M*Modal Announces New Chief Executive Officer
M*Modal (@MModal), a leading provider of clinical documentation and Speech Understanding™ solutions, announced that healthcare IT industry veteran Scott MacKenzie has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer and a member of M*Modal’s Board of Directors.
NCHICA Announces New Executive Director
The North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA) (@NCHICAorg) announced that Jennifer Anderson will serve as the organization’s new Executive Director beginning on November 3, 2014. She will succeed Holt Anderson, who is retiring on October 31 after 19 years of service. He will remain active going forward, serving as a member of the NCHICA Board of Directors.
CORHIO Health Information Exchange Announces New Board Members
CORHIO (@CORHIO), a nonprofit organization assisting health care providers with the implementation of information technology systems designed to improve health care quality, announced the confirmation of four new members to the organization’s board of directors. Patrick Gillies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Jason Greer of the Colorado Community Managed Care Network, Michelle Mills of the Colorado Rural Health Center, and Alexis Sgouros of Kaiser Permanente Colorado.
GNS Healthcare Expands Executive Team with Addition of Three Industry Veterans
GNS Healthcare (GNS) (@gnshealthcare), a leading provider of big data analytics in health care, announced the appointment of three executives. Bill Thornburg has joined the company as vice president of product management, Jim Dutton as vice president of product development, and Lance Stewart as vice president of payer business development.
Lucia Savage, Esq. Joins HHS and ONC as the Chief Privacy Officer
It was announced by Karen DeSalvo, that Lucia Savage, Esq. will join HHS and ONC as the Chief Privacy Officer. Lucia is currently Senior Associate General Counsel at UnitedHealthcare, where she supervises a team that represents UnitedHealthcare in its work in large data transactions related to health information exchanges, health care transparency projects, and other data-driven health care innovation projects. She has served on the Governance Board of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Multi-Payer Claims data base project (2011-2013), and collaborated with health information exchanges and state agencies in their planning with payers.
MRO Names Steve Hynes Chief Executive Officer
MRO Corp. (@MROCorp), a leader in disclosure management and health information exchange, announced the appointment of Steve Hynes to the position of CEO, where he will be responsible for the overall direction and leadership of the company. The company thanks founder and exiting CEO, Dan Heist, for his many contributions throughout the last 12 years.
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