Harry Leider Joins MobileHelp® Board of Directors
Walgreens’ Chief Medical Officer to Help Guide the Company’s
Healthcare Initiatives
BOCA RATON, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MobileHelp® today announced that Harry Leider, MD, Chief Medical Officer
and Group Vice President of Walgreens, has been elected to the company’s
board of directors.
Dr. Leider has more than 25 years of experience as a senior healthcare
executive in a variety of innovative healthcare organizations. In his
current role with Walgreens, he is responsible for developing
enterprise-wide health and wellness services that provide customer value
and improve patient lives.
“Harry is a pioneer in the healthcare industry and we are excited to
welcome him to MobileHelp’s board of directors,” said Rob Flippo,
MobileHelp’s CEO. “We believe his strong experience, especially in his
innovative approach to developing care management programs for
populations with chronic illness, will be extremely valuable as
MobileHelp continues to grow its presence in the health IT space.”
“We conducted an extensive search for someone who would further
strengthen our board’s breadth of talent and background, and we are
delighted to have identified such an outstanding individual,” said Scott
Adams, MobileHelp’s Board Chairman. “I’m confident that Harry is going
to make an important impact on our company.”
“I’m honored to be joining MobileHelp’s board,” said Leider. “It is a
company founded on improving people’s health and well-being through
innovative products and services, and I look forward to working with
them as they continue to expand within the healthcare industry.”
Prior to joining Walgreens, Dr. Leider was Chief Medical Officer and
Senior Vice President of Ameritox, a national specialty laboratory
providing medication monitoring services to physicians treating chronic
pain and serious mental illness. Previously, he served as Chief Medical
Officer of XLHealth, a national population health company and Medicare
health plan that supported seniors with common chronic illnesses.
Along with his extensive background in population health, healthcare
consulting, and market research, Dr. Leider has broad experience in
managed care. In addition to his leadership role at XLHealth, he served
as the Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Health
Services for HealthNet, a large hospital-owned managed care organization
in the Midwest.
Dr. Leider speaks frequently to national audiences and serves as a
fellow, core faculty member, past board member, and President of the
American Association of Physician Leadership (AAPL). In recognition of
his major contributions to leadership in healthcare, in April of 2015,
Dr. Leider was awarded the designation of Distinguished Fellow by
AAPL. In addition to his faculty role at AAPL, Dr. Leider recently
served on the Professional Faculty at the Johns Hopkins Carey School of
Business.
About MobileHelp
MobileHelp is a leading provider of M-PERS (Mobile-Personal Emergency
Response Systems) and personal health management technology. The company
develops and distributes market-leading products such as Cellular DUO, a
fully integrated medical alert system with GSM/GPS technology, which
provides an in-home cellular base station and a mobile device to protect
customers away from home. MobileHelp’s M-PERS devices are integrated
with nationwide wireless voice, data and GPS technology to provide
real-time medical alert monitoring services and location tracking for
expedited personal emergency assistance. In addition to emergency
response services, MobileHelp offers proactive health management
services such as Activity Tracking and Medication Reminders. MobileHelp,
the first FDA registered mobile medical alert system provider, is a
two-time recipient of Frost and Sullivan Leadership Awards, and was
named to the 2014 Grow Florida Top Companies to Watch. It was ranked 90th
in the Deloitte 2015 Technology Fast 500, and was cited two years in a
row (2014 and 2015) in the Inc. 500 list of Fastest Growing Companies in
America. The company is located in the Research Park at Florida Atlantic
University®. For sales or more information about MobileHelp, please call
1-800-989-9863 or go online to www.MobileHelp.com.
Contacts
MobileHelp
Liz Kohler, 414-828-6198
liz.kohler@mobilehelp.com
