of healthcare stakeholders to inform the Steering Committee’s decisions about the Carequality interoperability framework. The Council serves a valuable role in assuring the broadest set of interests are reflected in Carequality’s work.
The Advisory Council is constituted to ensure representation for a number of stakeholder groups, with additional subject matter experts from multiple domains providing input as well.
Specifically, the Council’s responsibilities include:
- Reviewing and revising draft deliverables and proposed final deliverables that will be presented to the Steering Committee for approval.
- Providing input on the work products at specific milestones in the development process.
- Making recommendations to the Steering Committee regarding approval of implementation guides and other work products.
- Providing input to the Steering Committee on prioritizing proposed use cases.
The following individuals are members of the Advisory Council:
| Member Name | Organization | Stakeholder Group Represented |
|---|---|---|
| Aniruddha Mandale | Fresenius Medical Care North America | Provider Organizations |
| Ben Rosen, BSN RN | Netsmart Technologies | Vendors |
| Brandon Dupuie | Oracle Health | Vendors |
| Brian Malachowski | CVSHealth | Other Healthcare Settings |
| Charles Jaffe, MD | HL7 | SDOs |
| Chrissa McFarlane | Patientory, Inc. | Consumer-facing Technology |
| Clark Downum | Redox | Networks |
| David Mendelson, MD | IHE | SDOs |
| Derek Plansky | Health Gorilla | Networks |
| Evan Currie | Blue Cross Blue Shield | Payer / Health Plan |
| Holly Miller, MD, MBA | MedAllies | Networks |
| Jaffer Traish | Findhelp | Vendors |
| JaMor Hairston | Emory University | Consumer-facing technology developer |
| Jean Barmash | Particle Health | Vendors |
| Jim Willis | CommonSpirit Health | Provider Organizations |
| Justin McMartin | Surescripts | Vendors |
| Keith Cromwell | Penn Medicine / Central PA Connect HIE | HIEs |
| Kirkley Cheney | athena | Vendors |
| Kristian Feterik, MD, MBA | UPMC | Health care provider organization |
| Larry Garber, MD | Reliant Medical Group | Physician Organization |
| Liz Lewis | CommonWell Health Alliance | Networks |
| Marilee Benson | Zen Healthcare IT | Vendors |
| Marty Prahl | SSA | Government Agencies |
| Michael Marchant | Sutter Health | Provider Organizations |
| Navi Gadhiok | eClinicalWorks | Vendors |
| Nihit Bajaj | Epic | Vendors |
| Ray Duncan, MD | Cedars-Sinai Health System | Provider Organizations |
| Scott Macdonald | UC Davis Health | Health care provider organization |
| Sid Thornton | Intermountain Healthcare | Provider Organizations |
| Steve Williams | Kno2 | Networks |