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In his role as HL7 CTO, Quinn will implement HL7's product and servicesstrategy in conjunction with the CEO, oversee the timely delivery ofstandards, and report on progress of key initiatives and specifications to themembership and stakeholders. He will lead HL7's Technical Steering Committee,support the harmonization of standards with other standard developmentorganizations, oversee the work of staff project managers and ensure thequality of ballots and specifications.
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"We are pleased to have John join the executive team of HL7," said CharlesJaffe, MD, PhD, and CEO of HL7. "John has 20 years experience supporting HL7initiatives as a founder and volunteer. He has earned the deep respect of thehealthcare IT community around the world."
Hiring a CEO and a CTO were strategic recommendations made by thehealthcare community as part of a 2005 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant toaddress the organization's long-term objectives and support the organizationto more efficiently and expeditiously develop standards while maintaining theorganization's essential characteristics. Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD, joined HL7as CEO in February 2007.
"I look forward to working with the membership and technical committees toenhance the product and services of HL7," said John Quinn. "The addition ofthis position to the HL7 executive team will enable the organization todevelop, coordinate and harmonize HL7's technical architecture to meet theneeds of the healthcare industry."
This month HL7 restructured its Technical Steering Committee into astreamlined group of up to ten members who will focus on delivering theorganization's product and services strategy. The HL7 Technical SteeringCommittee oversees and coordinates the technical effort contributed by the HL7volunteers who make up the HL7 Working Group. Its mission is to assure thatthe efforts of the Working Group are focused on the overall HL7 missionestablished by the Board. Both the new Technical Services Committee and theCTO will oversee the direction and speed of the development of HL7'shealthcare IT standards development.
Currently the CTO of Accenture's US Provider Practice, Quinn will continueto be an employee of Accenture during his tenure at HL7. Accenture willfinancially support Quinn's position as CTO of HL7. Accenture is currently aBenefactor supporter of HL7.
Quinn has worked with Accenture's team of architects developingAccenture's solutions to national electronic healthcare integration in the US,Canada and UK. He was a contributing architect to Accenture's ONCHIT projectfor a prototype NHIN and three associated RHIOs. In addition, he has workedon many international Accenture projects.
As an HL7 Board member since 1987, Quinn's volunteer experience includesacting as the organization's second Board chair, and since 1990 he has servedas the Technical Steering Committee Chair.
Quinn has advanced degrees in electrical engineering from LoyolaUniversity in Los Angeles, where he taught Computer Science for 20 years.
About HL7
Founded in 1987, Health Level Seven, Inc. (http://www.HL7.org) is anot-for-profit, ANSI-accredited standards developing organization dedicated toproviding a comprehensive framework and related standards for the exchange,integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information thatsupports clinical practice and the management, delivery and eva
