Who will serve as members of the American Health Information Community (AHIC)?

Answer

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt will appoint up to 17 members from the public and private sectors with the following make-up:

Public Sector – 9 Members. Eight members from the federal government and one member from state government will be appointed, including representatives from the following entities:

Department of Health and Human Services, including the Office of the Secretary, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Public Health Service
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Defense
Department of Commerce
Department of the Treasury
Office of Personnel Management
State leader (e.g., a governor, state CIO, or other state official)

Private Sector – 8 Eight members from the private sector will be appointed from the following stakeholder groups:

Consumer and Privacy Interests
Purchasers
Third-Party Payers
Hospitals
Physicians
Nurses
Ancillary Services (e.g., laboratories and pharmacists)
Information Technology Vendors