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Gary has been covering health care since the early 1990s. Prior to rejoining Health Data Management in 2008, he served as technology editor for HealthLeaders Medi for nearly five years. At HealthLeaders, Gary won five national editorial recognition awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors and the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. Gary also covered information technology for the American Medical Association’s weekly newspaper and has presented at numerous conferences. He has a masters degree in journalism from Roosevelt University, Chicago. gary.baldwin@sourcemedia.com

John McCormick is editorial director for SourceMedia’s professional services and technology group.

Rajiv Sabharwal is director at Deloitte Consulting LLP, a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL), a UK private company limited by guarantee.

As the deputy general counsel and chief privacy officer at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Tena Roberson is responsible for the strategic oversight and administration of the company's legal division and the HIPAA privacy office.A health care executive for over 15 years, Roberson combines the analytical skills, legal expertise and hands-on knowledge needed to effectively direct a staff of 75 legal and privacy professionals. She has helped position BlueCross legal division as a model of efficiency, professionalism and bottom line results.While executing the interpretation and implementation of the HIPAA privacy regulations, Roberson successfully led cross-divisional, cross-functional teams to ensure that established timelines, milestones and goals were met.Roberson has presented information and shared best practices across the state of Tennessee regarding her privacy expertise. She has lectured on HIPAA privacy at the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) Annual Quality Summit; on leadership development challenges for corporate law departments at the Annual American Corporate Counsel Meeting; and on privacy and security issues at a 2008 Capitol Hill health policy briefing.Prior to joining BlueCross, Roberson practiced litigation for an insurance defense law firm, with an emphasis in civil litigation. She has been practicing law for over 20 years.Roberson received her law degree from George C. Taylor College of Law in Knoxville, Tenn. She served as a member of the URAC Privacy and Security Accreditation Committee from 2003-2008. Her organizations and affiliations include the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Association of Corporate Counsel, Tennessee Bar Association, American Bar Association and the Chattanooga Bar Association.

Becky Quammen is the CEO at Quammen Health Care Consultants. During her 25-year career in health I.T. she’s held senior management positions at large provider organizations and a major health care software vendor. She can be reached at becky@quammengroup.com.