Awards October 2014

Volunteer Excellence Award Recognizes a leader in the making; someone who is making a real contribution and a real difference within their SWG. This award recognizes someone who has actively supported the efforts of their sub-workgroup through their commitment, leadership, team play, and productivity. Priscilla Holland NACHA, EFT SWG Margaret Weiker The Weiker Group, HPID WG Rose Hodges Aetna, 837 SWG Debbi Meisner Emdeon, HPID Business Use Cases SWG Kim Peters Humana Inc, HPID Implementation Issues SWG Joan Robinson Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Health ID Card SWG Betty Gomez ZirMed, Inc., ICD-10 Transition SWG Chip Evelsizer State Farm Insurance, P&C SWG Alicia Bell Jopari Solutions, INC, P&C SWG Eric Pupo Deloitte Consulting, Healthcare Secure Messaging SWG

Outstanding Workgroup Co Chair Award Recognizes Workgroup Co Chairs who have consistently contributed toward the growth, success, and impact their Workgroup and Subworkgroups have made on the industry. Laurie Darst Mayo Clinic, HPID Workgroup Gail Kocher Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, HPID Workgroup Mark Cone N-Tegrity Solutions Group, Security & Privacy Workgroup

Outstanding Subworkgroup Co Chair Award Recognizes Subworkgroup Co Chairs who have consistently contributed toward the growth, success, and impact their Subworkgroup has made on the industry. Susan Langford - BCBS of Tennessee, HPID Implementation Issues SWG & Attachments SWG Pamela Grosze - PNC Healthcare, EFT SWG Peggy Honts - Axiom Systems Inc., ICD-10 Transition SWG Rob Gibran - Cognosante, ICD-10 Testing SWG Mandy Willis - Group Health Cooperative, ICD-10 Coding & Translation SWG Stanley Nachimson - Nachimson Advisors, ICD-10 Testing SWG Laurie Burckhardt - WPS Insurance, HPID Implementation SWG Mike Ubl - Ubl Consulting, LLC, HPID Enumeration Schema SWG

Building Bridges Award Recognizes the individual who has built bridges and made friends in the health IT world, and has created opportunities to collaborate with these new partners in a way that has increased WEDI’s visibility and impact on the industry. Robert Tennant, MGMA

Distinguished Service Award Recognizes individuals who have provided significant leadership to the fulfillment of the mission, objectives, programs and overall volunteer activities of WEDI and/or WEDI SNIP through participation in committees, workgroups, PAGs, Board of Directors, etc. Don Bechtel, Siemens Laurie Darst, Mayo Clinic Debbi Meisner, Emdeon Robert Tennant, MGMA Pam Grosze, PNC Bank Sherry Wilson, Jopari Solutions Betty Gomez, ZirMed Durwin Day, HCSC

HIT Government Champion Award Recognizes the government agency contact who has continuously supported WEDI’s efforts on a variety of issues and made inroads on new initiatives. Denesecia Green Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Corporate Leadership Award Recognizes the WEDI Member organization that displays the highest level of commitment to and corporate involvement in the work and activities of WEDI each year. American Dental Association

Health IT Leadership Award Recognizes a Vendor, a Health Plan, a Provider organization’s contribution to the advancement of HIT and eCommerce technology in healthcare Access Health CT

Outstanding Corporate Champion Award Recognizes a Vendor who has served as a strong champion in health IT through their continued commitment to WEDI’s sponsorship programs throughout the year. McKesson

Andrew H. Melczer Award: Excellent in Volunteerism Recognizes an individual who has provided exemplary service by giving his/her time to the association or industry activities on a national basis. The award aims to recognize the person whose business philosophy is to make the world a better place by sharing one’s time and talents and is named in memory of Andrew H. Melczer who exemplified these characteristics through his volunteerism with WEDI. Gail Kocher Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Chairman’s Award This award is presented at the discretion of WEDI’s Chair to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment to the advancement of specific WEDI initiatives. Sherry Wilson Jopari Solutions

Louis W. Sullivan Award Named in honor of the former HHS Secretary who was instrumental in the creation of WEDI and initiating the healthcare industry’s ongoing commitment to improving healthcare through the development of standards for administrative simplification. This award recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves through their leadership, vision and achievements in advancing the efficiency of healthcare. Jon Zimmerman GE Healthcare

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