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Health Catalyst Welcomes Chief Medical Officer Dr. Melissa Welch and Chief Population Health Officer and Senior Vice President Dr. Edward Sheen to Leadership Team
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Catalyst, Inc. ("Health Catalyst," NASDAQ: HCAT), a leading provider of data and analytics technology and
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[{"type":"text","content":"SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Catalyst, Inc. (\"Health Catalyst,\" NASDAQ: HCAT), a leading provider of data and analytics technology and services to healthcare organizations, today announced the addition of Chief Medical Officer Dr. Melissa Welch and Chief Population Health Officer and Senior Vice President Dr. Edward Sheen to the executive leadership team. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nDr. Welch will be the physician voice supporting new and current client growth–driving data-informed healthcare improvements across all areas of the business. Dr. Sheen will lead all value-based care initiatives and help Health Catalyst clients to advance their population health management journeys. Both are fully committed to Health Catalyst's mission to be the catalyst for massive, measurable, data-informed healthcare improvements for all, including vulnerable populations.\n\"We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Welch and Dr. Sheen to Health Catalyst's executive leadership team,\" said Health Catalyst CEO Dan Burton. \"Their personal, lifelong commitments to the values and principles we espouse at Health Catalyst will energize our teams and further our mission of healthcare transformation. We are deeply grateful for their expertise and unwavering passion for improving healthcare for everyone.\"\nAs a primary care trained internist with a background in public health epidemiology and more than 20 years of experience in the private sector, Dr. Welch is uniquely positioned to understand the challenges facing both public and private sectors, drive strategy, and bring thought leadership to all departments of Health Catalyst. She founded Perspectives of Differences Diversity Training and Consultation for Health Professionals and will bring her experience as a diversity and cultural competence trainer to the position as well. \nDr. Welch joined Health Catalyst because her life mission aligns closely with the company's. \"My lifelong pursuit has been to find a way to help everyone in healthcare and I believe the way to do that is by having a disciplined approach to data and technology usage that drives value-based care results,\" said Dr. Welch. \"What first attracted me to Health Catalyst was their focus on the immeasurable value of every individual and respect for every single team member's contribution. Combine that with the proven effec...