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Charles W. Stellar Named WEDI President and CEO

The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) announced during its 25th Annual National Conference that the WEDI board of directors has named Charles W. Stellar as WEDI’s president and CEO. Stellar has served as WEDI’s interim CEO since January 2016. As an executive leader with more than 35 years of experience in health care, association management, and organizational leadership, Stellar will continue to oversee the strategic guidance of the organization, its staff, and its committees.

“Charles has been an incredible asset to our organization during a transitional time and has helped lead us forward to achieve the goals and initiatives set forth by our board,” said Jean Narcisi, chair of the WEDI board. “Charles has demonstrated the dedicated strategic leadership to further WEDI’s role as a recognized leader and advocate for health care IT, launch new initiatives, drive awareness of health care’s ongoing challenges, and collectively improve the quality and efficiency of health care IT.”

Previously, Stellar retired as executive vice president of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), where he was the key liaison between AHIP’s 350 plan and 400 affiliate members, ensuring consistency in messaging and shaping AHIP’s membership strategy. At AHIP, Stellar’s extensive portfolio included overseeing member services related to positioning the association and its diverse membership to a variety of national, state, and local audiences.

“The time I’ve spent as interim CEO for WEDI has shed light on many important issues this association is working to address for the industry,” Stellar says. “The dedicated board, executive workgroups, loyal sponsors, and diverse membership base are what makes the success of this organization possible. I look forward to propelling us even further so as to make incredible impacts to health care IT.”

— Source: Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange

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