ST. PAUL, Minn., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- RxHub, a health care technology company that is connecting the prescribing industry electronically, announces the appointment of David J. McLean, Ph.D. to Chief Executive Officer. Mr. McLean served as COO of RxHub since January 7, 2003. With 30 years of pharmacy and health care experience, he is uniquely positioned to take the organization’s reins from predecessor Jim Bradley.
“He understands the importance of providing critical patient information at the time of prescribing to improve patient care and reduce medication errors, and the inherent value of the efficiency RxHub is bringing to the prescribing process,” said Agnes Rey-Giraud, RxHub board member. “With his expertise in operations RxHub will realize its vision.”
As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. McLean’s primary responsibility will be to continue increasing overall adoption of RxHub’s products, designed to provide doctors and pharmacists with all of the information necessary to write complete informed prescriptions at the point of care. Mr. McLean will be responsible for leadership and strategic direction of RxHub with an ongoing focus on operations and customer satisfaction.
“RxHub is the nation’s leader in the electronic exchange of prescription information connecting prescribers, pharmacies, pharmacy benefit managers, and payers. We will continue to grow our market and accelerate adoption in this most exciting time in the e-prescribing industry,” commented Mr. McLean. “RxHub’s ability to provide informed prescriptions can have an immediate and significant impact on the safety of patients and health care costs. I am committed to providing an infrastructure that is helping to make our health care system a more efficient and safer place.”
Prior to joining RxHub, Mr. McLean served as the Chief Executive Officer of United Resource Networks (U.R.N.) for UnitedHealth Group in Minneapolis, MN, which provides organ and tissue transplantation services to over 40 million individuals.
Mr. McLean held various positions at UnitedHealth Group during his tenure from 1992 through 2002 including CEO of Care Management Services and Vice President, Business Development, Specialty Division. Prior to joining UnitedHealth Group in 1992, Mr. McLean was President of Clinical Pharmaceuticals, a pharmacy benefit management company. Prior to this, he was Senior Vice President, Corporate Development with American MedCenter and its predecessor organization in Minneapolis for 12 years.
Mr. McLean holds a B.S. in Pharmacy from Ohio State University and a Ph.D. in Pharmacy Administration from the University of Minnesota.
RxHub was founded on February 22, 2001 by the three largest PBMs at the time -- Advance PCS, Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions. Earlier this year, Caremark Rx purchased Advance PCS, taking its seat on the RxHub board. RxHub is building the electronic framework that will enable standardized communication throughout the prescription writing and delivery process. The company aims to improve the process by establishing a single standardized channel of communication that will connect all parties in the delivery chain -- physicians, pharmacies, technology providers, PBMs and benefit plans.
About RxHub
RxHub LLC is a health care technology company that has developed a nationwide electronic information exchange connecting prescribers, pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers in order to permit the sharing of prescription and benefit information between them. The goal of this network is to increase efficiency, reduce costs and improve patient medication safety. RxHub’s vision is for its electronic exchange to include all key groups involved with writing, filling and paying for prescription medications, through a network that has been designed with open architecture to make this possible. RxHub is headquartered in St. Paul, MN. For more information, please visit http://www.rxhub.net/ .
RxHub LLC
CONTACT: Rochelle Woolley, SVP & Communications Officer of RxHub LLC,+1-651-855-3018, chelle.woolley@rxhub.net
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