CHRISTUS Health
1402-D Jefferson Avenue
New Orleans,
LA
USA
70115
Email:
Hank.fanberg@christushealth.org
Biographical Sketch:
Hank Fanberg is a member of CHRISTUS Health’s Information Management team where he is responsible for Technology Advocacy. He is a member of CHRISTUS Health’s Community Health Advisory Committee, supporting their initiatives regarding the use of health information technology for providing care to the un- and underinsured.
Mr. Fanberg was appointed to the Markle Foundation’s “Connecting for Health” policy subcommittee which developed the “Connecting for Health” road map for RHIOs and the NHIN. He provided support to the Texas Technology Sub Committee of the Health Information Advisory Committee (HITAC) that developed the Texas roadmap for better health for all Texans. He is the associate project coordinator for the Texas Health Information Network Collaboration (THINC), an awardee of the FCC rural health pilot program that will build a private health information network across the entire state of Texas to improve access to care for all Texans especially those in rural areas. He is an active member of the eHealth Initiative’s Government Affairs Work group as well as HIMSS’ Advocacy Council. He is also an active member of the Continua Alliance’s US policy work group.
Mr. Fanberg has extensive experience in business development, physician relations and physician practice operations, health care strategic development and innovation adoption. During a 20+ year career as a health system executive, Mr. Fanberg served as Director of Business Development for an academic medical center and COO of a120 academic physician group with annual billings in excess of $50,000,000. He also served as the executive director of a physician owned PPO and as a provider relations specialist for a national HMO.
Mr. Fanberg received his MBA degree from The University of New Orleans where he is currently a PhD candidate in Urban Affairs. His research focuses on the impact of information and communication technology on hospitals and their communities. He received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers College. He graduated from Loyola (New Orleans) University's Institute of Politics and has guest lectured at the Johns Hopkins University’s MBA program for physicians