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.

Board of Directors

Nancy W. Dickey, MD

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

Edward L. Langston, MD

Chair, Board of Trustees

American Medical Association

David B. Troxel, M.D.

Medical Director

Senior Vice President

The Doctors Company

Alan M. Harvey, M.D., MBA

Past President

Massachusetts Medical Society

Frank G. Opelka, ND, FACS

Professor of Surgery

Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs

LSU Health Sciences Center

Dennis L. Myers, M.D.

Medical Director, Medical Informatics

Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic

Janet Woodcock, M.D. - Liaison Board Member

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Medical Officer

Food and Drug Administration

J. Leonard Lichtenfeld, M.D., FACP

Deputy Chief Medical Officer

American Cancer Society.

Louis J. Goodman, PhD, CAE

Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer

Texas Medical Association

Timothy T. Flaherty, M.D.

Former Chair, Board of Trustees

American Medical Association

Scott Wallace

President and Chief Executive Officer

National Alliance for Health Information

Deborah C. Hiser

Attorney

Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.


Janet Woodcock, M.D.

Deputy Commissioner

Chief Medical Officer, FDA

Deputy Commissioner and the Chief Medical Officer, FDA. She oversees scientific and medical regulatory operations for FDA. Dr. Woodcock most recently served as the Deputy Commissioner for Operations and Chief Operating Officer, FDA 2005-2007. Dr. Woodcock served as Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at FDA 1994-2005. She previously served in other positions at FDA including Director, Office of Therapeutics Research and Review and Acting Deputy Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Dr. Woodcock received her M.D. from Northwestern Medical School, and completed further training and held teaching appointments at the Pennsylvania State University and the University of California in San Francisco. She joined FDA in 1986.