Hackensack Meridian Health on Wednesday launched the hire of Kash Patel as its new chief files and digital engagement officer.
WHY IT MATTERS
Patel arrives at Hackensack Meridian – which has grown by merger and acquisition in fresh years into Contemporary Jersey’s largest health community – from his most contemporary characteristic at Penn Remedy.
In Philadelphia, he served as chief digital expertise officer, main innovation, digital transformation, infrastructure and strength pattern on the Perlman College of Remedy and someplace else.
Patel has bigger than two decades of IT trip at healthcare and various organizations. He served as vp of population health and analytics for a dozen years at Mount Sinai Health System in Contemporary York City. Earlier than that, he developed tool and managed transport teams for firms such as Avaya.
He holds a diploma in engineering from the University of Sheffield in the UK.
THE LARGER TREND
Hackensack Meridian has grown substantially over the final five years. The health machine itself became once created by the mega-merger of Hackensack University Health Community and Neptune, Contemporary Jersey-essentially essentially based Meridian Health. In 2018, it got even bigger by its merger with Edison, Contemporary Jersey-essentially essentially based JFK Health. Since 2019, it has been working to create approval for every other merger, with Englewood Health.
Hackensack Meridian has long been a expertise leader, too, with a dedicated and cheerful group. It became once a perennial top-finisher in Healthcare IT News‘ ragged Simplest Hospital IT Departments characteristic.
ON THE RECORD
“Since the launch of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hackensack Meridian Health IT crew has done an out of this world job seamlessly main crew participants by the community’s transition to Google Cloud,” said Patel. “I look forward to being phase of this proficient crew and helping to make stronger the affected person trip whereas advancing compare and innovation.”
“We’re cheerful to welcome Kash Patel to the Hackensack Meridian Health family,” said Hackensack Meridian Health CEO Robert C. Garrett, in an announcement. “His specialise in innovation and constructing sturdy teams in the healthcare commercial will abet our community proceed remodeling health care transport for sufferers at some stage in Contemporary Jersey.”
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