Industry Involvement

MDI Achieve is involved in several state and federal groups. By using our collective experience, we will ensure that the entire industry receives the best outcome.

  • Aging Services of Minnesota

    Clinical Practice Committee

    The Clinical Practice Committee provides a forum for representatives of an interdisciplinary health care team to exchange information on key clinical issues, with the goal of identifying and disseminating evidence-based practice standards.
    • Andria Engler, RN-BSN, PHN, member.

    Health Information Technology Committee

    Guides Aging Services of Minnesota's efforts to increase the role that health information technology can play in aging services.
    • Jason Mangelsen, LNHA, member.

  • American Health Care Association (AHCA)

    Health Information Infrastructure Technology (HIIT) Committee

    The HIIT Committee provides policy analysis, input, and suggestions to AHCA/NCAL members, the government and other stakeholders on the HHS National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII) Electronic Health Record (EHR) initiative.
    • Kevin Whitehurst, member.

    IT Committee and Clinical Practice Group

    • Louis Lenzmeier, member.

  • American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

    • Louis Lenzmeier, member.
    • Denise Trcka, RHIA, member.

  • AANAC

    • Louis Lenzmeier, member.
    • Yuliya Pruzhanskaya, member.

  • California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF)

    Products and Services Subcommittee

    This committee reviews potential cost-saving programs and products which can be made available to CAHF's membership through the Association.
    • Hai Le, member.

  • Care Providers of Minnesota

    Technology Committee

    Provide oversight into the Health Information Technology strategy and philosophy of Care Providers of Minnesota.
    • Jonathan Olson, member.

    Healthcare Reform Task Force

    The charge of the Health Care Reform Task Force is to gather and distill information for members; give advice to members on reform initiatives such as participation in Accountable Care Organizations; develop a longer-range strategic plan for the Association and its membership on the evolving changes in health and long term care service delivery; develop resources for our members on health care reform initiatives; provide input into responses to RFP/RFIs for health care reform demonstrations; and advocate for improvements to various health care reform provisions on the state and federal level.
    • Adam Clark, member.

  • Illinois Health Care Association (IL HCA)

    Long-Term Care Nurses Association Council (LTCNA)

    This groups functions to promote LTC nursing and addresses clinical issues for IL HCA.
    • Kori Eastman, LPN, member.

  • Leading Age: Center for Aging Services Technology (CAST)

    EHR Workgroup

    This is a workgroup that looks at demystifying the implementation of EHRs
    • Louis Lenzmeier, member.

  • Lincoln Health Care Advisory Board (LINK)

    • Dennis Jakubowicz, member.

  • National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL)

    Information Technology Committee

    The IT Committee addresses issues related to the EHR, e-prescribing, and information systems developers.
    • Louis Lenzmeier, member.

    Standards and Interoperability Committee

    Patient Assessment Summary Workgroup - The workgroup’s goal is to identify the subset of MDS and OASIS data elements that can be usefully included in patient assessment summary documents.
    • Debby Schaefer, member.

  • Ohio Health Care Association (OHCA)

    Council of Nurses

    This committee evaluates nursing issues affecting long-term care and recommends strategies for advocating for the profession.
    • Kendra Weber, member.
    • Carrie Price, RHIT, member.

  • Texas Health Care Association (TX HCA)

    Advocacy Committee

    This committee relates to legislative issues with TX HCA.
    • Brian Mericle, member.
    • Orlando Chapoy, member.