Mr. Ruch spearheaded a bold digital transformation at AtlantiCare with a global-first rollout of a fully integrated Oracle Health EHR and enterprise resource planning platform. A passionate technologist with over 25 years of experience, he champions AI, clinical innovation and human-centered design, as demonstrated by a significant reduction in provider documentation time using generative AI. Mr. Ruch also leads bedside device integration to automate data capture and free up clinical time, aligning technology directly with hands-on patient care. He also heads AtlantiCare’s System AI council. With prior roles as chief technology officer and chief innovation officer at West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health, Mr. Ruch has a proven track record of large-scale implementations, including a historic Epic go-live that achieved 10 “gold stars”.
