Ms. Rice serves as vice president and CIO at Frederick Health, where she leads governance, cybersecurity, digital innovation, population health and IT protocols aligned with the organization’s mission to improve community wellbeing. A registered nurse with two decades of clinical experience, she brings frontline insight to technology strategy and is the dedicated IT executive for Frederick Health’s expanding precision medicine program. She has been a leading advocate for integrating genomics and genetic data into routine clinical care across specialties, including oncology, immunology, neurology, and maternal and fetal medicine. Under her leadership, Frederick Health embedded genetic testing workflows directly into the EHR to strengthen clinical decision support and streamline ordering and oncology preparation, supporting more than 7,000 genetic tests annually. She also advanced safety and education by implementing pharmacogenomic alerts for primary care and pharmacy teams to improve medication decision-making and patient safety. In late 2025, Frederick Health expanded access to advanced screening with the Galleri multi-cancer early detection test and paired technology-enabled programs with multidisciplinary care delivery. Ms. Rice also promotes precision medicine adoption beyond the organization through industry presentations, including at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. She previously served as president of the Maryland HIMSS Chapter.
