:: The National Latino Alliance on Health Information Technology ::

Anthony (Tony) Jimenez named by Hispanic Business Magazine as the No. 1 Fastest- Growing Hispanic-Owned Business in the Nation. An 8(a) certified and verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), MicroTech provides Information Technology Support and Services, Management Services and Systems, Audio-Visual Telecommunications Design and Installation, Product Solutions and Consulting Services and Solutions. Tony is also Chair man of the LISTA National Board of Directors.Read More

Dr. Elena Rios serves as President & CEO of the National Hispanic Medical Association, (NHMA), representing Hispanic physicians in the United States. The mission of the organization is to improve the health of Hispanics. Dr. Rios also serves as President of NHMA’s National Hispanic Health Foundation affiliated with the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, to direct educational and research activities.Read More

Joxel García is the President and Dean of the Ponce School of Medicine in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ponce School of Medicine is recognized as one of the most important Medical Schools with Hispanic heritage. Dr. García is a seasoned public health professional with experience in health care delivery, bioterrorism preparedness, health policy and international health affairs.Dr. Garcia, a physician and former four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Dr Garcia served as the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services until 2009. As the ASH, Dr García served as the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ primary advisor on matters involving the nation’s public health and science. He also oversaw the U.S. Public Health Service and its Commissioned Corps for the Secretary.Read More

Dr. Jose Piovenetti, MD Chief Medical Information Officer Department of Health Puerto Rico, has been at the forefront of healthcare information technology (HIT) since 1985, starting with the development of the first graphical user interface (GUI), multi-user, multi-specialty, multi-institution, platform-independent Practice Management System, is still in use today and available as open source. An advocate of HIT, EHR, HIE and EMR, he believes success of HIT depends in proper implementation and adoption of Change Management to minimize implementation risks and failures. Being the only physician informatician in Puerto Rico forced him to cover many areas of healthcare informatics, developing expertise in many areas spanning the Clinical, Administrative, Research and Education segments of healthcare.Read More

Gene Fernandez is Chief Information Officer at L.A. Care Health Plan. In this role, he is responsible for articulating the vision and establishing the strategy for integrated information technology at L.A. Care. He is also responsible for providing leadership in the development, implementation and governance of L.A. Care’s information systems and technology infrastructure. Mr. Fernandez has extensive experiences with health care IT systems implementation, business process re-engineering, IT strategic planning, and project management. He brings to L.A. Care over 20 years of experience as a health care information executive. Mr. Fernandez has served as Chief Information Officer at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda.Read More

Rebecca S. Busch, RN is a healthcare consultant, patient advocate, nurse, patient, mother of three and conscientious healthcare consumer. Rebecca entered the healthcare industry as a nurse and became a hospital medical auditor setting up internal controls for documentation and reimbursement issues. She has designed audit programs for insurance carriers and developed a case management framework designed to prevent both financial and medical errors. Today, Rebecca helps her clients increase revenue, decrease costs and manage risk.Read More

Franklin Madison, Jr. is the technology program director for the Industrial and Technology Assistance Corporation (ITAC), located in New York City. Mr. Madison is responsible for the strategic development and implementation of new programs to assist growing high tech firms. In that role, he serves as the NYSTAR-designated SBIR regional specialist for NYC, Long Island and the Mid-Hudson regions, and program manager of the Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program. Mr. Madison serves on several corporation boards and has diverse affiliations within the business community.Read More

Eduardo Gonzalez Loumiet, a native of Miami, Florida, attended Loyola University, New Orleans earning a bachelor's degree in Finance and Computer Information Systems. He received his MBA from the University of Miami in 2007, where he was the recipient of the Recognized Student of the Year Award. Eduardo has worked in the services industry for over 10 years, managing multi-million dollar enterprise technology projects and business continuity strategies. Eduardo is currently working at Uber Operations, a health care technology company in Tallahassee, Florida and is LISTA Florida Tech Council President.Read More

Alex Bello is a Regional Consultant for the Florida Department of Health and consultant for Electronic Health Information Systems (EHIS), LLC. In his role with the Department of Health, Alex is tasked with reviewing existing services, technology, and policies to identify programmatic and technological needs and make recommendations for improvements. He specializes in developing systems and policies that eliminate duplication, create efficiencies in service, and integrate legacy systems. With EHIS, Alex works to develop custom electronic medical record systems for medical practices of all sizes.Read More