James J . Dickson , BA , MBA
CEO / Administrator Copper Queen Community Hospital
James J . Dickson is the Chief Executive Officer of Copper Queen Community Hospital ( CQCH ), located in rural Bisbee , Arizona . As CEO for the last 17 years , he has overseen the expansion of CQCH from a struggling facility to a profitable and nationally recognized rural health-care network . He has led hospitals and physician groups in Illinois , Ohio , New York and California and has spent the past 20 years working with critical-access hospitals , including CQCH , a 14-bed acute-care center offering a full range of services . It is a Level IV Trauma Center and is considered among the top 5 percent of hospitals nationally for its innovative use of technology and access to specialty services through its telemedicine program . He is the 2011 winner of the American Hospital Association ’ s Shirley Ann Munroe Leadership Award . He also recently received honors from the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association and twice has been named the Outstanding Rural Health Professional by the Arizona Rural Health Association . He has served as a member of the Arizona Hospital Association Board of Directors and is a past President of the Arizona Rural Health Care Association .
Alexis S . Gilroy , JD
Partner Jones Day
Alexis Gilroy is a partner at the law firm of Jones Day , where she advises health care providers and technology companies on transactional , health regulatory , and corporate matters with an emphasis on digital health topics . She has managed numerous strategic merger , acquisition , private equity , venture capital , and joint venture transactions for various health-care and technology companies , including telemedicine , mobile device , EHR , practice management , cyberknife , imaging centers , and teleradiology . In addition , she advises on business strategy and implementation matters , counsels on regulations , develops and negotiates contracts , structures research arrangements , and leads strategy and communications with medical boards and other regulators and policy makers on digital health topics . She is on the Board of Directors of the American Telemedicine Association , is an appointee to the Maryland Governor ' s Telemedicine Taskforce , is a subject matter expert for the Federation of State Medical Boards ' State Medical Boards Appropriate Regulation of Telemedicine ( SMART ) Workgroup on Telemedicine , and leads the American Health Lawyer Association ' s E-Health and Telemedicine Affinity Group .
Mario Gutierrez , MPH
Executive Director Center for Connected Health Policy
Mario Gutierrez , who joined the Center for Connected Health Policy ( CCHP ) in May 2010 as a senior policy associate , brings more than 30 years of experience in California ’ s non-profit health and health philanthropy sectors . Prior to joining CCHP , he served as a program director with The California Endowment for 12 years , where he led several major health-care initiatives , including its 10-year , $ 20 million investment in telehealth deployment throughout California . He also served as The Endowment ’ s lead for Rural and Agricultural Worker Health Programs and Policy . Previously , he served for six years as a senior program officer with The Sierra Health Foundation . He serves on the Board of Directors of OCHIN , one of the nation ’ s largest and most successful non-profit health information networks , and is Chairman of the Rural Policy Research Institute ’ s Rural Human Services Advisory Panel .
Kristi Henderson , DNP
Vice President for Telehealth & Innovation Seton Healthcare Family
Kristi Henderson is the Vice President for Telehealth & Innovation at Seton Healthcare Family in Austin , Texas . In her prior role as Chief Telehealth & Innovation Officer for the University of Mississippi Medical Center ( UMMC ), she led the development of a statewide telehealth program that is recognized as a national model . As a leader in healthcare innovation , she has testified before the U . S . Senate Committee on Commerce , Science and Transportation ’ s Subcommittee on Advancing Telehealth through Connectivity , as well as the Subcommittee on Rural Health and the White House Domestic Policy Council . She has made numerous presentations across the country to advance telehealth policy and practice , including a TEDx talk in 2014 and a panel discussion at Austin ’ s SXSW in March 2016 . She serves as a board member of the American Telemedicine Association , executive director of the Mississippi Telehealth Association , and board member of the Mississippi Health Information Network . She is a Fellow with the Emergency Nurses Association and maintains national certification as a family and acute care nurse practitioner .
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