CHERYL HOWE APPOINTED CHAIR OF HEALTHeLINK BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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BUFFALO, NEW YORK – HEALTHeLINK, Western New York’s clinical information exchange, announces Cheryl Howe, executive vice president, operations at BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, has been appointed chair of the organization’s board of directors.

Howe previously served in an advisory position on the organization’s board of directors, and has been engaged with the clinical information collaborative effort since February 2009.

“HEALTHeLINK continues to be at the forefront of health information technology and clinical information exchanges - not only in the eight counties of Western New York but across the entire country,” said Howe. “I look forward to assuming this leadership role, guiding HEALTHeLINK on our collaborative projects and continuing to advance the delivery of care in an effort to improve our community’s clinical outcomes and control health care costs for local consumers.”

Howe received a bachelor’s degree in communications from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a master’s degree in health services administration from D’Youville College. Howe serves on the board of directors for the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise, the board of trustees of D’Youville College and is an ex-officio member of the board of trustees for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition, she serves on the advisory boards for Key Bank and the WNY Women’s Fund, and is a member of the National Association for Professional Women.

About HEALTHeLINK: The not-for-profit organization was established through funding from BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, The Catholic Health System, Erie County Medical Center Corporation, Independent Health Association, Kaleida Health, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Univera Healthcare and the Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkers Capital Grant Program (HEAL NY) from New York State. HEALTHeLINK also received one of the country’s largest awards as part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program.

HEALTHeLINK stakeholders include a broad representation of healthcare professionals and organizations throughout the eight-county Western New York region such as the State University of New York at Buffalo, P2 Collaborative, Chautauqua County Health Network, the WNY Rural Area Health Education Center and local county public health departments. For more information on HEALTHeLINK, visit www.wnyhealthelink.com.

BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York is a division of HealthNow New York Inc., one of New York’s leading health care companies that provides access to quality health care and innovative solutions for members throughout upstate New York. Headquartered in Buffalo, NY, the company is an independent Licensee of the BlueCross BlueShield Association.

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