Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has announced that Blain Newton will become Executive Vice President of HIMSS Analytics, as of March 1, when current EVP John Hoyt retires from the position. R. Norris Orms, HIMSS executive vice president and chief operating officer, also will retire as of July 1. HIMSS President and Chief Executive Officer H. Stephen Lieber, CAE, announced the changes, as the Society prepares for the opening of the 2016 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition from Feb. 29-March 1 in Las Vegas.
Before his promotion to Executive Vice President of HIMSS Analytics, Blain Newton served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the business unit, with overall responsibility for strategy, sales, and operations for HIMSS Analytics product and service offerings.
Formerly CEO of CapSite, a Burlington, Vt.-based healthcare technology research and advisory firm acquired by HIMSS Analytics in 2012, he has more than 15 years of experience in the healthcare technology industry. He has held leadership roles in finance, solutions management and operations in the US and internationally at companies including IDX Systems Corporation, GE Healthcare, Allscripts, and Arthur Andersen.
Since 2010, John Hoyt has served as Executive Vice President of HIMSS Analytics. He will continue to work with HIMSS Analytics with a lighter schedule that includes continued support of maturity models, EMRAM Stage 7 visits and related activities.
R. Norris Orms, HIMSS executive vice president and chief operating officer, has been with the organization for 18 years, focused most recently on building the global strategy for HIMSS. He continues to work with HIMSS on a part-time basis until his retirement at the end of the HIMSS fiscal year on June 30.
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