The Arizona Regional Extension Center (REC) program is a collaboration of the following three organizations:

Arizona, Health-e Connection (AzHeC)

AzHeC is a statewide non-profit charged with leading Arizona’s establishment of health information technology (HEALTH IT). AzHeC was awarded one of 62 grants distributed nationwide by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) to form the state’s REC program.

Melissa Rutala, MPH
Chief Executive Officer

Marion Davis

Director, Finance& Administration

Director, Programs

April Bills

Barbara Frederick
Program Administrator


Ashley Siegel
Sr. Coordinator, Marketing & Communications


Brenda Hatfield
Office Manager

ASU-BMI leads the REC in its educational efforts, including creating online education modules that complement the technical assistance services REC members receive and offering internships to help develop the Health IT workforce in Arizona.

Chair and Professor

Associate Director of Academic Programs

Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG)
HSAG is the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Arizona, Florida and California. HSAG serves as one of the technical assistance providers to REC members.

Kim Harris-Salamone, PhD
Vice President of Health IT

Matthew Kelly
Project Support Specialist


Rouzanna P Burton
Health Informatics Specialist


Hector Cariello
Health Information Specialist


Nancy A. Jensen
Health Informatics Specialist


Gregory Moore
Health Informatics Specialist

Health Informatics Specialist

Terry Magden
Health Informatics Specialist

PracticeMax is a national provider of healthcare informatics and revenue cycle services, including billing, software and consulting for medical practice management and clinical operations. PracticeMax serves as one of the technical assistance providers to REC members.

VP, Business Development

VP, Software Services

Mike Prochelo
Senior Project Manager

EHR/MU Specialist

InTech Health Ventures is a health care technology solutions company with extensive experience in development, assessment, deployment and optimization of health care applications, including EHRs. InTech serves as one of the technical assistance providers to REC members.

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