Health IT Hires and Appointments

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HSBlox Appoints John M. Specht as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing
HSBlox (@blox_hs), a technology company bringing innovation and transparent economics to the healthcare ecosystem, announced the appointment of John M. Specht as executive vice president of sales and marketing.

Uprise Health Appoints Christopher Valerian, DO, MMM, as Chief Medical Officer
Uprise Health, a digital behavioral therapy and chronic condition management company, announced it has appointed Christopher Valerian, DO, MMM, as its Chief Medical Officer. In his new role, Dr. Valerian will focus on driving clinical accountability for Uprise Health and enhancing the analytics capabilities of its leading digital mental health products.

Seasoned Financial Executive Mark Marlow Joins NowRx as Chief Financial Officer to Help Scale its Team and Operations
NowRx (@NowRx), a tech-powered pharmacy that provides same-day prescription delivery and telehealth services, announced that Mark Marlow has joined the company as its chief financial officer. A seasoned executive with more than 20 years successfully building MedTech companies from start-up to initial public offering (IPO), Marlow joins NowRx during a period of significant momentum and growth where he will be responsible for scaling the company’s pharmacy and telehealth operations nationwide.

Curebase Adds Two Clinical Trial Veterans to Kick-off New Advisory Board
Curebase (@CurebaseDCT), a company committed to democratizing access to clinical studies, has named Dr. Aaron Kamauu and Dr. Amir Lahav to the Curebase Advisory Board. The new board members will help the company develop technology, data, partnership and growth strategies designed to increase its share of the global decentralized clinical trial (DCT) market.

Global Health Technology Platform, Proximie, Announces New Senior Appointments, Building On Its Strong Start To 2022
Proximie (@ProximieAR), the global health technology platform digitizing operating rooms (OR) around the world, announces the appointments of a General Manager for the Americas, and a Chief Growth Officer – as it continues its rapid growth and impressive start to 2022. Charlie H. Wilhelm joins as General Manager for the Americas and Dave Herrmann joins as Chief Growth Officer.

Socially Determined Expands Depth and Breadth of Healthcare Expertise in the C-Suite with Two New Executive Hires
Socially Determined® (@SocDetermined), the healthcare analytics company that provides Social Risk Intelligence™ to organizations committed to effectively addressing the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), announced two new C-level hires that bring vast healthcare and technology expertise to its leadership team. Paul Matsui, who spent nearly two decades at the Advisory Board Company, has joined Socially Determined as Chief Strategy Officer, and Mike Considine, who most recently served as VP of Enterprise Product Initiatives for Healthcare at TransUnion, joined as Chief Product Officer.

MRO Announces Jason Brown as Chief Executive Officer
MRO, Corp. (MRO) (@MROCorp), a clinical data release platform in healthcare company, announced that Jason Brown has joined the company as its new Chief Executive Officer. A long-time veteran in healthcare, Brown has deep experience leading companies that connect and empower the healthcare ecosystem through data and technology.

Azara Announces New Vice President of Sales, Driving Continued Growth and Expansion into New Markets
Azara Healthcare (@azaraDRVS), a provider of population health and value-based care solutions is pleased to announce the addition of Todd Schlesinger as Vice President of Sales. Mr. Schlesinger will oversee the Sales and Client Success teams, developing new business opportunities and creating solutions to meet evolving customer needs.

Transaction Data Systems Appoints Robert Ven to CTO
Transaction Data Systems (TDS) (@rx30_tds), a pharmacy software solutions company, announced the appointment of Robert Ven as Chief Technology Officer. In his new role, Ven will oversee the development, solution management, and nationwide rollout of technology solutions that simplify and expedite the patient journey and elevate the pharmacy experience in this changing environment.

Veda Appoints John Pharr as Chief Financial Officer, Brian Powers as Chief Growth Officer, and Bo Roff-Marsh as Chief Technology Officer
Veda (@Veda_Data), an automation company that saves healthcare companies millions and makes it easier for patients to access care, announced that it has made key leadership appointments that will position the business for continued growth. These appointments build on the company’s strong performance last year. In 2021, Veda grew its annual revenue sixfold and more than doubled its workforce.

Lumeon Appoints Greg Miller as Chief Growth Officer
Lumeon (@Lumeon_), a platform for care journey orchestration, announced its appointment of Greg Miller as Chief Growth Officer. Lumeon’s hiring of Miller increases its focus on helping health systems reduce the cost of care and boost staff productivity by adopting next-generation care operations technology.

Vim Appoints Growth Expert Carl Tremblay to Advisory Board
Vim (@getvim), a technology company building digital infrastructure for U.S. healthcare, announced the appointment of Carl Tremblay to its Advisory Board. As the former Head of Platform & Growth at Plaid, he led the account management, commercial, and customer engineering teams for close to a decade. Tremblay will support Vim as it continues to expand its point of care connection platform and enhance tech-enabled performance acceleration in value-based care for its customers.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Names New Chief Information Security Officer
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (@BCBSAssociation) announced Chris Lugo as its vice president and chief information security officer. Lugo is responsible for information security and privacy, business continuity, risk and compliance activities.

Medica Names David Webster, M.D., MBA, Chief Clinical and Provider Strategy Officer
Medica (@Medica4Me) announced that David Webster, M.D., MBA, has been named Chief Clinical and Provider Strategy Officer. In this new role, David will lead the strategic direction of Medica’s clinical programs and key provider relationships to improve member outcomes throughout the communities served by the organization.