Health care spending now represents a record 16 percent of the nation's gross domestic product. The goal is to take advantage of health information technology to improve health care quality and safety while reducing overall costs in the system. This is a key component of Governor Doyle's Grow Wisconsin plan for economic development.
Governor Doyle announced the following appointments to the e-Health Board:
- Helene Nelson, Chair, Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Services
- Betsy Abramson, Elder Law Attorney and Consultant
- Christopher Alban, MD, Clinical Informaticist, Epic Systems Corporation
- Gina Frank-Reece, Deputy Secretary, Department of Administration
- Bevan Baker, Commissioner of Health, City of Milwaukee Health Department
- Edward Barthell, MD, Executive Vice President, CIO, Infinity Healthcare
- Gary Bezucha, FACHE, Administrator, Boscobel Area Health Care
- Kevin Hayden, Chief Administrative Officer, Dean Health Systems
- Ravi Kalla, CEO and President, Symphony Corporation
- Lois Murphy, IT Specialist, Veterans Administration
- Candice Owley, RN, President, Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals
- Debra Rislow, CIO and Director of Information Systems, Gundersen Lutheran
- Peg Smelser, Chief Operating Officer, Wisconsin Education Association Trust
- Eric Stanchfield, Secretary, Employee Trust Funds
- John Toussaint, MD, President and CEO, ThedaCare
- Fred Wesbrook, MD, Past President, Marshfield Clinic
