Wes Rishel VP Distinguished Analyst Mckinleyville, CA USA Years of Experience 11 years at Gartner 44 years IT industry Areas of Coverage Healthcare View Latest Research Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities Wes Rishel is a vice president and distinguished analyst in Gartner's healthcare provider research practice. He covers electronic medical records, interoperability, health information exchanges and the underlying technologies of healthcare IT, including application integration and standards. Previous Experience Mr. Rishel is a member of the Health IT Standards Committee, a federal advisory committee created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. He is also a trustee of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology and a former commissioner. He has served on the Healthcare Information Technology Advisory Panel of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. He was the founding technical chair of Health Level Seven (HL7), served as its chair in 2002 and 2003, and continues on the board. He has served on the boards of directors of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society and the eHealth Initiative. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Rishel consulted in healthcare integration and clinical systems and developed standards-based architectures for major health systems; designed clinical applications; helped to lead HL7's decision to apply XML, object modeling and software component technologies; and was the author of the HL7 implementation guide for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act claims attachments. Previously, Mr. Rishel was vice president of software development for several independent technology providers. Professional Background Wes Rishel Consulting, Principal, 7 years Bell Atlantic Healthcare Systems, Vice President, Product Development, 7 years Libra Technology, Vice President, R&D, 7 years Industry Awards/Accolades WEDI Louis M. Sullivan Award for Technical Leadership HL7 Ed Hammond Volunteer of the Year Awards Education Mathematics, Dartmouth College Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) The Definition of EHR in U.S. Health IT Incentive Regulations 03-Feb-2010 Wes Rishel The Limits of Certification and Guarantees in Buying Electronic Health Records in the U.S. 03-Feb-2010 Wes Rishel Proposed Rules to Promote EHRs Stress 'Meaningful Use' 07-Jan-2010 Wes Rishel Top Industry Predictions 2010: The Recession's Aftermath Proves Challenging 29-Dec-2009 Kimberly Harris-Ferrante, Jorge Lopez, David Furlonger, Bill Rust, Zarko Sumic, Keith Harrison, Andrea Di Maio, Thomas J. Handler, M.D., Wes Rishel, Robert H. Booz, Dan Miklovic, Allen Weiner, Andrew Frank, Mike McGuire, Gale Daikoku, Hung LeHong, Alistair Newton Update: U.S. Care Delivery Organizations Should Use These Steps to Prepare for ICD-10 11-Dec-2009 Wes Rishel