Oracle has tapped the former head of CMS under the Trump administration to lead its electronic health records division, Bloomberg Law reported Jan. 31.
Seema Verma currently serves as an executive vice president of Oracle and will expand her role to oversee Oracle Health, formerly known as Cerner. According to an internal memo received by the publication, Ms. Verma was appointed to the role in December.
Ms. Verma first joined Oracle in April 2023 and was appointed senior vice president and general manager of Oracle's life sciences business.
Prior to joining Oracle, Ms. Verma served as administrator of CMS from March 2017 to January 2021. There, she oversaw 6,000 employees, 100,000 contractors and coverage for 145 million beneficiaries.