This year the O'Moore Medal was presented to H. Stephen Lieber, CEO and President of HIMSS, by the Minister for Health and Children, Ms. Mary Harney, TD., in recognition of his work in establishing HIMSS as the world’s largest healthcare association focused on information technology and as a global leader on health ICT. 

The O'Moore Medal also acknowledges Lieber's leadership role in initiating the US Government’s stimulus package for healthcare ICT.

With more than 27 years of experience and leadership in healthcare and healthcare association management, Lieber has been nationally recognised as one of the Top 100 most influential people in U.S. healthcare in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Lieber is one of the founders of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology and the Health Information Technology Standards Panel, which are both U.S. federally-funded initiatives supporting the U.S. interoperability effort. As a nationally known commentator on health policy in general and specifically healthcare IT trends and issues, Lieber is a regular speaker and contributor to corporate strategic planning efforts, government-sponsored policy efforts, private sector initiatives and other non-profit organizations.