Robert Murry is chief medical officer, NextGen Healthcare. He brings to this position more than 20 years of extensive clinical experience and background in health IT. Previously, Dr. Murry served as the company’s chief medical information officer (CMIO) since May 2017. During his time as CMIO, he was the “voice of the physician” across specialties, product safety, and government/regulatory affairs. Before becoming CMIO, he was the company’s vice president of clinical product management, responsible for clinical oversight and workflow design.
Previously, Dr. Murry served as medical director for ambulatory informatics and CMIO for Hunterdon Medical Center, where he continues to practice family medicine at Hunterdon Family Medicine at Delaware Valley.
He is board-certified in clinical informatics by the American Board of Preventive Medicine and board-certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Murry holds an MD from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas; a PhD in physical chemistry from Boston College; and an MA in physical chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Robert Murry is chief medical officer, NextGen Healthcare. He brings to this position more than 20 years of extensive clinical experience and background in health IT. Previously, Dr. Murry served as the company's chief medical information officer (CMIO) since May 2017. During his time as CMIO, he was the "voice of the physician" across specialties, product safety, and government/regulatory affairs. Before becoming CMIO, he was the company's vice president of clinical product management, responsible for clinical oversight and workflow design.
Previously, Dr. Murry served as medical director for ambulatory informatics and CMIO for Hunterdon Medical Center, where he continues to practice family medicine at Hunterdon Family Medicine at Delaware Valley.
He is board-certified in clinical informatics by the American Board of Preventive Medicine and board-certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Murry holds an MD from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas; a PhD in physical chemistry from Boston College; and an MA in physical chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
I guess you could call me a country doctor. In addition to serving as a chief medical officer and practicing in an office in a small New Jersey town, I co-own an independent family care practice with my wife Kerri in a converted barn situated in the rolling hills and fields of NJ’s “horse country.”
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