Daniel Barchi has taken the reins as chief information officer at NewYork-Presbyterian, where he will oversee a new telehealth program set to launch this year as well as the development and implementation of technology across the health system.

The telehealth program will allow patients to remotely connect with NewYork-Presbyterian doctors for video consults and second opinions, and providers will be able to easily share information with their colleagues and monitor high-risk patients remotely.

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NewYork-Presbyterian collaborates with two medical schools, Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. It is one of the largest healthcare providers in the country, with 29,000 employees and more than 2 million patients.

Barchi came on board at NewYork-Presbyterian on December 1. He succeeds CIO Aurelia Boyer, who has retired.

Prior to joining NewYork-Presbyterian, Barchi served as senior vice president and CIO at Yale New Haven Health System and Yale School of Medicine. He led a number of initiatives there, including the implementation of an EHR across three hospitals and the rollout of a secure iPhone application for physician communication.

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Before that, he served as senior vice president and chief information officer for Carilion Health System in Roanoke, Va., where he managed operations and technology for the eight-hospital academic medical center. 

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