Management Profiles

MEDecision's seasoned executive team maintains decades of diverse technical expertise, business experience and leadership skills. Together, these individuals guide and direct the company toward its goals of providing the best products and services available, optimizing organizational effectiveness and driving a winning culture.

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Scott A. Storrer

President and Chief Executive Officer

President and chief executive officer Scott A. Storrer oversees MEDecision's ongoing mission to improve the relationship between health care patients, payers and providers while directing the company's continued growth and innovation. Mr. Storrer transitioned to his current position after serving as MEDecision's president and chief operating officer. He maintains many of the responsibilities he held in his former capacity, such as overseeing all aspects of the company's operations, including continued platform development, solution deployment and operational effectiveness. A 15-year health care industry veteran, Mr. Storrer joined MEDecision from Cardinal Health, Inc., where he was group president, pharmaceutical segment. He previously spent seven years in various roles with CIGNA Corporation, ultimately serving as executive vice president, service and information technology. His background also includes executive management positions with Liberty Mutual Group and GE's financial management program. Mr. Storrer holds a BA in economics and mathematics from DePauw University, an MBA from Boston University, and has completed executive training at Harvard University.

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Carl E. Smith

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Carl Smith brings over 30 years of experience to his multiple roles as MEDecision's executive vice president, chief financial officer and secretary. He initially joined the company as vice president of finance and chief financial officer in 2001, adding secretary responsibilities one year later. He was promoted to senior vice president in 2004. Prior to MEDecision Mr. Smith was vice president of finance and, eventually, chief financial officer for Personnel Data Systems, Inc. He previously served as senior vice president of finance and administration for ICT Group, Inc. Earlier, he was controller and then vice president of finance for DNA Plant Technology Corporation after two years with Envirosafe Services, Inc. Mr. Smith was chief financial officer for Environmental Control Group, Inc., following a 13-year career with the Advanta Corporation in which he held the positions of vice president, controller and then vice president of finance. He began his career as a senior auditor for Arthur Andersen & Company. A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Smith received a BS degree in Accounting from the Pennsylvania State University. He holds memberships in both the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of CPAs.

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Carole A. Hodsdon

Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

As Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Carole Hodsdon is responsible for the overall formulation, implementation and management of MEDecision's technology strategy. She works closely with the product marketing team to direct software development initiatives consistent with MEDecision's business goals and client contracts, and manages the company's Requirements, General Availability (GA) and Release activities. Ms. Hodsdon joined MEDecision after nine years with the CIGNA Corporation, where she held the positions of vice president of enterprise technologies, senior vice president of application development and senior vice president of eCommerce. She previously held management positions at Standard & Poor's, Unisys Corporation, and United Parcel Service, Inc. Ms. Hodsdon received her BA degree from Loyola College, Maryland.

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Andrew P. Schuyler, MD, DBFM, FAAFP

Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Andrew Schuyler became MEDecision's executive vice president and chief medical officer in April, 2008. He previously served as executive medical director for Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey where he was responsible for concurrent medical management, medical policy and appeals, along with process redesign and development of integrated medical management. Prior to joining Horizon in 2004, Dr. Schuyler spent 17 years in managed care administration, including time with the former US Healthcare and Aetna, where he last served as senior medical director. His previous clinical and academic experience includes six years as associate director of a family practice residency training program affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and four years in the private practice of family medicine. Dr. Schuyler completed his undergraduate studies at Williams College, earned his medical degree at Cornell University Medical College, and completed a combined Family Medicine and Psychiatry residency/fellowship at Columbia University.

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Tracey K. Costello

Senior Vice President of Marketing

Tracey Costello oversees all corporate, product and strategic marketing initiatives for MEDecision. She is responsible for ensuring that the company's general mission, corporate objectives, key messages and product vision and direction are optimally communicated to MEDecision's various constituencies. Over the course of her 15 years with the company, Ms. Costello has served as manager, marketing communications; director, public relations and vice president of corporate marketing. She holds a BS degree in Advertising from Syracuse University.

Stephen M. Decker

Senior Vice President of Client Operations

With a 17-year background in the health care and financial services industries, Stephen Decker brings valuable expertise and insight to his role as senior vice president of client operations. He is responsible for overseeing MEDecision's project management, client support, business and technology consulting services. Prior to joining MEDecision, Mr. Decker filled several roles over a six-year career with the CIGNA Corporation, including: senior director of talent acquisition; operations senior director, service operations; and operations director, call center operations, CIGNA HealthCare. Previously Mr. Decker spent four years as director of call center operations support for Capital One Services and has held various other service leadership positions spanning seven years with Pepsi Bottling Group, Norwest, First Union National bank and AT&T Universal Card Service. Mr. Decker holds a BS degree in Finance from Siena College.

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Eric Demers

Senior Vice President of Health and Life Science

Eric Demers brings considerable experience in directing market growth and business development in healthcare environments to his role as MEDecision's senior vice president of health and life sciences. He is responsible for managing the company's Emerging Markets operation and leading its expansion into the burgeoning patient centered medical home, life sciences and health information exchange segments. Mr. Demers joined MEDecision from Orion Health, Inc., where he served as vice president of operations, North America. He drove expansion of the company's U.S. and Canadian business to include the Mexican and South American markets and provided leadership and direction to its European and Middle Eastern divisions. Previously he was an associate partner in the IBM Corporation's healthcare, global business services organization. He has also gained experience as a senior manager and business development executive for Concuity, Inc., and as a senior consultant for KPMG, LLP. A graduate of Brandeis University with a BA degree in Psychology, Mr. Demers also holds a Master's in Health Services Administration from George Washington University.

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Richard M. Haviland

Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Excellence

Richard M. Haviland is MEDecision's senior vice president of human resources. He serves as chief learning officer and is responsible for MEDecision's organizational excellence and knowledge leadership, including continuous improvement, Six Sigma and training and development initiatives. Mr. Haviland brings to his role more than 25 years of national and international experience in human resources, organizational development, strategic planning, training and continuous improvement. Prior to joining MEDecision he was managing director of the human resources, organizational development, training and strategic planning practice for Growth Management Strategies LLC, a Philadelphia-based international consulting firm. He has also served as an adjunct faculty member for Pennsylvania State University's Smeal College of Business Management Development Department, where he designed and taught courses in leadership development, organizational change, organizational behavior and the basics of supervision for project managers. Mr. Haviland earned a BA degree in History and Psychology from Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania and an MA in Counseling with a concentration in Adult Development and Group Dynamics from the Palmer School of Eastern University. He holds eight industry certifications and was a member of the cross-functional team at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Study of Adult Development.

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K. Gregory Rust

Senior Vice President of Strategy and Growth Markets

Greg Rust is MEDecision's Senior Vice President of Strategy and Growth Markets. He is responsible for ensuring the vision and viability of the company's product development initiatives. Mr. Rust has gained more than 15 years of combined experience in the financial services and health care industries. Through leadership roles with Capital One, American General Finance and a major national health care organization, he has amassed vast expertise in business strategy development, operations management, business process outsourcing, supplier relationship management and finance. Mr. Rust also maintains an accomplished consulting background. He began his career in missile systems engineering for the U.S. Navy. Mr. Rust holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Finance and New Venture Creation, both from the University of Maryland.

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Elizabeth S. Sanford

Senior Vice President of Strategic Account Management

As senior vice president of strategic account management, Elizabeth Sanford provides consultative solutions to existing clients to meet their strategic needs with MEDecision's portfolio of products and services. Her team works closely with MEDecision's new sales and client operations groups to identify opportunities for expanded product and service deployment. Ms. Sanford brings to MEDecision more than 20 years of experience in health care sales, account management, health care operations and medical management, all of which she gained in various roles with the CIGNA Corporation. Prior to joining MEDecision she served as vice president of account management and sales operations and vice president of service operations for CIGNA Group Insurance. She previously held the positions of vice president of CIGNA Health Support. Ms. Sanford spent six years with CIGNA HealthCare of Florida, where she was director of its health care center practice management in addition to serving as director of health plan operations and director of client customer service. A graduate of Villanova University where she earned a BS degree in Business Administration, Ms. Sanford also completed studies in International Economics at the London School of Economics.

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Elliot Menschik, MD, PhD

Senior Vice President of Provider Markets

As senior vice president of provider markets Dr. Elliot Menschik is responsible for the commercialization of MEDecision's health information exchange (HIE), electronic health record, personal health record and telehealth products and services. A recognized leader in imaging informatics and HIE, he is a widely published author and frequent conference speaker.

Dr. Menschik was the founder and CEO of HxTechnologies Inc., (HxTI); a pioneer in health information exchange, which MEDecision acquired in May 2009. He was responsible for the company's strategic direction, commercialization and R&D activities. He also served as the chief architect of HxTI's technology platform, the lead author/inventor of its patents and patents pending, and was the principal investigator on several grants to HxTI from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Prior to launching HxTI, Dr. Menschik was a faculty member in the Bioengineering department at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Menschik is a member of the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania eHealth Initiative (PAeHI) where he is vice chair of the business analysis and technology committee. He also serves as faculty at annual meetings of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), currently sits on the IT Infrastructure and Radiology planning committees of Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) International and has been a member of the SSS-U study section at the NIH Center for Scientific Review.

An NIH Fellow in the Medical Scientist Training Program, Dr. Menschik received his MD and PhD degrees in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He received a joint BS and MS degree in electrical and computer engineering from the Johns Hopkins University.

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