Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> March 11, 2016
Rusty Frantz was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer at Quality Systems, Inc. effective July 1, 2015 and was named a member of the company's board of directors in August 2015. Most recently, Mr. Frantz spent eight years serving in varying roles with increasing responsibility at CareFusion Corp., a San Diego-based global medical technology corporation serving the health care industry. From 2011 until March 2015, when CareFusion Corp. was acquired by Becton, Dickinson and Company — BD — Mr. Frantz served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the global dispensing division. During this time, he spearheaded a transformational medication management strategy across three global brands — Pyxis, Rowa and CareFusion SmartWorks — which comprised $1 billion in global revenue. This was a key strategic driver in the acquisition of CareFusion Corp. by BD. Prior to heading the global dispensing division, Mr. Frantz was Vice President of Research and Development of the Pyxis business unit, where he led the process to bring the highly successful Pyxis ES medication dispensing solution to market. He also served as General Manager of Pyxis Perioperative Solutions, a leader in hospital and health system supply management solutions. Earlier, Mr. Frantz held the role of Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of OutPurchase, a provider of cloud-based procurement solutions and services. He began his career as one of the first employees at Omnicell, a leading supplier of comprehensive automation and business analytics software for patient-centric medication and supply management across the health care continuum. Mr. Frantz holds a Bachelor of Science in engineering from the Maine Maritime Academy and a Master of Engineering from Stanford University. Profile
TWST: Last year, you started what you described as a “positive and transformative” journey for QSI. What does that involve, and where are we in the transformation?
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