FRANKLIN, TN--(Marketwired - Oct 23, 2014) - M*Modal , a leading provider of clinical documentation and Speech Understanding™ solutions, today announced that healthcare IT industry veteran Scott MacKenzie has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer and a member of M*Modal's Board of Directors.
"Scott brings more than 25 years of experience in healthcare and information technology, with a successful track record in driving operational execution and helping companies leverage their core assets to create growth and value," said Jeffrey Goldberg, Chair of the Board at M*Modal. "M*Modal continues to be at the forefront of clinical documentation and technology-enabled services, and we are confident that Scott's leadership will help strengthen the company for long-term success."
Mr. MacKenzie joins M*Modal having served as CEO of Passport Health Communications, which was purchased by Experian in 2013. Since the acquisition, he has been President of Experian Health, a leading healthcare revenue cycle solutions provider. Prior to Passport, Mr. MacKenzie was part of McKesson Corporation as President of RelayHealth Pharmacy Solutions. He also held executive positions at Cerner Corporation, where he ran its Providing Care business unit focused on physician, nurse, pharmacist and consumer electronic health record (EHR) software.
"M*Modal has a unique combination of talent, assets and relationships that creates tremendous potential in how it can impact healthcare and serve customers," said Mr. MacKenzie. "I am joining M*Modal at a time when the company is positioned for change and the market is open to solutions that improve productivity and leverage technology investments. I look forward to working with M*Modal's talented team to deliver on its vision to be the industry's best clinical documentation provider."
M*Modal is focused on increasing the productivity of healthcare providers using a combination of technology and services to improve clinical documentation and allow physicians to focus on their patients. M*Modal augments EHR investments by improving the accuracy and expediency of input and the fluency of collaborative information exchange.
About M*Modal M*Modal is a leading healthcare technology provider of advanced clinical documentation solutions, enabling hospitals and physicians to enrich the content of patient electronic health records (EHR) for improved healthcare and comprehensive billing integrity. As one of the largest clinical transcription service providers in the U.S., with a global network of medical editors, M*Modal also provides advanced cloud-based Speech Understanding™ technology and data analytics that enable physicians and clinicians to include the context of their patient narratives into electronic health records in a single step, further enhancing their productivity and the cost-saving efficiency and quality of patient care at the point of care. For more information, please visit www.mmodal.com , Twitter , Facebook and YouTube .
Media Contacts: Glen Haley M*Modal Email Contact 919-867-3511 Jennifer Hirsch SHIFT Communications Email Contact 617.779.1828
