Leadership
Greenway is shaping the national dialogue on healthcare IT. For 10 years, we have been involved in state and federal government affairs work to advance healthcare through information technology in the United States. With an active voice and comprehensive strategy regarding government affairs, Greenway is viewed as a leader impacting the adoption of technology, specifically EHRs, in healthcare.
Greenway’s Primary Government Affairs Strategy
- Work with the Executive branch and Congress to improve physician fee schedules and reimbursement rates
- Focus state and federal legislation as well as regulation on creating incentives for healthcare IT and electronic health record (EHR) adoption
- Advise Congressional offices on Health, Healthcare and IT related legislation
- Advise President’s Administration on Health, Healthcare and IT related regulation including necessary Stark/safe harbor modifications
- Support Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) Leadership
- Promote standards creation and adoption through the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP)
- Promote security, privacy and compliance policy advancements through National Governors Association (NGA), Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (HISPC) and American Health Information Community (AHIC)
- Encourage federal leadership to maintain a true, 50/50, public-private collaboration on all HIT Boards created under or by HHS such as AHIC, CCHIT, HITSP and HISPC
Greenway’s Participation in National Leadership Initiatives
Each year, Greenway renews its commitment to innovation and industry-leading activities, acting in an advisory capacity on public policy and state and federal legislation, testifying before Congress, and leading federal and regional healthcare governance committees for:
- Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT)
- Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP)
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
- Electronic Health Record Vendor’s Association (EHRVA)
- Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (HISPC)
- National Governor’s Association (NGA) Health Information Protection Taskforce
Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT)
Greenway partnered with other industry leaders to help create CCHIT.
Our commission members are listed here with their Greenway titles and CCHIT roles.
- James Ingram, M.D. – Director of Surgical Services – Member of CCHIT Ambulatory Functionality Workgroup
- Justin Barnes – Vice President, Marketing and Government Affairs – Member of the CCHIT Privacy and Compliance Expert Panel
- Jason Colquitt – Director of Clinical Development – Member of the CCHIT Security Expert Panel
Electronic Health Record Vendors Association (EHRVA)
Greenway is one of the founding vendors of this HIMSS association.
- Justin Barnes – Vice President, Marketing and Government Affairs – Board Member and Chairman of Membership of the Industry Leadership Association
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
Justin Barnes – Vice President, Marketing and Government Affairs
-Board Member of HIMSS Public Policy Steering Committee
National Governors Association State Alliance for e-Health
– NGA Center for Best Practices' Health Division
- Justin Barnes – Vice President, Marketing and Government Affairs – Member of the NGA’s Health Information Protection Taskforce
Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP)
- Johnathan Samples – Vice President, PrimeSuite Research and Development – Workgroup Member
Testimonies and Statements Before the U.S. Congress
Greenway serves in an advisory capacity for public policy on state and federal legislation with an emphasis on key congressional committees, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
Greenway has testified and addressed Congress seven times since 2005. Topics include increasing physician reimbursement, financial incentives for EHR adoption, EHR return on investment (ROI), healthcare IT standards convergence (HITSP), healthcare IT industry interoperability, EHR certification (CCHIT) and Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE).
Through Greenway’s involvement in federal healthcare governance committees and expert testimony, we were able to help shape the new
Stark/safe harbor regulation to maximize its healthcare IT adoption incentive to physicians and hospitals.
Greenway’s solutions and services are directly impacted and improved based on the participation in government affairs. We work with industry leaders to formulate goals for improving patient care through healthcare IT. Our internal teams then push innovation transferring goals into proven interoperability, regulations and standards that will improve care.
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