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 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.