MedStar Health's Scott MacLean Named CHIME 2027 Digital Health Leader of the Year

Scott MacLean, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of MedStar Health, was named the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives' 2027 Digital Health Leader of the Year, the organization said on November 12, 2026. PR Newswire carried the announcement. MedStar Health is a $7.7 billion health system with 10 hospitals and more than 300 care sites from central Maryland to northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., according to company records.

MacLean's Career and CHIME Service

CHIME, a professional organization for digital health leaders, presented the award on the main stage at the CHIME26 Fall Forum in Denver. The honor recognizes leaders whose influence extends beyond their own organizations through sustained achievement in healthcare technology, advancement of the profession, and investment in future leaders.

MacLean's work in healthcare technology began early in his career at Mass General Brigham, where he contributed to software developed at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. That work helped inform oncology functionality that became available in the EHR platform ahead of Mass General Brigham's 2015 implementation and has since benefited the vendor's other customers. At MedStar Health, he has led enterprise modernization and the adoption of emerging technologies.

"Scott represents the kind of leadership this award was created to recognize," said Jonathan L. Manis, CHIME Board Chair. "Throughout his career, he has understood that meaningful transformation isn't simply about implementing technology."

MacLean has chaired the CHIME Board of Trustees, the CHIME Foundation Board of Directors, and the CHIME Policy Steering Committee. "Receiving this recognition is especially meaningful because so many people I have admired and learned from throughout my career have received this award," MacLean said.

MedStar's Digital Health Partnerships

MedStar Health established a joint Health Security Operations Center with Georgetown University's Center for Global Health Science and Security in June 2026 to provide real-time disease surveillance across all 16 U.S. host cities during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to akta.pro company records. In May 2026, an ARPA-H funded initiative of up to $17.9 million with Ksana Health and Providence Health & Services was set to develop AI predictive models for behavioral health and substance use disorders, recruiting 25,000 patients over two years. In April 2026, MedStar began a multi-year collaboration with PathAI to deploy the FDA-cleared AISight Dx digital pathology platform across its multi-site lab network supporting more than 40 pathologists.

MedStar's Recent Technology Rollouts

MedStar Health launched an electronic patient-reported outcomes program for metastatic cancer patients across 17 sites, funded by PCORI, Hcinnovationgroup reported in October 2026. The program uses text surveys and an interactive voice option to track symptoms and reduce emergency visits and hospitalizations. In the same month, MedStar Transport introduced a new Airbus H145 D3 helicopter to expand critical care transport across the Washington, D.C. and Maryland region, PR Newswire reported.

CHIME's Leadership Transition

CHIME announced new board members and officers in September 2026, with terms beginning January 1, 2027. The new leadership includes Bonnie Boles, Sarah Hatchett, and Inderpal Kohli on the board, and Zafar Chaudry as chair, PR Newswire reported.