Liora Alschuler, Chief Executive Officer

Liora became involved in developing standards for health information technology (HIT) interoperability in 1996, shortly after the publication of her book on markup languages—one of the foundational technologies for the World Wide Web, e-commerce, and most of the current HIT standards.  In 1997, she led the Kona Architecture project, which developed the foundational architecture for the Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), now used worldwide for health information exchange. She is a current Co-chair and past Director of Health Level Seven International (HL7) and is a founder of the Health Story Project.

In 2005, Liora formed Alschuler Associates, LLC, to create an on-going team of consultants with diverse and complementary skills who could, collectively, respond to the increasing demand for HIT interoperability. Her clients have included the Military Health System (the nation’s largest provider of healthcare services), as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network.

Liora currently lives in East Thetford, Vermont.  She holds a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, a degree in Broadcast Engineering from Milwaukee Area Technical College and completed additional study in physics, mathematics and chemistry at UW Milwaukee and Hunter College in New York.  She is a member of the Thetford Planning Commission and lives with one cat.

Bob Dolin, MD, FACP, President and Chief Medical Officer

Bob is rare among health informaticists in that he is not only a leading theorist, with an extensive list of peer-reviewed publications, but also a hands-on professional with a strong track record of engagement and accomplishment.

Bob is the current Chair of Health Level Seven International (HL7), and is the lead author of HL7 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), Continuity of Care Document (CCD), and Using SNOMED CT™ in HL7 Version 3 specifications, foundational specifications for health information exchange. He co-chaired the Health Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) Foundations Committee, responsible for harmonizing discrepancies across Standards Development Organizations.

Bob plays a central role in development of the end to end quality reporting strategy within the United States and has worked with dozens of vendor and provider organizations.  Prior to founding his own consulting firm, Bob served as a physician with Kaiser Permanente for nearly 20 years.

Bob received his M.D. from the University of California-Irvine and currently resides in Orange County.