Paramore to head up Emdeon corporate strategy

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Emdeon has named Miriam Paramore senior vice president of corporate strategy. Under this new title, Paramore will be responsible for strategic planning for the future growth of the company and to explain to business partners just exactly how many businesses Emdeon is entangled in.

Most recently, Paramore was a partner with Commonwealth Leverage, a business development and investment company focused on health information technology, eHealth and health care services. She has also held several executive management positions including chief executive officer of both a health care information clearinghouse and a health care technology consulting company.

“Miriam is a respected expert with a proven executive track record across payer, provider and vendor organizations,” said George Lazenby, chief executive officer, Emdeon Business Services. “Over the years, I have been impressed with Miriam’s deep understanding of our business, her national thought leadership and her passion for transforming healthcare through the effective use of information. She is a great addition to our senior management team and will help to focus our resources where we can have the most strategic impact on the healthcare industry.”