Health IT Appointments and Hires 2015

National Health Council Selects New CEO
The National Health Council (NHC) (@NHCouncil) Board of Directors has announced the selection of Marc Boutin as the next NHC chief executive officer, effective March 1. Boutin currently serves as the executive vice president and chief operating officer of the NHC. He will be replacing current CEO Myrl Weinberg, who announced in June 2014 her decision to depart the NHC.

ONC hires first Chief Health Information Officer
It was reported that Dr. Michael James McCoy will be joining ONC as their first Chief Health Information Officer, effective January 26, 2015. He will report directly to National Coordinator Karen DeSalvo and will be responsible for the development of ONC clinical policy for standards and other regulatory matters. He will be the ONC’s clinical subject matter expert on interoperability.

HireRight Appoints Thomas Spaeth as Chief Financial Officer
HireRight (@HireRight), a leading provider of global employment screening, drug and health testing, and employment eligibility solutions, has named Thomas Spaeth chief financial officer. Spaeth brings more than 20 years of broad-based experience in corporate finance, accounting, investment banking, operations, and business development in the technology, consumer, and banking industries.

Orion Health™ Adds Clinical Expertise to its Consulting Services Team
Orion Health (@OrionHealthUS), a leading population health management company, announced it has added three executives to its Consulting Services team: Dr. Cheryl McKay and Pam Stout have joined the company in the role of Nurse Executives, and Dr. Richard Swafford will be Director of Clinical Consulting. These executives’ combined experience in clinical care settings at provider organizations and leadership positions at health information organizations adds depth to Orion Health’s strong clinical leadership team. In their roles at Orion Health, these three executives will help support the increasing demand for client support in all project stages; from initiation to future planning.

NantHealth Names Robert Watson as President
NantHealth (@nanthealth), the transformational healthcare cloud-based IT company renowned for measurable progress in converging science and technology through a single integrated clinical platform, announced the appointment of Robert (Bob) E. Watson as president. Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong remains chief executive officer.

par8o Elects Jack Lord, M.D. to Board of Directors
par8o (@par8o), Healthcare’s Operating System, announced the addition of Jonathan “Jack” Lord, M.D. to its Board of Directors. A nationally recognized leader in innovation in healthcare, Dr. Lord is known for driving change through new technologies and therapies.

Newly Named Hospital CEOs in 2015

  1. Carla Parker Hollis – Columbus Regional Healthcare System
  2. Robert J. Krug, M.D. – Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital
  3. Brian Martin – Loring Hospital
  4. John Presutti, D.O. – Mayo Clinic
  5. David W. Strong – Orlando Health
  6. Marti Taylor – University Hospital
  7. Mark Benz – Frye Regional Medical Center
  8. Dan Drawbaugh – The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute
  9. Kurt Janavitz – Integrated Health Network of Wisconsin (IHN)

See previously reported hires and appointments on the next pages.