Systems Made Simple names Nguyen CMIO

Health IT service provider Systems Made Simple (SMS) has appointed Viet Nguyen, MD, as CMIO.

As CMIO, Nguyen will work with the Syracuse, N.Y.-based SMS towards the common goal of improving continuity of care and patient safety through integrated technology.

Nguyen is currently a practicing internist and pediatrician at Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Associates.

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