Mark Gingrich
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Mark Gingrich is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information
Officer. He brings 25 years of experience across most aspects of
information systems and technology to Surescripts with 18 years
healthcare experience. Mark is also involved with e-prescribing
industry standards groups including Certification Commission for
Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT), Electronic Healthcare
Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), Healthcare Information
Technology Standards Panel (HITSP), and National Council for
Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP).
Prior to joining Surescripts Mr. Gingrich was the Senior Director
of Knowledge-based Systems for iMcKesson, a division of McKesson
Corporation, the world's largest drug distribution and healthcare
technology company. Mr. Gingrich also served as Director of
Integration and Knowledge Systems for Abaton.com, Inc, a developer
of web-based physician connectivity services and applications
acquired by McKesson in 1999. Mr. Gingrich has also held various
management and technical positions with United Healthcare and
Unisys.
Mr. Gingrich received his Master of Science in Computer and
Information Science in Artificial Intelligence from the University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA and his B.S. in Computer Science
with Math Minor from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Mr. Gingrich
serves on the Advisory Board of Intelligent Insites, and is the
President of the Minnesota Chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni
Association.
