Guest Speakers
Speakers for the HIT Inaugural Cohort Graduation & Final Conference, April 19-20
Howard Asher, President, CEO, Chairman, ATM Health Inc., Abnology, Inc.
Allison Barnett, Government Relations Director, Anthem Blue Cross (WellPoint)
Denise Boren, Director, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, CSU San Marcos
Mike Boyett, Area Dir., Sales & Account Mgmt, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
James deBenedetti, Assistant Division Chief, CalPERS
Kathleen Donneson, Chief, Benefit Programs Policy & Planning, CalPERS
Matt Ebaugh, Area Information Officer, San Diego, Kaiser Permanente
Lisa Ferrari, RVP, Network Development, South Counties, Anthem Blue Cross
Judith Fidellow, Professor, School of Nursing, CSU San Marcos
Elizabeth Gardner, Chief Nursing Officer, Hemet Valley/Menefee Valley Med Centers
Darren Ghanayem, Vice President, Anthem Blue Cross (WellPoint)
Rodney Guzman, Co-Founder & Chief Technical Architect, InterKnowlogy
Emilie Hersh, CEO, InterKnowlogy
Kevin Hutton, MD, Chairman/CEO, Golden Hour Data Systems
Simon Jones, Dir., ACO Technology & Program Strategy, Blue Shield of California
Lisa Lee, Senior Account Manager, Golden Hour Data Systems
Jack Lewin, MD, Founder, Lewin & Associates
Teresa Macklin, Associate Dean, Instructional & Info Technology Services, CSUSM
John Mattison, MD, CMIO, Kaiser Permanente
Tom McCaffery, Vice President, Blue Shield of California
Helen McNeal, Director, California State University Institute for Palliative Care
Kristen Miranda, Vice President, Network Management, Blue Shield of California
Michelle Morgan, EMR Senior Training Coordinator, Sharp Health
Sarah Beth Morris, RN, BSN, Program Manager, EMR Training, Sharp Health
Mark Neu, Corporate Compliance Office, Palomar Health
Paul Peabody, CIO, Palomar Health
Rajeev Rahan, Senior Director of Product Management, Qualcomm Life
John Rother, President and CEO, National Coalition on Health Care
John Rott, MD, Physician Director, Kaiser Permanente
Steven Scott, VP and General Manager of Large Group, Anthem Blue Cross
Jim Sweeney, Chairman and CEO, PatientSafe Solutions, Inc.
KathyTopp, Dir. of Education, Clinical Informatics, & Staffing, Tri-City Medical Center
BarryToyanaga, PhD, High-Tech Venture Capitalist, Kent Bio Energy
Sri Yarramsetti, Dir. of IT, Hemet Valley/Menifee Valley Medical Centers
Spring 2013 Semester Guest Lecturers
Elizabeth Gardner: Chief Nursing Officer, PPH: Hemet Valley Medical Center & Menifee Valley Medical Center
Sri Yarramsetti: Director of IT, PPH: Hemet Valley Medical Center & Menifee Valley Medical Center
Barry Toyanaga: PhD, High-Tech Venture Capitalist
Dick Montanari: Professor of Emeritus, Strategic Management, CSU San Marcos
Kevin Hutton: MD, Chairman/CEO, Golden Hour Data Systems
Ash Mehta: CEO, Patient Click
Patrice Danaher: Manager, RealPage, Inc.
Lisa Lee: Senior Account Manager, Golden Hour Data Systems
Valarie Williams: Senior VP and CIO, Planned Parenthood
Paul Peabody: CIO, Palomar Health
Kathy Topp: Director of Education, Clinical Informatics, and Staffing, Tri-City Medical Center
Rajeev Rahan: Senior Director of Product Management, Qualcomm Life
John Mattison: MD, CMIO, Kaiser Permanente
Sarah Beth Morris: RN, BSN, Program Manager, EMR Training, Sharp Healthcare
Fall 2012
Bill Spooner: CIO, Sharp Health
Howard Asher: President and CEO, ATM Health Inc. and Chairman, Abnology Inc.
Mark Neu: Corporate Compliance Office, Palomar Health
Dick Montanari: Professor Emeritus of Management, CSU SanMarcos
Steven Scott: Vice President and General Manager of Large Group, Anthem Blue Cross
Lisa Ferrari: RVP, Network Development– South Counties, Anthem Blue Cross
Allison Barnett: Government Relations Director, WellPoint (Anthem Blue Cross)
Daniel Friedland: MD, CEO, Super Smart Health, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Katheen Donneson: Chief, Benefit Programs Policy and Planning, Health Plan Administration Division, CalPERS
George Diehr: Professor of Management Science, CSU SanMarcos and CalPERS Board Member
BeveyMinor: SVP Business Development/Marketing & Corporate Strategy, AirStripTechnologies
Mike Boyett: AreaDirector, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Large Group Sales & Account Management
Judith Fidellow: Professor, School of Nursing, CSU SanMarcos
David Tam: MD,Chief Administrative Officer, Pomerado Hospital
Denise Boren: Director, School of Nursing, College of Education, Health and Human Services, CSU San Marcos
Teresa Macklin: AssociateDean, Instructional & Information Technology Services, CSU San Marcos
Jim Sweeney: Chairman and CEO, Patient Safe Solutions, Inc.
Kristen Miranda & Tom McCaffery: Blue Shield of California
Drs. John Rott and Robert Felder: Kaiser Permanente
John Rother: National Coalition on Health Care
Camille Shuster, Professor, CSU San Marcos
Healthcare Information Technology Conference: May, 2012
Dr. Karen Haynes, President, CSU SanMarcos
Dr. David Brailer, CEO, Health Evolution Partners
Mr. Darren Ghanayem, VP, Well Point Information Technology
Mr. Simon Jones, Director of ACOIT, Blue Shield of California
Dr. John Rott, Physician Director, Kaiser Permanente
Dr. George Diehr, Professor and CalPERS Board Member
Employers’ Roundtable
Anette Asher, Sal Garcia, Bill Spooner, and John Rother
