Halfpenny Technologies Names Carl Smith as Chief Financial Officer
Halfpenny Technologies, Inc. (@HalfpennyTech), a leader in clinical data exchange solutions, announced the appointment of Carl Smith as Chief Financial Officer. Smith brings more than 35 years of financial and operational experience in a wide range of industries, including healthcare information technology and enterprise software companies.
Leidos Health Names David Silberstein Service Line Director
Leidos (@leidosinc), a national security, health, and engineering solutions company, announced the appointment of David Silberstein as service line director for analytics of Leidos Health. His role will focus on offerings for hospitals and health systems.
Scott Whyte Elected to WEDI Board of Directors
Scott Whyte, Senior Vice President of Growth and Innovation for ClearDATA, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) (@WEDIonline), the leading authority on the use of health IT to improve healthcare information exchange. Whyte’s term will begin January 2015.
AHIMA Announces 2015 Board President/Chair, New Board Members
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) (@AHIMAResources) members elected Cassi Birnbaum, MS, RHIA, CPHQ, FAHIMA, as president/chair of the 2015 Board of Directors. Her one-year term began Jan.1. In addition to Birnbaum’s appointment, members elected a President/Chair-elect, Speaker of the House and three members of the board of directors who each will serve a three-year term: Melissa M. Martin, RHIA, CCS, CHTS-IM, Laura W. Pait, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, Barbara J. Manor, MA, RHIA, Dwan Thomas-Flowers, MBA, RHIA, CCS, Susan E. White, PhD, RHIA, CHDA.
Extension Healthcare Hires Alarm Safety-Focused Chief Nursing Officer
Extension Healthcare (@ExtensionHealth) announced that it has hired Dr. Mary Jahrsdoerfer, PhD, RN, as Chief Nursing Officer to lead its growing Clinical Solutions Team. Mary’s clinical practice experience combined with her academic and publishing success on the issue of alarm safety makes her a valuable addition to Extension Healthcare’s leadership team.
digiChart Names Hamilton Chief Executive Officer
digiChart, Inc., the nation’s leading OB/GYN specific EHR company has named Rodney M. Hamilton, M.D., president and chief executive officer.
Anthelio Appoints Co-Founder, Charles M. “Chick” Young, to Board of Directors
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 Charles M. “Chick” Young to its Board of Directors. Chick has strong ties to Anthelio, having co-founded the original company PHNS in 1999 and served as its Chief Executive Officer until September 2008. A pioneer in the information technology revolution, he was one of the first in the field to recognize that outsourcing could extend state-of-the-art information technology, talent and resources to healthcare organizations, allowing them to concentrate on their core business activities while increasing efficiencies and reducing operational costs.