“Cerner today announced Nasim Afsar, MD, MBA, MHM, as the company’s first Chief Health Officer, effective January 2022. In this new role, Dr. Afsar will lead Cerner’s more than 1,000 healthcare professionals who provide insight and guidance to product development and improving the lives of patients and caregivers. She will also lead the quality and patient safety, regulatory, health policy, government affairs and continuous improvement organizations.”
“Dr. Afsar is an experienced physician and healthcare executive with more than a decade of leadership responsibilities in large complex healthcare delivery systems, including UCLA Health and UCI Health. Previously, she has served as Chief Operating Officer, Chief Quality Officer and Associate Chief Medical Officer, delivering large scale and sustainable outcomes in quality, population health management, operations, finance, contracting, business development and strategy…”
“’I am thrilled that Nasim is joining our team to help us realize the true promise of what the EHR can bring. Technology must work better for caregivers and patients,’ said David Feinberg, MD, CEO and president, Cerner. ‘As an industry, we need to decrease the cost of care, improve quality and community health, give more time back to caregivers to spend at the bedside – and Cerner intends to be a key player in driving these efforts. I look forward to Nasim’s guidance and leadership.'”
“Throughout her career, Dr. Afsar has led forward-thinking and ambitious healthcare strategies across multiple organizations. She joins Cerner with extensive experience in bringing forth and implementing healthcare technologies that transform care delivery and focus on enhancing health and value to patients, communities and caregivers…” Read the full press release here.
Source: Cerner Names Nasim Afsar, MD MBA as Company’s First Chief Health Officer – November 16, 2021. Cerner.
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