January 2004
Health Care, Business Leaders Join Maine Health
Information Center Board
Seven health care and business
leaders from across Maine have
joined the Board of Directors of the
Maine Health Information Center, the
state’s primary independent, non-
profit health data research
organization.
Established in 1976, the MHIC’s
staff of nearly 30 researchers,
information technology professionals
and support staff provide a broad
range of health data services to nearly
100 client organizations throughout
Maine and northern New England. In
recent years, the MHIC has played a
leading role in supporting numerous
health care cost, access and quality
improvement initiatives.
The addition of new members
increases the size of the MHIC’s
board to 16 and represents the first
major expansion and restructuring of
the MHIC’s governance in its 28-year
history.
Joining the Board this month are:
-Andrew Coburn, Ph.D.,
Professor and Director of the
Institute for Health Policy,
USM’s Muskie School of Public
Service, Portland
-Dana Connors, President, Maine
State Chamber of Commerce,
Augusta
-Paul Kuehnert, M.S., R.N.,
Executive Director, Office of
Public Health Emergency
Preparedness, Maine Bureau of
Health, Augusta
-Frank McGinty, V.P. of
Operations & Treasurer,
MaineHealth, Portland
-Edward Miller, Executive
Director, American Lung
Association of Maine
-Roger Renfrew, M.D., Medical
Director, Redington-Fairview
General Hospital, Skowhegan
-Ted Rooney, R.N., President,
Work Outcomes, Inc., Brunswick.
“As the need grows for accurate,
timely data about how Maine people
use health care services, the MHIC
recognizes the importance of
bringing new thinking and a wider
range of experience to our board
table.
(Continued on page 2)
“As the need
grows for
accurate, timely
data, the MHIC
recognizes the
importance of
bringing new
thinking and a
wider range of
experience to
our board table.”
In This Issue
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2
MHIC Board Adds
Members
MHIC Staff
Expands
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