It’s time to send a shout out to some folks who were instrumental in HMT’s success this year. To Jodi Amendola, Jan Shulman and Kate Donlon, to Brad Dodge, Brian Parrish, Cathi Hilpert, Dave Anderson, Elizabeth Glaser and Elisabeth Henderlong, to Todd Stein, to Liz Roop, David Aquilina, Linda Healan and Julie Chalpan, to Kelli Davis, Mary Tobin, Lesley Cannata, Michael O’Keeffe and Svetlana Filipson, to Erin Griffin, Denise Helfand, Laura Paden, Jorge Lavina and Rachael Adler, to Andrea Schnorr, Lauren Summers, Kristen Berry and Sarah Bond, to Jonathan Pocius, Lisa Astor, Shirin Bhan and Chris Capot, to Angela Lipscomb, to Patty Keiler, Rebecca Phillips, Erin Dyer and Gayle Pischel, to Maria Meredith, James Harris, Ford Phillips and Holly Meyer, to Colleen Grams, Joe Waldygo, Justin O’Neill and Lora Quinn, to Courtney Kraemer, Dan Garza, Ross Homer and Andrea Chase, to Doug Anter and Regina Pelz-Westergaard. Your continued commitment to the editorial process and your attention to detail is superb. I salute you.
The danger of publishing such a list is leaving someone out, which, of course, I have. To the dozens of other folks who supported our editorial efforts this year I thank you as well for your diligence and for your contributions. I look forward to working with you all in 2009.
Now to introduce our newest Editorial Advisory Board members: John Halamka, M.D., is CIO of CareGroup Healthcare System and Dean for Technology at Harvard Medical School; C. Martin Harris, M.D., is CIO at Cleveland Clinic where GoogleHealth was piloted; Jonathan Teich, M.D., is CMIO at Elsevier and David Miller is Chief Security Officer at Covisint. We welcome them to HMT and look forward to their contributions.
In 2009, HMT’s electronic newsletter and Web site will continue to evolve toward true portal status. Future upgrades include RSS feeds, Webcasts, podcasts, blogs, job search and reader’s comments tools, interactive surveys and more. We’re dedicated to providing a unique and informative experience for HMT’s readers that doesn’t simply mirror the print magazine but provides valuable additional content. Your suggestions are always welcomed.
Eric Hoffer, best selling author of “The True Believer” and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1983 said, “In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” America is changing and healthcare is at the forefront of a rapidly expanding wave. Learn to surf or you’ll wipeout.
Best wishes to all! See you next year.
