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Douglas Goldstein is an "eFuturist," Author and President of Medical Alliances, Inc. He guides leading health care organizations in clinical and business performance improvement through intelligent use of technology, knowledge management and 'Distinctive Innovation.' He can be reached at doug@medicalalliances.com.

Peter Groen is the former Director of the Health IT Sharing (HITS) program within the Veterans Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He recently retired and is now on the faculty of the Computer & Information Sciences Department at Shepherd University in West Virginia. He can be reached at pgroen@shepherd.edu.

Suniti Ponkshe works as a leader of advisory services for IBM Healthlink Solution. Her career has included leadership for information technology inside as well as outside the organization. She is the former CIO of large healthcare systems such as Georgetown University Medical Center. Suniti owned and operated her consulting business prior to joining IBM. Her focus is leveraging technology to improve operational performance in healthcare. She can be reached at suntit@att.net.

Marc Wine serves as a Program Analyst with the GSA Headquarters Intergovernmental Solutions Division. He is the former program manager for the VHA Health IT Sharing (HITS) Program and also served as a Health Policy Analyst with the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Planning in the Division of Regulatory Activities, where he was responsible for helping to develop and manage the regulations of the National Health Planning Program. Mr. Wine is on the faculty of the Health Services Management and Leadership program at George Washington University. He can be reached at winemash@aol.com.