Northern Ohio Chapter of HIMSS
Congratulations to Mercy Health - HIMSS Davies Award Winner
Mercy Health will be recognized at the 2019 HIMSS Global Conference & Exhibition, which takes place February 11-15 in Orlando, Florida.
Learn more about how Mercy Health has embraced the value of health information and technology: explore three award-winning use cases.
Ohio Lt. Governor Mary Taylor will be speaking at the Cross Border Health Foundation Opioid Summit on 9/24 in D.C. to discuss U.S.-Canada relations to address the opioid epidemic. Hal Wolf, HIMSS CEO will be moderating the panel. Lt. Governor Taylor’s two sons have struggled with an addiction to opioids, so this issue is near and dear to her heart.
NOHIMSS Board of Directors and Committee Members for 2018-2019
| Elected Officers | ||||
| Name | NOHIMSS Board Position | Company | Title | Certifications |
| Jonathan Levoy | Chapter President | Optimum Healthcare IT | Regional Director, Client Services | |
| Barb Bungard | Secretary | Akron Children's Hospital | Manager of Regulatory IT Operations, Epic ASAP | RN, MSN, CPHIMS |
| Greg Sanker | Treasurer | KeyBank Commercial Banking | VP, Enterprise Healthcare Banker | |
| Frank Longley | President-Elect | Cleveland Clinic | IT Services & Solutions Partner | MBA, PMP, BRMP |
| Tony Caponi | Past-President | RecruitIQ Staffing | Division Vice President | |
| Appointed Directors | ||||
| Name | NOHIMSS Board Position | Company | Title | Certifications |
| Jonathan Levoy- Interim | Chair, Programs | Optimum Healthcare IT | Regional Director, Client Services | |
| John Paganini | Chair, Marketing & Communications | Paguar Informatics | President | MBA, CPHIMS |
| Amy Liberty | Chair, Sponsorships | Staffing Solutions Enterprises | Director, StaffMatrix On-Site Services | |
| Christine Hudak | Chair, Education | Kent State University | Professor & Program Coordinator, Health Informatics | Ph.D., RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS |
| Suzanne Fink | Chair, Memberships | Cleveland Clinic | Lead Clinical Analyst-Emerging Clinical Solutions Center | MSN, RN, CCRN-K |
| Larry Voyten | Chair, Advocacy | IoT Directions | Chief Strategist | |
| Gena Fouke | Chair, Special Issues | Connection | Strategic Healthcare Consultant | |
| Tanya Arthur | At-Large (East) Chair, Strategic Planning | Summa Health | CIO | |
| Pete Kandis | At-Large (East) | Aultman Hospital | Executive Director, Customer & Physician Services | |
| TBD | At-Large (West) | |||
| Donna Graham | At-Large (Open Area) | The MetroHealth System | Executive Director, Revenue Cycle | |
| Giuseppe Dilulio | At-Large (Greater Cleveland) | Blue Chip Consulting Group | Director of Business Development | |
| John Shanahan | At-Large (Greater Cleveland) | University Hospitals | Director of Cancer Informatics | |
| Michelle Bambauer | At-Large (Greater Cleveland) | University Hospitals | Manager, IT Clinical Applications | MSN, RN |
| Ashish Masih | At-Large (Greater Cleveland) | The MetroHealth System | Director, Business Applications | FACHE, CPHIMS |
| Brent Hicks | At-Large | Cleveland Clinic | CPHIMS, FHIMSS | |
| TBD | Student Board Member | TBD | TBD | |
| Appointed Committee Members | ||||
| Committee Members | Committees | Company | Title | Certifications |
| Brenda Sue Russell | Sponsorships Committee Member | University Hospitals- CMC Seidman | Chemotherapy Orders Specialist | MSN, RN-BC |
| David Kissinger | Advocacy Committee Member | City of Maumee | Councilperson | RN |
| Joo Hyun Ha | Education Committee Member | Firelands Regional Medical Center | Clinical Informatics Pharmacist | |
| Alex Laluk | Memberships Committee Member | Sisters of Charity Health System | Clincial Systems Analyst | |