THIRD NATIONAL MEDICAL BANKING INSTITUTE

February 24-25, 2005

Nashville, TN

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John Hummel, SVP/CIO, Sutter Health Network

Chair, CIO Executive Council™ Healthcare IT Taskforce

Title:  Leading CIOs Recommend ATM Approach for NHIN

Session Focus/Summary:

The CIO Executive Council™, a highly influential group of over 200 chief information officers (CIOs) at leading U.S. companies (founded by IDG's CXO Media and CIO magazine), has asked the federal government to play a key but limited role in the development of a National Health Information Network (NHIN). The Council is advocating that the private sector take a lead role in developing the NHIN model and operating guidelines - patterned after the ATM financial network - with the federal government taking responsibility for enforcing the resulting guidelines and creating financial incentives to accelerate adoption.

Learning Objectives at Conclusion of Session

1. Why leading CIOs are recommending an ATM-style approach for our National Healthcare Information Network (NHIN)
2. Major areas of concern for employers related to healthcare costs
3. How the CIO Executive Council™ recommends implementation of NHIN

Biography:

John Hummel is SVP/CIO for Sutter Health, an integrated delivery network located in California and Hawaii. Sutter Health is one of the largest IDNs in the nation, with 35,000+ employees, 30 hospitals, clinics, foundations and other facilities. Prior to Sutter Health, Mr. Hummel served as CIO for an International Esoteric Genetic Reference Lab and national for-profit hospital chain.

Mr. Hummel also served as an international bio-medical engineer for Lithotripsy and Laparoscopic devices; and in the Navy, he served as a nuclear engineer specializing in submarine reactors as well as advanced electronic warfare systems. He has over 25 years of experience, including work in India, China, Japan, Korea, Egypt, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Columbia, Argentina and the Middle East .

Mr. Hummel is chair of the CIO Executive Council’s Healthcare IT Taskforce. He is also a Board member for Microsoft’s Healthcare Users Group (since 1996) and was its president (2000-2002). He is active in the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).