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Angela Lewis, has held various leadership positions within the specialty of Clinical Informatics and the Healthcare Information Technology arena for over 19 years. Possessing experience in all phases of the electronic medical record and system life cycle, Ms. Lewis’ has lead training, system selection, project management, change management, process redesign and clinical transformation initiatives across the US.
Angela has also been instrumental in developing and operationalizing policies and best practice procedures to increase patient safety through the effective use of information systems technologies.
A nationally recognized leader, published author, blogger, experienced presenter and practicing Registered Nurse, Angela holds certification in Nursing Informatics and is a Certified Professional in Health Information Management Systems.
Heather has been a member of the Health Information Technology Project Team at the Washington State Health Care Authority since its inception. She was the business and technical requirements analyst during the development of the Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Program and the design and deployment of supporting software solution (eMIPP). She went on to be the Operations Manager through the first two years of the program, overseeing the technical and business processes which effectively processed more than $ 175 million in federal incentives for adoption and meaningful use of electronic health record systems in Washington State.
In 2013 she accepted her current position as Systems and Technology Manager on the Clinical Data Repository Project, working to ensure a successful deployment and adoption of a standards based electronic longitudinal and exchangeable health record for nearly 1.7 million Medicaid covered individuals.
Prior to working at HCA, she was the requirements analyst for numerous technical projects in the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration, including the development and deployment of a case management system which combined clinical and behavioral health records with custody and legal records for more effective management of inmate populations.
Peter is the founder and former CEO/Chairman of Clarity Health Services, a web-based care coordination solution that helps simplify and accelerate transitions between independent healthcare settings.
A seasoned entrepreneur, Peter previously held leadership roles at several startup companies, including MedOrder, Apex Learning and Envision Telephony- a pioneering call-center software company. He began his career as software engineer and early member of Aldus Corporation later acquired by Adobe Systems where Peter became the Director of Corporate Operations.
Over the last dozen years Peter has gained a deep understanding of the healthcare “system”, health information technology and the tremendous challenges and opportunities that exist as a result of the most dramatic transformation the industry has ever experienced.
Peter has an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a BS in Physics from the University of California/Santa Cruz. Peter was raised in the Africa and the Middle East, where his father, a physician, worked to eradicate tropical disease and develop healthcare infrastructure.
Natassja is a Public Health Analyst in the Office of Rural Health Policy at the Health Resources and Services Administration. Since June 2013, she has served as the program coordinator for the Rural Health Information Technology Workforce Program within the Community Based Division, and also a health IT subject matter expert for the Policy Research Team. She first joined HRSA in November 2010 as a project officer in the Bureau of Primary Health Care for the Health Center Controlled Network Grants, and in 2011 she joined the Office of Health IT & Quality as a health IT subject matter expert.
Prior to working at HRSA, Natassja was a Health Insurance Specialist at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for 5 years. She first served as an intern, and obtained a permanent position as an account manager for the Medicare Part D Program. Natassja received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Healthcare Management with a minor in Business from Towson University in 2006, and Master of Science Degree in Healthcare Administration Informatics from the University of Maryland in 2009. Natassja is a member of the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), and is a candidate for both the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) Level II certification and the Certified Professional in Health Information Management System certification.
Mr. Lewis’s career has focused primarily on health care policy, largely in research and analytical roles, in areas such as provider reimbursement, provider network development, health care workforce issues and provider and insurer regulation. He developed the California Medical Association’s policy on preferred provider organizations, the State of Nevada’s policy on health maintenance organizations and a county mental health managed care program. He served as the first executive director of the California State Rural Health Association and managed member relations for two nonprofit regional managed care organizations. More recently, he worked in Group Health’s transition to lean enterprise and designed and staffed a primary care medical home pilot for the Washington Health Care Authority. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Principles of Managed Care, Basic Epidemiology, Research Methods and Analysis Quantitative Methods in Health Care. His educational background includes an AB in Political Science/Public Administration from Stanford, MS in Communication Research/Quantitative Methods from Boston University and MHA in Health Administration from Georgia State University.
