TEFCA Governing Council

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) oversees the work of the Recognized Coordinating Entity® (RCE®), which is obligated to follow the governance procedures set forth in the Common Agreement. The Common Agreement creates a TEFCA™ Governing Council and Cybersecurity Council.

The Governing Council’s responsibilities include:

  1. Serving as a resource to the RCE and a forum for orderly and civil discussion of any issues affecting TEFCA Exchange or other issues that may arise under the Framework Agreements;
  2. Supporting the RCE in its work to monitor TEFCA Exchange and other activities under the Framework Agreements, and serving as a resource to the RCE to identify possible corrective actions for conditions that disrupt exchange activities;
  3. Reviewing proposed amendments to the Framework Agreements, the QTF, and SOPs and providing feedback to the RCE on the proposed changes;
  4. Participating in the development of new SOPs and providing feedback to the RCE on the proposed changes before publication;
  5. Assisting the RCE with the Dispute Resolution Process, as set forth in the Common Agreement and the Dispute Resolution SOP;
  6. Informing the RCE on development and updating of the strategic roadmap for TEFCA Exchange; and
  7. Advocating for the value of the exchange activities under the Common Agreement and promoting their success.

Governing Council Members

Alex Mugge

Oracle
Senior Director of Global Health Policy and Regulatory Intelligence

Alya Sulaiman, JD, CIPP/US

Datavant
Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer & SVP of Regulatory Affairs

Bobby Villines

Indian Health Services (IHS)

Brien Lorenze

U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Executive Director

Deven McGraw, JD, MPH, LLM

Citizen Health
Chief Regulatory & Chief Privacy Officer

Gary Parker, JD, MBA

Alabama Medicaid (Alabama One Health Record)
Agency Chief Data Officer & HIE Director

John Blair III, MD

MedAllies
Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chair

John Helvey

SacValley MedShare
Chief Executive Officer

Justin McMartin, JD

Surescripts Health Information Network
Director, Interoperability

Kara Justi, MBA

Cleveland Clinic
Value Stream Director, Population, Community Care & Integrated Health Services

Laura McCrary, Ed.D

Konza
President and Chief Executive Officer

Matthew Eisenberg MD, FAAP

Stanford Health Care
Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Chair

Melissa Massardo

Athenahealth
Product Market Strategy, Senior Manager

Mike Warner

Greenway Health
Director of Product Management

Paul Wilder

CommonWell Health Alliance
Executive Director

Rob Klootwyk

Epic Nexus
Director, Interoperability

Sean Fry

Social Security Administration (SSA)
Executive Health It Advisor

Steven Lane, MD

Health Gorilla
Chief Medical Officer

Tushar Malhotra

eClinical Works
Director, Interoperability Strategy and Business Development
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