CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Galen Healthcare Solutions, a services and solutions company focusing on healthcare information technology, today announced that Steve Brewer has been named Chief Executive Officer.
Brewer was most recently Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Origin Healthcare Solutions. As a member of the executive leadership team, Brewer helped complete the successful sale of Origin to The Gores Group in early 2015. Previously, Brewer served in roles as EVP of Sales at Allscripts during its explosive growth period, as well as General Manager of the Practice Management Group at McKesson, and as CEO of Dentalxchange leading to its acquisition by MetLife.
Galen also announced that it has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as a “Best Place to Work,” the third year in a row the Company has earned this distinction. The magazine “honors workplaces throughout the healthcare industry that empower their employees to provide patients and customers with the best possible care, products, and services.”
Brewer says, “As the recognition from Modern Healthcare illustrates, Galen is a great place to be, so I’m thrilled to be joining such an accomplished team. Healthcare organizations continue to face a demanding and evolving market, and Galen’s unique set of solutions and services is extremely well positioned to help our clients meet these challenges.”
Jason Carmichael, who has been serving as Galen’s CEO, will continue his role on the Company’s Board of Directors as well as remain active in business operations. Under Carmichael’s leadership Galen attained a top position in KLAS for technical services and completed complex optimization, connectivity and conversion projects for numerous prominent health systems, private and public HIEs, and ACOs.
Carmichael says, “Steve Brewer is a good friend and a veteran business leader, with more than 20 years of executive leadership experience and a strong track record of driving growth for healthcare technology and service businesses. Over the past several months, we have benefited from his guidance and counsel. It soon became quite clear that Galen was a perfect fit for Steve, and Steve was a perfect fit for Galen.”
Carmichael, Matt Nice and Steve McQueen founded Galen Healthcare Solutions in 2005. Nice will continue as Galen’s President and McQueen will remain Chairman.
About Galen Healthcare Solutions
Galen Healthcare Solutions is an award-winning, KLAS-ranked healthcare IT technical & professional services and solutions company providing high-skilled, cross-platform expertise. For over a decade, Galen has partnered with more than 300 specialty practices, hospitals, health information exchanges, health systems and integrated delivery networks to provide high-quality, expert level IT consulting services including strategy, optimization, data migration, project management, and interoperability. Galen also delivers a suite of fully integrated products that enhance, automate, and simplify the access and use of clinical patient data within those systems to improve cost-efficiency and quality outcomes.
