Surescripts has named Harry Totonis, as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.
Totonis takes over for JP Little and Rick Ratliff, longtime senior executives and co-CEOs, who plan to stay with the company.
“They have both been instrumental in building the largest national health infrastructure to support e-prescribing,” said Totonis. “I am working with them to guide Surescripts through its next phase of leadership and growth.”
In previous positions, Totonis was head of Advisors Services at MasterCard, the professional and information services arm of MasterCard Worldwide, and a senior partner at Booz Allen Hamilton, a strategy and technology consulting firm based in McLean, Va.
“By replacing cash with more efficient electronic payment vehicles, credit card networks drive benefits to banks, retailers and consumers,” said Totonis. “By replacing paper prescriptions and the manual sharing of prescription history, eligibility and formulary information, the Surescripts network benefits thousands of physicians, pharmacies, payers, hospitals and patients across the nation every day. I am excited about Surescripts’ position in helping to re-define health care for our country. Surescripts' neutral and nationwide network is uniquely positioned to enable all healthcare participants to improve patient safety and care, maximize efficiency and, ultimately, drive down costs. I feel privileged to have the opportunity to lead a company that can bring meaningful, lasting change to the nation’s health care system at such a crucial time."
