C Peter Waegemann was CEO of Medical Records Institute for over 25 years. He was also Executive Director of Center for Cell-Phone Applications in HealthCare (C-PAHC) and President of mHealth Initiative. Since the 1980s, he has been a visionary and promoter of electronic medical record systems (EMRs). He is internationally known as one of the top experts in healthcare informatics, has published both in the US and in Germany, and is a sought-after speaker on EHRs, eHealth, and mHealth. He has special expertise in electronic patient record systems, standards, networking, telemedicine, and the creation of the national information infrastructure. He has testified to US Congressional committees. In 2007, he was cited as one of 20 outstanding people who make healthcare better (HealthLeaders). He is the Author of hundreds of publications, and the Editor of 18 proceedings books; 100+ published articles and the Past Editor-in-Chief, “Health IT Advisory Report”. C Peter Waegemann was CEO of Medical Records Institute for over 25 years. He was also Executive Director of Center for Cell-Phone Applications in HealthCare (C-PAHC) and President of mHealth Initiative. Since the 1980s, he has been a visionary and promoter of electronic medical record systems (EMRs). He is internationally known as one of the top experts in healthcare informatics, has published both in the US and in Germany, and is a sought-after speaker on EHRs, eHealth, and mHealth. He has special expertise in electronic patient record systems, standards, networking, telemedicine, and the creation of the national information infrastructure. He has testified to US Congressional committees. In 2007, he was cited as one of 20 outstanding people who make healthcare better (HealthLeaders). He is the Author of hundreds of publications, and the Editor of 18 proceedings books; 100+ published articles and the Past Editor-in-Chief, “Health IT Advisory Report”.

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