Utah Telehealth Network

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board provides advice and guidance to UTN in support of its mission and operations. Its responsibilities include strategic planning, review and approval of budgets and fee structures, adoption and approval of policies, advice of network member services, and government relations. The Advisory Board is made up of fifteen (15) members, selected to reflect Utah's diverse health care community, include representation from rural Utah; member hospital, clinics and health departments; other organizations; the University of Utah, research and education; and at-large members.

Members

Kathy Froerer, Chair
Executive Director, Utah Association of Local Health Departments
Member Hospital, Clinic, Health Department

Scott MacDonald, Vice-chair
IT Director, Beaver Valley Hospital
Rural Representative

Byron Bair
Director, VA Rural Health Center, Western Region
Dept. of Veteran Affairs
Professor, Geriatric Internal Medicine & Geriatric Psychiatry
University of Utah
At-Large

John Bohnsack, M.D.
Division Chief, Associate Chair Clinical Services, Department of Pediatrics,
University of Utah
University of Utah Health Sciences Center

Beverly Evans
Governor's Office of Economic Development, Rural Development, State of Utah
Rural Representative

Brent Hales
CFO, Uintah Basin Medical Center
Rural Representative

Robert Jex
Trauma System Clinical Consultant
Utah Department of Health, Emergency Medical Services and Preparedness
At-Large

Joyce Mitchell, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Health Sciences Center Information Technology,
Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics
University of Utah
Education and Research

D. Kim Openshaw, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development, Utah State University
Rural Representative

Mike Petersen
Executive Director, Utah Education Network
Other Organizations

Donna Singer
CEO, Utah Navajo Health System
Member Hospital, Clinic, Health Department

Jean Shipman
Director, Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
University of Utah Health Sciences Center

Bette Vierra,
Executive Director, Association for Utah Community Health
Other Organizations

Jan Root, Ph.D
President, Chief Executive Officer, Utah Health Information Network
At-Large

Robert W. Allen
Vice President, Rural Region
CEO, Intermountain Park City Medical Center
Member Hospital, Clinic, Health Department

Marta Petersen, M.D., ex officio, non-voting
Director, Utah Telehealth Network

Deb LaMarche, ex officio non-voting,
Program Manager, Utah Telehealth Network

Subcommittees

The UTN Advisory Board has several active subcommittees which provide guidance on specific interest areas. Subcommittee chairs generally are members of the board, but membership in subcommittees, with the exception of the Executive Committee, is open to the interested participants from the telehealth community.

Executive

Oversee strategic planning and implementation
Development of meeting agendas
Serve as nominations subcommittee
Membership
Kathy Froerer, Advisory Board Chair
Scott MacDonald, Vice-chair
Immediate past chair (unfilled)
Deb LaMarche, UTN staff liaison (non-voting)

Clinical

Advise staff on the improvement of existing clinical applications and the development of new clinical programs and services
Promote the use of UTN for patient care
Membership
D. Kim Openshaw, PhD, Chair, Utah State University
Patricia Willis, RN, co-chair, UTN staff liaison
John Bohnsack, MD, Pediatrics, University of Utah
Josette Dorius, Service Director, University Health Care
Libbey Chuy, Association for Utah Community Health
Richard Garden MD, Medical Director, Department of Corrections
Nancy Dailey, RN, VA Rural Health Resource Center, Western Region
LeAnn Roling, Cleft Palate & Cranial Facial Clinic, Primary Children's Medical Center
Marta Petersen, MD, Director, Utah Telehealth Network

Educational

Advise staff on the improvement of existing educational offerings and the development of new education programs and services
Promote the use of UTN for education and training
Membership
Patricia Willis, Chair, UTN staff liaison
Nancy Neff, Southeast Utah Community Health Center
Joan Stoddart, UUHSC Eccles Health Sciences Library
Brad Halvorsen, University Health Care
Dennis Moser, Southern Utah University
Libbey Chuy, Association for Utah Community Health

Finance

Oversee financial position of UTN
Determine funding sources & fee structure
Recommend changes to promote fiscal health
Membership
Brent Davis, CFO, Central Valley Medical Center
Brent Hales, CFO, Uintah Basin Medical Center
Dennis Hammond, CFO, Utah Navajo Health System
Lloyd Berentsen, Health Officer, Bear River Health Department
Bob Jex, Utah Department of Health
Deb LaMarche, UTN staff liaison

Legislative

Determine telehealth legislative and public policy agenda
Advise and assist staff on government relations strategies
Membership
Kathy Froerer, Chair, Utah Association of Local Health Officers
Mike Petersen, Executive Director, Utah Education Network
Kim Wirthlin, Associate Vice President, University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Beverly Evans, Governor's Office of Economic Development
Deb LaMarche, UTN staff liaison

Technical

Recommend strategic technical direction for UTN
Advise staff on technical needs and improvements for the network and telehealth activities
Membership
Mike Petersen, Chair, UEN
Scott MacDonald, Beaver Valley Hospital
Kyle Andersen, Intermountain Healthcare
Preston Marx, Uintah Basin Medical Center
Allen Anderson, Utah Navajo Health System
Jeff Shuckra, UTN staff liaison
Peter Bonsavage, UTN staff liaison

Meeting Schedule

The UTN Advisory Board meets quarterly, on the 3rd Wednesday of the 1st month of each quarter. Three of the meetings are conducted via videoconferencing. The October meeting is a full day in-person Annual Meeting, focused on strategic planning and open to the UTN members and partners.

The 2010 Meeting schedule:

January 27, 8:00am - 10:00am, via videoconferencing
April 28, 8:00am - 10:00am, via videoconferencing
July 28, 8:00am to 10:00am, via videoconferencing
October 27, all day event

Bylaws

The Bylaws have been created to establish and effectively maintain the Advisory Board. The Bylaws include a a clear definition of the UTN mission, the responsibility and representation of the Board and the election of officers. For a complete copy download the UTN Bylaws PDF.

Memorandum of Understanding with UUHSC

The Utah Telehealth Network and its staff are based out of the University of Utah. In 2006, the UTN Advisory Board signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Utah Health Sciences Center in order to understand the relationship and roles of the two organizations regarding UTN. The University of Utah supports the UTN Advisory Board role as outlined in their bylaws. The University of Utah has primary responsibility for the operation of UTN, which includes administrative management, personnel and infrastructure support, and resource sharing of technical and clinical expertise.