The following are announcements made from companies and organizations on the hiring and appointments in the healthcare and health IT industry.
HIMSS Names Harold “Hal” Wolf III as New President/Chief Executive Office
HIMSS (@HIMSS) has announced the appointment of Harold “Hal” Wolf III as its new president and CEO. He will succeed H. Stephen Lieber, who in December 2016 announced his plans to retire as HIMSS President and CEO after more than 17 years of recognized success and exemplary service to HIMSS.
Just Associates Appoints Allen Rasheed to Vice President of Southeastern Regional Sales
Just Associates, Inc. (@JA_Inc02), a nationally recognized leader in patient matching and health information data integrity and management, announced the appointment of Allen Rasheed as its Vice President of Southeastern Regional Sales. He brings to the role more than 25 years of executive experience in sales, management and business development, including nearly two decades of experience in the health information management (HIM) industry.
Amazon Nabs a Top Box Exec in Health as it Goes After the Medical Industry
Amazon (@amazon) has landed another big health-tech hire, this time from Box. Missy Krasner, vice president and managing director of Box’s healthcare and life sciences group, is headed to the e-commerce company, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Karl Stubelis Joins Arcadia Healthcare Solutions as Chief Financial Officer
Arcadia Healthcare Solutions (@ArcadiaHealthIT), a leading electronic health record (EHR) and claims data aggregation and population health management technology company, has appointed Karl Stubelis as its chief financial officer. As the newest member of Arcadia’s executive team, Stubelis will report to CEO Sean Carroll and will lead all financial operations while spearheading the company’s capital strategy in support of its growth plan.
Elinore Boeke Now Managing Communications for EHRA
Elinore, previously from the HIMSS GR team, is now responsible for the association’s communication after the retirement of Liddy West. She encourages you to keep an eye on the EHRA blog and Twitter feed (@EHRAssociation), and reports a new website design is in the near future. Her first communication was the Annual Election Returns. Check out the new board.
ClearDATA Taps Global Marketing Executive Jennifer Rouse as VP of Marketing
ClearDATA (@cleardatacloud), the trusted managed cloud provider designed for today’s healthcare security needs, announced that accomplished marketing executive Jennifer Rouse has joined the company as VP of Marketing. Rouse is a sales and marketing leader with a proven track record of creating and executing marketing strategies for multi-billion dollar companies such as IBM, Cisco Systems, SAS Institute and Misys Healthcare Systems.
Health Care Cost Institute President and Former CMS Chief Data Officer Niall Brennan Joins Clarify Health Solutions as Strategic Advisor
Clarify Health Solutions, Inc., a pioneer in AI-enabled care guidance and patient journey optimization, announced that it will now benefit from the expert guidance of Niall Brennan, President of the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) and former Chief Data Officer for the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS). Brennan, who is joining Clarify Health’s prestigious team of strategic advisors, has vast experience using data to improve healthcare and has spent much of his career advocating for healthcare organizations to become more data-driven.
Former Allscripts Chief Innovation Officer Stanley Crane Joins InteliSys Health as CTO
InteliSyS Health™ (@InteliSysHealth), pioneer of the first real-time prescription transparency platform, announced that former Allscripts Chief Technology Officer and Chief Innovation Officer Stanley Crane has joined the executive team as CTO. Crane will guide development of InteliSys’ breakthrough point-of-care drug pricing and medication adherence tools, as well as spearhead new products in additional markets.
Industry Expert Alan Swenson Named Director of Interoperability at Kno2
Kno2™ (@Kno2), the company that optimizes patient document exchange for everyone in healthcare, announced that Alan Swenson, a highly respected leader in interoperability who has worked extensively with Kno2’s leadership team for several years, has joined the company as director of interoperability.
Zipnosis and Healthcare Leaders Form Clinical Quality Advisory Council to Establish Virtual Care Standards
Leading virtual care company Zipnosis (@Zipnosis) announced the formation of the Clinical Quality Advisory Council (CQAC), a collection of healthcare leaders committed to providing clinical and strategic guidance to the virtual care industry. As healthcare delivery models shift to improve efficiency while maintaining high-quality standards of care, ensuring that clinical guidelines for virtual care are in place and adhered to is critical.
DirectTrust Announces New Board of Directors Members, Board Chair, Officers, and a New Position
DirectTrust (@DirectTrustorg) announced the election of health care industry executives Linda Van Horn and Dan Paoletti to its board of directors and the election of Paul Uhrig, an executive at Surescripts, as its new Board chair. Additionally, Chris Muir from the Office of the National Coordinator for HIT, ONC, has been named Board Liaison, a new position. DirectTrust is a health care industry alliance created by and for participants in the Direct exchange network.