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Nancy-Ann DeParle was appointed to Cerner Corporation’s Board of Directors in May 2001. DeParle, former administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA, now the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services or CMS) brings deep public policy expertise and eight years experience in the Clinton administration dealing with health care issues. She now is a senior advisor to JPMorgan Partners, LLC, in Washington, D.C.
DeParle served as administrator of the HCFA from 1997 to October 2000. In this role, she was responsible for the nation’s largest health insurance program and a key health policy advisor to former President Clinton. She resigned to become a fellow of the Institute of Politics and the Interfaculty Health Policy Forum at Harvard University, where she received her law degree. Before joining the HCFA, DeParle served as associate director for health and personnel at the White House Office of Management and Budget. DeParle is currently a national consultant on health policy and regulatory issues and an Adjunct Professor of Health Care Systems at the Wharton School. She is also a Commissioner of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), which advises Congress on Medicare policy and payment issues.
Nancy-Ann is one of the top health care policy experts in the country, said Neal Patterson, Cerner chairman and chief executive officer. Her leadership at the most influential health care agency in America and her vast knowledge of health care trends is highly regarded and a significant addition to our board. Also, her eight years with the Clinton administration will prove helpful as Cerner deals with the regulatory environment, including the HIPAA privacy rules and the possibility of future patient safety legislation.
Nancy-Ann understands Cerner’s mission to transform health care, added Patterson. More importantly, she recognizes the role of technology as a change agent to revolutionize the way health care is practiced. She will provide vital perspective regarding how Cerner should continually develop its solutions to meet the evolving needs of our clients, the nation’s health care organizations.
DeParle earned her juris doctorate degree from Harvard Law School. She was a Rhodes Scholar and completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Honour School of Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Balliol College, Oxford University. She also graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee. DeParle is a Trustee at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and a Director of the National Quality Forum, Accredo Health, Inc., Triad Hospitals, Guidant Corporation and DaVita Corporation. | 