Kaiser Permanente has appointed Prat Vemana as its first chief digital officer for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals. In this newly created role, Vemana will lead the ongoing development and execution of Kaiser Permanente's digital vision and strategy, in collaboration with internal health plan, hospital, and medical group teams. Atlantic Health System has named Dr. Sylvia Romm as Chief Innovation Officer. In her new role, Romm will be responsible for building new partner
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Joe Kvedar, MD Elected Next President of American Telemedicine Association
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) today announced the election of Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, as President-Elect. Beginning in April 2020, Dr. Kvedar will become President for a year-long term, succeeding John Glaser, Ph.D., Executive Senior Advisor, Cerner, who will become Immediate Past President.
Dr. Kvedar Background
Dr. Kvedar is Vice President of Connected Health at Partners HealthCare, and Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kvedar previously served as President of
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Health Network of Missouri to Deploy Cerner’s Population Health Platform Enterprise-wide
The University of Missouri Health Care announced it will extend Cerner's HealtheIntentSM population health management platform across the Health Network of Missouri (HNM) to coordinate and manage care for residents of rural Missouri communities. HNM is a collaborative of six independent health care organizations that use different EHR systems. The HNM network, which includes an academic medical center, state employer and a group of hospitals, serves patients throughout central, northeast and
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Cerner Appoints John Glaser SVP of Population Health
On Friday, Cerner appointed John Glaser senior vice president of Population Health and Global Strategy starting April 1st. In his new role, Glaser will focus on driving Cerner’s population health technology and product strategies, interoperability and government policy development, according to the press release. “Cerner is committed to working with our clients to manage the health of populations, improve outcomes and reduce the cost of health care,” said Zane Burke, president, Cerner. “John
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