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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.
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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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