Location
Ann Arbor, MI
How did you hear about the NIC Hub?
Word of mouth
Organization
Interoperability Institute
Title
Executive Vice President
What are your domains of INTEREST?
Education, Public Health, Health Information Technology, Emergency Services
Do you have any OTHER domains of interest?
Informatics, Data Science
What are your domains of EXPERTISE?
Education, Health Information Technology
Do you have any OTHER domains of expertise?
Biomedical Infromatics, cloud computing, cybersecurity
Share with us a short bio of yourself.
Mary Kratz is the Executive Vice President of the Interoperability Institute, an affiliate organization of the Michigan Health Information Network group. Mary is a leader in the field of biomedical informatics, working at the intersection of interoperability, telemedicine and business development. As a senior Health Informatics Advisor to the United States Department of State, Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy, Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program, Mary implemented health information systems in over 40 countries, primarily low and middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa. An Open Source platform enabled Internet, electronic medical records, collaboration tools and Open Access to a reference library of medical knowledge. She assisted the World Health Organization, International Telecommunication Union, United States Agency for International Development, Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health and the National Academies of Science Institute of Medicine in formulating and articulating policy, position and response to current and emerging technologies and enabling interoperability across a variety of public and private organizational missions. Starting her career in research and clinical laboratories at the University of Michigan Health System, Mary quickly transitioned into managing complex enterprise-wide computer deployments. She chaired several Standards Development Organization committees for Health Level Seven, Object Management Group and the International Standards Organization. Under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act, Mary was recruited to work for the U.S. Government. She served as a Contracting Officer Representative at the U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center at Fort Detrick. She was Internet2's initial Health Sciences Director, implementing next generation Internet for academic organizations in the United States and globally, before taking a position with the U.S. Government.
Would you like to join Health IT Group?
Yes
Would you like to join Project Unify Group?
Yes
Would you like to join the National Action Agenda to Advance Upstream Social Determinants and Race Equity Action Plan Group?
Yes
Would you like to join the Civil Justice Technology Project Group?
Yes
Would you like to join Social Determinants Group?
Yes
Would you like to join Opioid Epidemic Group?
Yes
