CAeHC's Chief, Kathy Tavitian, Joins ABL Organization

Santa Ana, CA — April 15, 2010 — Kathy Tavitian, CEO of the California eHealth Collaborative, has joined the Adaptive Business Leaders Organization (ABL). As part of California’s leading vertical-industry Chief Executives’ Organization, ABL Members provide one another with executive leadership coaching through its confidential, professionally-facilitated, peer-CEO Advisory Board Round Tables, executive learning workshops, network of CEO peers, and expert resources.

The California eHealth Collaborative (CAeHC) aims to provide an open and inclusive approach for eHealth activities in California that will drive the development of secure access to clinically-relevant information at the point of care. Launched in February 2009, CAeHC is a grass-roots effort by Californians who believe that full and open collaboration is the best way to focus collective efforts as a state, and to address emerging issues related to all eHealth technologies. During 2009, CAeHC developed proposed Principles, Mission and Governance documents, presented a comprehensive series of educational eHealth Webinars, held a statewide series of Townhall Meetings to gather local stakeholder input on eHealth opportunities and priorities, and hosted a public demonstration of the NHIN Connect Gateway. In 2010, CAeHC will carry on the work of achieving a vision for HIT supporting care, continuing to partner with organizations in achieving its mission.

Previously, Kathy was CEO of the National Coalition for Health Integration (NCHI), a non-profit partnership focused on changing the way that health information is shared. Prior to joining NCHI, Kathy served in increasingly responsible roles at Walgreen Co, a Fortune 50 company, where she led entrepreneurial business-to-business initiatives that contributed close to $1 billion in incremental annual revenue. During her 15-year career at Walgreens, Kathy gained a broad perspective of the healthcare industry and built synergistic partnerships with executives from diverse healthcare industry groups. She also led the design and adoption of innovative healthcare solutions that enhanced patient-centric care. Most recently, Kathy was a Senior VP of Healthcare Business Development for Walgreens Health Services, where she built the Health System Solutions and Worksite Pharmacy businesses from the ground up and played a senior role in developing Walgreens’ retail medical clinic solution. She was instrumental in several strategic acquisitions, including the acquisition of Take Care Health Systems. Earlier in her career at Walgreens, Kathy was a Senior Real Estate Manager and a Senior Attorney. Prior to Walgreens, she practiced corporate and transactional law for nine years with several firms, including Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal. She also worked in the public accounting industry as a CPA for KPMG before attending law school.

Kathy earned her BS degree in General Management/Accounting from Purdue University – Krannert School of Management in 1979. She earned her JD from Yale Law School in 1984.

About the Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization
ABL supports the needs of its Member CEOs by providing a place for top-level executives to draw on the experience, knowledge and skill sets of their peers in a vertical industry, personal advisory board – “multi-coach approach” – setting.

The core component of the CEO Membership experience is the group Round Table meeting. Members meet once a month for a half-day with a group of peer CEOs, Presidents, COOs and Division General Managers from non-competing companies, all from the same industry (healthcare, technology or life sciences), in a trusted and confidential board room-like setting, which allows ABL Members to tackle topics and enhance their decision making and business performance. Topics include: developing and honing new business strategies and best practices, new lines of business, “A-players” on the management team, and an effective board of directors, as well as understanding trends in new markets, mergers and acquisitions, compensation, and other “hot” topics brought to the Round Tables by the Members themselves.

ABL Members also gather several times a year at workshops and conferences to exchange ideas and connect with other chief executives beyond their own CEO peer groups. In effect, ABL Members serve as one another’s business coaches within the Round Tables and are encouraged to connect and leverage their co-Member peers’ particular skills and expertise for additional leadership coaching, one-on-one, outside of their monthly group meeting. In addition, each Round Table’s facilitator also serves as an objective business advisor, offering executive and industry insights and advice.

 ABL's Chief Executive Leadership Development Round Table program is currently offered in California's Greater Los Angeles, Orange and San Francisco County areas. More information about the ABL Organization can be found at http://www.abl.org .