HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSTM), a leading provider of learning and
research solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced that C.
Martin Harris, M.D., Chief Information Officer at Cleveland Clinic, and
Deborah Taylor Tate, former commissioner of the Federal Communications
Commission, have joined its Board of Directors. Both Dr. Harris and Ms.
Tates extensive professional experience, command of business strategy,
and national visibility strengthen the Boards business capabilities and
expertise.
“12th Most Creative Person in Business in 2010”
Since 1996, C. Martin Harris, M.D. has been the Chief Information
Officer and Chairman of the Information Technology Division of Cleveland
Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio while concurrently serving as a
staff physician for Cleveland Clinic Hospital. Additionally, since 2000,
Dr. Harris has been the Executive Director of e-Cleveland Clinic, a
series of e-health clinical programs offered over the Internet. He was
tapped by President Obama to help draft the electronic-health-records
mandate in the economic stimulus packageand he was recruited to guide
Microsoft Corporation on an innovative pilot in disease management. Dr.
Harris is currently the Chairman of the Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a well-known, highly regarded
not-for-profit organization focused on providing global leadership in
the optimal use of information technology and management systems for the
betterment of healthcare.
Dr. Harris received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the
University of Pennsylvania, and he completed his residency training in
internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He
also holds a Masters in Business Administration in Healthcare
Management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Among the numerous awards bestowed upon Dr. Harris, he was most recently
named the 12th Most Creative Person in Business in 2010 by Fast
Company magazine in their annual list of the 100 Most Creative
People in Business, where he is referenced as the go-to expert when it
comes to healthcare IT standards. Currently, Dr. Harris is a Director
for Invacare Corporation (NYSE: IVC), a global leader of home and
long-term care medical products, and previously served as a Director for
Sentillion, Inc., a company specializing in software for the healthcare
industryrecently acquired by Microsoft Corporation.
Deborah Taylor Tate was nominated to the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed
by the U.S. Senate in 2005. She served as Commissioner of the FCC from
2006 to 2009, serving as Chair of two Federal Joint Boards regarding
advanced telecommunications services. At the time of her presidential
appointment, Ms. Tate was serving as the Chairman and Director of the
Tennessee Regulatory Authority. Her previous state positions also
include serving as Executive Director of the Health Facilities
Commission and as senior staff for then-Governor, Senator Lamar
Alexander. In addition, she was Director of the State and Local Policy
Center at Vanderbilt University Institute for Public Policy Studies. She
served as Chairman of the board of directors for Centerstone, Inc., the
largest not-for-profit community mental health provider in the U.S., and
presently serves on the national board of directors for the Centerstone
Research Institute.
Ms. Tate received both her undergraduate degree and Juris Doctorate
(J.D.) from the University of Tennessee and also attended Vanderbilt
University Law School. A licensed attorney and Rule 31 mediator, she
presently serves as Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Free
State Foundation, Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt School of Nursing,
and Executive-in-Residence at Lipscomb University.
Ms. Tate has participated in numerous international delegations, often
representing the U.S. in bilateral negotiations and recently was a guest
of the Shanghai World Expo. Along with the current president of Brazil,
Luiz InÃcio Lula da Silva, Ms. Tate was named a 2009 World
Telecommunications and Information Society Day Laureate for her
international work regarding education, advocacy, and protection of
children online. Her outstanding record of public service has been
recognized by organizations that include Common Sense Media, the Boy
Scouts of America, the National Cable and Telecommunications
Association, and the Association of Junior Leagues International.
Dr. Martin and Ms. Tate each make outstanding additions to
HealthStreams board of directorsand we are excited to welcome them to
our Company, said Robert A. Frist, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, HealthStream. Dr. Martins distinguished record of leadership
and accomplishments in healthcare IT positions him to offer a wealth of
knowledge to HealthStream. Similarly, Ms. Tates high profile public
service, coupled with her first-hand leadership role at the nations
largest mental health provider, deliver strong assets to our corporate
governance. I believe that both Dr. Martins and Ms. Tates particular
skills and experiences are highly complementary to those represented in
our board of directors, adding to the boards independence, diversity of
knowledge, and strength in governing the Company.
About HealthStream
HealthStream (NASDAQ: HSTM) is a leading provider of learning and
research solutions for the healthcare industry, transforming insight
into action to deliver outcomes-based results for healthcare
organizations. Through HealthStreams learning solutionswhich have been
contracted by over 2.2 million hospital-based healthcare
professionalshealthcare organizations create safer environments for
patients, increase clinical competencies of their workforces, and
facilitate the rapid transfer of the latest knowledge and technologies.
Through our research products, executives from healthcare organizations
gain valuable insight about patients experiences, workforce challenges,
physician relations, and community perceptions of their services. Based
in Nashville, Tennessee, HealthStream has two satellite offices. For
more information about HealthStreams learning and research solutions,
visit www.healthstream.com
or call us at 800-933-9293.
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