HIXNY Appoints Chief Technology Officer and Outreach Staff
ALBANY, NY (October 13, 2009) - Healthcare Information Xchange of New York (HIXNY), a not-for-profit organization comprised of local physician groups, hospitals, health care associations, health plans and other health care entities announced today that it has appointed Joel Ryba as chief technology officer (CTO) and Amanda Allen as clinical outreach specialist.
Joel Ryba has been named chief technology officer and will be responsible for the oversight of all HIXNY technology acquisition and implementation. Prior to joining HIXNY, Ryba served as IT Director with the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services, vice president at the Grandoe Corporation, and manager of software development for Mercatus, a division of Health Solutions, Ltd. He has held IT management positions with Lockheed Martin and Taylor Corp. as well as worked as a consultant for Fidelity Investments, IBM, and Edison Parking Corp. Ryba earned an MBA from the State University of New York at Albany and a bachelor's degree in computer science from Empire State College.
Amanda Allen has been named clinical outreach specialist and will be responsible for developing implementation strategies, conducting training and providing technical support for HIXNY users in physician offices and hospitals. Most recently, Allen served as a training specialist for STI Computer Services. Allen holds a bachelor's degree in human biology from the State University of New York at Albany.
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About Healthcare Information Xchange of New York (HIXNY)
HIXNY is a not-for-profit corporation comprised of a diverse group of health care organizations that partner for the health of the community and work together to share medical information more efficiently for the benefit of patients. HIXNY works collaboratively to enable more certain, efficient, and better decisions at the point of care. Current HIXNY members include: Albany Medical Center; Blue Shield of Northeastern New York/Health Now; CapitalCare Medical Group; CDPHP; Columbia Memorial Hospital; Community Care Physicians; Ellis Hospital; Hometown Health Centers; Hudson Headwaters Health Network; Inter-Lakes Health; Iroquois Healthcare Association; MVP Health Care; New York Health Plan Association; Northeast Health; Prime Care Physicians; Saratoga Hospital; Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy; Seton Health; St. Mary's Hospital (Amsterdam); St. Peter's Hospital; State University of New York at Albany School of Public Health; WellCare; and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Services. For more information, visit www.hixny.org.