HIMSS MBProject Advisory Council

HIMSS Medical Banking Institute is the industry's foremost venue for fostering cross-industry educational programming in the emerging field of medical banking, (a field pioneered and named by the founder of MBProject). In 2006, a President's Council was established to provide consultation and assistance to MBProject for activities related to the Medical Banking Institutes, Medical Banking Leadership Forums and our workgroups.

The Council was reconstituted after the acquisition of MBProject by the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a prominent organization that promotes the use of information technology to improve healthcare throughout the world. The new HIMSS MBProject Advisory Council reports to the HIMSS Board of Directors. The Council plays a vital role in managing educational instruction and supplementing executive participation and organizational structure at HIMSS MBProject. Voluntary participants include:

Executive:

Chair: John Casillas, Executive Director, Medical Banking Project, Franklin, TN (Current - Nov. 2012)

President: Maureen Turo, VP & Healthcare Market Specialist, Bank of New York Mellon Treasury Services, Pittsburgh, PA (Current - June 30, 2011)

President-Elect: June St. John, SVP & Healthcare Product Manager, Wachovia-Wells Fargo Treasury Services, Charlotte, NC (Current - June 30, 2011; as President: June 30, 2011 - June 30, 2013)

Vice President: Sheila Schweitzer, Chairperson & CEO, CareMedic Systems, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL (Current - June 30, 2011)

Departments:

Education and Professional Development Leader: Kim R. Kennedy, Healthcare Payment Solutions, US Bank (Mar 2010 - June 30, 2012)

Health Futures Leader: Zahoor Elahi, Vice President and General Manager, Health and Financial Network, FIS Government, Education and Healthcare Solutions, Dallas, TX (February 2010 - June 2012)

Standards Leader: Mary Hyland, AVP Legislative Affairs, The SSI Group, Inc., Mobile, AL (Current - June 30, 2011)

Taskforce & Content Chairs:

Privacy and Security Taskforce: Ken Kubala, Vice President, Senior New Business Development Manager, BNY Mellon, Pittsburg, PA

Revenue Cycle Improvement Taskforce: Tyson McDowell, CEO, Benchmark Revenue Management, San Diego, CA

Health Wealth Platform Taskforce: Open

Chair, Financial Systems Steering Committee: Joseph Miller, Director E Business, AmeriHealth Mercy, Drexel Hill, PA

President Emeritus:

BP Fulmer, Managing Partner, Exchange EDI, LLC., Cartersville, GA

Rick Morrison, President, Medical Banking Rx, Little Rock, AR

HIMSS Board & Staff:

HIMSS Board of Directors Liaison: Howard A. Burde, Esquire, Howard Burde Health Law, LLC, Wayne, PA

HIMSS Executive Committee: Steve Lieber, CEO, HIMSS, Chicago, IL

Juliet Santos, Senior Director, HIMSS Business-Centered Systems, HIMSS, Chicago, IL