Washington DC (January 16, 2020) – The Cooperative Exchange, The National Clearinghouse Association which represents over 90 percent of the Health Care Clearinghouse Industry, supporting over 750,000 provider organizations, maintaining over 8,000 Payer and 1000 plus HIT vendor connections, process over 4 plus billion claims annually with a transaction value over $1.1 Trillion, is pleased to announce their 2020 Board of Directors. The slate of 2020 Board of Directors was ratified on November 12, 2019. The newly elected and continuing officers and directors began their two‐year terms on January 1, 2020 and include:

2020 Board Officers:

Board Chair ‐ Crystal Ewing, Director of Product, eSolutions Inc.

Vice Chair ‐ Pam Grosze, Vice President and Senior Product Manager, PNC Bank

Treasurer ‐ Kathy Sites, Principal, Transaction Mandates and Standards, Availity, LLC

Secretary ‐ Deb McCachern, Program Manager in Regulatory and Standards Compliance, Change Healthcare

Immediate Past Chair ‐ Sherry Wilson, EVP and Chief Compliance Officer, Jopari Solutions Inc.

At Large Director ‐ Tina Greene, Regulatory and Industry Relations Director, Mitchell International

At Large Director ‐ Jennifer Travis, Manager, EDI Data Compliance, The SSI Group

Cooperative Exchange members and Board are very pleased with the succession of Crystal Ewing, Director of Product, eSolutions Inc. as the new 2020 Chairman of the Board of Directors that includes a two‐year term. Ewing has served as the Vice Chair of the Board since January 1, 2018 as well as the Chair of the Cooperative Exchange of Liaison Committee from 2015 to 2020. Ewing stated: “I am excited and honored to assume the Chairman position of the Cooperative Exchange. I am looking forward to continue working with the Board and membership, building on the momentum from the prior leadership as we further our mission to promote and advance electronic data exchange for the healthcare industry by improving efficiency, advocacy, and education to industry stakeholders and government entities.”

About the Cooperative Exchange, The National Clearinghouse Association.
The Cooperative Exchange, the National Clearinghouse Association represents over 90 percent of the Health Care Clearinghouse Industry, supporting over 750,000 provider organizations, maintaining over 8,000 Payer and 1000 plus HIT vendor connections, process over 4 plus billion claims annually with a transaction value over $1.1 Trillion.

For more information about the Cooperative Exchange contact Lisa Beard, Executive Director at lisa@m3solutionsllc.com or visit the website at http://www.cooperativeexchange.org
Cooperative Exchange Member Organizations Include:
Allscripts® Payerpath, Availity, AXIOM Systems, Inc., Change Healthcare, Cerner Health Services, Inc., ClaimMD, eSolutions, eProvider Solutions, Etactics, Experian Health, Greenway Health, Jopari Solutions, Inc., Mitchell International, NextGen Healthcare, Office Ally, OptumInsight, PNC Bank, Practice Insight, Smart Data Solutions, The SSI Group, Inc., TransUnion Healthcare, Trizetto Provider Solutions, A Cognizant Company, Utah Health Information Network (UHIN), Waystar
For more information, visit http://www.cooperativeexchange.org.

Contact Information
If you would like more information about this press release, please contact Lisa Beard,
Executive Director of the Cooperative Exchange at 205‐585‐4000 or lisa@m3solutionsllc.com.