Peter Groen

Peter Groen was a Senior Editor and one of the co-founders of Open Health News (OHN), until his recent retirement. He previously worked for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for over 30 years, serving in a number of senior Information Technology (IT) management positions within VA Headquarters and in the field.  He was also an adjunct faculty instructor at the University of South Carolina and at Shepherd University for many years. He helped found the Shepherd University Research Corporation (SURC) and was its Associate Director for almost 5 years.  While at SURC, he served as the principle investigator for the Medicaid Transformation Grant (MTG) eHealth initiatives for West Virginia. Mr. Groen also served in the U.S. Navy for six years aboard the guided  missile destroyer USS Sellers, DDG-11.