2018 Health Care Heroes: Greg Denniston
Greg Denniston is a certified recovery specialist at Aspire Indiana, a job he found the hard way, part of a long journey that started with a mental breakdown in 1985.
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2016 CTO of the Year: David Speicher
Speicher led Aspire Indiana, a community mental health center moving into primary care, through several strategically planned disruptions, influencing the executive staff to go beyond innovation and introduce disruption in key areas and at opportune times.
Indiana health care execs focusing more on IT security
Even excluding the 78.8 million records stolen from health insurer Anthem, the number of patient records stolen from Indiana health care organizations spiraled to 4.3 million from about 69,000 in 2014.
Costs of data breaches, just this year, outstrip subsidies to digitize health care
With this year’s bill estimated at $37 billion and counting, perhaps the sheer cost of cleaning up after IT security breaches at health care organizations will spur the industry to find a bandage for its hemorrhaging computer systems.
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Dr. Wafic ElMasri, a gynecologic oncologist, has been hired by Community Physician Network, a division of Indianapolis-based hospital system Community Health Network. ElMasri, a native of Beirut, Lebanon, did his medical training at the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. He previously held jobs as a professor in the OB/GYN department at Texas Tech University and as a research fellow at the National Cancer Institute. His office is in Castleton.
Dr. Peter Schilt, an ear, nose and throat specialist, also was hired by Community Physician Network. Schilt, a native of Carmel, did his medical training at the Indiana University School of Medicine. His office is in Noblesville.
Fort Wayne-based NoMoreClipboard hired Tom Penno as vice president of channel management, overseeing relationships with the company’s sales and distribution partners. NoMoreClipboard offers Web-based personal health record systems to patients and employers. Penno was most recently chief operating officer at the Indianapolis-based Indiana Health Information Exchange.
Dr. Timothy Shoemaker, an endocrinologist, has established a practice with Franciscan Physician Network Diabetes & Endocrinology Specialists in Indianapolis, which is part of the Franciscan St. Francis Health hospital system. Shoemaker earned his medical degree at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Christine Liedtke, a psychologist, has joined the Carmel office of Aspire Indiana, which provides therapy, recovery and employment services to people with mental health disorders or addictions. She specializes in treating children and families. Liedtke graduated in 2009 from the American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University in Washington, D.C.