healthEconnect Alaska’s Executive Director Featured on East Anchorage Book Club Podcast with State Representative Andrew Gray

healthEconnect Alaska’s Executive Director Featured on East Anchorage Book Club Podcast with State Representative Andrew Gray In a recent episode of the East Anchorage Book Club, Alaska State Representative and physician assistant Andrew Gray sits down with Kendra Sticka, Executive Director of healthEconnect Alaska. Kendra shares insights from her background in dietetics and previous work […]

Kendra Sticka, PhD, RDN Named Executive Director of Alaska’s Health Information Exchange

healthEconnect Alaska, the state’s health information exchange (HIE), has appointed Dr. Kendra Sticka, Ph.D., R.D.N., as the new executive director. Dr. Sticka brings over 20 years of experience from the University of Alaska Anchorage, where she served as the Associate Dean of Clinical Health Sciences. Under her leadership, healthEconnect aims to expand its HIE and […]

Alaska Department of Health Awards healthEconnect Alaska new Contract to Expand Healthcare Data Exchange

The Alaska Department of Health (DOH) has awarded healthEconnect Alaska, the state’s health information exchange (HIE), a new contract to expand its interoperability services. HealthEconnect has experienced significant growth, doubling its user base and increasing participating organizations by 40% from 2021 to 2022. The new contract aims to extend services to historically underserved rural and […]