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Healthland , healthcare information solutions, announced the appointment of Stan Opstad to the executive team as the senior vice president of product management and development.

Healthland , America's market leader of healthcare information solutions for small community and critical access hospitals, announcedthe appointment of Stan Opstad to the executive team as the senior vice president of product management and development. In the new role, Opstad will lead a group of focused and experienced healthcare product managers, workflow experts, user interface specialists, architects and programmers. This team will continue to focus on developing products that will enable small community hospitals to provide the highest level of patient care and safety, while meeting meaningful use criteria under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Opstad’s new position is effective immediately.

“One of the main factors that will enable a hospital to quickly demonstrate meaningful use, is a software solution that is easy to use,” said James Burgess, president and CEO of Healthland. “Stan understands this and is perfectly suited to lead us in the critical areas of our long-term strategy: product management and product development. We are increasing our investment in these areas, while securing strong company leadership to support our future goals and objectives. We look forward to the commitment and expertise Stan will bring to both lead and drive our product strategy as we help community hospitals meet industry standards and meaningful use under ARRA.”

Opstad previously held the position of product management director at Minneapolis-based and leading healthcare IT provider, Ingenix. In this role, he was responsible for driving growth strategies within product management, development, marketing, sales and operations. Opstad has also held positions with technology leaders including Lawson Software, Agiliti, Retek and Net Perceptions.

“With Healthland as the market share leader in this industry, we will continue to help promote community wellness throughout rural America with our solutions,” said Stan Opstad, senior vice president of product management and development at Healthland. “My primary goal in this new role is to continue to enhance and expand our solutions with technology that enables small community hospitals to easily adopt electronic medical record solutions. It’s exciting to be given this opportunity with the unique industry focus and commitment to accelerate hospitals’ transformation to a paperless operation.”

Opstad is a senior leader with nearly 20 years of experience in domestic and international product management, operations and business development with high growth companies. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.

Source: Healthland

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