Central Penn Health Information Collaborative

Leadership

The Keystone Health Information Exchange™ (KeyHIE) is governed as a loose collaboration using a Memorandum of Understanding to support the efforts of the initiative. Bylaws have been drafted, but due to concerns with overhead, the group chose to defer a formal incorporation until it becomes appropriate. The KeyHIE Governance Team meets quarterly in-person and also has a monthly teleconference to discuss ongoing projects. The Hospital and Health System Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) has actively participated in these meetings.

Current Membership

On November 14, 2005, the governance development team voted to approve a Mission, Vision, and Values document, and agreed to language for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to be signed by all organizations that wanted to continue developing the organization as founding members.

View our Mission, Vision, and Values.

As of June 2007 the following seven organizations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to move forward with creating a regional health information organization governing body:

Bloomsburg Hospital – Bloomsburg, PA
Evangelical Community Hospital – Lewisburg, PA
Family Practice Centers, P.C. – Mifflinburg, PA
Geisinger Health System – Danville, PA
Jersey Shore Hospital – Jersey Shore, PA
Moses Taylor Hospital – Scranton, PA
Shamokin Area Community Hospital – Coal Township, PA

Leadership Team

Leadership Group
Top (L-R): Lee Wagner, Frank Richards, Diane Beamer, Corinne Klose, Dr. Jim Walker
Bottom (L-R): Ken Bixel, Scott Peterson, Rob Theiss, Martin Ciccocioppo

The Bloomsburg Hospital	Rob Theiss, Chief Information Officer
Evangelical Community Hospital	Scott Peterson, Chief Information Officer Dale Moyer, Director Information Systems
Family Practice Center	Christopher Olson, DO Domenick Ronco, DO Lee Wagner, IT Director
Geisinger Health System	Jim Walker, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Information Officer Frank Richards, Chief Information Officer Nancy Rizzo, Sr. VP, Strategic Clinical Market Development Ruth Nolan, VP Operatoins, Women's Health Service Line Gary Kurtz, Associate VP, Information Services Pam Langdon, Associate VP, Geisinger Specialty Clinics Sandra Buckley, Director, Editorial Office Jim Younkin, Program Director, Information Services
Jersey Shore Hospital	Diane Beamer, Assistant VP, Health Information Management
Moses Taylor Hospital	Carmen Brutico, MD, Chief Medical Officer Ed Roman, Chief Information Officer Karen Murphy, VP of Planning
Shamokin Area Community Hospital	Tom Harlow, President, Chief Executive Officer Randy Morris, VP, Chief Financial Officer Corinne Klose, VP, Patient Services Kim Chaundy, IT Manager
The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania	Martin Ciccocioppo, VP of Research

Planning Team

	Jim Walker, MD, FACP As Principal Investigator for the AHRQ Planning grant project, Dr. Walker is responsible for marshalling a team to develop a plan for sharing health information within our region. Dr. Walker also co-directs the implementation grant project with Frank Richards.
	Frank Richards As the Principal Investigator for the AHRQ Implementation project, Mr. Richards is responsible for oversight of all activities regarding the three-year implementation plan for regional health information exchange.
	Nancy Rizzo As Senior VP of Strategic Clinical Market Development for Geisinger Health System, Ms. Rizzo is the primary contact between Geisinger and other providers in central Pennsylvania.
	Gary Kurtz As Associate VP of Information Services, Mr. Kurtz is responsible for Health Information Management and Transcription at GHS. Mr. Kurtz also handles operational decisions for the AHRQ Implementation grant on behalf of the PI.
	Jim Younkin As project manager for both the AHRQ Planning and Implementation grants, Mr. Younkin is responsible for coordinating all grant-related activities and general oversight of all regional project details.

Sharing Health Information in Central Pennsylvania