Glen E. Tullman | |
|---|---|
 Glen Tullman, CEO of Allscripts | |
| Born | 1958 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | CEO of Allscripts |
Glen E. Tullman (born on August 12, 1958) is an American entrepreneur, currently serving as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions. [1] Tullman joined Allscripts as CEO in August 1997. He led Allscripts initial public offering and secondary offerings of the Company and in August 2010, he led the $1.3 billion merger with Eclipsys Corporation.
History
editPrior to joining Allscripts, from 1993 to 1997, Tullman was CEO of Enterprise Systems, a leading healthcare-information services company providing resource-management solutions to large, integrated healthcare networks. Tullman led its IPO and secondary offerings. From 1983 to 1994, Tullman served in a number of management roles, including president and chief operating officer of CCC Information Services, a provider of information systems to the country’s largest property and casualty insurers. Under his leadership, the company grew from $17 million to more than $100 million in revenue.
In January 2007, Tullman founded the National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative™ (NEPSI™), a coalition of leading technology and healthcare companies with the objective of providing electronic prescribing to every physician in America – for free. Three years later, the product has nearly 100,000 users. He currently serves as co-chairman of the NEPSI.
Outside of work, Tullman serves on the International Board of Directors of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), and in May 2009, was recognized as “Person of the Year” by the Illinois chapter of JDRF for his years of work across many areas of the JDRF organization including service on the local board, on the Artificial Pancreas Project, and fundraising. He has also served as a guest lecturer at the Harvard School of Business in Boston, MA and the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia, PA.
Today, Tullman still participates in side ventures, including co-founding SoCore Energy LLC, a solar-energy firm located in Chicago and investing in the gourmet tea chain, Argo Tea®.
Recognition
editHealthcare IT News, named him (by a 66 percent margin) “the vendor-based leader who advanced the cause of healthcare IT furthest in 2008.” Similarly, Health Data Management named Tullman the “EHR Game Changer” in October 2010.
Tullman has also been recognized as a CityLIGHTS CEO of the Year by the Illinois Information Technology Association, an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the technology category for the Midwest region and, most recently, he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame.
Awards
edit- November 2011: Massachusetts Medical Law Report’s RX for Excellence Award
- October 2011: CHIME Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives
- October 2010: Health Data Management names Tullman the “EHR Game Changer”
- February 2010: Lifetime Achievement Award by the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame
- May 2009: “Person of the Year” by the Illinois chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) for the Artificial Pancreas Project
- December 2008: Healthcare IT News names Tullman “the vendor-based leader who advanced the cause of healthcare IT furthest in 2008”
- June 2008: Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
- March 2006: CEO of the Year by the Illinois Information Technology Association
Education
editAfter receiving his undergraduate degree in 1981 in economics and psychology from Bucknell University, Tullman joined the Executive Office of the President of the United States in Washington, D.C., and later accepted a Rotary Fellowship to study social anthropology at St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, England.
Bibliography
edit- Tullman, G. (2011). Today’s Ehr Choice Is Critical To A Physician Practice’s Future Success. A View From The Top: Reflections Of Leaders In The Electronic Health Record Industry. New York: Springer.
- Tullman, G. (2011). The Future Of Healthcare: A Radical Shift To A New Operating System For Health. The New Shift Age: The Future Of Healthcare In America.
- Tullman, G. (2010, August). All Of Us Are Smarter Than Any Of Us: Welcome To The Community. Healthcare It News.
- Tullman, G. (2010, August). Guest Blog: Changing Healthcare From The Inside Out. Healthcare It News.
- Tullman G. (2010, June). Glen Tullman’s 10 For ‘10: Top 10 Healthcare It Trends For 2010. Histalk. Histalk. From HISTalk
- Tullman, G. (2010, January). Leadership Is More Important Than Technology. Health Management Technology - Hmt. HealthMgtTech.
- Tullman, G. (2008, October). Software Silos – The End Of The Beginning. Histalk.Tullman-On-The-Merger-Of- Allscripts-And-Misys-Healthcare/ HISTalk
- Tullman, G. (2008, May). Physicians Will Benefit From Emr Market Consolidation. Healthcare It News.
- Tullman, G. (2007). Best Demonstrated Practices In Ambulatory Care: Driving Adoption Of Electronic Records. Paper Kills: Transforming Health And Healthcare With Information Technology.
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References
edit- ^ "Glen Tullman- Forbes". Forbes People. Forbes.