About Us
Who We Are
We are an independent coalition of organizations and individuals who are supportive of HL7's role in advancing interoperability and information sharing in health care, including through the use of HL7 FHIR®.
Our Mission
Our goal is to secure predictable, sustainable federal funding support for HL7 to further the development, continuous improvement, and implementation of HL7 FHIR® to improve health and health care through increased interoperability and information sharing.
Our Members
Our members include leaders and organizations representing clinicians, health plans, hospitals and health systems, public health, researchers, technology companies, and patients. To learn more about our members, click link below.
Why Join?
HL7 FHIR® plays a critical, foundational role in facilitating information sharing among patients, clinicians, and others whose goals are to improve our nation's health. Congress, the Administration, and the private sector have all embraced HL7 FHIR® as a method for information sharing.
HL7 needs predictable, ongoing federal support to augment current private sector support, to effectively carry out its critical, role in improving interoperability and information sharing in the United States. Friends of HL7 is advocating for this federal support.
Our Co-Chairs
Friends of HL7 is co-chaired by Janet Marchibroda and Tina Grande.
Janet currently serves as CEO of NFLA Neuro Health and Performance and Executive Director, Grant Programs at the National Football League Alumni Association. She serves as President of Alliance for Cell Therapy Now, a coalition of academic and research institutions devoted to advancing cell-based therapies for patients in need. She also serves on the Board of Directors for HL7. You can reach Janet at jmarchibroda@friendsofhl7.org.
Tina currently serves as President and CEO of the Healthcare Trust Institute (HTI), an alliance of the nation’s leading healthcare organizations committed to promoting and implementing effective privacy and security protections for health information that engender trust in the healthcare system and allow for the advancement of treatments, cures and improved healthcare quality for individuals and populations. She previously served as Executive Vice President, Health Policy at the Healthcare Leadership Council, a coalition of chief executives which serves as a forum for the nation’s healthcare leaders to jointly develop policies, plans, and programs to achieve their vision of a 21st century healthcare system that makes affordable high-quality care accessible to all Americans. You can reach Tina at tina@hctrustinst.com.
