John Derr, RPh, is a thought leader and advocate for PA/LTC having served on many federal and state committees, task forces, and CMS grants. He has also been a consultant to many providers and vendors of PA/LTC. He served as EVP of AHCA/NCAL and SVP/CIO for Golden Living. He was a member of the HHS Federal Advisory Committee on Health IT Standards (2009 - 2016). He was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the ASCP Foundation. He has been in healthcare for over 50 years having been the Director of Product Development at E.R. Squibb, VP and Division Manager for Siemens Ultrasound and Nuclear Medicine, SVP for NME (Tenet) International; and started four healthcare companies before joining AHCA/NCAL in 2002. He is currently the Chief Consumer Affairs Office of Care Community. He is also on the CMS Rand Grant on Medication Reconciliation and CMS TEFT Grant on eLTSS.