Each week, we bring you an interview from our Sharecare HealthMakers collection.
Sharecare HealthMakers binds together the best minds in medicine, wellness, science and technology to provide candid, thought-provoking insight into their respective fields, as well as visions and concerns for the future.
When Alan Portela initially joined AirStrip Technologies™ as a senior advisor and member of the Board of Directors, he already had a vision for how AirStrip could assert its position in the ongoing healthcare industry effort to address meaningful use requirements, and complement electronic health records (EHR) strategies. Now the CEO of AirStrip, Alan is a veteran executive and IT strategist, as well as a noted author and speaker on technology in healthcare. Alan previously developed successful EHR adoption strategies for the Military Health System and much of the Veterans Health Administration. He also played a key role in creating the ‘Best of Suite’ approach that uses clinical systems deployment to automate functional gaps.