Jon Mertz
My experience consists of a unique industry mix of healthcare software, IT infrastructure, sales & marketing consulting, and government. I have led several marketing organizations, conducting market research, developing customer programs, and working with partners to deliver complete customer solutions. Past companies and organizations include Deloitte, IBM, BMC Software, US Senate, and US Department of Commerce. I currently serve as the Vice President of Marketing at Corepoint Health.
Chad Johnson
I’m excited about the opportunity to discuss on HL7standards.com the many changes that are going on in healthcare IT. This is a very exciting time for the industry, but also one full of constant change and uncertainty about the future.
I’m a proud graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and have managed several health care publications, including San Antonio Medicine, Radiologic Technology and NurseWeek.
Rob Brull
Rob Brull is the product manager for Corepoint Health. He has worked with software products for over 15 years as both a product manager and sales engineer. Past companies and organizations include Tyco Electronics, Deloitte Consulting, and various distributors of software monitoring and control products. His main focus is to ensure his solutions enable customers to simplify healthcare integration complexities with user-friendly yet powerful software capabilities. This includes meeting applicable Meaningful Use requirements as well as fully supporting related healthcare standards such as CCD, CCR, and greenCDA. Rob is also a Certified HL7 CDA Specialist.
Sonal Patel
Sonal N. Patel, MBA, BS, MT(ASCP) has extensive experience working in healthcare from both the provider and vendor perspective. Prior to Corepoint Health, she served as a Medical Technologist and Laboratory Supervisor at Roche Diagnostic/Golden Triangle Regional Medical Center/Baptist Memorial Hospital and also operated in several client services, support and training roles at Antrim/Sunquest/Misys Healthcare Systems.
Angela Dunn
Angela Dunn is a Content Strategist who blogs monthly for HL7standards.com on mobile news and trends. She works as a writer, blogger and analyst for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry. Dunn assists brands and research organizations by forecasting trends in social, mobile and digital technologies. Some published reports include: Digital Marketing Talent: Who is Pharma Hiring? and Keys for Pharma Success: Integrating Social.
Dunn is a global speaker and thought leader on Content Curation, Building Thought Leadership Through Your Digital Brand and Innovation Through Conversation She is the founder of #ideachat, a monthly Twitter Chat and global conversation on ideas and creativity.
Currently, Dunn is in the pre-launch signup phase of a resource site for content curators at CurationZen.com. You can follow her on Twitter @blogbrevity and on Google+.
Jennifer Thew, RN, MSJ
Jennifer Thew, RN, MSJ, is a registered nurse and journalist who has covered healthcare issues and how they relate to the nursing profession. She began her nursing career as a neuroscience nurse at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and then transitioned to journalism after receiving a degree from Roosevelt University in Chicago. She has edited and written numerous articles on a wide range of nursing and healthcare topics like Accountable Care Organizations, evidence-based practice and telehealth.
Mark Munns
Mark Munns is currently a first year medical student at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, TX, after he obtained his bachelor’s in neuroscience from TCU this year. He has experience in basic research and is rapidly being immersed in the world of healthcare.
