Kimberly Lynch is currently the Director of Regional Extension Center (REC) Program, in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The REC cooperative grant program is working with organizations across the country to assist primary care providers in priority settings to achieve meaningful use of an electronic health record (EHR) system.

Prior to joining ONC, Ms. Lynch was the Operations Director for the Michigan Center for Effective IT Adoption (M-CEITA, the REC program for Michigan) at Altarum Institute in Ann Arbor, MI. In addition to being responsible for managing the M-CEITA program’s start-up strategy, budgets, contracts and diverse staffing teams to support the EHR adoption process, Ms. Lynch built partnerships with provider networks throughout Michigan as well as of key influencers within those networks, including provider organizations, hospitals, health plans, and professional associations. Ms. Lynch also supported health IT policy, public health surveillance, strategy and evaluation projects for states including Vermont, California and Michigan, and within the Departments of Defense and Health & Human Services.

Ms. Lynch also served in Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm’s administration as a Health & Human Services Policy Advisor where she was responsible for developing and implementing medical justice, public health, mental health, long term care and women’s agenda items. Ms. Lynch also worked in governmental affairs for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, specializing in policy and legislation related to medical information privacy and security, workers compensation, and long term care. Ms. Lynch has a Masters in Public Health from the University of Michigan and a B.A. from Michigan State University.