FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JOHN D. HALAMKA NAMED TO SAFEMED BOARD OF DIRECTORS
San Diego, CA – February 11, 2008 – SafeMed, a provider of analytical software for personalized health answers, today announced the appointment of John D. Halamka, M.D., M.S., chief information officer (CIO) of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), to the SafeMed Board of Directors. In his role as CIO, Halamka is responsible for all clinical, financial, administrative and academic information technology serving 3,000 doctors, 12,000 employees and one million patients at BIDMC.
“We are delighted that Dr. Halamka is joining the SafeMed board, bringing with him a wealth of expertise in the integration of medicine and technology,” said Richard Noffsinger, chief executive officer of SafeMed. “Dr. Halamka shares SafeMed’s focus on utilizing advanced technology to increase the safety, quality and affordability of healthcare. We are fortunate to have his valuable perspective and experience represented on the board.”
Halamka also serves as the Chair of the U.S. Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP), Chairman of the New England Health Electronic Data Interchange Network (NEHEN) and CIO of Harvard Medical School, where he is on the faculty as an associate professor of emergency medicine. His technology research focuses on security and confidentiality issues, scalability issues, and implementation of standards for exchange of administrative and clinical information, to improve patient care.
“SafeMed is driving the next generation of clinical decision support solutions, providing personalized health answers in terminology understandable by both doctors and patients,” said Halamka. “I look forward to working with SafeMed as they continue to develop products that will transform the doctor/patient relationship, fostering increased communication and collaboration on each patient’s health and wellness.”
“Dr. Halamka is one of the foremost thought-leaders in the healthcare information technology community,” said Ahmed Ghouri, M.D., founder and chief medical officer of SafeMed. “His vast experience in implementing advanced technology to improve patient care promises to further enhance SafeMed’s innovative vision as we move into the next phase of development of personalized clinical decision support.”
About SafeMed
SafeMed provides analytical software that instantly personalizes, prioritizes and identifies treatment options to help doctors and patients make better medical decisions. The software analyzes an individual’s medical profile and prioritizes answers by ranking and scoring against established health guidelines. As a result, the safest, most effective and affordable treatment options are identified. Leading healthcare Web sites, payers, providers and electronic medical record vendors use SafeMed for next-generation clinical decision support (CDS). The company is privately held with corporate headquarters located in San Diego. For more information, visit www.safe-med.com.
Contacts:
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Kelly Burkett Director of Communications Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications Phone: 206-264-1703 Email: kburkett@rhstrategic.com |
Brad Herrick Director of Marketing SafeMed Phone: 314-238-4476 Email: bherrick@safe-med.com |

