ALLENTOWN, Pa., Jan. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- Coordinated Health, the region's leading specialty surgical
hospital network, today announced the appointment of healthcare
innovator Greg Flanagan as its Chief
Information Officer (CIO). Flanagan's responsibilities include the
integration of all Electronic Health Records across CH's full
continuum of care, business intelligence and analytics, and
applications and digital transformation for the company's 100+
physicians and 1,200 employees across 17 locations in eastern
Pennsylvania and western
New Jersey.
Flanagan joins Coordinated Health from Advancing Practitioners
(AP), a Tennessee-based health
services company where he served as Chief Operating Officer. A
20-year veteran of the healthcare industry, he was responsible for
all executive management of AP's non-clinical functions.
"An integral part of Coordinated Health's strategy is how we use
IT to enhance both the patient and employer experiences while
simplifying our healthcare delivery and payment systems, and making
them more accessible and affordable," said Coordinated Health
President Jim Tsokanos. "We're
confident that Greg's extensive knowledge, experience and
leadership will accelerate our innovation in these areas."
Since earning a master's degree in hospital administration from
Duke University, Flanagan has served in
several healthcare provider organizations including as CIO of APS
Healthcare in New York and
RegionalCare Hospital Partners in Tennessee. He led considerable IT
transformation efforts by creating business intelligence and
analytics platforms and directly managed large-scale system
development and conversions.
"I'm passionate about Coordinated Health in large part because
its employees understand that more streamlined healthcare is needed
to best serve patients and employers," said Flanagan. "I look
forward to furthering our healthcare delivery model via innovative
IT solutions."
Flanagan's healthcare achievements extend to volunteerism. In
Tennessee, he served as regional
director of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.
Flanagan earned his bachelor's degree in economics from
Duke. He was a scholarship
student-athlete on the university's football team.
About Coordinated Health: Coordinated Health is a
Pennsylvania-based, privately
held, physician-owned, surgical specialty hospital network that
delivers accessible, affordable and consistently effective
healthcare. With over 1,200 employees, CH focuses
on musculoskeletal, cardiology, women's health, primary care,
occupational health and immediate care. It is the only healthcare
network in the Lehigh Valley to be
nationally recognized, receiving the Top Performer rating from The
Joint Commission three years in a row, and repeatedly earns top
patient satisfaction scores from the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services.
Contact: Kevin O'Keefe,
kokeefe@coordinatedhealth.com, 646.300.0386
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