AHRQ Names New Chief Science Officer, Looks To Expand Coordination With Federal Partners
Robert M. Kaplan, Ph.D., has been named chief science officer at AHRQ (@AHRQ), effective May 5. Dr. Kaplan will provide scientific oversight for research activities at the agency, especially related to AHRQ’s investments in safety, quality and patient-centered outcomes. He will also work on coordinating AHRQ’s research efforts with those of other federal partners.
QTS Strategic Account Director Gina Haylett Joins Georgia HIMSS Board of Directors
QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS), one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing providers of data center facilities and cloud services, and a leader in security and compliance, announced that Gina Haylett, strategic account director – Healthcare, has joined the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (@HIMSS) – Georgia Chapter’s Board of Directors.
Castlight Health Appoints athenahealth COO Ed Park to Board of Directors
Castlight Health (@CastlightHealth), has appointed Ed Park to its Board of Directors. Ed is an original team member, former Chief Technology Officer, and current Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at athenahealth. Ed has served as an advisor to Castlight’s Board of Directors. In his expanded role serving on Castlight’s Board of Directors, Ed will contribute his expertise scaling a company that works at the intersection of technology and healthcare.
Anthelio Appoints Suresh Ramani as Chief Technology Officer
Anthelio Healthcare Solutions (@Anthelio), the largest independent provider of technology and services to hospitals, physician practice groups and other healthcare providers, announced the appointment of Suresh Ramani as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Anthelio Healthcare Solutions. Suresh will focus on leading innovative technology solutions and assessing new product opportunities.
MEA|NEA Appoints Scott Hefner to Vice President of Sales
MEA|NEA, Inc., the recognized leader in secure unstructured health information exchange, announces the appointment of Scott Hefner to the position of vice president of sales. In this role, Hefner will lead the organization’s efforts to drive organic growth, expand MEA|NEA’s presence in healthcare and the company’s Medicaid business, as well as further establishing strategic alliances with large technology partners and growing its reseller program.
New Carle Chief Innovation Officer to Forge Partnerships and Incorporate Technology into Care Delivery
Carle (@Carle_org) has appointed Michael Sutter as Chief Innovation Officer (CINO) to further develop partnerships and provide the health system with the latest and most effective healthcare technology.
Mana Health Taps Nita Stella as Head of Product Strategy
Mana Health (@Manahealth), a leading healthcare technology company that has developed a patient health portal designed to empower patients and support healthcare transformation, announced that Nita Stella, a healthcare veteran with more than 20 years of experience in product and strategy development and management, has joined their expanding team. Previously, she served as senior vice president for product development at ActiveHealth Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aetna.
Clark Curtis Joins Decision Resources Group as Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Decision Resources Group (DRG) (@DecResources), one of the world’s leading firms focusing on healthcare insights, data and analytics, and services, announced that Clark Curtis has joined the Company as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources, where he will manage all of the company’s human resources, administrative and training functions.
Guillermo Ramas Named Executive Vice President, Commercial Group, For Zynx Health
Zynx Health™ (@zynxhealth), the market leader in providing evidence- and experience-based clinical improvement solutions, announced that it has named Guillermo Ramas as executive vice president. The announcement was made by Gregory Dorn, MD, MPH, who oversees Hearst Health as executive vice president of Hearst Business Media, and who also serves as president of Zynx Health.
Alan Worsham and Jae Schmidt Join Culbert Healthcare Solutions as Executive Management Consulting Practice Directors
Culbert Healthcare Solutions (@culberthealth), a professional services firm serving healthcare organizations across the country, announced that Alan Worsham and Jae Schmidt have been named practice directors for the firm’s executive management consulting group. In these roles, they will lead consultant teams in providing strategic services to healthcare providers in the areas of executive leadership, operations and IT.
ikaSystems Continues Expansion, Adds Healthcare Operations and Engineering Expertise and Experience to its Team
ikaSystems, the premier provider of enterprise, cloud-based business process and automation solutions for payers, announced that it has expanded the senior leadership of its solutions and delivery teams. ikaSystems has added three experienced leaders so far in 2014, bringing significant expertise in healthcare operations and engineering in order to support the company’s rapid growth. The additional expertise will help ensure optimal product functionality for customers, smooth and efficient deployments, superior services and support, and overall customer success. ikaSystems hired Mary Jernigan as vice president of product management; Ken Accardi as vice president of engineering; and Ashwin Desai as senior director of quality assurance.
Charles Boothe joins AllazoHealth as Vice President, Sales and Business Development
Charles Boothe recently joined AllazoHealth (@allazohealth) as Vice President, Sales and Business Development. Mr. Boothe has more than 25 years of marketing leadership and sales management experience in healthcare IT and pharmaceuticals. Between 2008 and 2011, he served as Vice President of Payer and Provider Services at Epocrates and developed sales efforts with 130 health plans for Epocrates Formulary Hosting Services in mobile devices. He has also served on a number of e-health collaborative committees such as the New York e-Health Collaborative and NCPDP Prescription Drug Abuse Solutions Committee.
See previously reported hires and appointments on the next pages.