Premise Health Appoints Chief Medical Officer

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Sept. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Premise Health, a leading worksite health and patient engagement company, has appointed Don Rucker, M.D., as its chief medical officer. Dr. Rucker will work to advance the company's focus on clinical quality, innovation and the patient experience.

Renowned as a pioneer in medical information and technology, Dr. Rucker previously served at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center as chief operating officer of the IDEA Studio and clinical professor of emergency medicine and biomedical informatics. He is board certified in emergency medicine, internal medicine and clinical informatics.

"Dr. Rucker is a proven leader and innovator, with extensive experience in leading clinical organizations and driving disruptive innovation," said Stuart Clark, CEO of Premise Health. "He will play a critical role in advancing our vision to change the way employees experience health care and how we engage our user populations, increase access and quality of care, and lower health care spending on behalf of our clients." 

In his new role, Dr. Rucker will lead Premise Health's clinical teams and lend his expertise in biomedical informatics and data analytics to support the organization's health care technology and patient engagement initiatives. 

"Understanding the role the workplace can play in an individual's or family's overall health, Premise Health looks to partner with our patients, with the overarching goals of changing behavior and integrating care. I embrace this approach and the challenge of further enhancing the value we bring to clients, patients and providers," Dr. Rucker said. "As we continue to expand our reach, I look forward to making the Premise Health model one for others to follow."

Dr. Rucker previously spent 13 years as chief medical officer at Siemens Healthcare, where he led the design and adoption of CPOE by many U.S. hospitals. He was also a principal at Datamedic, where he helped build the first Microsoft Windows EMR in the world.

Dr. Rucker graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a bachelor's in chemistry and completed his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania. He received a master of business administration and a master of science in medical computer science from Stanford University.

ABOUT PREMISE HEALTH
Premise Health is a leading worksite health and patient engagement company dedicated to improving the cost and quality of employee health care. With more than 40 years of experience, Premise Health manages more than 500 worksite-based health and wellness centers across the country. The company serves more than 200 of the nation's leading employers, including a significant number of the Fortune 1000. Premise Health is a company of Water Street Healthcare Partners, a strategic investor focused exclusively on the health care industry. For more information on Premise Health, visit www.premisehealth.com.

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