Government Affairs CommitteeThe Government Affairs Committee is a standing committee of DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance and the chair is a member of the DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance Executive Committee. The Committee is responsible for the development of position statements on emerging public policy issues. The Committee meets monthly to monitor the health care policy arena and provides members with access to valuable information and research on key federal legislative and regulatory issues. Chair: Jan E. Berger, MD, President and CEO, Health Intelligence Partners Medicare SubcommitteeThe Medicare Subcommittee is principally focused on developing DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance's policy statements on Medicare, Medicare Advantage and related programs, demonstrations and pilots. Chair: Elyse Pegler, director, government programs, Health Dialog Health Information Technology (HIT) CommitteeThe HIT Committee is principally focused on ensuring that chronic care coordination and prevention are core priorities in the development and promotion of health information technology. The committee advances the notion that HIT is a tool that, when combined with population health management programs, can improve health care quality and reduce health care costs. Chair: Joseph Kvedar, MD, founder and director, Center for Connected Health, Partners Healthcare |