Executive Committee

Laura Madsen, MS, MU

Practice Leader
Lancet

Laura Madsen, MS, MU

As the Practice Leader for Lancet, Laura helps healthcare organizations understand the value of their data. Laura has more than 10 years of experience working in Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Warehousing for healthcare. In her previous role as Director of Business Intelligence for a pharmacy benefit management company, she led an enterprise-wide Business Intelligence project from pre-conception to execution. She is a veteran of United Health Group and most recently Ingenix, where she managed a commercially available suite of Business Intelligence tools. Throughout her vast experience, she has started and supported more than a dozen BI Initiatives and has worked with over 50 health plans nationwide.

Laura truly believes that "educating each other is the only way to go" and that "we are all data rich and information poor." In 2006, she founded the Twin Cities chapter of The Data Warehouse Institute (TDWI), an association of BI and Data Warehousing professionals interested in improving their knowledge and skill sets. The Midwest Healthcare Business Intelligence Summit was born in 2009 when Laura recognized the need for a concentrated educational & networking event for those practicing Business Intelligence in healthcare. At a national level, Laura speaks on topics including "How to Start a BI Program," "How to Market Your BI Program," Implications of BI for Healthcare," "Stats 101 for Business Users" and "Proven Strategies for Increasing User Adoption.".

Laura enjoys being a member of ACHE, the American College of Healthcare Executives and contributing to the Healthcare Channel on the BeyeNETWORK. You can read the blog about her work at: http://blog.lancetsoftware.com.

Chuck Martel

CIO of Healthcare Information & Innovation Business / VP Technology Delivery
Ingenix

Chuck Martel

Chuck is a healthcare technology executive with 22 years of experience in multiple industries, the last six+ years at Ingenix. He currently has P&L responsibility, leading a 250 member team. In various roles at Ingenix, Chuck has been responsible for many of the data analytics environments/operations, including the TDWI award-winning claims data warehouse, healthplan data mart, multi-payer longitudinal research data warehouse, Audit Recovery data mart, UnitedHealth Group and commercial Customer Reporting Marts, Physician Premium Designation database, and numerous commercial and proprietary software applications.

Ingenix is a fast-growing subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group that provides solutions and consulting across every market segment in healthcare, including payers, providers, pharma, employers, consumers and the government sector. With 3,000 employees six years ago, Ingenix is now home to about 11,000 employees worldwide with $1.8B of revenue reported in 2009.

Daniel B. McLaughlin, MHA

Director
Center for Health and Medical Affairs

Daniel B. McLaughlin, MHA

Daniel McLaughlin, M.H.A, is the Director of the Center for Health and Medical Affairs. Prior to this position he was program director for the Center for Business Excellence and the Executive Director of the National Institute of Health Policy at the University of St. Thomas. Prior to his work at St. Thomas, he held multiple leadership positions within the Hennepin County healthcare system. From 1984 to 1992 Mr. McLaughlin was the administrator and CEO of Hennepin County Medical Center. From 1992 through 1999 he was the director of Health Policy for Hennepin County.

Mr. McLaughlin has served as chair of the Metropolitan Health Care Council of Minnesota and most recently as chair of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems. He served on President Clinton's Task force on Health Care Reform in 1993. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and healthcare administration from the University of Minnesota.