Ralph Johnson, MS, FHIMSS, CPHQ

Ralph Johnson currently serves as the Vice President of Informatics and Technology for The Leapfrog Group. At Leapfrog Ralph is responsible for the organization’s technology needs as well as managing public policy positions for Leapfrog. Ralph joined leapfrog after a 35 year career as a Chief Information Officer in Maine at various hospitals.

As a hospital CIO Ralph led many hospital and physician practice EMR implementations. He has also led major initiatives to improve patient safety. His career includes past responsibilities for hospital quality programs, health information management, and risk management.

He is recognized by the National Association for Healthcare Quality as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) and is also a Fellow of HIMSS (FHIMSS). Ralph holds a BS in Healthcare Administration and a Master of Science in Leadership from Northeastern University. Ralph is a past-president of the New England HIMSS chapter and continues to volunteer for HIMSS at the local and national level currently serving on the HIMSS Public Policy Committee.