Dr. Molly Joel Coye is the
founder and CEO of the Health Technology Center, a non-profit organization
dedicated to advancing the use of beneficial technologies for healthier people
and communities. Until 2000, Dr. Coye was the director
of the west coast office for The Lewin Group, a
leader in health care policy, strategic planning and management
consulting. Dr. Coye
previously directed product development for HealthDesk
Corporation, a developer of consumer software for interactive health
communication and disease management, and was EVP for Managed Care in the Good
Samaritan Health System, a non-profit integrated health care system and the
largest provider system in the Santa Clara Valley. From 1991 to 1993 Dr. Coye was the Director of the California Department of
Health Services, managing a budget of more than $16 billion, 5,000 employees
and 160 branch and field offices throughout the State. Dr. Coye
also directed the Division of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins School of
Hygiene and Public Health, and served as Commissioner of Health for the State
of New Jersey from 1986 to 1990. Dr. Coye is a member
of the Institute of Medicine, was a member of the IOM Committee on the Quality
of Healthcare in America, and chaired the IOM Committee on Access to Insurance
for Children. A former trustee of The California Endowment and the China
Medical Board, Dr. Coye is currently a member of the
Board of Trustees of the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH).