ELMWOOD PARK, N.J.,
April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- ELLKAY, LLC, a leader in healthcare connectivity for over
19 years, is proud to announce that its Chief Information Officer,
Marc Probst, is being honored as CIO
of the Year by the College of Healthcare Information Management
Executives (CHIME) at its virtual Spring Forum April 13-15, 2021. In early 2020, CHIME and the
Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) jointly
decided they would recognize Probst as CIO of the year at HIMSS
'20. At the time, Probst was the CIO of Intermountain Healthcare, a
not-for-profit health system based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Due to the onset of the
COVID-19 pandemic, the recognition was unfortunately cut short.
Probst then joined ELLKAY as the Chief Information Officer. CHIME's
recent announcement was done to ensure Probst is duly recognized as
CIO of the Year.
Russ Branzell, CEO and President
of CHIME said, "Marc is one of our industry's greatest CIOs and
digital leaders. His time at Intermountain Healthcare contributed
not only to amazing quality and affordable care, but also provided
significant contributions to healthcare across our nation and
internationally. We were unable to recognize him in person last
year as the 2020 CIO of the Year but want to again recognize his
amazing achievements through this great award. We will be awarding
him his trophy during the in-person CHIME Fall Forum in
San Diego, CA in October 2021."
Probst joined ELLKAY at a time in which the company was
experiencing significant growth across multiple segments of the
healthcare industry. He has put his expertise in healthcare to good
use in guiding the company's strategy regarding interoperability,
innovation, and the product roadmap. In honor of his recognition,
ELLKAY is hosting a special ELLKAY Expert Exchange session called,
"Ask Marc Anything", encouraging CHIME21 Spring Forum attendees to
have their questions ready and ask him anything, "literally
anything." The special session is on Wednesday April 14, at 3:00 PM ET with Marc
Probst, and moderated by John
Kravitz, CHIME Board Chair and Chief Information Officer at
Geisinger Health System.
John Kravitz added, "It's been a
pleasure knowing and working with Marc over the years, as a fellow
CIO as well as a member of the CHIME Board. Marc's professional
approach to IT Leadership exemplifies why he was selected as CIO of
the Year!"
Probst shared, "It is my honor to be recognized as CIO of the
Year. I appreciate my colleagues at CHIME. I am among esteemed and
exceptional company, as well as good friends at CHIME, and am very
grateful for their recognition."
Ajay Kapare, CHIME Executive Board Member and ELLKAY's Chief
Strategy and Marketing Officer added, "We are very lucky to have
Marc on Team ELLKAY. He has brought a level of knowledge and market
insight to our team that we are glad to have. He is very deserving
of this award and we want to congratulate him."
The ELLKAY Expert Exchange, is a popular series of LIVE sessions
first introduced during the CHIME Fall Forum. In addition to the
candid session with Marc Probst,
ELLKAY is also hosting an Expert Exchange on Interoperability on
Wednesday at 12:30 PM ET with
esteemed panelists Dr. Ashish Atreja, Chief Information &
Digital Health Officer at UC Davis Health, Chuck Christian, Vice President of Technology at
Franciscan Health, and Pete Marks,
PhD, Vice President and Chief Information Officer at WakeMed,
moderated by ELLKAY's own Director of Enterprise Interoperability
Kendall Brown.
On Thursday, April 15, ELLKAY has
two more Expert Exchange sessions in store for CHIME Spring Forum
attendees. First, is Women in Health IT at 10:00 AM ET with Nicole
Faucher, Vice President of Client Development and Delivery
at Allscripts, Theresa Meadows,
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Cook
Children's, Donna Roach, Chief
Information Officer of University of
Utah Health, and Tressa
Springmann, Senior Vice President and Chief Information
Officer at Lifebridge Health, moderated by ELLKAY's Regional Vice
President of Strategic Relationships Gretchen Tegethoff.
And to finish the event, ELLKAY is hosting an Expert Exchange on
Data and Digital Health at 12:30 PM
ET featuring Debbie Gash,
Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of St. Luke's
Health System, Chero Goswami, Chief
Information Officer of UW Health System, and Craig Richardville, Senior Vice President, Chief
Information and Digital Officer of SCL Health, moderated by
ELLKAY's own Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer Ajay Kapare.
To learn more, visit the ELLKAY suite at the CHIME21 Spring
Forum, register for an ELLKAY Expert Exchange live event, or
contact TeamELLKAY@ELLKAY.com for more information.
About ELLKAY
ELLKAY is a recognized healthcare connectivity leader, providing
solutions and services nationwide. With 19 years of industry
experience, ELLKAY empowers hospitals and health systems,
diagnostic laboratories, healthcare IT vendors, payers, and other
healthcare organizations with cutting-edge technologies and
solutions. With over 55,000 practices connected, ELLKAY's system
capability arsenal has grown to over 700+ EMR/PMS systems across
1,100+ versions.
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