Ms. Nelson drives technical strategy for DirectTrust, with a focus on evolving standards for secure messaging, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources and digital health trust frameworks. With over 25 years of experience, she has led SMART on FHIR integrations, developed registries and co-authored national standards for digital records. A pioneer in patient-authored data, she is a founding member of Health Level Seven’s clinical document architecture management group and currently serves as its co-chair. Ms. Nelson has championed patient health literacy and served in executive roles across health IT organizations. Her work has earned her the HL7 “Volunteer of the Year” award.
