Kristy P. Walker Kristy is an Adjunct Associate Professor for the College of Public Health at the University of Iowa and the Director of Clinical Applications and Associate Director of the Department of Health Care Information Systems for University of Iowa Health Care. She received her bachelor’s degree in computer science and an MBA from the University of Iowa. She has contributed to a number of publications, including the Journal of American Medical Record Association and proceedings from the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA). She currently serves on the State of Iowa Electronic Health Information Advisory Council and as the Advocacy Chair on the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Iowa Chapter Board.