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Summary of expertise:
Glen E. Tullman is chairman and chief executive officer of Allscripts (MDRX), the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. Nearly 50,000 physicians in 5,000 clinics, 800 hospitals and 6,000 extended care facilities nationwide utilize Allscripts to automate everyday tasks such as writing prescriptions, documenting patient care, managing billing and scheduling, and safely discharging patients, as well as to connect with key information and stakeholders in the healthcare system. Mr. Tullman serves on the International Board of Directors of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and on the Board of Trustees of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT). He also is Co-Chair of the National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative (NEPSI), a $100 million campaign, led by Allscripts and Dell, to deliver free electronic prescribing to every physician in America.
Blog/Web site:
www.allscripts.com
Awards/associations/memberships:
Mr. Tullman serves on the International Board of Directors of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and on the Board of Trustees of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT). He also is Co-Chair of the National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative (NEPSI), a $100 million campaign, led by Allscripts and Dell, to deliver free electronic prescribing to every physician in America. In 2006, he was named CEO of the Year by the Illinois Information Technology Association. Ernst & Young named him the 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year in the technology category for the Midwest region.
Prior media experience:
Mr. Tullman is regularly sought out by journalists for his views on industry issues and has been featured in virtually every healthcare trade publication as well as The Wall Street Journal, Time, BusinessWeek, CNN, ABC News, Bloomberg News, Associated Press, Reuters, and The Washington Post, among other news outlets.
Educational background:
Mr. Tullman graduated from Bucknell University Magna Cum Laude, with a double major in Economics and Psychology. Upon graduation, he joined the Executive Office of the President of the United States in Washington, D.C. and later accepted a fellowship to study social anthropology at St. Antony's College, Oxford University, England. |
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