Gary has over
20 years experience implementing EDI in the grocery, retail, manufacturing,
insurance, and healthcare industries. The last 15 years of which
he has focused on EDI implementation for healthcare payers and providers.
Gary provides
leadership within the insurance industry as the current vice-chair
of ASC X12, the past chair of the X12N Insurance Subcommittee, the
Workgroup for EDI (WEDI) board of directors, the Electronic Healthcare
Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) commissioners, and is the
Executive Director of the Healthcare Electronic Commerce Foundation
(HECF). He has provided testimony several times before the National
Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) dealing with healthcare
EDI standards, security, and standardized medical records. The NCVHS
is responsible for providing guidance to the Secretary of Health
and Human Services on issues related to HIPAA.
He has been
very involved in the development of the ANSI X12 standards used
within the healthcare industry co-chairing the Coordination of Benefits
Workgroup, the Healthcare Claims Workgroup, and the Healthcare Task
Group. He has also co-chaired the WEDI workgroups which developed
the 834 Enrollment, the 837 Professional Claim, and the 837 Dental
Claim Implementation Guides which were the predecessors of the HIPAA
implementation guides.
Gary has a degree
in computer science from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
E-mail Address:
gary@ecintegrity.com
