{"id":39142,"date":"2025-01-08T01:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T09:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/?p=39142"},"modified":"2026-02-27T02:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:30:46","slug":"southerland-reappointed-hitac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/southerland-reappointed-hitac\/","title":{"rendered":"Fil Southerland reappointed to HITAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<p>Fil Southerland, director of health care solutions at Yardi, has been reappointed to the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC). The U.S. Comptroller General and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office announced the reappointment of Southerland, along with five others, to serve a second three-year term through 2027.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-wealth-of-experience-in-health-information-technology\">A wealth of experience in health information technology<\/h2>\n<p>Southerland continues to bring a wealth of experience and perspective to the committee as a strong advocate for implementing health information technology in senior living. Southerland has been involved with the senior living and long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) industries for over 18 years. At Yardi, he leads initiatives in electronic health care records and interoperability. He was founder and CTO of ALMSA, Inc., a cloud-based electronic health provider in the assisted living space that was acquired by Yardi in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The HITAC was established in 2016 under the 21st Century Cures Act. The committee provides recommendations on policies, standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria to the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP)\/Office of the National Coordinator (ONC). It advises on the implementation of health information technology that advances the electronic use of health information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honored to serve another three years on HITAC working with this amazing group of colleagues,\u201d Southerland says. \u201cWe have a platform to discuss pressing issues and advise the ASTP\/ONC. I\u2019m pleased to bring my experience advocating for electronic access, exchange and use of health information in the LTPAC industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-next-three-years\">The next three years<\/h2>\n<p>We are excited to see what the next three years will bring and are confident that Fil Southerland will continue to make significant contributions to the field. Congratulations, Fil, on your reappointment!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthit.gov\/hitac\/committees\/health-information-technology-advisory-committee-hitac\">Learn more about the HITAC<\/a>. To learn how integrated senior living software transforms resident care, explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/products\/senior-living-software-suite\/\">Yardi Senior Living Suite<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fil Southerland, director of health care solutions at Yardi, has been reappointed to the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC). The U.S. Comptroller General and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office announced the reappointment of Southerland, along with five others, to serve a second three-year term through 2027. 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