The following are announcements made from companies and organizations on the hiring and appointments in the healthcare and health IT industry.
Netgain Announces New CEO, Kevin Lynch
Netgain (@NetgainHosting), a leading cloud service provider in healthcare IT and other highly regulated industries, announced the appointment of Kevin Lynch as their new CEO to accelerate their nationwide growth. Mr. Lynch was previously the CEO of Volerro, a provider of SaaS collaboration tools, and also was recently the Chairman of DocuTAP, a leading urgent care EHR platform. Mr. Lynch is succeeding Mr. Scott Warzecha, the founder and CEO of Netgain who is assuming the role of Chairman of the Board.
Jim Brown and Ryan Barry Join Stratus Video’s Telehealth Division as Vice Presidents of Sales
Leading language access and telehealth company, Stratus Video (@stratusvideo), has named both Jim Brown and Ryan Barry as Vice Presidents of Sales for its Telehealth Division. The executives bring a combined 35 years of healthcare technology experience, and proven records of sales, account, and program management to the growing telehealth sales team.
MiraMed Introduces Stephanie Griffin, Chief Compliance Officer
MiraMed Global Services, Inc. (@miramedglobal), a leader in healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) services and business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions, is pleased to announce the addition of Stephanie A. Griffin, RN, JD, CHC as Chief Compliance Officer. Ms. Griffin will oversee the MiraMed corporate compliance program, which functions as an independent and objective body that reviews and evaluates compliance issues/concerns within the organization.
West Health Institute Names Dr. Mike Schatzlein to its Board of Directors
The Gary and Mary West Health Institute (@WestHealth), a nonprofit applied medical research organization dedicated to enabling seniors to successfully age in place, announced Michael Schatzlein, MD, has been named to its board of directors.
Spok Appoints New Senior Vice President of Professional Services
Spok, Inc. (@spoktweets), a wholly owned subsidiary of Spok Holdings, Inc. and the global leader in healthcare communications, announced that Mark A. Costanza has joined the company in a new role as its Senior Vice President of Professional Services. The addition of this role reflects Spok’s plans to broaden its portfolio of professional services and expand its enterprise delivery services.
Companion Medical Expands Leadership Team in Preparation for Commercial Launch
Companion Medical (@companion_med), a leader in the development of advanced technology to improve diabetes care, has announced the addition of two key executives. Michael Mensinger, a board member, early investor and co-founder of Companion, joins the company as Chief Technology Officer from Dexcom where he led their app and cloud software teams. Tony Galliani joins the company as National Sales Director from Tandem Diabetes Care where he served as Sales Director of the eastern United States. Tony brings 18 years of diabetes experience to the company and previously held positions at Minimed and Animas, a Johnson & Johnson company.
Healthcare Interoperability Expert Erica Neher Joins Kno2 as Senior Vice President of Partner Success
Kno2™ (@Kno2), the company that optimizes patient document exchange for everyone in healthcare, announced that healthcare interoperability expert, Erica Neher, has been named senior vice president of partner success after working closely with Kno2’s leadership team since last fall
Senscio Systems, Inc. Expands Leadership Team, Appoints Healthcare Veteran Gary Janko to Chief Operating Officer
Senscio Systems, Inc. (@Senscio) announced the appointment of Gary M. Janko, MPA, to Chief Operating Officer. Janko will be responsible for overall operations including the management of service delivery, compliance, program operations, strategic initiatives, and financial oversight of the company.
Personal Connected Health Alliance Welcomes a Dozen New Members
AT&T, Eli Lilly and Company, IPSOS Healthcare, ResMed, Samsung join Board of Managers. Joining are Joseph Mosele, Vice President, Business Development, AT&T Business Solutions; James Parshall, Director, Software Device Solutions, Eli Lilly and Company; Michael Spedding, Global CEO, Ipsos Healthcare; Jeremy Malecha, Vice President, Global Product Management, Healthcare Informatics, ResMed; and Alex Gao, Head of Digital Health Lab, Samsung Research America. The Personal Connected Health Alliance (@PCHAlliance) is a non-profit organization formed by HIMSS.
ConsumerMedical Appoints Health Care Expert James K. Foreman to its Board of Directors
ConsumerMedical (@ConsumerMedical), a leading health care decision support and concierge company, has announced the appointment of James K. Foreman to its Board of Directors.
Zipongo Hires Vice President of Data Science to Advance Eating Well Made Simple Platform
Zipongo (@zipongo), Eating Well Made Simple, has announced the appointment of Viet Nguyen as the company’s first Vice President of Data Science. Nguyen most recently served as the senior director of data engineering and advanced analytics for apparel retailer Gap, Inc.
Welcome HRSA Administrator Dr. George Sigounas
George Sigounas, M.S., Ph.D, became Administrator for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (@HRSAgov) on May 1, 2017.