Primary Care Innovation Center Board of Directors
David Finn, the Health IT Officer at Symantec is now a member of the Board of Directors for the Primary Care Innovation Center. Working with the center he organized and operated to provide resources for the health needs of special populations, such as the homeless. Connect with David on LinkedIn and read his guest posts on HITECH Answers.
Kareo Hires Tom Patterson as Chief Financial Officer
Kareo Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based medical office software and services for small medical practices, announced that it has hired Tom Patterson as Chief Financial Officer. Patterson joins Kareo as a member of its executive leadership team and is responsible for management of the company’s financial, legal, and administrative functions. Patterson brings more than 19 years of experience helping high-growth private and public companies scale.
Navigant Healthcare Strengthens Leadership Team
Navigant (NYSE: NCI) announced the addition of four senior strategic hires – Jonathan Baker, Michael D’Eramo, Patrick Maher and Amol Navathe – to the Firm’s growing Healthcare practice. “Jon, Mike, Patrick and Amol have joined our team at a critical period when our clients across the healthcare industry are trying to figure out how to deliver improved outcomes and patient satisfaction at a lower cost,” said David Zito, Managing Director and practice leader for Navigant Healthcare.
Dr. Anthony N. Akosa Joins HEALTHEC™ as Chief Medical Officer
HEALTHEC™ (formerly IGI Health), a leader and innovator in health information exchange and accountable care solutions, announces that Anthony N. Akosa, MD, MBA has been named chief medical officer of HEALTHEC. Leveraging his extensive experience in working with health plans and the full care continuum as a board-certified family practice physician for more than 16 years, Dr. Akosa will oversee corporate medical policy, population health management and practice transformation for HEALTHEC.
General Atlantic’s Gary Reiner and Cory Eaves Join CitiusTech’s Board of Directors
CitiusTech, a leading provider of healthcare technology services and solutions, announced two key additions to its board of directors: Gary Reiner and Cory Eaves both from CitiusTech’s new investor, General Atlantic (“GA”). Mr. Reiner, an operating partner with GA, was formerly the chief information officer at General Electric. Cory Eaves, is a managing director and head of GA’s Resources Group. CitiusTech announced that General Atlantic has become a large minority shareholder in March.
CORHIO Announces New Executive Director
The CORHIO board of directors has announced the selection of Morgan Honea to lead the organization as Executive Director. Honea has held the CEO position at Plains Medical Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center with four locations in eastern Colorado, for nearly four years. He recently helped lead the negotiations for Plains Medical Center’s merger with Peak Vista Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center in the Colorado Springs area.
Kevin McDonald Joins Nextech Systems’ Leadership Team as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Nextech, a leading provider of fully integrated electronic medical records (EMR), practice management, revenue management, patient engagement and mobility solutions for specialty physician practices, announced the appointment of Kevin McDonald as the company’s new senior vice president of sales and marketing. McDonald will be responsible for creating and implementing sales operations strategies designed to enhance the company’s overall business objectives.
Healthcare big data analytics firm GNS Healthcare hires Mark Pottle as CFO
GNS Healthcare is pleased to announce that Mark Pottle has joined the company’s executive team as Chief Financial Officer. Mark has extensive experience in finance, M&A, business development and strategic operational leadership in both fast growing healthcare technology firms and a Fortune 50 diversified healthcare company.
McLaren Health Care Names Mark O’Halla as Chief Operating Officer
Mark O’Halla has been promoted to executive vice president/chief operating officer of McLaren Health Care from president and CEO of McLaren Macomb. In his new role, O’Halla will oversee all hospital and related subsidiary operations across the organization, including McLaren Medical Group, the employed physician network.
Christopher Attaya Joins Strategic Healthcare Programs as Vice President of Business Intelligence
Strategic Healthcare Programs, (SHP) a national healthcare data analytics and benchmarking company, has named Christopher M. Attaya its Vice President of Business Intelligence. Attaya will work closely with SHP’s extensive client base to help home health and hospice organizations achieve increased operational and financial performance through the use of SHP’s industry leading analytics platform and benchmark data.
Extension Healthcare Hires Health IT-Focused Chief Nursing Officer
Extension Healthcare announced that it has hired Jill Vavala, RN, MBA, as its Chief Nursing Officer. Jill’s combined background as a nurse with extensive knowledge of the healthcare environment and industry as it relates to information technology and clinical integration make her a valuable addition to Extension Healthcare’s leadership team.
See previously reported hires and appointments on the next pages.