FAST Security Education Event

About Chris Muir – ASTP Network & Scalability Division Director

Chris Muir has worked in state and federal government for over 30 years.  Currently, he works at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP). He is the Network & Scalability Division Director where he leads a team that provides subject matter expertise to internal and external interested parties implementing HHS identified health IT standards and implementation specifications.  Previous to ASTP, Chris was the Strategic Projects Manager for the State of Arizona, CIO’s Office. He led key information technology initiatives including Arizona’s health information technology program.  He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Masters degree in Public Administration from Arizona State University. 

About Janice Reese, Program Manager, FAST  

Janice Reese, a seasoned leader in healthcare information technology, brings a wealth of expertise in industry standards, workflow optimization, and cybersecurity. As a Senior Consultant with Point of Care Partners, Janice leads the HL7 FAST (FHIR at Scale Taskforce) initiative, instilling confidence in her ability to drive nationwide adoption of scalable FHIR implementations for seamless healthcare data exchange. 

Her work with FAST focuses on critical pillars of interoperability, including Consent, Identity, Security, National Directory, and Testing. Janice ensures these foundational elements are optimized to meet the industry's needs, enabling efficient, secure, and patient-centered data sharing across stakeholders. Her leadership helps establish the frameworks and best practices for connecting healthcare systems and ensuring compliance with evolving standards and regulatory requirements. 

About David Pyke, Technical Director, FAST  

David Pyke is a seasoned expert in healthcare information technology, currently serving as a Senior Consultant at Dogwood Health Consulting. He contributes to advancing health information exchange standards and interoperability frameworks in this capacity. Notably, David serves as the Technical Director for the HL7 FHIR at Scale Taskforce (FAST) Consent Management project, overseeing the development of scalable consent management solutions within the healthcare sector.  

His extensive experience includes serving as the Technical Author for the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) technical documents, pivotal in shaping the Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) Technical Framework. 

About Luis Maas, FAST Security Co-lead, CTO EMR Direct – Security for Scalable Registration, Authorization, and Authentication - Project Co-Lead

Luis Maas, CTO of EMR Direct is actively involved in standards development within the Direct Project, OpenID Foundation, and HL7. He is also a board certified Radiologist. He has been issued several patents for his work in quantitative analysis methodologies. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, an MD from Harvard, and a PhD in Medical Engineering from the Harvard-MIT division of Health Sciences and Technology. Luis is the chairman of the DirectTrust Security and Trust Compliance workgroup. 

About Didi Davis, Sequoia Project – Vice President of Informatics, Conformance, and Interoperability  

Mrs. Davis has >30 years’ experience in the healthcare industry with emphasis on conformance testing, implementation, development, and management of information technology solutions and  healthcare workflow requirements.  She serves as the VP, Informatics, Conformance and Interoperability for the Sequoia Project that is a 501©3 not for profit organization based in Washington, DC.  Her expertise includes connecting people, processes and technology to improve health care.  She is responsible for driving the interoperability among health IT systems participating within the Carequality framework, the eHealth Exchange network (formerly known as the Nationwide Health Information Network - NwHIN and for the RSNA Image Share Validation programs in partnership with the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) managed by Sequoia. She is responsible for the operations of 8 testing programs for Sequoia, including the RCE onboarding testing for TEFCA. She leads a group of experts from a wide range of stakeholders across the US to develop specific and pragmatic implementation guidance on improving data quality of the clinical content exchanged among networks and communities in the Data Usability workgroup under the Sequoia Interoperability Matters Forum. She also acts as the subject matter expert supporting the deployment efforts of the Image Exchange Use Case Implementation Guide for Carequality. 

About Jonathan Coleman - Principal Security Risk Solutions, Inc. - Chief Information Security Officer for the TEFCA Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE) 

Johnathan Coleman is the Principal Consultant at Security Risk Solutions, Inc.  He currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer for the TEFCA Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE) and provides SME support to the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) and the Defense Health Agency (DHA) in the areas of security standards and cybersecurity policy. He previously worked as Coordinator for the ONC Standards and Interoperability (S&I) Framework and led several projects including the Data Segmentation for Privacy (DS4P) and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Data Tagging projects. Johnathan has a BEng in Aeromechanical Systems Engineering from the Royal Military College of Science in UK, maintains professional security certifications including CISSP, CISM and CRISC, and co-chairs the Community Based Care and Privacy workgroup at Health Level 7 (HL7) International. 

About Joe Lamy – Standards and Specifications Subject Matter Expert Aegis.net 

Joe Lamy is a specifications and testing consultant at AEGIS.Net. Joe created the testing suite for the HL7® Security for Scalable Registration, Authentication, and Authorization Implementation Guide, aka HL7® UDAP Security. He has authored numerous production specifications and guides for eHealth Exchange, Carequality and CommonWell, including their latest FHIR/UDAP guidance, and as the "Spec Sherpa" loves to demystify complex specifications for implementers. Joe is an active member of HL7® Security and other HL7® working groups, as well as the IHE ITI Technical Committee. When not working in health IT, Joe is an active songwriter and performing musician. 

About Corey Spears – Senior Consultant, Lantana Consulting Group 

Corey Spears is a recognized expert in healthcare interoperability and a senior consultant with Lantana Consulting Group. With a deep background in health IT, Corey specializes in implementing and advancing standards like FHIR, HL7, and CDA to improve data sharing across the healthcare ecosystem. He has been instrumental in developing innovative solutions for healthcare data exchange, bringing technical leadership to projects that enhance care coordination, patient safety, and data quality. Known for his contributions to industry working groups and thought leadership, Corey is a trusted voice in shaping the future of healthcare interoperability. 

About Joe Shook, Surescripts - Senior Software Architect   

Joe is a Senior Software Architect at Surescripts LLC. He was introduced to the Direct Project in 2011, an open-source initiative providing a secure, scalable, and standards-based solution for health addressing and transport using Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to enable scalable trust. In 2012, Joe took ownership of the C# Reference Implementation. He is now leading the development of the UDAP .NET SDK, which also leverages PKI for scalable trust, while learning the FHIR standard. The SDK includes deconstruction tooling, learning resources, and fully functional reference implementations as an open-source contribution. 

About Tom Loomis (Evernorth) Principal and Enterprise Architect specializing in interoperability   

Tom Loomis is a Principal and Enterprise Architect specializing in interoperability at Evernorth Health Services. With extensive experience in designing and implementing healthcare integration strategies, Tom is dedicated to advancing data connectivity and fostering seamless information exchange across healthcare systems. He plays a pivotal role in developing scalable solutions that drive efficiency, improve patient outcomes, and ensure compliance with industry standards. His expertise spans emerging technologies, enterprise architecture, and strategic alignment of IT systems to support Evernorth's mission of transforming healthcare for the better. 

About Matt Blackmon - Standards and Conformance Testing Programs Manager at The Sequoia Project  

Matt Blackmon is the Standards and Conformance Testing Programs Manager for the Sequoia Project and is HL7 Certified FHIR Proficient and an IHE Certified Professional. He brings extensive experience as an IHE Connectathon Monitor for both IHE USA and IHE International, where he also mentors junior monitors. Matt holds several graduate degrees including an MS in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee and is an HL7 Certified Educator with nearly a decade of teaching experiencefor HL7. He has developed and pioneered several courses, including the innovative "HL7 FHIR by Trial" course as well as serving on the team that developed the HL7 FHIR Implementer: Foundational certification. He holds faculty appointments at multiple universities and has been an invited lecturer at UC Berkeley in the Public Health Informatics program for the California Consortium for Public Health Informatics and Technology.