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NPV Steering Committee Members

ORGANIZATION	REPRESENTATIVE
Providers
Catholic Healthcare West A non-profit system of 3 hospitals representing 13% of hospital beds in southern Nevada; and 1 hospital in northern Nevada, accounting for 31% of that market.	Val Baciarelli President, St. Rose Dominican Hospitals – Rose de Lima Campus
HCA Health Care System A system of 3 HCA hospitals, controlling nearly 1/3^rd of hospital beds in southern Nevada.	Alene Lewis Chief Nursing Officer
NV Rural Health Partners NRHP is an alliance of 14 hospitals serving about 300,000 people spread over a geographic area about the size of New England. In addition to acute services, several offer long-term care bed size ranges from 4 to 63.	Todd Radtke CIO
Renown Health Renown Health is northern Nevada's largest and only locally owned not-for-profit integrated health network and a nationally recognized healthcare leader.	Chris Bosse VP, Government Relations
Valley Health System A system of 6 UHS hospitals, controlling more than 1/3 of hospital beds in southern Nevada and 1 hospital in northern Nevada.	Robin Betts, RN Associate Administrator
University Medical Center Southern Nevada’s county owned hospital, and the state’s only Level 1 Trauma center, and burn care facility. UMC also operates Quick Care Centers throughout southern Nevada for urgent and ongoing care.	Kim Voss, RN Associate Administrator Clinical Interventions and Quality Management
Nevada Hospital Association A not-for-profit, statewide, professional association, representing the vast majority of Nevada's hospitals, and other health-related agencies and organizations throughout the state.	Bill Welch President & CEO
Nevada State Medical Association State professional association representing Nevada physicians and medical students. Works closely with the county medical societies.	Larry Matheis Executive Director
Nevada Health Care Association A non-profit organization of long term care facilities and associate members, together representing nearly 50 non-profit and for-profit assisted living, nursing facility, and sub- acute care providers that care for over 6,000 elderly and disabled individuals statewide and employ more than 8,000 Nevadans.	Charles Perry Executive Director
Health Plans
AmeriGroup Community Care of Nevada Together with the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, serves members in the Nevada Medicaid, Nevada Child Health Assurance Program (CHAP), and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in Clark and Washoe counties.	Eric Lloyd Chief Operating Officer
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield A commercial health insurance plan with 65% market share of Nevada PPO enrollment.	Elizabeth Kraft, MD Medical Director Mike Murphy President and General Manager Janet Pogar RVP, Provider Engagement & Contracting
CIGNA HealthCare Managed medical, pharmacy and dental care services, including integrated indemnity and group life and health insurance for employees, that are primarily offered through their employer.	Stacie Rivers, MD Lead Medical Director, National High Risk Maternity Program Market Medical Director, Nevada
Division of Health Care Financing Policy – Nevada Medicaid Works with CMS to assist in providing medical care to eligible individuals and families with low incomes and limited resources.	Chuck Duarte Administrator Mel Rosenburg Chief of Information Technology
Hometown Health A group of Northern Nevada's largest, health insurance companies, offering fully insured HMO and PPO plans and wide-ranging medical coverage.	Al Herak Director, Decision Support
Medical Scientific Resources of Nevada Consulting to organizations that provide health insurance, management or health care services.	Kenneth Osgood, MD, MPH President
Saint Mary's HealthFirst A managed care service available through Saint Mary's Health Plans in northern Nevada, with a provider panel of over 500 doctors.	Dennis Shuman, MD, PhD Medical Director
UnitedHealthcare A commercial health insurance plan with 79% market share of HMO and 10% of PPO enrollment in NV.	Deborah Wheeler, MSPH, CMCE Director, Quality Improvement and Utilization Management Compliance
Purchasers
Health Services Coalition (HSC) A non-profit business coalition in southern Nevada, including labor and management representing 21 separate entities and approximately 350,000 individuals. The mission of HSC is to improve the quality of, and access to, affordable health care in the community.	Leslie Johnstone, CEBS Executive Director
Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union Health & Welfare Fund (HEREIU) A multi-employer Taft-Hartley Fund helping to meet the health care needs of participants working in the hospitality industry. Maintained by collective bargaining agreements between UNITE HERE and certain employers, the H.E.R.E.I.U. Welfare Fund is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of an equal number of union and employer trustees.	Bobbette Bond, MPH Executive Director, Nevada Health Care Policy Group
Nevada Health Care Coalition (NHCC) A business coalition in northern Nevada, representing 19 employers with 40,000 lives.	Michael Ginder Executive Director
Consumer Advocates
AARP Nevada A nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people 50 and over, providing information and resources, advocacy on legislative, consumer, and legal issues; assisting members to serve their communities; and offering a wide range of services for 330,000 Nevada AARP members.	Carlos Brandenburg, MD AARP Member Carla Sloan State Director
Adult Diabetes Education and Management Support Group (ADEMS) Serves as a community resource for individuals with diabetes by providing updated information, offering support groups, and coordinating with all other diabetes organizations in the state to educate the public.	Mylan Hawkins Executive Director
Nevada Diabetes Association Mission is to improve the lives of children and adults affected by diabetes through prevention, education and service.	Mylan Hawkins Executive Director
SEIU Local 1107 Represents more than 17,500 health care and public service employees across the state.	Mike Ward Research Analyst
Governor’s Office of Consumer Health Assistance Assists consumers and injured employees in understanding their rights and responsibilities under various health care plans and policies of industrial insurance.	Marilyn Wills Executive Director
Public
Governor's Task Force A task force was established by Governor Gibbons to look at various aspects of health care delivery in the state. The Task Force was asked to review health information technology needs in the state. This public/private partnership reports directly to the Governor regarding its findings and recommendations.	Rudy Manthei, MD, FOCOO Chairman
Nevada State Health Division Promotes and protects the health of all Nevadans and visitors to the state through its leadership in public health and enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to public health. In fulfilling its mission, the Nevada State Health Division is guided by the State Board of Health and administers four bureaus.	Richard Whitley Administrator
Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) One of the largest local public health organizations in the United States. With a work force of close to 600 employees, SNHD delivers essential pubic health services to close to 2 million residents, and 250,000 daily visitors to Las Vegas.	Larry Sands, DO, MPH Chief Health Officer
WorldDoc Foundation Extends the access of medical information resources to those who do not receive benefits through a health plan provider or employer.	Garth Winckler CEO
University of Nevada School of Medicine Office of Rural Health Provides technical assistance and support for organizations seeking financial assistance for rural health, including rural access to emergency devices, hospital improvement grants, and rural flexibility program.	John Packham, PhD Director, Nevada FLEX Program
Data Organizations
Southern Nevada Medical Industry Coalition (SNMIC) The SNMIC’s mission is to have a collective voice to improve access and the delivery of quality health care in Southern Nevada by fostering strategic alliances in the healthcare community, collaborating on human resource issues, and by being a proactive force for legislative improvements. The SNMIC’s Regional Health Information Task Force is coordinating with the NPV.	Bob Cooper SNMIC Co-Founder & Coordinator Linda Rubinson Chair of SNMIC HIT Task Force
UNLV – Center for Health Information Analysis A research Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas which serves the community by making specific hospital data available to the public and private sectors.	Joseph Greenway Director
QIO
HealthInsight A non-profit 501(c) organization and federally-designated Quality Improvement Organization for Nevada and Utah.	Marc H. Bennett President and Chief Executive Officer Deborah Huber, RN Nevada Executive Director Fern Percheski Development Coordinator Amy Baldwin Administrative Assistant