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Medsphere Systems Appoints Rita Schaefer Chief Financial Officer

by HITC Staff 09/23/2016 Leave a Comment

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 OpenVista EHR provider Medsphere Systems Corporation has appointed Rita Schaefer has been named chief financial officer (CFO). Schaefer was previously CFO for ChartLogic, a healthcare IT solutions provider for physician practices that Medsphere merged with this past June. Schaefer joined ChartLogic in 2000, later becoming chief financial officer, and was a key participant in an acquisition, three rounds of investment and the merger with Medsphere.

“When we began discussing the merger with ChartLogic, it was clear that Rita had brought significant financial discipline to the company when she came on board,” said Medsphere President and CEO Irv Lichtenwald. “I’m confident she will apply equally sound controls and discretion to Medsphere’s overall operations and continue our history of growing profitability and financial success.”

Schaefer’s broad understanding of healthcare finance is the product of extensive experience advising doctors and owners of medical practices. Earlier in her career, she owned a company that provided accounting and consulting services to medical practices and clinics.

“I appreciate the relationship that [ChartLogic CEO] Zubin Emsley and I have developed over the years, and the faith that Irv demonstrated by offering me the CFO position,” Schaefer said in a statement. “With recent mergers, Medsphere is now a more diverse and exciting enterprise, and I look forward to the additional success we can create.”

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