[{"innerBlocks":[],"name":"core\/freeform","postId":126,"blockType":{"name":"core\/freeform","keywords":[],"attributes":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"providesContext":[],"usesContext":[],"selectors":[],"supports":{"className":false,"customClassName":false,"reusable":false},"styles":[],"variations":[],"apiVersion":3,"title":"Classic","description":"Use the classic WordPress editor.","category":"text"},"originalContent":"Healthcare information technology veteran Ed Marx, most recently chief information officer at the Cleveland Clinic, has joined the careMESH Board of Advisors.Marx is not taking a full-time position with the firm, which is a think tank, because he wants to work part-time; he has joined a total of four healthcare-related boards.But he speaks highly of the work being carried on by careMESH, which works to improve communication and care coordination between healthcare delivery organizations.

\u201cCareMESH fills a gap\u2014the inability of clinicians to communicate with each other, especially outside of their own organizations,\u201d he explains.Marx served two and a half years in the lead IT role at the Cleveland Clinic, leaving at the end of October. Part of his decision to leave came as a result of fighting stage 4 cancer, and he said he needed to focus on healing, which he is doing \u201cthanks to great clinical care,\u201d he says. While healing, he took the opportunity to write books and found a new mission to help the industry move away from its manual processes and help physicians improve communications enhanced by digital capabilities that help patients, clinicians, organizations and communities.In joining careMESH, Marx joins healthcare IT industry veterans William Braithwaite, MD, and Scott Glasrud on the board. Before joining Cleveland Clinic, Marx served as senior vice president and CIO at Texas Health Resources and spent two years as executive vice president of the Advisory Board, providing IT leadership and strategy for the New York City Health & Hospital System.\u201cThroughout my career I have sought to innovate with the use of technology to better support patient care and outcomes,\u201d Marx concludes. \u201cIn careMESH, I see a company willing and able to significantly alter the healthcare communications landscape and I am optimistic about what we can do for hospitals as they tackle today\u2019s health information exchange challenges.\u201dFor now, Matt Kull, associate chief information officer at Cleveland Clinic, is serving as interim CIO of the organization.","saveContent":"Healthcare information technology veteran Ed Marx, most recently chief information officer at the Cleveland Clinic, has joined the careMESH Board of Advisors.Marx is not taking a full-time position with the firm, which is a think tank, because he wants to work part-time; he has joined a total of four healthcare-related boards.But he speaks highly of the work being carried on by careMESH, which works to improve communication and care coordination between healthcare delivery organizations.

\u201cCareMESH fills a gap\u2014the inability of clinicians to communicate with each other, especially outside of their own organizations,\u201d he explains.Marx served two and a half years in the lead IT role at the Cleveland Clinic, leaving at the end of October. Part of his decision to leave came as a result of fighting stage 4 cancer, and he said he needed to focus on healing, which he is doing \u201cthanks to great clinical care,\u201d he says. While healing, he took the opportunity to write books and found a new mission to help the industry move away from its manual processes and help physicians improve communications enhanced by digital capabilities that help patients, clinicians, organizations and communities.In joining careMESH, Marx joins healthcare IT industry veterans William Braithwaite, MD, and Scott Glasrud on the board. Before joining Cleveland Clinic, Marx served as senior vice president and CIO at Texas Health Resources and spent two years as executive vice president of the Advisory Board, providing IT leadership and strategy for the New York City Health & Hospital System.\u201cThroughout my career I have sought to innovate with the use of technology to better support patient care and outcomes,\u201d Marx concludes. \u201cIn careMESH, I see a company willing and able to significantly alter the healthcare communications landscape and I am optimistic about what we can do for hospitals as they tackle today\u2019s health information exchange challenges.\u201dFor now, Matt Kull, associate chief information officer at Cleveland Clinic, is serving as interim CIO of the organization.","order":0,"get_parent":{},"attributes":[],"attributesType":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"dynamicContent":""}]

Ed Marx takes on new mission on careMESH board of advisors

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