Ryan Howells is a nationally recognized digital health policy and interoperability expert based out of the Leavitt Partners Washington, D.C., office, who regularly works with the private sector along with the White House, Congress, HHS, and the VHA. Since 2016, Ryan has co-led the CARIN Alliance, which has advanced consumer-directed exchange using FHIR APIs. CARIN’s work has been implemented across the U.S., named as an “industry best practice” in multiple federal regulations, and received a World Changing Idea Award by Fast Company magazine. Ryan also works with CMS and NCQA to advance digital quality measures, the Utah Governor’s office on their statewide FHIR interoperability project, and has worked with the CDC and ONC on public health data modernization. Ryan's vision is to get the right data to the right person at the right time in the right place to fix the right problems so we can get the right outcomes.Ryan is a previous General Manager of a digital health product company and current board or advisory member for multiple health care organizations. He also serves on the CMS MITA Governance Board, Carequality Steering Committee, and ONC’s FAST Identity Tiger Team. Ryan has a MHA from USC and a BA from BYU. He lives in Georgia with his wife Alison and 5 children.
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