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MEDNET Architect, Seonho Kim, Appointed to Lead CMS NHIN Medicaid Eligiblity Project

Seonho Kim, Chief Architect of MEDNET, has been appointed to lead the NHIN Medicaid Eligibility Project to address the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)'s requests to enable Medicaid Eligibility Verification through the NHIN.

The goal of this effort is to develop new NHIN specifications for CMS MITA (Medicaid Information Technology Architecture) Medicaid Eligibility Verification. As team lead, Kim will work with other NHIN Specification Factory team members and drive the development of a technical solution to address CMS's request.

Mr. Kim has extensive experience designing distributed systems for academia and industry and has had leadership roles in system architecture design, system development, and education. Mr. Kim sits on several national healthcare committees as well as participates as a member of NHIN national workgroups and committees.

Additionally, MEDNET CEO, John Fraser, was also appointed as a team member for the NHIN Medicaid Eligibility Project, and will contribute his EDI knowledge and expertise to the team and the overall project.