IHC Provider Advisory Council
IHC Community Advisory Council
2009 IHC Provider Advisory Council
The IHC Provider Advisory Council (PAC) serves to promote and enhance the work of the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative and its mission by engaging key individuals in the provider community across the spectrum of care. Representatives include hospitals, physicians, nurses, pharmacy, long term care and performance improvement. To promote collaboration and reduce barriers to implementation, the PAC functions in an advisory capacity to both the Board of Directors and the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative as a whole.
2009 PAC Members include:
- Mark Barnhill, DO, Medical Director - Iowa Health Physicians
- Steve Baumert, President/CEO - Jennie Edmundson Hospital
- Jeff Berens, Chief Nursing Officer - Sanford Hospital Rock Rapids
- Elaine Berry, MD, Family Physician, Medical Director - Cass County Memorial Hospital
- Connie Blietz, RN, Chief Nursing Officer - Alegent Health Mercy Hospital Council Bluffs
- Sal Bognani, Director of Clinical Performance Improvement - Iowa Health System
- Brian Burnside, CEO - Wayne County Hospital
- Jeff Crandall, MD, Chief Medical Officer - Allen Memorial Hospital
- Scott Curtis, Administrator/CEO - Kossuth Regional Health Center
- Lynda Dorweiler, Director of Quality Management - St. Anthony Regional Hospital
- Kim Downs, RN, Senior Director of Operations - Iowa Foundation for Medical Care
- Patricia Doyle, RN, VP Nursing - Regional Medical Center
- Steve Gibson, RN, Director of Clinical Performance Improvement - Trinity Regional Medical Center
- Randy Hanson, MD
- David Hickman, RN, Director of Clinical Integration - Mercy Health Network
- Lawrence Hutchison, MD, Physician - Tri State Family Practice
- Michael Johnston, Director of Process Excellence - Mercy Medical Center North Iowa
- Michele Kelly, RN, Director of Quality Improvement and Community Services - Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
- Karen Kiel Rosser, Vice President and Quality Improvement Officer - Mary Greeley Medical Center
- Michael Kitchell, MD, Neurologist - McFarland Clinic
- Bruce Koeppl, State Director, Iowa State Office - AARP
- Tim Kresowick, MD, Professor-Department of Surgery - University Of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- Bob Kroese, CEO - Pella Regional Health Center
- Connie Lange, Vice President of Patient Care - Lakes Regional Healthcare
- William Langley, MD, Executive/ Medical Director - Genesis Health Group
- Gene Lariviere, MD - Surgical Services PC
James Levett, MD, Chief Medical Officer - Physicians Clinic Of Iowa, PC
- Libby Lincoln, Senior VP and General Counsel - The MMIC Group
- Eric Lothe, VP/Administrator - Iowa Lutheran Hospital
- Chad Markham, CEO - Hawarden Community Hospital
- Mary McClung, Clinical Director - Sioux Center Medical Clinic
- Barbara Muller, MD, Medical Director, Network Relations and Health Management - Wellmark, Inc.
- Donald Nelson, MD, Director of Medical Informatics - Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation
- Gary Nesteby, Executive Director - Iowa Quality Center
- Mary Ann Osborn, RN, VP, Chief Clinical Officer - St. Luke's Hospital
- Patricia Quinlisk, MD, Medical Director/State Epidemiologist - Iowa Department of Public Health
- Kendall Reed, DO, Dean and Professor of Surgery - Des Moines University
- Steve Richards, DO, Medical Director - Catalyst Rx
- La Rae Schelling, RN, VP, Operations & CNO - Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center
- Kay Takes, RN, VP, Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer - Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque
- Linda Upmeyer, RN, State Representative - Iowa Legislature
- Steve Wanzek, MD, Medical Director - McFarland Clinic PC
- Marcia Ward, PhD, Professor, University of Iowa
- Angela Ward, Quality and Ancillary Services Executive - Alegent Health
- Lisa Warne, MD, Chief of Surgery - Waverly Health Center
- Julie Warner, Clinic Manager - Mercy Psychiatric Services
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2009 IHC Community Advisory Council
The purpose of the Community Advisory Council (CAC) is to engage all four healthcare stakeholder groups in a respectful, positive, and fruitful interchange to promote the development, deployment, and execution of a quality-driven, value-based healthcare system in Iowa. The CAC consists of members representing healthcare providers, business and employers, health insurers, the quality improvement organization, and consumers.
The CAC promotes the four cornerstones of value-driven healthcare:
- Interoperable health information technology
- To measure and publish quality information
- To measure and publish price information
- Incentives to promote quality and efficiency of care
To promote collaboration and reduce barriers to implementation, the CAC functions in an advisory capacity to both the Board of Directors and the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative as a whole. The CAC relies on the strengths of all stakeholders to deploy aligned strategies with their constituencies to broaden stakeholder and community engagement to improve healthcare.
2009 CAC Members include:
- Frank Accurso, Vice President Business Development - Merit Resources
- John Ashenbrenner, President - Insurance & Finance - Principal Financial Group
- Anthony Carroll, Associate State Director for Advocacy - AARP
- Nicky Cooney, Medical Center Senior Sales Professional - sanofi-aventis US
- Denise Essman, President and CEO - Essman and Associates
- Tom Evans, MD, President and CEO - Iowa Healthcare Collaborative
- Charles Helms, MD, Professor of Medicine/Medical Director - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- Ed Holland, Employee Benefits - Department of Administrative Services
- Laura Jackson, Group Vice President Provider Relations - Wellmark
- Bruce Koeppl, State Director, Iowa State Office - AARP
- Eric Kohlsdorf, President and Chief Strategist - Prisma, Inc
- David Lind, President - David P. Lind & Associates
- Don Lovasz, CEO - Iowa Foundation for Medical Care
- Tom Newton, Director - Iowa Department of Public Health
- Mark Purtle, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs - Iowa Health Des Moines
- Mike Ralston, President - Association of Business and Industry
- Elliot Smith, Executive Director - Iowa Business Council
- Mark Valliere, MD, Senior Vice President - Mercy Medical Center
- Jennifer Vermeer, Medicaid Director - Iowa Medicaid Enterprise
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