Health IT Appointments and Hires

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The following are announcements made from companies and organizations on the hiring and appointments in the healthcare and health IT industry.

Our long time friend Tom Sullivan (@SullyHIT) has left HIMSS Media and is now the Editor in Chief for Health Evolution. Congratulations and good luck Tom!

And another longtime colleague Brian Eastwood started a new position as senior content strategist at @WorldCongress, with a focus on @WHCCevents.

And congratulations Linda, good luck in your new position!

EHNAC’s Executive Director Lee Barrett Elected to The Discover Alliance Board of Directors
The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) (@EHNAC), a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body for organizations that electronically exchange healthcare data, announced that Lee Barrett, CEO and executive director, was elected to the Discover Alliance Board of Directors. Barrett joins a group of executives and other prominent industry leaders to promote Discover Alliance’s mission to become a Center for Health Connectivity that builds communities to connect people, process, and technology.

Carrot Inc. appoints Laurie Zaugg as Chief Revenue Officer and Kristin Russel as SVP, Marketing
Digital health company Carrot Inc. (@CarrotSense) has announced the appointments of Laurie Zaugg as Chief Revenue Officer and Kristin Russel as Senior Vice President of Marketing. The two industry veterans of the health and wellness market join recent hire Scott Osler, VP of Sales, as Carrot drives to commercialize Pivot, the company’s tech-enabled smoking cessation program, which uses a mix of app-based learning, human coaching, and the Pivot Breath Sensor to transform the way people quit smoking.

LetsGetChecked Expands C-Suite, Announces Three New Hires
LetsGetChecked (@LetsGetChecked), the at-home health testing platform, announced three new hires to its executive team: chief medical officer Dr. Robert Mordkin, chief analytics officer Dr. Richard Southern and chief marketing officer Simon Dunne. All three executives join the company in its mission to help people live longer, happier lives by connecting them with health testing, along with clinical support services in the home.

Limelight Health Appoints Jeff To to Board of Advisors
Limelight Health (@LimelightHealth), an insurance underwriting, quoting and proposal platform for the employee benefits industry, announced the appointment of Jeff To, former Global Head of Insurance at Salesforce, as a key executive advisor. Jeff will provide extensive expertise on go-to-market strategy, product management, co-design partnerships, and ecosystem development gained over the course of his 20-year career.

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Paradigm Appoints Kevin Turner as CEO of Catastrophic Care Management Division; Hires Karen Jones as New Chief Human Resources Officer
Paradigm, the industry leader in solving catastrophic and complex health care challenges and improving lives, announced the promotion of Kevin Turner to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Catastrophic Care Management division and the appointment of Karen Jones to the newly created role of Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO).

MDLIVE Adds Kristen Lalowski to Senior Leadership Team as Chief Product Officer
MDLIVE Inc. (@MDLIVEInc) announced the appointment of Kristen Lalowski as Chief Product Officer. With more than 25 years of experience in nursing, healthcare technology, product management and sales, Lalowski will lead MDLIVE’s product team with a focus on expanding MDLIVE’s online healthcare service offerings, enhancing MDLIVE’s consumer and provider experience and driving client outcomes.

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Jason Yacavone has a new position as Senior Epic Analyst at Lehigh Valley Health Network.

Christine Park has been promoted to Strategic Client Mentor at Cerner Corporation.

Arika Lycan, LMSW, CNP, has been promoted to Director, Corporate Partner Services at CHIME.

Sam Godwin has a new position as Sales and Business Development at Health Gorilla.

Tricia Schumann has a new position as Member Board Of Directors at Orriant.

Peter Coffaro has a new position as Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Precision OS Technology.

Mike Cuesta has been promoted to SVP, of Marketing at CareCloud.

Meghan Jalowiec has a new position as Senior Administrative Assistant at American Cancer Society.

Scott Goodspeed has a new position as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, School of Public Health. at Brown University.

Ernie de los Santos on his new position as President & Co-Founder at Top Gun Audit School, LLC.

Jill Reeves started a new position as Communications Chair at Nebraska HIMSS.