Randy Spratt, executive vice president and chief information officer at McKesson, has been promoted to the newly created position of chief technology officer.
McKesson officials say Spratt will retain his responsibilities as the company's CIO and, in his new role, guide the overall direction for the company's healthcare technology products and provide support and guidance for application development processes.
"As our healthcare system increasingly looks to technology to improve both the quality and efficiency of care delivery, we see a tremendous opportunity to accelerate our progress in providing integrated, interoperable technology solutions," said John Hammergren, chairman and CEO of the San Francisco-based healthcare giant. "Randy has an outstanding track record in establishing processes that have streamlined how we plan, build and deploy our technologies internally, and I am confident that he can apply the same level of focused guidance to the development and deployment of our customer-facing solutions. At McKesson we are committed to ensuring the highest levels of customer satisfaction and to delivering a high return on investment for our customers. This decision will support world class results in both areas."
Spratt will serve as a support arm for management teams in McKesson's technology businesses, working with each business to optimize the company's software development operations.
"I am excited to be involved in the product side of our business again, and I am looking forward to working with the leaders of our software development businesses to establish broad technology plans, improve interoperability of our technology solutions and optimize our development processes and activities," said Spratt. "We are committed to developing best-in-class, integrated solutions that improve our customers' business and clinical performance, and provide a more connected healthcare system that benefits us all."
McKesson officials announced in March the departure of Pamela J. Pure, executive vice president of McKesson and president of McKesson Technology Solutions. The company hasn't revealed the reasons surrounding Pure's departure, nor was a replacement named.
