Paul Egerman

Paul Egerman (L) with Jeff Bussgang

Former CEO, eScription; Member, US Department of Health and Human Services Health IT Policy Committee

Paul is a software entrepreneur and has extensive experience and industry leadership in electronic medical records and health care systems. He is the co-Founder and former CEO of eScription, Inc., the pioneer and leader in Computer Aided Medical Transcription. Formerly, Paul was the COO of IDX, a worldwide supplier of administrative and financial solutions for health care organizations. Paul co-founded IDX and grew the company from a start-up to a publicly held corporation with over 2,000 employees and more than $250 million in sales.

Paul currently is a member of the HIT Policy Committee which is an advisory committee established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and provides advice to the Department of Health and Human Services on electronic health records.

In 1991, Paul received Inc. Magazine's "Entrepreneur of the Year" award, and is the past chairman of the Massachusetts Software Council. He currently sits on various Boards including the Massachusetts High Tech Council and the Progressive Business Leaders Network. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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