Cottage Health has appointed Ganesh Persad as vice president/chief information officer (CIO). His first day will be Sept. 8.
Ganesh brings some 20 years of experience in healthcare information management, with expertise in digital transformation, clinical systems, enterprise technology rollouts and initiatives aimed at improving patient and workforce experience.
Most recently, he served as corporate director of digital patient experience and transformation at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia, where he led Emory’s first-in-the-nation integration of Epic MyChart Bedside TV with Virtual Nursing.
He also played a key role in the organization achieving 10 Epic Gold Stars and Magna Cum Laude Honor Roll, a distinction awarded to top-performing organizations for excellence in Epic implementation and optimization.
As CIO, Ganesh will serve as Cottage Health’s chief strategist and senior leader for all information systems. He will play a key role in the transformation and implementation of technology solutions across the organization.
As a member of the executive leadership team, Ganesh will participate in enterprise-wide strategic planning and oversee IT strategy. He will also lead the development and execution of both strategic and tactical IT plans, while fostering a forward-thinking technology culture that champions innovation, Cottage said.
Ganesh holds a master of science in biomedical informatics from Nova Southeastern University and a bachelor of science in health information management from Rutgers State University. He is a Certified Healthcare CIO, Certified Digital Health Executive, and a Fellow of HIMSS.