Health IT Appointments & Hires

Appointments

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Komodo Health Appoints Amit Sangani to Chief Technology Officer
Komodo Health, an AI-powered healthcare intelligence company, announced the appointment of Amit Sangani as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Sangani will lead Komodo’s technology, engineering, and AI platform strategy as the company continues to scale Marmot™, its AI platform designed to help Life Sciences and healthcare organizations innovate faster and improve patient outcomes.

Elevate Healthcare Marketing Appoints Industry Veteran Karen Beckert as Executive Vice President, Client Engagement and Customer Activation
Elevate Healthcare Marketing announced that Karen Beckert, a seasoned healthcare marketing leader with more than two decades of agency and client engagement experience with Biolumina, Digitas Health, and Ogilvy Health, has joined the firm as Executive Vice President, Client Engagement and Customer Activation. In this pivotal role, Beckert will help drive client engagement excellence and advance the agency’s patient activation and engagement practice to support the evolving needs of healthcare challenger brands.

RLDatix Appoints Richard Jarvis as Chief Technology Officer
RLDatix (RLD), a global leader in safety, workforce and data solutions for health and care systems, announced the appointment of Richard Jarvis as Chief Technology Officer. Jarvis joins RLD with deep experience building and scaling mission-critical, enterprise-level technology platforms across healthcare, cybersecurity and public sector environments. He will oversee platform architecture, engineering, cloud operations, cybersecurity and data strategy in support of the company’s long-term growth and innovation roadmap.

Acentra Health Appoints Deborah Ricci as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Acentra Health, a technology and health solutions company dedicated to accelerating better health outcomes for government and commercial clients and the populations they serve, announced the appointment of Deborah Ricci as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Arcadia Announces the Appointment of Sandy Leaonard as General Manager of Life Sciences
Sandy Leonard has joined Arcadia as the General Manager of Life Sciences. Sandy has spent over 20 years building real-world evidence and data-driven research across healthcare, including roles at AstraZeneca, HealthVerity, and COTA.

Cityblock Health Welcomes Chief Technology Officer, New Board Members
Cityblock Health, a value-based healthcare provider for Medicaid and dually eligible beneficiaries, announced the appointment of Alberto Lopez Toledo as Chief Technology Officer, and Karen DeSalvo, Mario Schlosser, and Cynthia Burks to its Board of Directors. The additions come at a pivotal time for Cityblock as the company continues its growth trajectory, scaling its care model nationally and expanding AI capabilities focused on improving care for vulnerable populations with complex medical, behavioral health, and social care needs.

TYBR Health Appoints Jeff Tyber to Board of Directors
TYBR Health, a regenerative medicine and medical device company focused on improving post-surgical soft-tissue healing, announced the appointment of Mr. Jeff Tyber to its Board of Directors.

HL7 International Appoints Professor Rachel Dunscombe as CEO to Lead Next Phase of Global Interoperability
Health Level Seven International (HL7®), the global authority on healthcare data interoperability standards, announced the appointment of Professor Rachel Dunscombe as its new Chief Executive Officer. Professor Dunscombe succeeds Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD, who concludes his tenure this month following nearly two decades of leadership.

Dr. Paul Billings Joins Lindus Health’s Scientific Advisory Board
Lindus Health, the “anti-CRO” running radically faster, more reliable clinical trials for life sciences, has announced the appointment of distinguished diagnostic and genomic medicine pioneer Dr. Paul Billings to its Scientific Advisory Board.

Terry Shaw Appointed Chair of the Clearsense Board
Clearsense®, a cloud-based data enablement platform company, announced the appointment of Terry Shaw as Chair of its Board of Directors. In this expanded role, Shaw will work closely with the Clearsense leadership team and Board to guide strategy and governance as the company advances application decommissioning as a strategic approach to cost optimization.

InterSystems Appoints Don Woodlock as President
InterSystems, a creative data technology company, announced that, effective immediately, Don Woodlock has been appointed President, responsible for leading the company’s daily operations. After leading the company for over 47 years, Founder, Owner, and CEO Phillip “Terry” Ragon will step back from day-to-day management responsibilities to focus on guiding the company’s business and technology strategy. Ragon will continue to serve as CEO and work closely with the leadership team to ensure a seamless transition that maintains the company’s commitment to excellence and customer success.

TeleTracking Appoints Derek Ritchea as Chief Strategy Officer
TeleTracking Technologies, a provider of healthcare operations solutions, announced that Derek Ritchea has joined the company as Chief Strategy Officer. In this role, Ritchea will lead a range of key initiatives including monitoring market dynamics to inform strategy, and identifying, evaluating, and executing new high-impact partnerships while strengthening TeleTracking’s existing partnerships across the healthcare landscape.

Hires, Promotions, & Accolades

Electronic Health Record Association Announces its 2026 Leadership Team and Priorities
The HIMSS Electronic Health Record (EHR) Association announced the results of its annual leadership elections for terms that began Jan. 1, 2026. Leigh Burchell, Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs at Altera Digital Health, will continue as Chair, and Stephanie Jamison, Senior Director of Regulatory and Government Affairs at Greenway Health, continues as Vice Chair.

Tendo names Beth Godsey as General Manager to lead Healthcare Analytics Business
Tendo, a healthcare software company helping hospitals and health systems turn quality data into action and increase revenue, announced that Beth Godsey will join the company as General Manager of Tendo Insights. In this role, Godsey will lead product and go-to-market strategy for Tendo’s Insights business, helping healthcare systems leverage Tendo’s quality analytics and AI products to turn data insights into clear and actionable quality improvement plans.

Mick Farrell, Chairman and CEO of Resmed, Named Chair of AdvaMed Board of Directors
AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, announced Michael “Mick” Farrell, chairman and CEO of Resmed Inc., a health technology company focused on sleep, breathing, and care delivered in the home, will be the next chair of the AdvaMed Board of Directors. Farrell will serve a two-year term beginning in January 2026.