Jennifer D’Angelo

Jennifer is a visionary leader, innovator, and strategist who currently holds the position of Senior Vice President and General Manager of New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII)’s Healthcare Division. Under her leadership, the division manages federal and state grant funded programs focused on revolutionizing healthcare through data-driven transformation, including the management of the New Jersey Health Information Network (NJHIN) on behalf of the New Jersey Department of Health. The NJHIN is the only network that has been built specifically to facilitate the exchange of patient data for all New Jersey patients with their healthcare providers. With Jennifer at the helm, NJII and the NJHIN can increase interoperability, thus reducing the cost of healthcare and improving population health statewide. Jennifer also oversees the NJII Healthcare Division’s for-profit subsidiary, Healthcare Innovation Solutions (HCIS), which assists thousands of physicians across the country in navigating the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Merit-Based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS) and Quality Improvement Program-New Jersey (QIP-NJ). Prior to her appointment at NJII, Jennifer served as the SVP and CIO at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, NJ; CIO and VP of information services at Christian Health in Wyckoff, NJ; and executive director of Jersey Health Connect in Newark, NJ. Jennifer has more than two decades of HealthIT experience and is one of the few women in leadership in the healthcare industry. She is committed to furthering HealthIT through volunteering and giving back her knowledge. She currently serves as a Board Member of NJHIMSS, along with serving on several regional and state leadership associations and committees including Health Care Association of New Jersey (HCANJ), national HIMSS, AHIMA, LeadingAge CAST, Jersey Health Connect, AEHiT, New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) and NJHIN. Most recently, she was selected to become a member in CHIEF – an organization designed for the most powerful women executives to strengthen their leadership and magnify their influence – and a nominee for the Civitas Networks for Health’s board. Through her experience volunteering, collaborating, networking, and advising these organizations, she has helped to make a significant impact on growing healthcare technology initiatives across New Jersey and beyond.