Health IT Appointments and Hires 2015

Stratice Healthcare Expands Executive Management Team With Health IT Industry Veterans
Stratice Healthcare (@Stratice), a leading healthcare IT company and developer of eDMEplus™, a two-sided software application that connects healthcare providers to national network of home and durable medical equipment (HME/DME) suppliers, announced two key appointments to its executive management team. Ken Majkowski, Pharm.D., has joined as Chief Strategy Officer and Jeff Benning as Chief Financial Officer. Both bring deep expertise and business acumen in health information technologies and electronic prescribing.

Green Circle Health Appoints New CTO to Strengthen GCH Platform’s Advanced Workflow Processing
Green Circle Health (GCH) (@GreenCircleH), a medical services technology platform provider, announced Bysakh Bhasi as its new chief technology officer to oversee the development of the company’s online communications gateway, the GCH Platform, and its patent-pending workflow processing capabilities to optimize the exchange of static and dynamic health data.

Joint Commission Appoints New EVP for Business Development & Marketing
The Joint Commission (@TJCommission) is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian H. Enochs, JD, to the position of executive vice president, business development and marketing, effective September 28, 2015. In this senior leadership position, Mr. Enochs will oversee all business development and marketing efforts for The Joint Commission and its strategic business units, including oversight of external relations and state relations.

The Sullivan Institute for Healthcare Innovation to Improve Medication Management with Launch of First Care Coordination Workgroup
The Louis W. Sullivan Institute for Healthcare Innovation, which is dedicated to distributing health information technology innovation to transform quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery worldwide, announced its first Care Coordination Workgroup and the appointment of two co-chairs. Under the leadership of the Sullivan Institute’s Patient Experience Council, the workgroup will focus on improving real-time access to a comprehensive patient medication list for patients and healthcare systems. The workgroup will collaborate with industry stakeholders to develop a structural framework and data exchange protocols.

Webair Appoints New HIPAA Compliance Specialist
Webair (@WebairInc), a leading provider of Cloud Hosting, Colocation and Managed solutions, announces the appointment of Dr. Michael L. Brody as HIPAA Compliance Specialist. As Webair’s healthcare Subject Matter Expert (SME), Dr. Brody provides invaluable insight into current healthcare information technology practices through regular contribution of online health technology content and assistance in overall product and service strategy. He is also instrumental in speaking with Webair’s healthcare customers and technical engineers to help plan and architect technical solutions that comply with various Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and security requirements.

Dr. Eleanor Herriman to Join Viewics as Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Viewics (@viewics), the healthcare insights company that provides business intelligence and analytics solutions for hospitals and laboratories, announced the appointment of Eleanor J. Herriman, M.D., M.B.A. as Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO) effective September 8, 2015

Premise Health Appoints Chief Medical Officer
Premise Health (@PremiseHealth), a leading worksite health and patient engagement company, has appointed Don Rucker, M.D., as its chief medical officer. Dr. Rucker will work to advance the company’s focus on clinical quality, innovation, and the patient experience.

Humana Names Gulf States Medicare Medical Director
Humana Inc. (@Humana) announced that Dr. Brian Strand has been appointed Regional Medicare Medical Director for Humana’s Gulf States Medicare market operations in Louisiana and Mississippi.

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