David Kibbe

Biography

Dr. Kibbe is well known as an innovator and independent mind in the field of health information technology in the United States. A respected technologist, entrepreneur, and co-developer of the ASTM Continuity of Care Record, CCR, standard -- which utilizes XML for interoperable health information exchange -- he is also an experienced clinician who practiced medicine in private and academic settings for more than 15 years, while also teaching informatics at the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has started two medical software companies, and in 2005 was voted one of the 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives in Healthcare by readers of the magazine Modern Physician. Dr. Kibbe is a frequently sought after as a speaker on topics that range from the economics of small practice adoption of EMRs, to privacy and security of health data exchange, to Web 2.0 applications applied to consumer health care delivery.

From 2002 until 2006, Dr. Kibbe was the founding Director of the Center for Health Information Technology for the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the membership organization that represents over 95,000 U.S. family doctors. The Center is now the locus of the AAFP's technical expertise, advocacy, research and member services associated with HIT, and a leading national resource on information and communications technology for physicians. During Dr. Kibbe's tenure as Director of the Center for HIT, AAFP physician member adoption and use of EHRs more than tripled, from 12 per cent to over 40 per cent. He remains affiliated with the AAFP as a Senior Advisor to the Center.

Dr. Kibbe currently serves on a number of national boards and workgroups involved in health information technology (HIT) standards and certification.

Dr. Kibbe has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and several book chapters on e-health, computer security, and HIPAA, and is co-author if the The AMA`s Field Guide to HIPAA Implementation, an American Medical Association publication. He is a frequent speaker on HIPAA privacy and security compliance for clinical audiences around the country.

Dr. Kibbe received his BA from Harvard University, MD from Case-Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and his MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.