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September 08, 2010

Pilot Program

Health IT and How it Impacts the Quality of Health Care in America
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Meet the Panel

Carolyn Clancy, M.D.
Director
AHRQ
Full Bio
Alan G. Merten, Ph.D.
President
George Mason University
Full Bio
Alison Rein
Former Assistant Director Food and Health Policy
National Consumers League
Full Bio
Gregory Bentz, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Medical Officer
INOVA Loudon Hospital
Full Bio
Theresa M. Davis, R.N., M.S.N.
Operations Director/Patient Care Director eICU
INOVA Health System
Full Bio
Gregg Meyer, M.D., M.Sc.
Senior VP for Quality and Patient Safety
Massachusetts General Hospital
Full Bio
Robert M. Kolodner, M.D.
National Coordinator
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
Full Bio
Dave deBronkart
PatientSite System User
Patient at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Full Bio
Steven E. Wojcik
Vice President, Public Policy
National Business Group on Health
Full Bio
Deven McGraw
Chief Operating Officer
National Partnership for Women & Families
Full Bio
Geoffrey Brown, Ph.D.
Sr. VP/Chief Information Officer IT
INOVA Health System
Full Bio
Geoffrey Brown, Ph.D.
Sr. VP/Chief Information Officer IT
INOVA Health System

As Vice President and Chief Information Officer of INOVA Health System, Geoffrey Brown, Ph.D. is responsible for working with physicians and clinical staff to maximize the benefits of existing and emerging technology for the benefit of Inova’s patients. In addition, he oversees a staff of network specialists who support the system’s 13,000 employees working throughout Inova’s network of hospitals, freestanding emergency rooms, urgent care centers, nursing homes and business offices.

Dr. Brown comes to Inova with 32 years of experience in information technology, with nearly half that time spent working in the health care sector. Since 2003, he served as vice president and chief information officer for Atlanta’s Grady Health System – one of the largest public health systems in the Southeast. Prior to that, he was an associate hospital administrator at Tenet Health System’s South Fulton Medical Center, and before that, spent eight years as vice president and CIO of Tenet’s Atlanta Medical Center.

Dr. Brown earned a bachelor’s of science degree in Business Administration from Wyoming’s Kennedy-Western University in 1990 and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the same university. In addition, Dr. Brown earned an American Management Association Certificate in management from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, GA in 1986.

Inova Health System is a not-for-profit health care system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services including emergency and urgent care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to provide quality care and improve the health of the diverse communities we serve.

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