The former Banner Health and Intermountain Health CIO will become Chief Digital and Information Officer in early 2025, succeeding Craig Richardville, who departed in July.
Intermountain Health is bringing a familiar face back into the fold to serve as the health system’s new Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO)
Ryan Smith, who spent more than 20 years with Intermountain and served as its Chief Information officer from 2020-2022, will take over as CDIO in early 2025.
Ryan Smith, Intermountain Health's new Chief Digital and Information Officer. Photo courtesy Intermountain Health.
“This opportunity is deeply meaningful to me,” Smith said in a press release. “I'm excited for the opportunity to make healthcare an easier, safer experience for patients, members, and caregivers alike.”
“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,” Rob Allen, Intermountain Health’s president and CEO, said in the release. “He will lead DTS to support our mission, vision, and strategy to simplify, expand proactive care, and improve the healthcare experience for our caregivers, patients, members, and communities.”
Smith served a number of roles at Intermountain from 1994 to 2013, then became Banner Health’s SVP and CIO from 2013-2018 before joining Health Catalyst as an SVP and executive advisor. After his two-year stint as Intermountain’s CIO, he joined the digital health non-profit Graphite Health as its Chief Operating Officer in 2022, then became interim president and CEO this past February.
Smith succeeds Craig Richardville, who was SVP and CDIO of SCL Health from 2019 to 2022, became SVP and CDIO of Intermountain in 2022 when it acquired SCL Health, and left the health system this past July.
Smith will report directly to Intermountain’s Chief Strategy Officer, Dan Liljenquist, and serve as a member of the health system’s Enterprise Leadership Team. He’ll lead Digital Technology Services (DTS), including DTS Operations, Digital Services, Data Services, Clinical Informatics, Cybersecurity, Application Services, and Information Technology.
Eric Wicklund is the associate content manager and senior editor for Innovation at HealthLeaders.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Ryan Smith spent nearly 20 years at Intermountain Health before joining Banner Health from 2013-2018.
He was Intermountain’s CIO from 2020-2022 before joining digital health non-profit Graphite Health, becoming its interim president and CEO this past February.