Intermountain Health Names Chief Digital and Information Officer
Utah-based Intermountain Health has named Ryan Smith as its next chief digital and information officer (CDIO), overseeing digital services, clinical informatics, IT, and information security.
Longtime IT exec Craig Richardville left the position in July 2024 after joining Intermountain in 2022.
Smith is a seasoned IT veteran with a long track record at Intermountain. He served in several senior leadership roles therefor nearly 20 years. He then held executive roles with Health Catalyst and served as senior vice president of technology and chief information officer at Banner Health.
Following those positions, Smith returned to Intermountain as CIO from 2020 to 2022 before joining nonprofit Graphite Health as its chief operating officer. He now serves as Graphite’s interim president and chief executive officer, advancing the nonprofit organization’s endeavor to make healthcare data more universal, accessible, and scalable.
Graphite is a member-led nonprofit company seeking to create a standardized, interoperable data platform to streamline the distribution of digital health solutions. Its members include SSM Health, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Intermountain and Kaiser Permanente.
Smith will begin his new role in early 2025.
“I’m confident that Ryan is the right leader to help Intermountain successfully navigate both opportunities and obstacles as a model health system in the complex world of healthcare that lies ahead,” said Rob Allen Intermountain Health president and CEO, in a statement. “He will lead DTS [Digital Technology Services] to support our mission, vision, and strategy to simplify, expand proactive care, and improve the healthcare experience for our caregivers, patients, members, and communities.”
As Intermountain’s CDIO, Ryan will report directly to Dan Liljenquist, chief strategy officer. He will also serve as a member of the Enterprise Leadership Team. Smith will lead Digital Technology Services (DTS), including DTS Operations, Digital Services, Data Services, Clinical Informatics, Information Security, and Information Technology. Leaders of each team will report directly to Smith and will continue to serve on the DTS Leadership Team.
