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AAMI Announces New President and CEO

AAMI’s Board of Directors has named Robert D. Jensen, a longtime executive in the healthcare industry, as the association’s third president and CEO.

Fri Sep 30 2016By TechNation Magazine

 

 

AAMI’s Board of Directors has named Robert D. Jensen, a longtime executive in the health care industry, as the association’s third president and CEO.

“I am honored to be asked to serve as AAMI’s next president and CEO. Most of my professional life has been dedicated to the service of others, and this will be a capstone in my career,” said Jensen. “Throughout the process of working with the recruiter and the search committee, it was clear to me that AAMI is a high-quality organization with a culture of teamwork and collaboration, and a community of members that cares a lot about the organization and its mission.”  

Jensen has been with the MITRE Corporation since 2003. He currently serves as vice president and director of the CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare (CAMH) Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). He conceived of and established the MITRE Center for Transforming Health, dedicated to improving health care nationwide through systems thinking, advancing technology, and transformative services for government health-related organizations.

AAMI Board Chair Phil Cogdill, who also led the Executive Search Committee, was enthusiastic about the search process and the final selection.

“We interviewed a number of truly extraordinary candidates, and I think that fact speaks to the respect and recognition that AAMI has earned in the healthcare technology world and in health care in general,” he said. “I’m confident that we’ve chosen the right person to build on our recent success and take us to new heights.”

The selection of Jensen, 57, comes 10 months after outgoing President and CEO Mary Logan, 62, announced her planned retirement and just ahead of AAMI’s 50th anniversary in 2017. Jensen is expected to officially start on Nov. 14. Logan will end her tenure with AAMI at the end of this year, meaning there will be a roughly one-month overlap during the transition. Logan will serve in a supporting role during that time to help with the onboarding responsibilities.

“Last fall, when I announced my intention to retire, it was important to me and the Board of Directors that we establish a process that would allow for the selection of a worthy and capable leader, and a smooth transition so that AAMI could continue its important work without missing a beat,” said Logan, who took the reins at AAMI eight years ago. “I think we have succeeded in that goal. I love AAMI’s mission and its members, and I feel confident that I will be leaving this incredible organization in good hands.”

The transition comes at a pivotal moment in AAMI’s history. Healthcare technology is changing fast, placing new training and education demands on those who work within that realm, and challenging standards delivery organizations to keep up. There are more general trends that all nonprofit and professional associations face. Industry mergers impact membership, while the unfolding Information Age and the Internet itself – which has opened up a raft of networking and resource-gathering opportunities – have forced all associations to redefine and demonstrate their value to members in new ways.

Logan has vowed to remain engaged at AAMI until her last day and to work closely with her successor to ensure a smooth transition.

“I want my exit to reflect what I feel about AAMI—incredible respect for its work, love and affection for members and staff, and gratitude for the opportunities it has provided me,” Logan said.

“I look forward to getting started and having the chance to work alongside Mary while I learn the ropes of the organization,” said Jensen.

 

 

This article was originally published on TechNation.

 

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