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Editorial Advisory Board MEMBERS Julia Adler-Milstein Adler-Milstein is completing her doctorate in health policy at Harvard University. Her research focuses on management and policy issues related to the use of information technology in healthcare delivery. She also worked as an analyst at the Center for Information Technology Leadership at Partners HealthCare, and spent two years with Accenture's Health and Life Sciences strat- egy consulting practice. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University with a B.A. in human biology. ................................................ Cindy L. Dunn, RN, FACMPE Dunn is a principal consultant with the Medical Group Management Association Health Care Consulting Group. She has more than 34 years of experience in the healthcare field, with the last 22 years in medical practice administration. She is a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives. Dunn is a member of the Health Information Management System Society Davies Ambulatory Committee, the eHealth Initiative, faculty for Health IT Certification, and a provider juror and meaningful use tester for the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology. ................................................ Lorraine Fernandes, RHIA Fernandes is the Global Healthcare Industry Ambassador for IBM Information Management. She works to address IBM Information Management Solutions for healthcare and is the principal liaison with U.S. and international professional and industry agencies and IBM clients. She joined IBM through the company's acquisition of Initiate Systems Inc. in March 2010. She has published numerous articles about the impact of using health information technology for the improvement of individual and population health. She frequently speaks about topics of data exchange, data quality, and patient identification related to patient safety, electronic health records, and customer satisfaction. She is a recipient of the AHIMA Discovery Award and CHIA Distinguished Member Award. ................................................ Jeffrey Jacques, MD Board-certified in internal medicine, Jacques became CMO for Aetna's Strategic Diversification organization in 2011. He previously served as chief clinical innovation officer for ActiveHealth Management, where he played an integral role in the creation of clinical predictive models and the personal health record. Jacques was a clinical faculty member and assistant attending physician in internal medicine at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City. He received his medical degree from the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in 1993 and earned his bachelor's in chemistry from Fordham University. ................................................ David J. Kempson Kempson serves as CIO and vice president of technology for Maricopa Integrated Health System in Phoenix, Ariz. He is a certi- fied healthcare chief information officer and project management professional. He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. from the University of Arizona. He was awarded the 2010 "IT Practitioner of the Year" by the Society of Information Management, Arizona Chapter. ................................................ Justin W. Lanning As vice president of business development and marketing for the Midas+ Solutions Group within ACS, a Xerox company, Lanning is responsible for daily leadership of sales, marketing and strategic partnerships. He joined the com- pany in April 2011 through the acquisition of CredenceHealth, a company he co-founded and served as president and chief executive officer. His background includes leadership roles at Healthways Inc., MISA International, and SBC/ AT&T. A graduate of Missouri State University with a degree in engineering physics, Lanning is active with several organizations including the Health Information Management System Society, for which he serves as president of the Tennessee chapter. ................................................ Michael (Mac) H. McMillan McMillan is co-founder and chief executive officer of CynergisTek Inc., a firm specializing in information security and regulatory compliance for health care. He serves as the national chair for the Health Information Management System Society Privacy & Security Committee and is a former Director of Security for two Department of Defense agencies. He holds a master of arts degree in national security and strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College and a bachelor of science degree in education from Texas A&M University. ................................................ Andrew D. VanZee, FACHE VanZee is the director and CEO of health information technology for the state of Indiana (Family and Social Services Administration and Indiana Health Information Technology Inc.). VanZee previously served as vice president of operations for Logansport Memorial Hospital in Indiana. He has a master of science informational systems degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, a master of health administration from the University of South Carolina, and a bachelor of arts in biology from Knox College. ................................................ Salvatore Volpe, MD, FAAP, FACP, CHCQM Volpe is board-certified in pediatrics, internal medicine, geriatrics, and quality assurance. He lectures on consumer health software, e-prescribing, EHR, patient-centered medical home and physician-patient communication. He is physician liaison and clinical champion of New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Primary Care Information Project and NYC REACH, and is on the board of Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company. Volpe serves on the American Medical Association Health Information Technology Advisory Panel, as chair of the NYS Medical Society HIT committee, and as 2009-2011 president of the New York Chapter of Health Information Management System Society.