MEDecision appoints Demers SVP of life sciences

Health IT company MEDecision has named Eric Demers senior vice president (SVP) of life sciences.

Demers will oversee the Wayne, Pa.-based company’s patient-centered medical home, life sciences and health information exchange (HIE) operations.

Demers joins MEDecision from Orion Health, where he served as VP of operations, North America. 

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