Governance

The Bronx RHIO has a transparent, participatory governance structure based on broad, inclusive participation of multiple stakeholders on its Board of Directors. A key strength of the Bronx RHIO is its actively engaged Board of Directors, representing the highest levels of leadership from the member organizations.

The provider community is strongly represented in the Bronx RHIO’s governance. Through membership on the Board (five Board members are physicians) and participation in the Clinical Committee, clinicians ensure that clinical and patient care priorities lead the technical decision-making and guide safety and quality improvement priorities. Consumers also have voice in governance through an At-Large Director position on the Board.

Bronx RHIO Board of Directors

Steven Anderman
Chief Operating Officer
Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center

Jane Bedell, MD
Assistant Commissioner
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Rachel Block
Executive Director
New York eHealth Collaborative

Weston Willett
Chief Information Officer
Institute for Family Health

Maria Castaneda (Consumer Representative)
Secretary-Treasurer
1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Scott Cooper, MD
President and CEO
St. Barnabas Hospital

Verona Greenland
President
Morris Heights Health Center

Paloma Hernandez
President and CEO
Urban Health Plan

Erik Langhoff, MD
Chief of Staff
James J. Peters VA Medical Center

Eleanor Larrier
Executive Director
Bronx Community Health Network

Carol Raphael
President and CEO
Visiting Nurse Service of New York

Don Ashkenase
Executive Vice President, Corporate
Montefiore Medical Center

Jose R. Sanchez
Senior Vice President
HHC - Generations Plus/Northern Manhattan Health Network

Kenneth Sherman
Administrator/Senior Vice-President
Jewish Home and Hospital Lifecare System

Arthur Wagner
Chief Operating Officer
HHC - North Bronx Health Network

Board Officers

Don Ashkenase
Jose Sanchez
Verona Greenland
Kenneth Sherman
Steven Anderman

Board Chair
Vice Chair
Vice Chair
Secretary
Treasurer

Bronx RHIO Committees and Chairs

Executive Committee
Don Ashkenase
Montefiore Medical Center

Clinical Committee
Laurie Posner, MD, Chair
Jewish Home & Hospital – Bronx Division, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus

Technology Committee
Josephine Sciacca, Chair
James J. Peters VA Medical Center

Finance Committee
Steven Anderman, Chair
Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center

Patients Rights and Members Responsibilities Committee
Rachel Block, Chair
New York eHealth Collaborative

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