Epidermal Growth Factor: A leading provider of just-in-time learning solutions for healthcare, uPerform has announced the appointment of Stephanie Lahr, M.D., CHCIO, as its first-ever Chief Medical Officer. In this new role, Dr. Lahr will help shape the company’s clinical strategy, support customer engagement efforts, lead its client advisory board, and offer guidance on product development and marketing initiatives.
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Eric Grosgogeat, Chief Executive Officer at uPerform, emphasized the importance of the new appointment in driving the company’s mission forward. “The addition of Dr. Lahr to our team in this new and pivotal role signifies our commitment to excellence – not only in the solutions we provide but in the leaders we rely on to guide our efforts,” said Grosgogeat. “Her passion, expertise, and experience will be tremendous assets to uPerform as we enhance the clinician experience through industry-leading, personalized health IT education.”
Dr. Lahr began working with uPerform in early 2024 as a member of its healthcare advisory board, where she quickly made a strong impression. Her decision to take on a formal leadership position stems from her shared vision with the company. “I joined uPerform because its mission to empower health systems resonates deeply with my passion for improving healthcare delivery through technology,” said Dr. Lahr. “Scalable and personalized health IT education is critical for clinicians to confidently embrace innovations that enable effective, efficient, patient-centered care. I am excited to contribute to advancing these goals at uPerform, reducing friction in the caregiver experience and bringing joy back to medicine.”
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With a strong academic and professional background, Dr. Lahr brings a wealth of insight to her new role. She graduated from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and completed a residency in Internal Medicine. She is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Clinical Informatics. Before joining uPerform, Dr. Lahr held leadership roles across multiple organizations. Most recently, she served as President and Chief Experience Officer at Artisight. Prior to that, she was both Chief Medical Information Officer and later Chief Information Officer at Monument Health in Rapid City, South Dakota. During her time at Monument Health, Dr. Lahr led the team in adopting uPerform as part of a new training strategy that improved clinician readiness and satisfaction.
uPerform offers a training platform that gives healthcare providers immediate, role-based access to high-quality electronic health record education right at the point of care. By delivering learning content within clinical workflows, the platform improves onboarding, strengthens ongoing training, and helps reduce the time clinicians spend navigating the EHR. This approach enables caregivers to focus more on patients and less on administrative tasks.
As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, Dr. Lahr’s leadership at uPerform is expected to help the company drive meaningful change in how clinicians learn and adapt to new technologies. Her experience at the intersection of healthcare and information systems makes her a valuable addition to the executive team as uPerform works to improve care delivery through smarter training.
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