Please join the HIMSS NCA chapter on April 27th at the offices of LMI, for our monthly speaker series on data interoperability between Federal agencies focused on healthcare. This topic will be discussed by panelists and a moderator representing the topic from Federal agencies who's program missions involve the interoperability between diverse datasets that are used together. Hearing different perspectives of roadblocks, successes, and program office focuses on increasing interoperability, this monthly series will give industry a good representation of the day-to-day focuses of Federal agencies in making critical datasets communicate seamlessly.

5:30 - 6:15pm - Networking

6:15 - 6:30pm - Welcome & Announcements

6:30 - 7:30pm - Program

7:30 - 9:30pm - Networking

Location: LMI Building, 7940 Jones Branch Dr. Tysons, VA 22102

Speakers:

Ms. Molly Murray, Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Senior Advisor

Molly has worked in health IT for over a decade, with roles ranging from implementation to executive oversight to policy. At Epic, Molly worked in the implementation services division, first as a pharmacy application implementation specialist, as an implementation coordinator, and later as an Implementation Executive and Oversight Manager. At Wisconsin's Primary Health Care Association (WPHCA), Molly led health IT projects with the federally qualified health centers across the state, including various EHR implementations, as well as a centralized reporting analytics platform. This role included process and quality improvement, practice transformation, and workflow design. In addition to the technology and systems, these experiences led to a deep understanding of workflows, logistics, regulatory requirements and reporting, and the many complexities across the industry.
 
Molly later received an MPA in order to supplement practical knowledge with a better understanding of the policy and regulatory landscape that influenced health care and health IT, and spent several years working on policy analysis and regulatory affairs, both at the American College of Surgeons and the Pew Charitable Trusts. At Pew, Molly lead a multi-disciplinary team focused on advancing policy reforms to enhance patient care through the use of technology and enable secure access to health data by patients and clinicians. This included leading research projects, developing coalitions, and advocating for informed policy.
 
Molly then moved into federal service in order to more directly play a role in the shaping and setting of health IT policy and practice. At the US Digital Service, Molly worked on public health data infrastructure projects in order to prototype and pilot tools and services that could improve public health data integration, analysis, and exchange. Molly also played a role in the development of an HHS-wide data strategy. She is now a Senior Advisor at the ONC, continuing work on interoperability and public health informatics. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Master of Public Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Jennifer Roberts, Director of the Resilient Systems Office, ARPA-H

Dr. Roberts recently joined ARPA-H as the Director of the Resilient Systems Office, where she is working to build a team of innovators who can advance health resilience from the molecular to the societal scale. Prior to joining ARPA-H, she served as the Assistant Director of Health Technologies at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where her portfolio included health data interoperability, information integrity, and digital health transformations. Roberts comes to ARPA-H with nearly a decade of DARPA experience in positions ranging from Deputy Director of DARPA's Information Innovation Office to technical performer to program manager. As Deputy Director, she led a team of program managers in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, cyber security, and real-time analytic capabilities, and prior to that she developed programs at the intersections of synthetic biology, data science, and cyber security. She received the DARPA Superior Public Service Medal for her contributions. She received a PhD in Computer Science and a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she was a dual Hertz Foundation and National Science Foundation Fellow as well as a Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholar. She received dual undergraduate degrees from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Dr. Prachi Mehta, DrPh, PMP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Division of Vital Statistics

Prachi Mehta is a Health Scientist (Informatics) and project management professional with over 20 years of experience at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supporting diverse health systems and strengthening efforts ranging from bioterrorism preparedness, global HIV/AIDS, chronic disease prevention, and nationally notifiable disease surveillance. She has worked on US domestic national public health initiatives as well as internationally in the African and Asian regions supporting PEPFAR and other efforts. 

In her current position at National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Division of Vital Statistics, Prachi supports the data modernization initiative for National Vital Statistics System working closely with state vital records offices in their transition to FHIR for mortality reporting. She has led the formation and ongoing growth and development of the National Vital Statistics System Modernization Community of Practice since its formation in 2020. Prachi holds a Doctorate in Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and a Master’s in Public Health from the State University of New York (SUNY), Albany. She earned a Bachelor’s in environmental engineering from India and holds a PMP credential from the Project Management Institute (PMI), US chapter.

Ms. Amanda Cournoyer, Director, Data and Interoperability, VA Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office (EHRM-IO), Office of the Deputy Chief Information Officer (ODCIO)

Amanda Cournoyer (cor-NOY-er) is the director of data and interoperability for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office (EHRM-IO). 

In this role, she is responsible for VA EHRM-IO’s strategic planning, coordination, and execution of technical solutions across the electronic health record (EHR) ecosystem to ensure and enhance interoperability for intra-agency, interagency and external partners integrated health information technology capabilities for secure exchange, access, and use of accessible electronic health information, as authorized under applicable state and federal laws, at the point of care. 

As a U.S. Navy Veteran and career VA employee with over 19 years of exemplary federal service, she is a constant and strong advocate for our nation’s Veterans, fulfilling VA’s mission and demonstrating VA’s core values. She has always pressed to modernize, improve, and streamline organizational change initiatives, as evidenced by her leadership through strategic and transformational delivery of numerous large-scale enterprise modernization initiatives enabling and enhancing interoperability solutions for accessibility to and delivery of prompt, effective, and safe healthcare and benefits for our Veterans, service members, their beneficiaries, and caregivers.  

Cournoyer holds a master’s degree in military art and science from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, a Bachelor of Science in business information systems management from Eastern Connecticut State University and an associate degree in public relations from Three Rivers Community College.