LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NantHealth, the transformational healthcare cloud-based IT company renowned for measurable progress in converging science and technology through a single integrated clinical platform, today announced the appointment of Robert (Bob) E. Watson as president. Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong remains chief executive officer.
“In Bob, we found a highly talented executive to build upon NantHealth’s growth and add expertise to our team,” said Soon-Shiong. “Bob has held senior level positions with a number of information technology companies in the healthcare industry. He brings extensive operations, merger and acquisitions, and business integration experience. We welcome Bob and look forward to his insights as we look to take our company to its next stage of growth and development.”
“Under Patrick’s extraordinary leadership, NantHealth has grown into a force in the industry,” said Watson. “The company has made great progress in building an impressive platform to help patients as well as the medical community. I am enthusiastic and energized about the opportunities ahead, and look forward to working with Patrick and his team to continue to execute on NantHealth’s strategic priorities.”
Watson, has more than 30 years of experience in the health care industry as a top executive, board member or advisor to numerous companies. Prior to joining NantHealth, he served as president and chief executive officer and director of Streamline Health Solutions, Inc., (Nasdaq: STRM) a strategic partner of NantHealth. During his four-year tenure at Streamline, Watson completed four acquisitions, and the company’s market capitalization increased nearly 400% and revenues grew by more than 60%. He oversaw the growth in the number of health care facilities using the company’s technology from 170 to over 800 and repositioned Streamline from a single solution content management company to a market leading, data-driven analytics company.
Earlier, Watson served as president and chief executive officer and a director of DocuSys, Inc., a leading provider of anesthesia information systems, and previously, was executive vice president of Business Development at Concuity, a healthcare division of Trintech, Plc. Before that, he served as president and chief executive officer and a director at Concuity, prior to its acquisition by Trintech, he was also corporate vice president, general manager and chief executive officer of IQHealth at Cerner Corporation. Watson remains a director of Streamline and previously served as a director of Satori Labs, Inc. and Interpoint Partners, LLC.
About NantHealth
NantHealth, a member of the NantWorks ecosystem of companies, is a transformational healthcare cloud-based IT company converging science and technology through a single integrated clinical platform, to provide actionable health information at the point of care, in the time of need, anywhere, anytime. NantHealth works to transform clinical delivery with actionable clinical intelligence at the moment of decision, enabling clinical discovery through real-time machine learning systems. The company’s technology empowers physicians, patients, payers and researchers to transcend the traditional barriers of today’s healthcare system. By converging molecular science, near real-time patient signal monitoring, computer science and big data technology, the NantHealth Clinical Operating System (cOS) platform empowers physicians, patients, and payers to coordinate best care, monitor outcomes and control cost in real time. This is the first system of its kind in healthcare, enabling 21st century coordinated care at a lower cost, enabling value-based population health management at a single patient level and at the population at large. For more information please visit www.nanthealth.com and follow Dr. Soon-Shiong on Twitter @solvehealthcare.
