Utah-based Intermountain Well being has named Ryan Smith as its subsequent chief digital and knowledge officer (CDIO), overseeing digital providers, medical informatics, IT, and knowledge safety.
Longtime IT exec Craig Richardville left the place in July 2024 after becoming a member of Intermountain in 2022.
Smith is a seasoned IT veteran with a protracted monitor document at Intermountain. He served in a number of senior management roles therefor practically 20 years. He then held govt roles with Well being Catalyst and served as senior vice chairman of expertise and chief info officer at Banner Well being.
Following these positions, Smith returned to Intermountain as CIO from 2020 to 2022 earlier than becoming a member of nonprofit Graphite Well being as its chief working officer. He now serves as Graphite’s interim president and chief govt officer, advancing the nonprofit group’s endeavor to make healthcare knowledge extra common, accessible, and scalable.
Graphite is a member-led nonprofit firm in search of to create a standardized, interoperable knowledge platform to streamline the distribution of digital well being options. Its members embrace SSM Well being, Presbyterian Healthcare Companies, Intermountain and Kaiser Permanente.
Smith will start his new function in early 2025.
“I’m assured that Ryan is the correct chief to assist Intermountain efficiently navigate each alternatives and obstacles as a mannequin well being system within the complicated world of healthcare that lies forward,” mentioned Rob Allen Intermountain Well being president and CEO, in a press release. “He’ll lead DTS [Digital Technology Services] to help our mission, imaginative and prescient, and technique to simplify, increase proactive care, and enhance the healthcare expertise for our caregivers, sufferers, members, and communities.”
As Intermountain’s CDIO, Ryan will report on to Dan Liljenquist, chief technique officer. He may even function a member of the Enterprise Management Staff. Smith will lead Digital Know-how Companies (DTS), together with DTS Operations, Digital Companies, Information Companies, Scientific Informatics, Info Safety, and Info Know-how. Leaders of every crew will report on to Smith and can proceed to serve on the DTS Management Staff.
