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State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program Key Contacts
In instances where the state has delegated responsibility for the cooperative agreement to a “State Designated Entity (SDE),” more than one contact has been provided. If you have updates to this page, please contact Gwendolyn Hyland at ghyland@deloitte.com.
For state plans please see the State Plans page.
| Key Contacts by State | |
|---|---|
| Alabama Dr. Dan Roach HIT Coordinator Alabama Medicaid Agency 501 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36103 danroachmd@gmail.com |
Alaska Paul Cartland State of Alaska 1835 S Bragaw, Suite 300 Anchorage, AK 99508 paul.cartland@alaska.gov 907-269-6097 |
| American Samoa Ray Tulafono HIT Coordinator 50001 ASPA/Peacesat Building Pago Pago, AS 96799 Ray.tulafono@ibj.as |
Arkansas Ray Scott HIT Coordinator Office of Health Information Technology 1401 West Capitol Ave. Victory Building, Plaza G Little Rock, AR 72201 ray.scott@hit.arkansas.gov 501-526-2244 |
| Arizona Aaron V Sandeen State HIT Coordinator 100 N. 15th Avenue, Ste. 400 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Email: aaron.sandeen@azdoa.gov Phone: 602.501.3261 |
California Linette Scott HIT Coordinator California Health and Human Services Agency 1600 9th Street, Room 460 Sacramento, CA 95814 Lscott3@chhs.ca.gov 916-440-7350 |
| Colorado Loren Schrag HIT Coordinator Governor’s Office of Information Technology 601 E. 18th Ave, Suite 250 Denver, CO 80203 loren.schrag@state.co.us 303-764-7717 Phyllis Albritton (State SDE) Executive Director Colorado Regional Health Information Organization 3773 Cherry Creek North Drive Suite 615 Denver, CO 80209 palbritton@corhio.org 720-285-3230 |
Connecticut Meg Hooper Acting HIT Coordinator CT Department of Public Health 410 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06109 meg.hooper@ct.gov |
| Washington DC Brenda Emanuel HIT Coordinator DC Department of Health Care Finance 825 North Capitol Street NE Washington, DC 20002 brenda.emanuel@dc.gov 202-478-5925 |
Delaware Marcy Parykaza HIT Coordinator Division of Public Health 417 Federal Street Dover, DE 19958 marcy.parykaza@state.de.us 302-744-4550 Jan Lee (State SDE) Executive Director Delaware Health Information Network 107 Wolf Creek Blvd., Suite 2 Dover, DE 19901 Jan.Lee@dhin.org (302) 678-0220 |
| Florida Scott C. Ward, MCSE, PMP Chief Information Officer Agency for Health Care Administration Director, Division of Information Technology Bldg 3, 2727 Mahan Dr. Tallahassee, FL 32308 scott.ward@ahca.myflorida.com Office: 850-412-4844 Fax: 850-921-2344 |
Georgia Kelly Gonzalez, MS, PMP, CUA Interim State HIT Coordinator Department of Community Health 2 Peachtree Street, 38th Floor Atlanta , GA 30303 kegonzalez@dch.ga.gov Office: 404-654-5703 Mobile: 404-227-3013 |
| Guam Ed C. Cruz Chief Information Officer Office of the Governor of Guam Bureau of Information Technology P.O. Box 2950 Hagatna, Guam 96932 ed.cruz@bit.guam.gov 672-475-1229 or 672-475-1203 |
Hawaii Beth Giesting Healthcare Transformation Coordinator Office of the Governor State Capitol Honolulu, HI 96813 beth.giesting@hawaii.gov Christine Sakuda (State SDE) Executive Director Hawaii Health Information Exchange 900 Fort Street Mall Suite 1300 Honolulu, HI 96813 csakuda@hawaiihie.org 808-441-1313 |
| Iowa Kim Norby HIT Coordinator Iowa Department of Public Health 321 E. 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 kim.norby@idph.iowa.gov 515-725-2169 |
Idaho LaDonna Larson State Health Information Technology Coordinator 450 W. State Street Boise, ID 83702 LarsonL@dhw.idaho.gov 208-334-6517 |
| Illinois Laura Zaremba HIT Coordinator Illinois Office of Health Information Technology 100 W. Randolph, Suite 2- 201 Chicago, IL 60601 laura.zaremba@illinois.gov 312-793-0063 |
Indiana Andrew VanZee HIT Coordinator State of Indiana/Family & Social Services Administration 402 W. Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 Andrew.Vanzee@fssa.IN.gov 317-232-1165 |
| Kansas Aaron Dunkel Deputy Secretary Kansas Department of Health and Environment 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 540 Topeka , KS66612 adunkel@kdheks.gov 785-291-3966 |
Kentucky Polly Mullins-Bentley Interim HIT Coordinator Governor’s Office of Electronic Health Information 275 E. Main St Frankfort, KY40601 Polly.Mullins-Bentley@ky.gov |
| Louisiana Carol Steckel HIT Coordinator Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals P. O. Box 629 Baton Rouge, LA70801 Carol.Steckel@la.gov 225-342-5275 Nadine Robin (State SDE) HIT Program Manager Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum 8550 United Plaza Blvd, Ste 500 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 nrobin@lhcqf.org (225) 334-9299 |
Massachusetts Richard Shoup HIT Coordinator Massachusetts eHealth Institute 2 Center Plaza, Suite 440 Boston , MA02109 shoup@masstech.org 617-371-3999 |
| Maryland David Sharp HIT Coordinator Maryland Health Care Commission 4160 Patterson Avenue Baltimore, MD21215 dsharp@mhcc.state.md.us 410-764-3578 |
Maine Jim Leonard HIT Coordinator State of Maine 15 SHS Augusta, ME04333 james.f.leonard@maine.gov 207-624-7445 |
| Michigan Elizabeth Nagel HIT Manager Michigan Department of Community Health 201 Townsend Street Lansing. MI 48913 nagelb@michigan.gov 517-373-3626 |
Minnesota James Golden HIT Coordinator Minnesota Department of Health 85 East Seventh Place, Suite 220 St Paul, MN 55164 james.golden@state.mn.us 651-201-4819 |
| Missouri Brian Kinkade HIT Coordinator Missouri Department of Social Services Broadway State Office Building P.O. Box 1527 Jefferson City, MO 65102-1527 573-751-4815 Brian.D.Kinkade@dss.mo.gov |
Mississippi Candice Whitfield HIT Coordinator Office of Governor Haley Barbour 550 High St Suite 1900 Jackson, MS 39201 candice.whitfield@ms-hin.ms.gov 601-576-2011 |
| Montana TBD HIT Coordinator Dept Public Heath & Human Services/Medicaid Agency 111 N. Sanders Helena, MT 59604 406-444-2748 Sandy Sauvageau (State SDE) Interim Administrator HealthShare Montana 2475 Village Lane, Suite 302 Billings, MT59102 ssauvageau@healthsharemontana.org 406-794-0170 |
Nebraska Rick Sheehy Lieutenant Governor HIT Coordinator State of Nebraska State Capitol, Room 2315 P.O. Box 94863 Lincoln, NE 68509 Rick.Sheehy@nebraska.gov 402-471-2256 |
| New Hampshire Bill Baggeroer HIT Coordinator NH Department of Health and Human Services 129 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 William.Baggeroer@dhhs.state.nh.us 603-271-9469 |
New Jersey Colleen Woods HIT Coordinator State of NJ – Governor’s Office 222 South Warren St Trenton, NJ 08625 Colleen.Woods@gov.state.nj.us 609-777-2609 |
| New Mexico Sean Pearson Chief Information Officer NM Department of Health sean.pearson@state.nm.us 505-660-6498 Jeff Blair (State SDE) New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC) LCF Research 2309 Renard Place SE, Suite 103 Albuquerque, NM 87106 Jeff.Blair@LCFresearch.org (505) 938-9904 |
Nevada Lynn O’Mara HIT Coordinator Nevada Department of Health & Human Services 1000 E. William Street, Suite 209 Carson City, NV 89701 lgomara@dhhs.nv.gov 775.684.7593 |
| New York Rachel Block HIT Coordinator NYS Department of Health Corning Tower, Room 1440 Albany, NY 12237 rxb17@health.state.ny.us 518-474-5423 David Whitlinger (State SDE) Executive Director New York eHealth Collaborative Inc. 220 Church Street, 5th Floor New York, NY10013-2988 dwhitlinger@nyehealth.org 646-619-6403 |
North Carolina Jeffery Miller CEO North Carolina Health Information Exchange Jeff.miller@nchie.org Office - +1 919 981 5245 Mobile – +1 919 637 5845 |
| North Dakota Sheldon Wolf HIT Coordinator Information Technology Department 600 E Boulevard Ave, Room 103 Bismarck, ND 58505 shwolf@nd.gov 701-328-1991 |
Northern Mariana Islands Esther Muna HIT Coordinator Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands HIE P.O. Box 500409 Saipan, Mariana Islands 96950 emuna670@gmail.com 670-236-8765 |
| Ohio Bob Campbell Interim HIT Coordinator Ohio Department of Insurance and Ohio Health Information Partnership Columbus, OH 43212 bob.campbell@odh.ohio.gov Fred Richards (State SDE) COO/CIO Ohio Health Information Partnership LLC 3455 Mill Run Drive, Suite 315 Hilliard, OH 43206 frichards@ohiponline.org 614-664-2602 Peg Eichner (State SDE) HIE Program Manager 3455 Mill Run Drive, Suite 315 Hilliard, OH 43206 meichner@ohiponline.org 614-387-0412 |
Oklahoma Val Schott Chief Executive Officer Oklahoma Health Information Exchange Trust 2401 NW 23rd Street, Suite 1-A Oklahoma City, OK 73107 val.schott@okstate.edu 405-249-4204 |
| Oregon Carol Robinson HIT Coordinator OR Health Policy & Research 1225 Ferry St SE, Floor 1 Salem, OR 97301 carol.robinson@state.or.us 503-373-1817 |
Pennsylvania Robert Torres State Health IT Coordinator Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration, Office for Information Technology 439 Forum Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 rotorres@pa.gov Phone: 717-214-8174 |
| Puerto Rico José Piovanetti Chief Medical Information Officer Department of Health & Government of PR Healthcare Piso 1 Centro Medico Rio Piedras, PR 00936 jpiovanetti@salud.gov.pr 787-671-2827 Juan Rodriguez CIO of Puerto Rico PR Government Calle Fortaleza Old San Juan, PR 00922 jerodriguez@fortaleza.gobierno.pr 787-934-3400 |
Rhode Island Amy Zimmerman HIT Coordinator Rhode Island Department of Health 3 Capitol Hill Providence, RI 02908 amy.zimmerman@health.ri.gov 401-222-1439 Laura Adams (State SDE) President & CEO Rhode Island Quality Institute 275 Promenade Street, Suite 225 Providence, RI 02908 ladams@riqi.org 401-276-9141 |
| South Carolina David Patterson Interim HIT Coordinator SC Department of Health & Human Services 1801 Main Street Columbia, SC 29201 david.patterson@ors.sc.gov 803-898-9954 |
South Dakota Kevin DeWald HIT Coordinator SD Department of Health 600 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 kevin.dewald@state.sd.us 605-773-3361 |
| Tennessee George Beckett HIT Coordinator State of Tennessee 310 Great Circle Road Nashville, TN 37243 george.beckett@tn.gov 615-507-6477 |
Texas Stephen Palmer HIT Coordinator Office of e-Health Coordination 4900 N Lamar Austin, TX 78751 stephen.palmer@hhsc.state.tx.us 512-487-3308 |
| Utah Robert T. Rolfs, MD, MPH Deputy Director State Epidemiologist HIT Coordinator Utah Department of Health PO Box 141000, SLC, UT 84114-1000 rrolfs@utah.gov 801-538-6111 |
Virginia Kim Barnes HIT Coordinator Commonwealth of Virginia 1111 East Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 kim.barnes@vdh.virginia.gov 804-371-0828 |
| US Virgin Islands Kevin Hodge Director, Health Information Technology 1303 Hospital Ground, Suite 10 St. Thomas, V.I. 00802 kevin.hodge@usvi-doh.org Phone: 340-715-5101 Mobile: 340-690-1381 |
Vermont Hunt Blair HIT Coordinator Office of VT Health Access 312 Hurricane Lane Williston, VT 05495 Hunt.Blair@state.vt. 802-879-5988us |
| Washington Richard Onizuka State HIT Coordinator Health Care Authority P.O. Box 42710 Olympia, WA 98504 richard.onizuka@HCA.WA.GOV 360-923-2820 |
Wisconsin Denise Webb HIT Coordinator WI Department of Health Services 1 W. Wilson Street, Rm 250 Madison, WI 53703 denise.webb@wi.gov 608-267-6767 Joe Kachelski (State SDE) CEO Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network (WISHIN), Inc. 5510 Research Park Drive Madison, WI 53711 jkachelski@wishin.org 608-268-1838 Jean Doeringsfeld (State SDE) Project Director Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network (WISHIN), Inc. 5510 Research Park Drive Madison, WI 53711 608-274-1820 jdoeringsfeld@wishin.org http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/ehealth www.wishin.org |
| West Virginia Edward Dolly HIT Coordinator WV Health Information Network 100 Dee Drive Charleston, WV 25311 ed.l.dolly@wv.gov 304-558-5978 |
Wyoming Dallas Lain Enterprise HIT Coordinator State of Wyoming, Office of the CIO 2001 Capitol Avenue, Emerson Building #237 Cheyenne WY 82002 dallas.lain@wyo.gov Phone 307.777.5282 Mobile 307.630.9258 Heather Roe Day hroeday@ehealthwyo.org |
