MGMA WELCOMES JULIA ROSEN AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF IT AND SAM SHAHEEN AS VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING

Julia brings more than 20 years' experience leading transformational technology initiatives to the MGMA team. Most recently, she served as Chief Information Officer at Pera Healthcare, a private equity-funded post-acute care provider, and as Chief Technology Officer for Centura Health, a $5B health system, where she helped stand up technology for Colorado's COVID Mass Vaccination sites. Prior to becoming a healthcare IT executive, Julia spent 15 years in technology consulting and advised clients on all aspects of healthcare IT, including electronic medical records (EMRs), data & analytics, cloud & platform modernization, enterprise architecture, IT service management, revenue cycle integrity and information security. She is passionate about providing modern, seamless experiences for patients and families, as well as promoting women in technology. Julia also serves on the board of directors for the Colorado Chapter of HIMSS (the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society).

Sam Shaheen comes to MGMA with over 18 years' experience in leading marketing teams in various industries, including healthcare and most recently, the financial sector. Prior to this role, Sam led marketing at Aegis Financial, helping them achieve 20% year-over-year growth through strategic and cultural changes tied to a refocus on customer needs. He also worked with healthcare marketing teams at Jogan Health, a pandemic vaccine provider, and DNA Vibe, a health device company.

"I am thrilled to have Sam and Julia a part of our MGMA team as we continue our efforts to drive meaningful transformation for the medical practices we serve," said Halee Fischer-Wright, MD, MMM, FAAP, FACMPE, President and Chief Executive Officer at MGMA. "Both have led innovative efforts in their respective fields to improve customer experiences which aligns with MGMA's commitment to improve service quality and enable our practices to grow in the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape."

About MGMA
Founded in 1926, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is the nation's largest association focused on the business of medical practice management. MGMA consists of 15,000 group medical practices ranging from small private medical practices to large national health systems representing more than 350,000 physicians. MGMA helps nearly 60,000 medical practice leaders and the healthcare community solve the business challenges of running practices so they can focus on providing outstanding patient care. Specifically, MGMA helps its members innovate and improve profitability and financial sustainability, and it provides the gold standard on industry benchmarks such as physician compensation. The association also advocates extensively on its members' behalf on national regulatory and policy issues. To learn more, go to MGMA.com.

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