MONTVALE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of PDR, LLC (PDR®) today announced the appointment of Harry Totonis, an accomplished Health Information Technology (HIT) innovator with an exceptional track record of success as an independent director of the firm.
Mr. Totonis most recently served as President and CEO of Surescripts, the nation’s largest e-prescribing and information exchange network, since 2009. He was responsible for Surescripts’ transformation into a leading clinical network enabling e-prescribing and interoperability among pharmacies, PBMs, health systems, physicians and EHRs. Prior to that, he was Group Executive at MasterCard Worldwide from 2004-2009 and he served as President and CEO of Kinexus, a financial information exchange network, from 2000-2004. Mr. Totonis began his professional career at Booz Allen & Hamilton. During his 15-year tenure at Booz Allen, he focused on strategy consulting for large global companies at the Board and CEO level. He was a member of the firm’s leadership team and Senior Managing Partner of the Global Financial Services Practice.
“Harry’s deep expertise in HIT connected healthcare including eRx/EMRs/EHRs, payers and smart healthcare networks will be further support for PDR’s growth strategies,” said Mark Heinold, CEO of PDR. “As the largest aggregated provider-patient communications network, PDR is focused on driving improved health outcomes for our providers, patients and sponsors.”
Thomas H. Lee, President of Lee Equity Partners, the majority shareholder of PDR, commented, “Mr. Totonis is a superb addition to the board. His track record of delivering value across the healthcare spectrum of providers, patients, payers and partners will be a great asset as we continue to build on the greatly expanded capabilities now being delivered by the new PDR.”
Today, PDR delivers important health information proven to positively change health behaviors in the largest, most credible professional and patient/consumer communications network, including:
- The largest network of EHRs—surpassing 250,000 prescribers
- Highly effective & trusted multichannel digital reach—engaging with over 800,000 prescribers
- A network of over 18,000 clinically oriented retail pharmacies caring for patients nationwide
About PDR
Trusted by generations of healthcare providers, PDR delivers innovative health knowledge products and services that support prescribing decisions and patient adherence to improve health. As a leading provider of behavior-based prescription management programs, PDR provides event-driven and clinically relevant healthcare messaging through its patented process that improves patient compliance and outcomes, while preserving privacy. This network is made up of e-prescribing, electronic medical record (EMR), and electronic health record (EHR) applications, chain and independent pharmacies, and sponsors of healthcare-related education such as pharmaceutical manufacturers, health plans, payers, and pharmacy benefit managers. The Physicians’ Desk Reference® suite of services provides healthcare professionals multichannel access to important drug information: the PDR®, the most recognized drug information reference available in the U.S.; interactive drug information services for EHR/EMR systems; digital communication services; PDR.net®; and mobilePDR®.
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