A multi-stakeholder council, by design
AzHeC's authority comes from its structure: a neutral table where every part of Arizona's health ecosystem holds a seat, and where no single interest sets the agenda.
ArizonaHow the council is structured
A governance model, not a roster of personalities
The council is organised around the seats that interoperability actually requires — not around individuals. Effective statewide exchange only works when every stakeholder group is represented and none can dominate. Our governance model reserves a place at the table for each, so that guidance reflects the whole ecosystem rather than any one corner of it.
We describe the council by its seats rather than naming individuals. This is deliberate: the credibility of a neutral convener rests on the balance of its representation and the discipline of its method, not on personal brand.
The seats at the table
The council convenes representation across the groups whose participation interoperability depends on.
01Hospitals & health systems
The largest data producers and consumers, where transitions of care and device integration are most consequential.
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02Clinics & providers
Ambulatory and primary-care voices, often integrating on lighter-weight, FHIR-based paths.
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03Labs, pharmacies & payers
The results, medication-history and claims data that round out a longitudinal record.
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04State agencies & policymakers
Public-health reporting, the Health IT Roadmap, and the privacy and consent policy that governs exchange.
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Independence is the point
AzHeC accepts no vendor money and endorses no product. The council's published guidance is editorially independent of any participant — including the largest stakeholders at the table. A standards body, a hospital system and a single-clinic practice all read the same explainer, written from the same neutral starting point.
Standards organisations — HL7, GS1, and the bodies behind UDI and electronic-prescribing standards — inform our work as authoritative references, not as sponsors. We cite them; we are not directed by them.
Frequently asked questions
01Why don't you list named council members?
Because the council's credibility rests on the balance of its representation and the rigour of its method, not on individual personalities. We describe the model — the seats, the independence rules and the way positions are reached — rather than promoting a roster of names.
02Do any vendors fund or direct the council?
No. AzHeC takes no vendor sponsorship and recommends no products. Every published position starts from a named, public standard rather than a commercial interest.
03How are positions decided?
Through the neutral-table posture described in Our Approach: each position is grounded in the relevant published standard, reviewed against real interoperability and operational considerations, and corrected when better evidence emerges.
Interested in council participation?
If your organisation represents one of the seats above and wants to engage, we would be glad to talk.