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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 15 /PRNewswire/ — Shared Health, Inc., the nation’s largest public/private health information exchange (HIE), has named information technology and medical systems veteran Linda A. Matern, M.Ed., as its new chief operating officer (COO).
Matern comes to Shared health from C2Medpartners, Inc., a professional services consulting company in the health information technology space, where she served as chief executive officer and managing partner for the past four years. Prior to working at C2Medpartners, Inc., Matern led Siemens Global Services’ group of Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., for nearly 10 years, providing senior-level global leadership to the information technology and medical equipment services group. During this time, she managed a nearly 300-member professional services practice that provided financial, clinical, compliance, information technology optimization and outcomes-focused healthcare consulting for nearly 3,000 hospital-based customers and prospects.
“I am thrilled to welcome Linda and the breadth and depth of experience that she brings to the Shared health executive team,” said Jana Skewes, president and chief executive officer, Shared Health. Linda’s expertise in healthcare technology, clinician adoption of ‘paperless’ systems and overall management will be an asset to the company as we grow.”
During her more than 30-year career, Matern has worked for many healthcare companies including MHM (Mental health Management), Tenet Healthcare, Healthways and Charter Medical Group. In her roles at these organizations, she has worked in marketing, sales and operations, often working closely with clinicians and hospitals. Most recently, she has helped transition healthcare organizations from a “paper to a paperless” electronic health record (EHR) environment.
Matern graduated from the University of Charleston in Charleston, W. Va., with a Bachelor of Arts degree and from the College of New Jersey in Trenton, N.J., with a Master of Education degree.
Today, more than two million Tennesseans are enrolled with Shared Health. By year’s end, Shared health will reach an additional 500,000 Tennesseans. For more information on Shared Health, visit the company’s web site at .
About Shared Health
Shared health is transforming healthcare by offering innovative health information technology solutions that improve quality and lower costs. Shared Health’s web-based applications securely share and connect medical information across a patient’s network of clinicians. We continually strive to be the clinician’s trusted partner for sharing relevant patient information at the point of care, enabling both health care professionals and consumers to improve outcomes. For more information on Shared Health, visit the company’s web site at .
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