Public Policy Committee

Wayne Blank, CHAIR
Corporate Compliance Officer
MedQuest Associates
Alpharetta, GA

The Public Policy Committee has several objectives including: (1) tracking federal legislation and regulations impacting the diagnostic imaging industry; (2) producing Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) comment letters and circulating the drafts among the Committee and the Board of Directors; and, (3) working together with the Payor Relations Committee on payor or utilization management issues and with the Mobile Providers Committee on mobile imaging legislative and regulatory issues as they arise.

Payor Relations Committee

Todd Latz, CHAIR
CAO and General Counsel
MedQuest Associates
Alpharetta, GA

The Payor Relations Committee has several objectives including: (1) tracking trends and developments related to payors and Radiology Benefit Management (RBM) companies; (2) supporting federal advocacy efforts to counter legislation or regulation that would contemplate the utilization of RBMs or other third party, non-imaging provider utilization managers; and, (3) working together with the Public Policy Committee on payor or utilization management issues as they arise.

Membership Committee

Steve Forthuber
EVP & COO
RadNet
Baltimore, MD

The Membership Committee has several objectives including: (1)   increasing member/sponsor engagement in association initiatives and improving member/sponsor satisfaction; (2) providing the Board of Directors’ with necessary recruitment support; and (3) cultivating volunteer involvement and recognition. 

Mobile Providers Committee

Lisa Arington, CHAIR
President and CEO
Shared Medical Services
Cottage Grove, WI

The Mobile Providers Committee has several objectives including: (1) tracking federal legislation and regulations impacting mobile providers of diagnostic imaging; (2) producing Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) comment letters and circulating the drafts among the Committee and the Board of Directors; and, (3) working together with the Public Policy Committee on mobile imaging legislative and regulatory issues as they arise.

Governance/Nominating Committee

Scott Arant, CHAIR
President
American Health Imaging
Atlanta, GA

(By invitation only)

When a vacancy is created on the AQI Board of Directors, the Board shall establish a Nominating Committee consisting of not less than three Directors which shall include the Vice Chairman and such other Directors as shall be appointed by majority vote of the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee shall identify, recruit and nominate candidates to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors as shall exist from time to time. In the event of such vacancies, the Nominating Committee shall present a candidate or candidates to the Board of Directors for election to the Board as set forth in the Bylaws.