I have authored several books on records management, experimented with entrepreneurship, got a patent, started a company, and also lectured to hundreds of hospitals and schools on privacy issues, information management, and medical record topics. This led me to join the Medical Records Institute in Boston, which I then led as CEO for 25 years.

Born in occupied Poland, where my father served as an agricultural administrator for Germany, my family escaped back to Germany before the end of World War II. While growing up in East Germany and after moving to West Germany, I experienced the pressure of different ideologies. As a young man, I became interested in politics and was elected regional chairman of the Junge Union, the youth organization of the political party CDU. Because of my love for horses, I became first a board member and then chair of the local equestrian club. My political ambitions and horseback riding activities were cut short when my company offered me the opportunity to build a company as Managing Director in the UK and a factory in Wales. Five years later an American company made me an offer I couldn’t refuse, and I moved as Vice President to Boston, Massachusetts. After joining the Medical Record Institute, I managed that Institute for 25 years. as CEO. The Institute’s annual conferences Toward an Electronic Patient Record (TEPR) drew up to 3000 physicians, hospital administrators, and healthcare professionals. During that time, I chaired 12 standards organisations in the field of medical informatics and gave lectures in over 40 countries. I am now semi-retired living in Berlin, Germany and am always interested in speaking and consulting opportunities.

Current Affiliations

Board Member → Förderverein Stadtmuseum Berlin, Germany, 2020–Present
Consultant → European Commission EASME SME Project, 2019–Present
Chairman → Kuratorium Historischer Hafen, 2018–Present
Beirat → Wohnungseigentümergesellschaft Märkisches Ufer, 2018–Present
Beirat → Stadtteilkoordination/Stadtteilkasse, 2018–Present
Board Member → Berlin-Brandenburgische Schiffahrtsgesellschaft e. V., 2015–Present

Awards and Recognitions

• Cited by HealthLeaders as one of “20 People Who Make Healthcare Better," 2007 (see sidebar)

• Award from International Medical Informatics Conference, Hong Kong, 2003

• Award from American National Standards Institute for “Appreciation of work in ANSI-HISB”, 2001

• Distinguished Service Award from AAMT (American Association for Medical Transcription), 2000

• Elmer Gabrieli Award from ASTM for “Contributions to healthcare standards work,” 1999

• Recognition by American Society of Engineers (ASE) for "Outstanding work in standardization in healthcare," 1995

• Recognition Award by CPRI (Computer-based Patient Record Institute), 1994

CV

• Present Consultant to European Commission

• Present Speaker, Author, Volunteer Board Member - Germany

• 2012-2013 Principal, Waegemann Associates LLC, USA

• 2009-2011 Vice President, mHealth Initiative, USA

• 2007-2009 Director, Center for Cellphone Applications in HealthCare

• 1984-2009 CEO, Medical Records Institute, Boston, MA

• 1978-1984 Consultant, Entrepreneur (Nuclip Corporation)

• 1978-Now Author/Speaker (data protection advocacy, EHRs)

• 1975-1978 Vice President, Ames Color File, Inc., Somervillle, MA USA

• 1970-1975 Managing Director, Herbert Zippel (UK) Ltd, London, UK

• 1968-1970 Sales Manager, Herbert Zippel KG

• 1967-1968 Sales Manager, Büro Technik GmbH

• 1965-1967 Sales Representative (record storage and retrieval systems)

Leadership Positions

Board Member → Förderverein Stadtmuseum Berlin, Germany, 2020–Present
Consultant → European Commission EASME SME Project, 2019–Present
Chairman → Kuratorium Historischer Hafen, 2018–Present
Committee Chair (Beirat)→ Wohnungseigentüm

C. Peter Waegemann was cited in 2007 by the US Healthcare Magazine “HealthLeaders” among 20 personalities who influence US healthcare (one of the 20 was Barack Obama).

Besides managing the Medical Records Institute with its annual conferences Toward An Electronic Patient Record (TEPR) and its subsidiaries in Europe (CAEHR), he served in numerous organizations and provided leadership in the following international standards organizations:

Chair, International Patient Card Standards Council, 1982-1985

Member of the Board of Advisors, Illinois Institute of Technology  

Coordinator for the G8 Summit concerning Theme 2 (Health Care, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Education, and other Services to the Public) 1996

Chair of the American National Standards Institute’s Healthcare Informatics Standards Board (ANSI HISB) (1995-2001)

Chair of Committee E31 Healthcare Informatics ASTM International (Standards organization),

Chair of Subcommittee ASTM International, Subcommittee E31.28 on Personal (Consumer) Health Records  (2000-2001)

Co-Chair of the Medical Workgroup of the Object Management Group (OMG CORBAmed)

Chair of ASTM International Subcommittee E31.20 on Authentication of Healthcare Information - Electronic Signatures

Co-founder and Father of Standards Committee ISO 215 on Health Informatics

Head of US Delegation (TAG) to ISO 215

Co-Chair of the Consensus Group on Information Capture and Report Generation

Board Member of SNOWMED INTERNATIONAL – an organization providing a clinical coding system