Carle appoints Innovation Officer. Michael Sutter has been appointed Chief Innovation Officer for Carle. His responsibilities will be to develop partnerships and provide the health system with new health care technologies.

“Having an expert committed to evaluating technological advances will be vital for Carle, and we’re pleased to be among the early adopters of this model.” said Jon Snyder, Carle’s executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Sutter was most recently executive director of information technology. Before that, he was clinical director of Epic Electronic medical record systems and helped initiate the first electronic medical records for Carle’s physician practice.

He has a clinical background as a certified registered nurse anesthetist.