Health Information Exchange (HIE) Oversight Panel

Washington’s statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE) represents a unique public/private partnership. It is operated by OneHealthPort (OHP) under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated February 8, 2014, and entered into by OHP and the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA). The MOU provides for the appointment of the HIE Oversight Panel.

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About the panel

The HIE Oversight Panel is accountable to both OHP and HCA. It's ongoing roles and responsibilities are to review OneHealthPort HIE’s:

  • Pricing model to ensure its continuing compliance.
  • Security and privacy policies to ensure their continuing compliance.
  • Access practices to ensure their continuing compliance.

Panel members

Appointed by HCA

  • Sue Birch
    Director
    Health Care Authority

  • Taylor Linke
    Director of IT Innovation and Customer Experience
    Health Care Authority

  • Les Becker
    Chief of innovation and technology
    Department of Health

  • Michael Moran
    Practice administrator
    Deer Park Family Care Clinic and Deer Park Urgent Care

Appointed by OHP

  • Bradd Busick
    Senior vice president / chief information officer
    Multicare

  • Hans Schumacher
    Vice president of Enterprise Architecture and Capability Management
    Premera

  • Dr. Brett Daniel
    Chief medical informatics officer
    Optum Health

Upcoming meetings

Date and time Location Materials
April 18, 2024
1-4 p.m.		 Cancelled  
October 17, 2024
1-4 p.m.		    

Past meetings

Date and time Materials
September 15, 2023
Related laws
  • RCW 41.05.035: HCA directed to implement health information infrastructure to facilitate the secure exchange of health information.
  • RCW 41.05.039: HCA directed to designate a "lead organization" to implement and operate the state HIE.
  • RCW 41.05.042: Lead organization directed to identify, and create processes for, exchange of high value health data from health data providers.