Ashis Barad, MD, has been promoted to chief information and digital officer of Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network.
Dr. Barad had been chief digital officer of the Highmark Health subsidiary since May.
As part of the new role, which he assumed in late December, he will oversee Epic EHR and IT strategy and maintenance for the health system on top of his existing digital and virtual health leadership duties.
He had previously been a digital health executive at Dallas-based Baylor White & Scott Health after working as a pediatric gastroenterologist.