Health IT Appointments and Hires

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InHealth MD Alliance Hires Dr. Mark Leenay as CEO
InHealth MD Alliance (@ima_medical), an independent provider of high-quality primary care physician services, announced that Dr. Mark Leenay has joined the organization as CEO, effective April 27, 2020. Dr. Leenay succeeds Dr. Nelson Pichardo, Founder and CEO of IMA, who will remain on the Board of Directors and, with his wife Patricia, will retain significant ownership in the company.

Solutionreach Appoints Dan Simenc as Chief Revenue Officer
Solutionreach (@solutionreach), the leader in patient engagement solutions and innovation, announced the addition of Dan Simenc as chief revenue officer to support the growth of SR Health and its role in improving patient engagement in hospitals and health systems across the country.

Bright Health Names G. Mike Mikan Chief Executive Officer; Bob Sheehy to become Executive Chairman of the Board
Bright Health’s (@MyBrightHealth) Board of Directors announced that current President G. Mike Mikan will become Chief Executive Officer and President, effective April 30th. Mikan takes over as CEO from Bob Sheehy, who has served in the role since the company’s founding in 2015. Sheehy will transition to serving as Executive Chairman of the Board and will continue to work closely with the Board of Directors and the senior management team.

Virta Health Appoints Dr. Robert Ratner, Former Chief Scientific and Medical Officer of the American Diabetes Association, as Chief Medical Officer
Virta Health (@virtahealth), the first company with a treatment to sustainably reverse type 2 diabetes (T2D) without medications or surgery, announced that Robert Ratner, MD, FACP, FACE, former Chief Scientific and Medical Officer for the American Diabetes Association, has joined as Chief Medical Officer (CMO).

MiHIN Expands Board of Directors, Welcomes Three New Board Members
Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) (@MiHIN) has expanded their board of directors and recently welcomed three new board members including Dr. Bradley J. Clegg, Chief Medical Information Officer Metro Health, University of Michigan, Dr. Jerome Finkel, M.D., M.H.A., FACP Trustee, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, and Dr. John Fox, Senior Medical Director of Priority Health and Vice President Clinical Transformation, Spectrum Health Systems and Executive Medical Director, West Michigan ACO.

Caris Life Sciences Appoints Dr. Chadi Nabhan as Chairman of Precision Oncology Alliance
Caris Life Sciences® (@carisls), an innovator in molecular science focused on fulfilling the promise of precision medicine, announced Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP has been appointed Chairman of its Precision Oncology Alliance.

Sam Dvorchik Joins SOC Telemed as Chief Revenue Officer
SOC Telemed (SOC) (@SOCTelemed) announced the addition of Sam Dvorchik to the executive team as Chief Revenue Officer. In this role, Sam will lead the combined business development and marketing strategy at SOC. With more than 10 years of business development experience in technology and service sectors, Sam is poised to bring SOC continued success with a focus on long-term and strategic partnerships.

Former Senior FDA Official Dr. Rachel Sherman Joins Sema4 Board of Directors
Sema4 (@sema4), a patient-centered health intelligence company, announced the appointment of Rachel Sherman, MD, MPH, to its Board of Directors. Dr. Sherman is the former Principal Deputy Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Grace Vinton starting a new position as Account Manager at Amendola Communications.

Parham Eftekhari starting a new position as Senior Vice President and Executive Director at Cybersecurity Collaborative.

Julius McCarthy starting a new position as Small Business Owner at JSI Networking & Medical Devices.

Mary Beth C. (Ciccarone) LaBelle starting a new position as Epic Hosting Project Manager at TrustPoint Solutions.

Jake Fochetta starting a new position as Director, Corporate Strategy at Castlight Health.

Tom S. Lee starting a new position as President at Blazio LLC.

James MacDonald starting a new position as Customer Success Leader at Element AI.

Chris Young starting a new position as Advisor at GYANT & a new position as Advisor at Capital Rx.

Karl Kiessling MSN, RN, TNCC starting a new position as Manager | Senior Application Leader at Cerner Corporation.

Tom McGuinness starting a new position as Corporate Vice President, Global Healthcare at Microsoft.

Alexis Meneely starting a new position as Vice President, Digital Strategy, Head, Digital Center of Excellence at Fresenius Medical Care North America.

Jennifer Williams starting a new position as Market Integration Specialist at Optum.

Christopher Colin Greene., D.Sc. starting a new position as Sr. Healthcare Data Analyst- Specialty Pediatrics, Allied Health Forensics and Clinical Trials Group at CSI Healthcare IT/ Norton HealthCare IS Pediatrics.