Health IT Hires and Appointments

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Divurgent Names Ed Marx as New Chief Executive Officer and Colin Konschak as Chairman of the Board of Directors
Divurgent (@DIVURGENT), a nationally recognized healthcare IT consulting company, is proud to announce Ed Marx, a renowned leader with more than 30 years of experience, as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

American Telemedicine Association Welcomes New Chair Of The Board, Kristi Henderson, DNP, NP-C, FAAN
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) (@AmericanTelemed) announced Kristi Henderson, DNP, NP-C, FAAN, FAEN, as Chair of the Board. Henderson is the CEO of Optum Everycare, where she is leading a team that is building digital and virtual health solutions to improve quality outcomes and experiences for patients and providers. She has served on the ATA Board of Directors since December 2020.

Intelerad Expands Leadership Team and Solidifies Commitment to Product Innovation and Client Delivery
Intelerad Medical Systems™ (@Intelerad), a medical image management solutions company, announced the appointment of two new executives to its leadership team. AJ Watson has been named Chief Product Officer, and Paul Johnson joins as Intelerad’s new Chief Delivery Officer.

Tesseract Health Appoints Dr. Michael McConnell as Head of Cardiovascular and Digital Health
Tesseract Health (@HealthTesseract), a health technology company developing a portable, non-invasive platform to detect health conditions through the eyes, proudly announces the appointment of Michael McConnell, MD, MSEE, as Tesseract’s Head of Cardiovascular and Digital Health. This key role completes Tesseract’s leadership team and coincides with a series of critical, strategic hires under the helm of CEO Vicky Demas, PhD.

eternalHealth Expands Executive Team, Hires Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Medical Officer, and Vice President of Finance
eternalHealth (@eternalHealthMA), a consumer-centric Medicare Advantage Plan in Massachusetts, recently announced that three senior-level executives have joined the company’s expanding team. The three executives are: John Price, Chief Compliance Officer; Dr. Chandra S. Lingisetty, MD, MBA, MHCM, Chief Medical Officer; and Edward T. Texeria, Vice President of Finance.

Amwell Announces New Chief Marketing Officer Susan Worthy
Amwell® (@Amwell), a national telehealth company, announced Susan Worthy has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer. Susan is a tenured marketing executive with more than 25 years of experience leading marketing for healthcare services and technology companies. In her new role, Susan will be responsible for leading Amwell’s overall marketing strategy and will play a pivotal part in building upon the company’s market position to drive continued growth, as well as shareholder and customer value.

Sweetch Strengthens its Advisory Board with Appointment of Diabetes Care Leader, Dr. Robert A. Gabbay
Sweetch, a digital therapeutics innovator and creator of the precision engagement platform for chronic conditions, announced that Robert A. Gabbay M.D., Ph.D. has joined the company as an advisor. Dr. Gabbay brings far-reaching experience implementing innovative models of care for people affected by diabetes and will help Sweetch further its global adoption.

The Bloc Hires Christian Bauman as Chief Creative Officer
Legendary health creative agency The Bloc has recruited long-time H4B Chelsea lead Christian Bauman as its Chief Creative Officer. The hiring of Bauman, with his unique track record of sustained success, underscores The Bloc’s commitment to investment in its core business, groundbreaking creative and ambitious growth plans.

eHealth Technologies Names Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Engineering
eHealth Technologies (@eHealthTec), an innovator in retrieving and transforming complex medical records into actionable data for clinicians, announces the promotion of Jeff Freier to Vice President of Operations as well as the appointment of Sean Ways as Vice President of Engineering.

MaxHealth Announces Appointment of Prakash Patel, M.D., as Chief Executive Officer
MaxHealth, a Florida based organization, focused on providing patient-centered healthcare primarily to Medicare-eligible patients, announces the appointment of Prakash Patel, M.D., as Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Patel succeeds Michael Bernstein, who served as the interim CEO of MaxHealth during its first year of transformative growth and who will retain his current role as Executive Chairman.

Modivcare Appoints Brett Hickman as Chief Commercial Officer
Modivcare Inc. (@MODIVCare), a technology-enabled healthcare services company that provides a platform of integrated supportive care solutions focused on improving patient outcomes, announced the appointment of Brett Hickman as the Company’s Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, Mr. Hickman will be integral to Modivcare’s commercial strategy to cross-sell its integrated platform of supportive care solutions that address the social determinants of health, as well as drive organic revenue growth and maintain the Company’s existing customer base.

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The Sequoia Project Announces Board of Directors Election Results and Launches New Task Groups
The Sequoia Project (@sequoiaproject), a non-profit and trusted advocate for nationwide health IT interoperability, announced this year’s board of directors and board-elected officers. Additionally, the company introduced the new Stakeholder Engagement Workgroup and launched two new Information Blocking Compliance Task Groups.

The Sequoia Project welcomes new board members Willarda Edwards, MD, of American Medical Association, and Josh Mast of Cerner. The board of directors elected new officers, including:

  • Michael Hodgkins, MD, retired American Medical Association, chairman
  • David Horrocks, New York eHealth Collaborative, vice chairman
  • Lee Barrett, Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), secretary
  • Rita Bowen, MRO, treasurer
  • Steven Lane, MD, Sutter Health (immediate past chair and physician representative)