How Tech Advancements Support Military, Veteran Healthcare

Amanda Lienau is the Director of Data and Analytics Innovation with the Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning (OHIL). She has a primary focus of increasing meaningful use of information to increase access to care, improve equitable outcomes, and improve quality of life.

She has a passion for empowerment, equity, and engagement. She has training and experience in individual and systems change, prevention and holistic care, and health communication. Dr. Lienau has a PhD in Counseling Psychology from The Ohio State University.

Dr. Cantilina currently serves as the Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) for Leidos ensuring the integration of people, process and technology for all health solutions. He is board certified in family medicine and clinical informatics bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience from multiple aspects of healthcare and information technology.

Recently retiring after 31 years of service in the AF, his last position was the Military Health System’s CHIO and the Deputy MHS EHR Functional Champion at the Defense Health Agency. In these roles, he worked to integrate the needs of clinicians and healthcare workers to increase digital health solution adoption, create a data driven enterprise, and transform care across the MHS, beginning with completing the implementation of MHS GENESIS.

Prior to the CHIO position he served as the commander of Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center, followed by a brief tour as the Special Assistant to the AF Surgeon General for the MHS GENESIS transition. His expertise in medical informatics was also used as the AF/SG representative to the National Library of Medicine Board of Regents.