**American Health Information Community**

**Confidentiality, Privacy, & Security Workgroup**

***Hearing on Identity Proofing and User Authentication***

***Testifier Biographies***

**Table of Contents**

[Peter Alterman, PhD, Assistant CIO for Electronic Authentication, NIH
3](#peter-alterman-phd-assistant-cio-for-electronic-authentication-nih)

[Pam Dixon, Executive Director, World Privacy Forum
3](#pam-dixon-executive-director-world-privacy-forum)

[Gail Graham, RHIA, Director of Health Data and Informatics, U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs
4](#gail-graham-rhia-director-of-health-data-and-informatics-u.s.-department-of-veterans-affairs)

[Mitch Hansen, MBA 4](#__RefHeading___Toc152479288)

[Mark J. Jacobs, MHA, CPHIMS, Wellspan Health
4](#mark-j.-jacobs-mha-cphims-wellspan-health)

[Liesa Jo Jenkins, Executive Director, Carespark Inc.
5](#liesa-jo-jenkins-executive-director-carespark-inc.)

[Paul Jolly, PhD, Senior Associate Vice President, The Association of
American Medical Colleges
5](#paul-jolly-phd-senior-associate-vice-president-the-association-of-american-medical-colleges)

[John Macaulay, Vice President, Healthcare & Life Sciences Division,
Anakam LLC
5](#john-macaulay-vice-president-healthcare-life-sciences-division-anakam-llc)

[Clay Shirky, Chair, Technical Subcommittee, Connecting for Health
6](#clay-shirky-chair-technical-subcommittee-connecting-for-health)

[Michael Weiner, MD, MPH, Director of Gero-informatics for the Indiana
University Geriatrics Program
6](#michael-weiner-md-mph-director-of-gero-informatics-for-the-indiana-university-geriatrics-program)

[Michael H. Zaroukian, MD, PhD, FACP
6](#michael-h.-zaroukian-md-phd-facp)

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##  Peter Alterman, PhD, Assistant CIO for Electronic Authentication, NIH

Dr. Alterman is Assistant Chief Information Officer for Electronic
Authentication at the National Institutes of Health and Chair of the
Federal PKI Policy Authority. In 2001, he was Acting Director of the
Federal Bridge CA and he served as Senior Advisor to the Chair of the
Federal PKI Steering Committee until 2003. Dr. Alterman serves on
numerous government and industry electronic identity management
committees and workgroups.

He has been actively involved in Internet technology since serving on
the Federal Research Internet Coordinating Committee in 1989. In 1997,
he received the NIH Director\'s Award for \"providing innovative
leadership to NIH Executives and Managers by identifying and addressing
critical issues in managing the information technologies of NIH.\" In
2002, he received the E-Gov Pioneer Award and the Potomac Forum
Leadership Best Practice Award for the NIH-Educause PKI Interoperability
Project. In 2003 he received Special Recognition Awards from the Federal
Bridge Certification Authority and the Federal PKI Steering Committee.
In 2005 he received a special recognition award from the
E-Authentication Partnership for his work on Levels of Assurance
determination. He received his Ph.D. in 1974 from the University of
Denver.

## Pam Dixon, Executive Director, World Privacy Forum 

Pam Dixon is the executive director and founder of the World Privacy
Forum, a non-profit, non-partisan public interest research group. The
Forum is based in San Diego, California. An author and a researcher,
Dixon is the author of seven books, hundreds of articles, and six major
research studies in the area of privacy, including one study that was
used as the basis for a substantial 2005 Federal Trade Commission
consumer privacy enforcement action. (Call Don't Click, World Privacy
Forum, July 2005). Most recently, Dixon was the principle investigator
and lead author of a groundbreaking report on medical identity theft,
the first major report on this topic (Medical Identity Theft 2006, World
Privacy Forum, May 2006).

Formerly a fellow and principal investigator with the Privacy Foundation
at Denver University\'s Sturm School of Law, Dixon worked with technical
security and privacy expert Richard M. Smith on Privacy Foundation
projects. During her tenure there, Dixon focused on researching and
writing about technology-related privacy issues in a series of major
reports. Of Ms. Dixon's seven books, two are critically acclaimed books
on technology and have been finalists in the Ben Franklin awards and the
Computer Press Awards.

Dixon was the recipient of a Johns Hopkins University Fellowship for
outstanding teaching. Dixon's books and investigative reports on privacy
topics have been covered extensively by the media, including the New
York Times, the Washington Post, the London Times, Good Morning America,
the BBC, Newsweek, Time, the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, the Los
Angeles Times, Business Week, the Associated Press, USA Today, Wissen,
48 Hours, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, Fox, PBS, MSNBC, NPR, and many others.

***About the World Privacy Forum***

The World Privacy Forum is a nonprofit, non partisan 501(c)(3) public
interest research group. The organization is focused on conducting
in-depth research on privacy topics; specific areas the Forum is focused
on researching and benchmarking include consumer data privacy, medical
and financial privacy, identity issues, various technical aspects of
privacy issues, and large technological infrastructures, including
databases.

## Gail Graham, RHIA, Director of Health Data and Informatics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Gail Graham is the Director of Health Data and Informatics for the
Veterans Health Administration, the nation's largest integrated health
care system. She oversees data management and informatics programs
including Health Information Management, Privacy, Security, 508
Compliance, Information Technology Patient Safety, National Data
Systems, Data Quality/Enterprise Master Patient Index, Data
Standardization, and the Corporate Data Warehouse.

Ms. Graham represents the Department of Veterans Affairs on a number of
national and international organizations, including the American Health
Information Community (AHIC), Federal Health Architecture (FHA), and the
SNOMED Editorial Board. She is on the Board of Directors of the American
Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), as well as the
Information Technology Board of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Ms. Graham was voted one of the 100
most influential people in health care by *Health Care Informatics*
magazine in 2005 and 2006 in recognition of her central role in
expanding the use of information technology in health care. She is a
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).

[]{#__RefHeading___Toc152479288 .anchor}***Mitch Hansen, MBA***\
Mitchell Hansen is Vice-President of Enterprise Systems and Services at
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated. Comprising over 350 technical
professionals, ES&S services include development, implementation, and
support of ERP, EAI, Web and Document Services, Billing and EDI, Medical
Informatics, and enterprise performance management systems in support of
Quest Diagnostic's mission as the world leader in Diagnostic Testing,
Information, and Services.

Mitch has been with Quest Diagnostics or precursor companies for 17
years with progressive responsibility in a variety of application
development and IT management positions. He has over 25 years of overall
experience in information technology fields, focused primarily on health
care applications, systems implementation and management, as well as
hospital systems selection and consulting. Mitch is a 2006 Computer
World Premier 100 IT Leader, and recipient of one of 12 Best in Class
project recognitions at the 2006 Premier 100 conference. Mr. Hansen
holds a B.A. from Cleveland State University and an M.B.A. from Western
New England College.

## Mark J. Jacobs, MHA, CPHIMS, Wellspan Health

Mark J. Jacobs, MHA, CPHIMS is Director of Technology Services at
WellSpan Health in York, Pennsylvania. Mark is a twenty-five year
veteran in Health Care Information Technology, having held Informatics
Leadership Positions in several integrated delivery settings, Health
Care Planning, Health Insurance and EDP Auditing. Mark is committed to
leveraging technology in support of the clinician by providing
functional and reliable infrastructures to aid the clinician to improve
and expand the delivery process and improve patient safety through
usable and secure Health Information.

Mark received a B.A. from Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, PA; and a
Masters in Health Administration. He is also a Certified Professional in
Health Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) and is a Jefferson
University School of Health Policy-- Senior Scholar. Mark is part of the
HIMSS RHIO Federation and is Chair of Definitions Workgroup and is also
Vice Chairman of the Board of PAeHI (Statewide RHIO). He is a member of
both HIMSS and AHIMA and has authored several works including:
Integration Revolution : *A strategy Primer -- HC Informatics*; *Network
Strategy for Integrated Health Care Delivery System -- AHIMA*; *A
Process for Change - A vision of quality in healthcare includes
technology as an important partner -- HC Informatics*; *Protecting the
Electronic Health Record -- Our Centerpiece*; and been referenced in
various publications such as Computer World, Contingency Workforce
Magazine, and various white papers. He participates in community
leadership programs; has presented at HIMSS and association conferences;
community boards and has former consulting experience in addition being
an adjunct professor in Quantitative Business Methods for Kings College
MHA program.

## Liesa Jo Jenkins, Executive Director, Carespark Inc.

Liesa is currently serving as Executive Director of CareSpark, a
regional health information organization in the 17-county Appalachian
area of Tri-Cities TN / VA. She is well-known throughout her region for
her skills as a facilitator, resource developer and project manager,
having served her community in the areas of education and literacy,
neighborhood revitalization, civic leadership, cultural arts and
recreation, environmental and health issues, diversity and economic
development.

A native of Glade Spring VA, she holds degrees in French Literature and
Language from King College, University of KY and Universite of Besancon,
France. Professionally, she has worked as a teacher of French, Latin and
Spanish, a director of an after-school programs for children in public
housing neighborhoods, and Executive Director of a local non-profit
citizen's organization called Kingsport Tomorrow. She has served on the
boards of directors of numerous non-profit organizations and has been
honored with several recognitions, including 2005 "Health Care Hero."
Liesa and her husband Mark are the parents of three teen boys.

## Paul Jolly, PhD, Senior Associate Vice President, The Association of American Medical Colleges

Paul Jolly was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He graduated from M.I.T.
with a B.S. in physics and earned a doctorate in theoretical physics
from Harvard. In his first career he served as a faculty member and
performed research in nuclear spectroscopy in the physics department at
University of Massachusetts ­ Dartmouth, where he obtained funding for
and initially managed the institution's first computing center. Jolly's
second career began in 1969, when he was recruited for the position of
Director of Computing and Information Services for the new medical
school of the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He has been a
senior staff member of the Association of American Medical Colleges for
more than thirty years, where his work included the design and
development of information systems, database design, and policy
analysis. His current responsibilities include biometrics and identity
management, as well as directing the Association's policies on privacy
and confidentiality.

## John Macaulay, Vice President, Healthcare & Life Sciences Division, Anakam LLC

In his previous engagement as Vice President of IT Research &
Development at a noteworthy biopharma company headquartered locally, Mr.
Macaulay., managed three dozen health care practitioners' and a dozen
analysts programmers in the development of core technologies and
practices now utilized by an international array of scientists.  Mr.
Macaulay was tasked with conceiving and implementing security and
privacy policies relative to technological transfer on new product
lines; was responsible for in-house and international contract
manufacturing QC and QA standards; additionally he established and
actively managed global raw materials and ingredients procurement; and,
served as compliance point-of-contact interface with International,
Federal and state regulatory agencies.  John also served as Director of
Systems & Procedures for the purposes of implementation of ISO 9000
Standards companywide.

A four year starter at center while at Stanford University in the late
70's, John played on the SF 49ers World Championship teams in the first
half of the 1980's after being drafted by the Green Bay Packers and then
transitioned into the financial services arena before joining Microsoft
Corporation, in Bellevue, Washington.

## Clay Shirky, Chair, Technical Subcommittee, Connecting for Health 

Clay teaches at NYU\'s graduate Interactive Telecommunications Program,
where he concentrates on design of networked software. His non-academic
work centers on the design of large-scale networks populated by multiple
institutions. He was Chair of the Technical Working Group for the
Library of Congress\'s digital preservation network, NDIIPP, during its
inception, and currently chairs the Technical Subcommittee of Connecting
for Health, a public-private collaborative dedicated to improving
healthcare through better use of information technologies.

## Michael Weiner, MD, MPH, Director of Gero-informatics for the Indiana University Geriatrics Program 

Dr. Weiner is Director of Gero-informatics for the Indiana University
Geriatrics Program; Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General
Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Indiana
University School of Medicine; Center Scientist, Indiana University
Center for Aging Research; and Research Scientist, Regenstrief
Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana. His clinical and health-services
research focuses on measuring and improving quality, organization,
coordination, and delivery of health services for older adults. A
board-certified internist, he studies the effects of health information
and information technology on physicians\' practices and patients\'
outcomes.

Dr. Weiner received his M.D. from Duke University School of Medicine and
completed a Fellowship in General Internal Medicine at The Johns Hopkins
University. He also received his M.P.H degree from Johns Hopkins. He has
an extensive background in information systems and has used large
databases and studied the impact of information systems in healthcare.
He conducted one of the first institutional surveys of computer-based
provider order entry systems, discovering important differences between
nurses and physicians in their work with electronic medical records. Dr.
Weiner has been influential in developing Web sites that disseminate
educational information for trainees in general internal medicine and
geriatrics. He has been Secretary of the American Medical Informatics
Association\'s Primary Care Informatics Working Group and currently
co-chairs the Communications Committee of the Society of General
Internal Medicine. Dr. Weiner has conducted multiple studies of
telecommunications systems and clinical messaging in healthcare.

## Michael H. Zaroukian, MD, PhD, FACP 

Dr. Zaroukian is Associate Professor of Medicine, Ambulatory Clinic
Director, and Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) at Michigan State
University (MSU). Dr. Zaroukian is responsible for leading the
advancement of electronic medical record (EMR) system capabilities,
EMR-related research, and community EMR outreach. He also serves as
principal investigator for a tri-county Regional Health Information
Organization (RHIO) planning grant for the mid-Michigan area. He
directed MSU's enterprise-wide EMR implementation project and is
immediate past president of a national EMR user group. Dr. Zaroukian has
conducted numerous regional, national and international presentations
and workshops on the use of EMR systems to improve access to and use of
health information in patient care, education and administration. He
served as a member of the informatics group of the Institute of Medicine
Health Professions Education Project and was recently appointed to the
American College of Physicians Medical Informatics Subcommittee. Dr.
Zaroukian obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.  He obtained his MD and PhD
(immunology) degrees at the College of Human Medicine, Michigan State
University, East Lansing.  He completed internal medicine residency
training at MSU in the Clinical Investigator Pathway Program sponsored
by the American Board of Internal Medicine, followed by a year as chief
medical resident at MSU.