Dr. Thomas L. Simmer of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan joins Michigan Health Information Network Board of Directors
The Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) announced that Dr. Thomas L. Simmer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has joined the MiHIN Board of Directors, adding decades of proactive physician leadership experience to the statewide initiative to improve healthcare through electronic health information exchange. Dr. Simmer is the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, and has just been been added to the MiHIN board of directors. Simmer will provide a unique perspective to the MiHIN board, as both a physician and a representative of Michigan’s largest health plan, working with Michigan’s statewide initiative to improve healthcare through electronic health information exchange.
Physicians Interactive Selects Accomplished Healthcare Industry Leaders for New Board of Directors
Physicians Interactive Holdings Inc. (PI), the leading provider of online and mobile clinical resources and solutions for healthcare professionals, announced the appointment of six new members to its Board of Directors, adding experts and executives drawn from the worlds of e-Health, pharmaceutical and healthcare innovation.
Physicians Interactive Names MedHelp CEO John de Souza to Board of Directors
Physicians Interactive Holdings Inc. (PI), the leading provider of online and mobile clinical resources and solutions for healthcare professionals, announced the addition of John de Souza, the CEO and founder of MedHelp, the largest online health community and health application site, to its Board of Directors. de Souza is a former Vice President at Goldman Sachs, where he managed the Technology Practice of the global investment banking and securities firm’s Private Equity Group. Earlier in his career, he was the co-founder and director of Smartleaf, a financial software company, and co-founder of Flash Communications, an Internet company that developed a real-time two-way messaging system. Read the news release.
Truven Health Analytics Names Mason Russell Vice President of Life Sciences Strategic Consulting
Mason Russell, an internationally known health economist and senior health services research leader, has joined Truven Health Analytics™ as vice president of strategic consulting. In his new role, Mr. Russell will oversee the firm’s strategic consulting practice area within the Life Sciences business. This practice area encompasses a wide range of services designed to assist Life Sciences customers in demonstrating and communicating the value of products to payers and other critical stakeholders, including market access and commercial strategy, economic modeling, patient-reported outcomes, literature-related services, and field-based observational research.
Experienced Healthcare Executive Joins B. E. Smith Management Consulting Team
B. E. Smith, the only full-service leadership solutions firm dedicated exclusively to healthcare providers, announced the addition of Yolanda “Yoli” Otero Inman, MSN, RN to its strategic Management Consulting group. B. E. Smith continues to add veteran healthcare industry executives to its management consulting team as a result of increased demand for its specialized services which are designed to support sustainable, large scale strategic transformations to address market challenges and position client organizations for success in the future healthcare environment.
CareCloud Appoints R. Scott Lentz as Chief Financial Officer
CareCloud, the fastest-growing provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health records (EHR), and medical billing software and services, announced that it has hired R. Scott Lentz as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He is joining CareCloud as a member of its executive leadership team, responsible for managing the company’s financial, legal and administrative functions. Mr. Lentz will be based in the company’s Miami office and will report to Albert Santalo, CareCloud’s Chairman and CEO.
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