Michael McCoy, M.D. has diverse experience as a practicing clinician, a physician executive in the electronic health record vendor community, a national consultant, and as a large faith-based IDN’s first Chief Medical Information officer. In that role, he collaborated with information services and the clinical transformation department in the effective implementation of computerized patient record systems, focusing on quality, safety, process improvement and ensuring that all clinicians are fully engaged in the entire process.

He joined the federal government in a role as its first Chief Health Information Officer for The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).

Dr. McCoy served in the U.S. Army through a residency in OB/GYN, as Chief of OB/GYN at Noble Army Medical Center, and then was a practicing OB/GYN for more than 20 years. He was an early adopter of EMR systems, and held executive positions in both a large enterprise EHR vendor and small, ambulatory focused EHR vendor. He served as The American College/Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ national health information technology strategist, participated in multiple standards organizations and committees, including CCHIT, IHE, HITSP, and now is the Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) International, an organization promoting global healthcare information technology and interoperability.

In addition to special interests in interoperability, he is passionate about consumer engagement, person-centered care, and privacy/security.