The iHealth Alliance is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to protect the interests of patients and providers, as healthcare increasingly moves online. The iHealth Alliance governs the Health Care Notification Network (HCNN) and will ensure that the network is used only for patient safety alerts.
The iHealth Alliance is chaired by Nancy W. Dickey, M.D., past President of the AMA, President of Health Science Center and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs for Texas A&M University.
The iHealth Alliance Board of Directors is comprised of industry leaders from medical societies, liability carriers, patient advocacy groups and others dedicated to protecting the interest of patients and providers.
President, Texas A&M Health Science Center
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Texas A&M University System
Former President, American Medical Association, 1998-99
Chairman, iHealthAlliance
Chair, Board of Trustees
American Medical Association
Medical Director
Senior Vice President
The Doctors Company
Past President
Massachusetts Medical Society
Professor of Surgery
Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs
LSU Health Sciences Center
Medical Director, Medical Informatics
Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Deputy Commissioner and Chief Medical Officer
Food and Drug Administration
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
American Cancer Society.
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer
Texas Medical Association
Former Chair, Board of Trustees
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Alliance for Health Information
Attorney
Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.
Deputy Chief Medical Officer American Cancer Society. 1599 Clifton Road NE Atlanta, GA 30329-4251 Phone: 404/417-5959 Fax: 404/327-6415 Email: len.lichtenfeld@cancer.org Blog: www.cancer.org/aspx/blog
Dr. Lichtenfeld is Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the American Cancer Society. He is also responsible for directing the Society’s Cancer Control Science Department. This group of internationally recognized experts focuses on the prevention and early detection of cancer, as well as emerging science and trends in cancer, nutrition and physical activity, and quality of life issues for cancer patients and survivors. The department is responsible for producing the Society’s widely recognized guidelines for the prevention and early detection of cancer, including guidelines for nutrition and physical activity for cancer survivors.
Dr. Lichtenfeld is also recognized as a resource both within and outside the Society for his expertise in oncology and medical affairs. He serves as a liaison for the Society with many professional and public organizations, and frequently is a spokesperson on a variety of cancer related subjects.
A board certified medical oncologist and internist who was a practicing physician for over 19 years, Dr. Lichtenfeld has long been active in medical affairs on a local, state, and national level. He is currently a delegate to the AMA from the American College of Physicians and is a member of the Relative Value Update Committee (RUC) of the AMA, which works with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to establish the Medicare physician fee schedule. He has a long-standing interest in legislative and regulatory issues.
Dr. Lichtenfeld is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann Medical College (now Drexel University College of Medicine) in Philadelphia. His postgraduate training was at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the National Cancer Institute in Baltimore. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the national honor medical society, and has received the Laureate Award from the Georgia chapter of the American College of Physicians in recognition of his contributions to internal medicine. Dr. Lichtenfeld is married, and resides in Thomasville, Georgia.