Dan Porreca, Executive Director, HEALTHeLINK

Daniel E. Porreca is Executive Director of HEALTHeLINK the clinical information exchange and HEALTHeNET the administrative data exchange for Western New York state, including Buffalo and Niagara Falls.  Mr. Porreca is also Co-Chair of the Policy and Operations Council supporting the New York State Department of Health and New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) pubic-private partnership and collaboration process.

HEALTHeLINK is a collaborative effort among the region’s leading health care providers and health plans to share clinical information in efficient and meaningful ways to improve the delivery of care, enhance clinical outcomes and help control healthcare costs.  Porreca has been leading HEALTHeLINK since 2007 and under his leadership; HEALTHeLINK has become one of the leading clinical exchange networks in the United States.  HEALTHeLINK and Western New York have been recognized as one of 17 Beacon Communities by Health and Human Services - Office of National Coordinator.

With more than 25 years of experience in the health care and technology industry, Mr. Porreca has a wealth of knowledge and a strategic understanding of healthcare technology and its application in the clinical setting.  Prior to joining HEALTHeLINK, he served as President and Chief Sales Officer for a healthcare software company which he co-founded that provided software and other technology and support services.

Mr. Porreca is a graduate of the State University of New York at Potsdam where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science.