Health IT Hires and Appointments

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SeamlessMD Expands Senior Leadership Team
SeamlessMD (@SeamlessMD), a Digital Care Journey platform for hospitals and health systems announced the expansion of its leadership team with the addition of Jeremiah McGuire, as Vice President, Sales. Prior to joining SeamlessMD, Jeremiah held the role of Vice President, Sales & Strategy for WebMD, where he led clinical sales and strategy to deliver integrated patient education, engagement, and adherence solutions to health systems – including leading commercial efforts for their Krames digital patient education solutions.

Rachel Dunscombe named Chief Industry Advisor of Dedalus Group
Dedalus Group (@Dedalus_Global), a healthcare and diagnostic software solutions provider in Europe and one of the world’s largest, announced that Rachel Dunscombe has been named Chief Industry Advisor at Dedalus group. Rachel will offer specific expertise in digitising the workforce, the science of successful health technology deployment and open data.

Health Catalyst Announces New Leadership Assignments in Support of Strategic Focus Areas
Health Catalyst, Inc. (@HealthCatalyst), a provider of data and analytics technology and services to healthcare organizations, announced three new leadership assignments in support of its strategic focus areas moving forward. These strategic focus areas center around strengthening and deepening existing client relationships to enable greater success in realizing massive, measurable, data-informed improvement while continuing to add new client relationships. The appointments are Kevin Freeman as Chief Growth Officer, Tarah Neujahr Bryan as Chief Marketing Officer, and Dave Ross as Chief Technology Officer.

Dr. David Brailer, M.D., Ph.D. Joins Cigna as Executive Vice President and Chief Health Officer
Global health services company Cigna Corporation (@Cigna) announced that health care industry leader Dr. David Brailer, M.D., Ph.D. will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Health Officer in early September. As Cigna’s first Chief Health Officer, Dr. Brailer will focus on bringing together the company’s products, technologies, and services in new and innovative ways to drive more value and help people improve their overall health and vitality.

Curebase Names Digital Infrastructure Veteran Matt Lanier as VP of Engineering
Curebase (@CurebaseDCT), a company committed to democratizing access to clinical studies, has named veteran digital infrastructure executive Matt Lanier as vice president of engineering.

Appointments

Amwell Extends Technology Leadership Team
Amwell® (@Amwell), a digital care delivery company, announced the appointments of Vaughn Paunovich to the role of Executive Vice President, Enterprise Platforms, and Matthew McAllister to Chief Product Officer. Vaughn will oversee technological delivery and innovation, including for Converge™, Amwell’s enterprise grade digital care delivery platform, and Matthew will join Vaughn’s leadership team with responsibility for product management and design.

CVS Health Appoints Dr. Jeffrey Balser to Board of Directors
CVS Health (@CVSHealth) has appointed Jeffrey R. Balser, M.D., Ph.D., to serve on the Board of Directors of CVS Health, effective immediately. He has also been named to the Board’s Medical Affairs Committee.

Sutter Health Appoints Warner L. Thomas as Next CEO
Sutter Health (@SutterHealth), a not-for-profit integrated healthcare system serving more than 3 million patients across Northern California, announced it has appointed Warner L. Thomas as its next president and CEO, effective Dec. 1, 2022.

TherapeuticsMD Appoints Dr. Brian Bernick and Mr. Mark Glickman as Interim Co-Chief Executive Officers
TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (@TherapeuticsMD) an innovative, women’s healthcare company, announced the appointment of Dr. Brian Bernick and Mr. Mark Glickman as the Company’s Interim Co-Chief Executive Officers and Co-Principal Executive Officers. Dr. Bernick and Mr. Glickman succeed Mr. Hugh O’Dowd as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

Raintree Appoints Nick Hedges, Darian Hong, and Rob Rust to Executive Leadership Team
Raintree Systems (@RaintreeSystems), a provider of electronic health records (EHR) and revenue cycle management (RCM) software solutions for the therapy and rehab industry, announced multiple appointments to their executive leadership team. Nick Hedges, a 25-year veteran of the technology industry, has been appointed chief executive officer; Darian Hong, a seasoned financial strategist, has been named chief financial officer, and Rob Rust, with more than 20 years of experience modernizing technologies, is the company’s new chief technology officer.

HHAeXchange Expands Leadership Team to Further Support Company Growth and Momentum
HHAeXchange (@HHAeXchange), a provider of homecare management solutions for payers, providers, and state Medicaid agencies, announced it has appointed three seasoned industry experts to its leadership team. The executives are James (JC) Stanton, Chief Financial Officer; Todd Bransford, Chief Product Officer; and Nicholas Fahrney, Chief Security and Compliance Officer.

Linus Health Appoints Seasoned Health IT and Health System Executive John Showalter, MD as First Chief Product Officer
Linus Health (@linushealth), a Boston-based digital health company focused on brain health, announced that John Showalter, MD has joined its executive leadership team as the company’s first Chief Product Officer. The news follows Linus Health’s recent launch into the healthcare delivery market with a groundbreaking digital platform that enables primary care providers to detect and address cognitive disorders early. A primary care physician himself, Dr. Showalter will integrate the company’s product, clinical, and data science efforts to expand its solutions for both the healthcare delivery and life sciences markets.