Staff to NCVHS

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Executive Subcommittee
Workgroup on National Health Information Infrastructure
Subcommittee on Standards and Security
Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality
Subcommittee on Populations
Workgroup on Quality

HHS EXECUTIVE STAFF DIRECTOR

James Scanlon
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Science and Data Policy
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, DHHS
Humphrey Building, Room 440-D
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: 202-690-7100
FAX: 202-690-5882
E-Mail: jim.scanlon@hhs.gov

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Marjorie S. Greenberg
Chief
Classifications and Public Health Data Standards Staff
Office of the Director
National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
3311 Toledo Road, Room 2402
Hyattsville, Maryland 20782
Phone: 301-458-4245
Fax : 301-458-4022
E-Mail: msg1@cdc.gov

Staff to the Executive Subcommittee
Debbie M. Jackson Senior Program Analyst Classifications and Public Health Data Standards Staff Office of the Director National Center for Health Statistics, CDC 3311 Toledo Road, Room 2402 Hyattsville, MD 20782-2002 Phone: 301-458-4614 Fax: 301-458-4022 E-mail: dkj1@cdc.gov	Katherine Jones Program Analyst Classifications and Public Health Data Standards Staff Office of the Director National Center for Health Statistics, CDC 3311 Toledo Road, Room 2402 Hyattsville, MD 20782-2002 Phone: 301-458-4303 Fax: 301-458-4022 E-mail: kdj1@cdc.gov
Lead Staff for Subcommittees and Workgroups

Staff to the Workgroup on National Health Information Infrastructure * Lead Staff **OS/ASPE NHII Liaison
Mary Jo Deering, Ph.D.* Deputy Director for eHealth and Management ODPHP/OPHS/OS Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 738-G Washington, DC 20201 Phone: 202-260-2652 Fax: 202-205-0463 E-Mail: mdeering@osophs.dhhs.gov	Jorge Ferrer, M.D., M.B.A. Medical Informaticist Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Clinical Standards & Quality Information Systems Group 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Phone: 410-786-2604 Fax: 410-786-8532 E mail: JFerrer@cms.hhs.gov
Kathleen H. Fyffe Dept. of Health and Human Services Humphrey Building 200 Independence Ave., S.W., Room 440-D Washington, DC 20201 Phone: 202-690-7152 E-Mail: Kathleen.Fyffe@hhs.gov	Robert Kambic, ASPE Office Science and Data Policy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, DHHS Humphrey Building, Room 440D 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 Phone: 202-405-4064 FAX: 202-690-5882 E-mail: Robert.Kambic@HHS.Gov
Eduardo Ortiz, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Chief of Staff for Informatics VA Medical Center Department of Veterans Affairs Mail Stop 11E, Room 4C105 50 Irving Street, NW Washington, DC 20422 Telephone: 202-745-8648 Fax: 202-745-8623 E-Mail: eortiz@med.va.gov	Anna Poker Junior Service Fellow Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road, Room # 3331 Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 301-427-1802 Fax: 301-427-1341 E-mail: apoker@ahrq.gov
Steven J. Steindel, Ph.D. Supervisory Health Scientist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Practice Program Office Division of Laboratory Systems Laboratory Performance Assessment Branch 1600 Clifton Road, MD D-45 Atlanta, Georgia 30333 Phone: 404-639-7484 Fax: 404-639-7711 E-Mail: sns6@cdc.gov	Cynthia Wark, MSN, RN, BC
Michelle Williamson Health Informatics Specialist Classifications & Public Health Data Standards Staff Office of the Director National Center for Health Statistics, CDC 3311 Toledo Road, Room 2402 Hyattsville, MD 20782-2002 Phone: 301-458-4618 Fax: 301-458-4022 E-Mail: mwilliamson @cdc.gov	William Yasnoff, M.D., Ph.D.** Senior Advisor, National Health Information Infrastructure Department of Health and Human Services Room 440D, Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Phone: 202-690-7100 Fax: 202-690-5882 E-mail: William.Yasnoff@hhs.gov

Staff to the Subcommittee on Standards and Security * Lead Staff
Maria Friedman, D.B.A.* Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mail Stop S2-26-17 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Phone: 410-786-6333 Email: MFriedman@cms.hhs.gov	Vivian Auld Senior Specialist for Health Data Standards National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) National Library of Medicine, NIH, HHS 8600 Rockville Pike, Mail Stop 20 Bldg. 38A, Room 4S410 Bethesda, MD 20894 Phone: (301) 496-7974 Fax: (301) 402-3193 E-mail: auld@nlm.nih.gov
John P. Burke, III, OS Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer Office of the Chief Information Officer Office of the Secretary, DHHS Room 531-H-95 200 Independence Aavenue, S.W. Washington, DC. 20201 Phone: 202-690-8356 Fax: 202-690-8715 EMail: John. Burke@HHS.GOV	Suzie Burke-Bebee, MS, BSN, RN Senior Informatician National Health Information Infrastructure Office of the Ass't Secretary for Planning & Evaluation Dept. of Health and Human Services Humphrey Bldg, Rm. 440-D 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201 Phone: 202-401-8266 Email: Suzie.Burke-Bebee@hhs.gov
J. Michael Fitzmaurice, Ph.D. Senior Science Advisor for Information Technology Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2101 East Jefferson Street, #602 Rockville, MD 20852 Phone: 301-594-3938 Fax: 301-594-2168 E-Mail: mfitzmau@ahcpr.gov	Kathleen H. Fyffe Dept. of Health and Human Services Humphrey Building 200 Independence Ave., S.W., Room 440-D Washington, DC 20201 Phone: 202-690-7152 E-Mail: Kathleen.Fyffe@hhs.gov
James Garvie Deputy Director Division of Information Resources Indian Health Service 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 5A-21 Rockville, MD 20857 Phone: 301-443-0750 Fax: 301-443-7279 E-Mail: james.garvie@mail.ihs.gov	Marjorie S. Greenberg Chief, Data Policy and Standards Staff Office of the Director National Center for Health Statistics, CDC 6525 Belcrest Road, Room 1100 Hyattsville, Maryland 20782 Phone: 301-458-4245 Fax : 301-458-4022 E-Mail: msg1@cdc.gov
Stanley Griffith, M.D. Research Medical Officer Indian Health Service 5300 Homestead Road, NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 Phone: 505-248-4144 Fax: 505-248-4384 E-Mail: stanley.griffith@mail.ihs.gov	Betsy L. Humphreys Assistant Director Health Services Research Information National Library of Medicine 8600 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 38, Room 2W06 Bethesda, MD 20894 Phone: 301-496-6921 Fax: 301-496-6923 E-Mail: blh@nlm.nih.gov
Rob Kolodner, M.D. Associate Chief Information Officer (191) Veterans Health Administration Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20420 Phone: 202-273-8663 Fax: 202-273-9386 E-Mail: robkolodner@hq.med.va.gov	Randy Levin, M.D., FDA
Donna Pickett Medical Systems Administrator Classifications & Public Health Data Standards Staff Office of the Director National Center for Health Statistics, CDC 3311 Toledo Road, Room 2402 Hyattsville, MD 20782-2002 Phone: 301-458-4434 Fax: 301-458-4022 E-mail: dfp4@CDC.GOV	James Scanlon Director, Division of Data Policy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, DHHS Humphrey Building, Room 440-D 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Phone: 202-690-7100 FAX: 202-690-5882 E-Mail: jscanlon@osaspe.dhhs.gov
Steven J. Steindel, Ph.D. Supervisory Health Scientist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Practice Program Office Division of Laboratory Systems Laboratory Performance Assessment Branch 1600 Clifton Road, MD D-45 Atlanta, Georgia 30333 Phone: 404-639-7484 Fax: 404-639-7711 E-Mail: sns6@cdc.gov	Karen Trudel Director, HIPAA Project Staff Office of Operations Management CMS Mail Stop: C5-24-04 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore MD 21244-1850 Phone: 410-786-9937 Fax: 410-786-1347 E-Mail: ktrudel@cms.hhs.gov
William Yasnoff, M.D., Ph.D. Senior Advisor, National Health Information Infrastructure Department of Health and Human Services Room 440D, Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Phone: 202-690-7100 Fax: 202-690-5882 E-mail: William.Yasnoff@hhs.gov

Staff to the Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality * Lead Staff
Kathleen H. Fyffe* Dept. of Health and Human Services Humphrey Building 200 Independence Ave., S.W., Room 440-D Washington, DC 20201 Phone: 202-690-7152 E-Mail: Kathleen.Fyffe@hhs.gov	Amy Chapper, J.D. Technical Advisor Privacy Rights & Protection Staff Center for Beneficiary Choices Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard, Mailstop S1-05-06 Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850 Phone: 410-786-0367 Fax: 410-786-9963 E-Mail: achapper@cms.hhs.gov
Gail Horlick, M.S.W., J.D. Program Analyst National Immunization Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mailstop E-62 Atlanta, Georgia 30333 Phone: 404-639-8345 Fax: 404-639-8548 E-Mail: gyh6@cdc.gov	Evelyn Kappeler, OPHS Senior Policy Analyst Office of Population Affairs 1101 Wootton Parkway Suite 700 Rockville , MD 20852 Phone: (301) 594-7608 Fax: (301) 594-5980 Email: EKappeler@osophs.dhhs.gov
Lora Kutkat, MS, MPH Health Science Policy Analyst Office of Science Policy and Planning Office of the Director National Institutes of Health Building 1, Room 218 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda , MD 20892 Phone: 301-594-2464 Fax: 301-402-0280 Email: kutkatl@od.nih.gov http://privacyruleandresearch.nih.gov	Catherine Lorraine, FDA
Bill Tibbitts, IHS Management Analyst (Agency Privacy Act Officer) OMS/Division of Regulatory and Legal Affairs Suite 450 TMP 12300 Twinbrook Parkway Rockville , MD 20852 Phone: (301) 443-0035 Fax: (301) 443-2316 Email: WTibbitt@HQE.IHS.GOV	Sarah Wattenberg, LCSW-C Public Health Advisor/SAMHSA HIPAA Coordinator Organization and Financing Branch, Rm.740/7-195 Division of Services Improvement Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adm. 5515 Security Lane Rockville , MD 20852 Phone: 301-443-0092 Fax: 301-443-3543 E-mail: swattenb@samhsa.gov

Staff to the Subcommittee on Populations * Lead Staff
Audrey L. Burwell * Division of Data and Policy Office of Minority Health, DHHS 1101 Wooton Parkway, Suite 600 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Phone: 301-443-9923 Fax: 301-443-8280 E-Mail: alburwell@osophs.dhhs.gov	Dale C. Hitchcock* Office of Science and Data Policy, DHHS Humphrey Building, Room 440-D 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Phone: 202-690-7100 Fax: 202-690-5882 E-Mail: Dale.Hitchcock@HHS.gov
Nancy Breen, Ph.D. Economist Health Services and Economics Branch Aplied Research Program National Cancer Institute, EPN 4005 6130 Executive Blve, MSC 7344 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7344 Phone: 301-496-4675 Fax: 301-435-3710 E-mail: nbl9k@nih.gov	Leslie Cooper, Ph.D. Captain/USPHSCC Nurse Epidemiologist NIH/NIDA/DESPR 6001 Executive Blvd. Rm 5167 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9589 Phone: 301-402-1906 Fax: 301-480-2543 E-mail: lc58q@nih.gov
Nilsa Gutierrez, M.D., M.P.H. Medical Director Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Region II 26 Federal Plaza, Room 3811 New York, NY 10278 Phone: 212-264-4488 Fax: 212-264-6189 E-mail: ngutierrez@cms.hhs.gov	Suzanne Heurtin-Roberts, Ph.D., M.S. NIH/NCI Health Disparities Research Coordinator Division of Cancer Control and Populations Sciences National Cancer Institute, NIH 130 Executive Blvd. EPN 4054 Bethesda, MD 20892-7326 Phone: 301-594-6655 E-Mail: sh222@nih.gov
Robert Kambic, ASPE Office Science and Data Policy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, DHHS Humphrey Building, Room 440D 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 Phone: 202-405-4064 FAX: 202-690-5882 E-mail: Robert.Kambic@HHS.Gov	Cille Kennedy, Ph.D. DHHS/OSASPE/DALTCP Room 424E 200 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20201 Phone: 202-260-0370 Fax: 202-401-7733 Email: Cille.Kennedy@HHS.gov
Jacqueline Lucas, NCHS Senior Health Statistician Division of Health Interview Statistics National Center for Health Statistics 3311 Toledo Road, Room 2402 Hyattsville, MD 20782-2002 Phone: 301-458-4355 Fax: 301-458-4035 E-Mail: JLucas@cdc.gov	Edna L. Paisano Principal Statistician Office of Public Health Indian Health Service 801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 120 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Phone: 301-443-1180 FAX: 301-443-4087/1522 E-mail: epaisano@hqe.ihs.gov
JoAnn Pappalardo	Susan G. Queen, Ph.D. Division of Information and Analysis Office of Planning, Evaluation and Legislation Health Resources and Services Administration 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 14-22 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Phone: 301-443-1129 Fax: 301-443-9270 E-Mail: sgqueen@hrsa.gov

Staff to the Workgroup on Quality *Lead Staff
Anna Poker* Junior Service Fellow Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road, Room # 3331 Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 301-427-1802 Fax: 301-427-1341 E-mail: apoker@ahrq.gov	Stanley E. Edinger, Ph.D. Senior Science Advisor, CIT Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road 3rd Floor Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 301-427-1334 Fax: 301-594-2155 E-Mail: sedinger@ahrq.gov
Trent T. Haywood, MD, JD Deputy Director Quality Measurement and Health Assessment Group Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244 Phone: 410-786-1034 E-mail: thaywood@cms.hhs.gov	Julia S. Holmes, Ph.D. Senior Service Fellow Division of Health Care Statistics National Center for Health Statistics 3311 Toledo Road, Room 2402 Hyattsville, MD 20782-2002 Phone: 301-458-4698 Fax: 301- 458-4693 E-mail: JSHolmes@cdc.gov
Gail R. Janes, Ph.D., M.S. Community Guide to Preventive Services DPRAM/EPO/CDC Room 930 Rockwall 2 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Ph:one: 301-443-1327 Fax: 301-443-1548 E-mail: gjanes@cdc.gov	Leroy Nyberg, Ph.D., M.D. Director, Urology Programs NIDDK, NIH 6707 Democracy Plaza Building 2 - Room 627 Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: 301-594-7717 E-mail: nybergl@extra.niddk.nih.gov
Eduardo Ortiz, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Chief of Staff for Informatics VA Medical Center Department of Veterans Affairs Mail Stop 11E, Room 4C105 50 Irving Street, NW Washington, DC 20422 Telephone: 202-745-8648 Fax: 202-745-8623 E-Mail: eortiz@med.va.gov

Staff to the Workgroup on Quality *Lead Staff
Anna Poker* Junior Service Fellow Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road, Room # 3331 Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 301-427-1802 Fax: 301-427-1341 E-mail: apoker@ahrq.gov	Stanley E. Edinger, Ph.D. Senior Science Advisor, CIT Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road 3rd Floor Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 301-427-1334 Fax: 301-594-2155 E-Mail: sedinger@ahrq.gov
Trent T. Haywood, MD, JD Deputy Director Quality Measurement and Health Assessment Group Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244 Phone: 410-786-1034 E-mail: thaywood@cms.hhs.gov	Julia S. Holmes, Ph.D. Senior Service Fellow Division of Health Care Statistics National Center for Health Statistics 3311 Toledo Road, Room 2402 Hyattsville, MD 20782-2002 Phone: 301-458-4698 Fax: 301- 458-4693 E-mail: JSHolmes@cdc.gov
Gail R. Janes, Ph.D., M.S. Community Guide to Preventive Services DPRAM/EPO/CDC Room 930 Rockwall 2 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Ph:one: 301-443-1327 Fax: 301-443-1548 E-mail: gjanes@cdc.gov	Leroy Nyberg, Ph.D., M.D. Director, Urology Programs NIDDK, NIH 6707 Democracy Plaza Building 2 - Room 627 Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: 301-594-7717 E-mail: nybergl@extra.niddk.nih.gov
Eduardo Ortiz, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Chief of Staff for Informatics VA Medical Center Department of Veterans Affairs Mail Stop 11E, Room 4C105 50 Irving Street, NW Washington, DC 20422 Telephone: 202-745-8648 Fax: 202-745-8623 E-Mail: eortiz@med.va.gov

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