James J. Giordano

Jim Giordano

Jim Giordano is president and chief executive officer of CareTech Solutions, Inc., an information technology (IT) and Web products and services provider for more than 150 U.S. hospitals and health systems.  Since being named to this position in 2003, Jim has more than doubled the size of the business from a four-state IT outsourcing service to a full-scale information technology partner for hospitals with clients in more than 30 states.  Additionally, he added several new product lines including document imaging and Web products and services, and has positioned the company for future growth through strategic investments, including the acquisition of Web competitor IGCN, and a state-of-the-art SAS 70 Type 2 accredited data center in 2009.

Under Jim’s leadership and vision, CareTech Solutions has consistently been recognized as an industry leader in healthcare IT, including earning the 2008 and 2009 Best in KLAS Award for IT Outsourcing (Extensive) as ranked by healthcare executives and professionals in the Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report. The company is regularly included in Healthcare Informatics magazine as one of the Top 100 Healthcare IT companies and was named to the Detroit Free Press Top Workplaces 2009 in the “large company” category.

Jim believes in leading with a strong commitment to the communities in which CareTech Solutions does business, including charitable donations and hands-on employee volunteerism. For more than four years, the company has supported the Summer Camp program at the Detroit Institute for Children, which provides healthcare for children whose parents cannot afford it. Annually, CareTech also gives nearly $100,000 to hospital foundations and charities for use in their communities.

Jim currently serves on the Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI) board of directors where he provides insight on how technology can benefit public health programs impacting Michigan citizens. Additionally, he serves on the University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dean’s Advisory Board – School of Management.

Jim joined CareTech Solutions in 1999 as vice-president and chief financial officer. Before joining CareTech, he spent 13 years with Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS), where he was responsible for the financial aspects of the EDS spin-off from General Motors (GM), as well as controller for the EDS Saturn account at GM. Prior to that, he held management and leadership positions with Wang Laboratories and Unisys.  He earned an MBA from the University of Detroit-Mercy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Managerial Economics from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Jim is married and has three children.