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Jaime Bland, DNP, RN, is President and Chief Executive Officer of CyncHealth. Since being appointed CEO in 2018, Dr. Bland has piloted CyncHealth’s strategic growth beyond the established health information exchange and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to include three new entities – CyncHealth Advisors, the CyncHealth Foundation, Nebraska Healthcare Collaborative and CyncHealth Iowa. Under Dr. Bland’s leadership, CyncHealth is transforming to become a regional health data utility. Prior to CyncHealth, Dr. Bland has held leadership positions in regional, national, and international markets within the public and private sectors. Dr. Bland has extensive experience in establishing and leading care management, population health, and clinical quality initiatives. She holds advanced degrees in informatics and a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Public Health-Global Health Nursing from Creighton University.
Jaime Bland, DNP, RN, is President and Chief Executive Officer of CyncHealth. Since being appointed CEO in 2018, Dr. Bland has piloted CyncHealth’s strategic growth beyond the established health information exchange and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to include three new entities – CyncHealth Advisors, the CyncHealth Foundation, Nebraska Healthcare Collaborative and CyncHealth Iowa. Under Dr. Bland’s leadership, CyncHealth is transforming to become a regional health data utility. Prior to CyncHealth, Dr. Bland has held leadership positions in regional, national, and international markets within the public and private sectors. Dr. Bland has extensive experience in establishing and leading care management, population health, and clinical quality initiatives. She holds advanced degrees in informatics and a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Public Health-Global Health Nursing from Creighton University.
Thomas is a Senior Advisor on State and Medicaid Policy for the Office of Policy in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT where he supports the advancement of Medicaid interoperability in the drafting and review of Federal regulations. He works closely with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – Medicaid Data and Systems Group – where he provides direct support to state Medicaid agencies and state governments on Health Information Exchange funding and strategy.Most recently Thomas wrote several portions of the, "CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Proposed Rule," which focuses on improving patient's right of access to their data. He also led implementation of Section 5042 of the SUPPORT Act which provided enhanced technology funding to state Medicaid agencies for Qualified Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs.Thomas has led the ONC and CMS efforts to update federal technology policy to more aggressively support and fund health information exchange for the coordination of care for Medicaid patients. He has written several state Medicaid directors’ letters and drafted federal guidance supporting behavioral health technology, social determinants of health technology and provider directory requirements.
Thomas is a Senior Advisor on State and Medicaid Policy for the Office of Policy in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT where he supports the advancement of Medicaid interoperability in the drafting and review of Federal regulations. He works closely with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – Medicaid Data and Systems Group – where he provides direct support to state Medicaid agencies and state governments on Health Information Exchange funding and strategy.Most recently Thomas wrote several portions of the, "CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Proposed Rule," which focuses on improving patient's right of access to their data. He also led implementation of Section 5042 of the SUPPORT Act which provided enhanced technology funding to state Medicaid agencies for Qualified Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs.Thomas has led the ONC and CMS efforts to update federal technology policy to more aggressively support and fund health information exchange for the coordination of care for Medicaid patients. He has written several state Medicaid directors’ letters and drafted federal guidance supporting behavioral health technology, social determinants of health technology and provider directory requirements.
With more than a decade of experience building, scaling, and leading companies in healthcare technology, Mandira is driven by her passion for advancing technology for the most underserved populations across the care continuum. In her current capacity, Singh oversees the Acute & Payer business unit, driving growth and success for the breadth of health system and health plan clients and scaling the PointClickCare network. Previously, as Chief Operating Officer, Singh led Product and Sales Enablement in addition to the client facing teams at Collective Medical.Mandira initially joined Collective as Head of Product, responsible for developing and deploying key features –including improved communication mechanisms for health plans and automated notifications that helped healthcare workers flag new risk factors for vulnerable populations at the point of care.Prior to joining Collective, Mandira was Executive Director of Product, Platform at athenahealth where she built athenahealth’s API-driven platform and created an industry leading developer experience. Previously, Mandira ran athenahealth’s More Disruption Please business unit including the athena Marketplace, which she grew from an initial business plan to a profitable business unit delivering more than 200 innovative apps to athena clients. Singh earned the moniker of “Disruptor in Chief” by HIMSS Media and a top 10 healthcare leaders to watch on LinkedIn’s Next Wave list of young professionals. Prior to her work with Collective and athenahealth, Singh worked in investing, focusing on the health technology space as an analyst with Essex Woodlands Health Ventures. Mandira started her career at J.P. Morgan where she worked in the North America Healthcare Coverage Group. She holds a BA in Economics from Vassar College and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
With more than a decade of experience building, scaling, and leading companies in healthcare technology, Mandira is driven by her passion for advancing technology for the most underserved populations across the care continuum. In her current capacity, Singh oversees the Acute & Payer business unit, driving growth and success for the breadth of health system and health plan clients and scaling the PointClickCare network. Previously, as Chief Operating Officer, Singh led Product and Sales Enablement in addition to the client facing teams at Collective Medical.Mandira initially joined Collective as Head of Product, responsible for developing and deploying key features –including improved communication mechanisms for health plans and automated notifications that helped healthcare workers flag new risk factors for vulnerable populations at the point of care.Prior to joining Collective, Mandira was Executive Director of Product, Platform at athenahealth where she built athenahealth’s API-driven platform and created an industry leading developer experience. Previously, Mandira ran athenahealth’s More Disruption Please business unit including the athena Marketplace, which she grew from an initial business plan to a profitable business unit delivering more than 200 innovative apps to athena clients. Singh earned the moniker of “Disruptor in Chief” by HIMSS Media and a top 10 healthcare leaders to watch on LinkedIn’s Next Wave list of young professionals. Prior to her work with Collective and athenahealth, Singh worked in investing, focusing on the health technology space as an analyst with Essex Woodlands Health Ventures. Mandira started her career at J.P. Morgan where she worked in the North America Healthcare Coverage Group. She holds a BA in Economics from Vassar College and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.