In addition, Immelt brings a depth of relationships with individuals and organizations that Whitney says RP “might otherwise have had a more difficult time getting access to. That opens up opportunities, because I think a number of the things we’re working on right now can be really exciting to a lot of different organizations, hospital systems, payors, the government and more.”

Other members of the board include radiologist William R. Brody, former president of Johns Hopkins University; Robert Sheehy, co-founder and CEO of Bright Health and former CEO of UnitedHealthcare; former Obama policy director Kavita Patel; Joseph C. Mello, COO of DaVita Medical Group; Rodney S. Owen, president and board chair at Scottsdale Medical Imaging and co-executive vice president of Southwest Diagnostic Imaging; and Mohamad Makhzoumi, general partner and global head of New Enterprise Associates’ health care services and health information technology investment practice.

Earlier this month, Immelt was also appointed to serve as chairman for the Board of Directors of athenahealth, a provider of network-enabled services for hospital and ambulatory clients.

“Having considered a number of highly qualified candidates, the Board determined that Jeff’s deep expertise and broad relationships in the healthcare industry, combined with his drive for industry transformation through innovation, ideally position him to be a great partner to the Board and management team as we work to profitably grow and scale the Company and drive value creation,” said Dev Ittycheria, chair of athenahealth Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, in a statement at the time.

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