Ralph A. Korpman, M.D.

Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, UnitedHealth Group
Professor, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University

Dr. Ralph A. Korpman is a recognized pioneer in the medical informatics field, beginning with his early work in introducing the concept of automating the clinical laboratory more than four decades ago. Dr. Korpman received his Bachelor’s and doctoral degrees in 1971 and 1974 from Loma Linda University, where he also completed residencies in anatomic pathology and laboratory medicine and a fellowship in clinical hematology. He took his graduate business studies at the Claremont Graduate School.

Dr. Korpman has been instrumental in defining each new generation of health information systems over the years, being among the first to introduce the concepts of point-of-care systems, integrated clinical systems, and physician portals. He continues to advance his vision of the ubiquitous use of technology in health care by serving in a number of pivotal health care IT roles, including his current role as Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of UnitedHealth Group where he continues the work of CentriHealth, a company specializing in the new area of Individual Health Records.

Before founding CentriHealth, Dr. Korpman served as President and CEO of a number of companies including Health Data Sciences Corporation, a company that he founded to pioneer Electronic Medical Records, and as Chief Scientist at Medaphis Corporation and Per-Se Technologies. Previously, Dr. Korpman founded Medical Data Corporation, a company that developed a variety of turnkey information systems for hospitals and U.S. government facilities throughout the country.

In addition to his corporate work in health care informatics, Dr. Korpman is full professor at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and a clinical professor in the University of Tennessee’s School of Medicine.
Dr. Korpman is the recipient of a number of awards, including Entrepreneur of the Year and Health Care Pioneer. He is the author of over 100 refereed articles and a book. He has testified extensively over the years for Congress and for Federal agencies and was a founder of both the ANSI HISB and ISO TC 215. He is also committed to civic and community affairs, serving on several college and not-for-profit foundation boards of directors.

Dr. Korpman joined the Alliance board in 2018.