Michael H. Nusbaum, B.A.Sc., M.H.S.A., FHIMSS

Michael Nusbaum has been professionally active in the field of health informatics for 30 years. Since 1983, he has been providing management consulting services, in private practice, to a large variety of healthcare provider, vendor and professional organizations. Prior to that, Michael held senior management positions in both the B.C. and Alberta health ministries.

Michael holds a Masters of Health Administration from the University of Alberta, together with a Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto.

Michael has taught extensively at a number of post-secondary institutions (including UVIC, UBC and BCIT), in the fields of health management and health informatics, in roles that include guest lecturer, sessional lecturer, and Adjunct Assistant Professor.

Michael has previously held the following professional appointments:
- President, Health Care Leaders' Association of B.C.,
- Vice-Chair, Vancouver Island Chapter of the Canadian College of Health Service Executives,
- President, Washington State chapter of HIMSS,
- Chair, HIMSS EHR Steering Committee
- President, B.C. Health Information Management Professionals' Society,
- Director, COACH, Canada's Health Informatics Association

- Member, Standards Collaborative Coordinating Committee

Current professional appointments include:
- Director, IHE International Board of Directors
- Member, Canadian delegation to ISO/TC215 and Canadian Advisory Committee to ISO/TC215
- ISO/TC215 representative to the Technical Subcommittee of the Standards Collaborative
- IHE Interoperability Showcase Planning Committee

In addition, Michael is currently active in the following professional organizations:
- Canadian College of Health Service Executives
- Infoway Standards Collaborative
- IHE/Canada
- ITAC Health
- HIMSS

Michael sits on a number of International, Canadian and local health care committees and task forces, and has been extensively published on a variety of topics.

Michael H. Nusbaum

President

MH Nusbaum & Associates Ltd.

81 Howe St., Victoria, BC Canada V8V 4K2

Tel. (250)384-0001

(rev 27Oct2011)