Before joining Mission Health, Dr. Paulus served both as Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Innovation Officer for Geisinger Health System. Prior to joining Geisinger, Dr. Paulus was co-founder, President and later CEO of CareScience, Inc. (a NASDAQ company), later acquired by Premier, Inc. Dr. Paulus received his MD degree from The School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and his MBA, concentration in healthcare management, and BS in Economics from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He has served on numerous boards, has frequently published peer-reviewed book chapter and journal articles (including the Annals of Internal been named one of Modern Healthcare’s Top 50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders several times, and was recently among the Top 15 on that list.

“We cannot allow caregivers to be harmed on our watch. Far too many health care team members believe that violence against them is simply part of the job. That's unacceptable. As leaders, our primary responsibility is to keep our team members safe. Together, we must take action to solve this urgent and growing problem. I was attracted to Strongline because of the people and because their solution is a simple and effective way for anyone under duress to alert both security personnel and importantly all nearby team members that they need help -now. In addition, the solution's reporting capabilities provide leadership with the ability to identify patterns and to proactively connect with anyone who has experienced or witnessed a duress event.”

Previously Dr. Grant served as the EVP and CMO of Geisinger Health System, an organization nationally renowned for innovation. At Lahey, Geisinger, Temple University Health System (where he served as CMO, Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and EVP of hospital operations), and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (where he trained in pediatrics and served in administrative roles), Dr. Grant has been focused on system integration, population health, and patient and employee safety. His commitment to introduce Strongline to health systems across the country stems from his strong conviction that health career workers must have the necessary resources to feel safe in their work environment.

“My concern for staff safety literally kept me awake at night as a health system CEO, and I didn’t know how to address it effectively. I believe that the Strongline system is an essential tool for confronting this problem. It is affordable and elegantly uncomplicated. Your nurses, physicians and all supporting staff will feel more secure and will be safer immediately upon adoption. And national data demonstrates that a greater sense of “security” in the work environment will enhance employee engagement; and that will improve patient experience which will lead to improved quality of care and financial performance. I really believe that there will be a range of benefits by acquiring this product, but most importantly you will be keeping your staff safer.”

Justin attended Stanford University and earned a MA in education before teaching public high school for six years, further refining both his leadership skills and his sense of empathy. He has spent the last six years working with a health care startup, incubating new businesses through development partnerships with hospitals and health systems.

Bryan attended Stanford University where he shifted focus from pre-medical studies to entrepreneurial business. After graduating he spent several years working at a large consulting firm before launching his first company in 2009. Prior to co-founding Strongline, Bryan served as CEO for a health care technology startup that has delivered Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) location and alerting systems to more than 60 hospital clients across the country.

“Caring for patients is among the most noble, important professions an individual could possibly pursue. The delivery of care should not be encumbered by fear for one’s safety and it is all of our responsibility to confront the unfortunate, escalating trend of violence against health care workers. We are committed to delivering effective, common sense solutions that can help combat this crisis by enhancing the safety and wellbeing of staff, patients and visitors.”

Carl has extensive hands-on expertise in the areas of healthcare revenue cycle, including patient access, health information management and patient financial services, along with Medicare fraud & abuse compliance and the use of biometrics for positive patient identity.  From 2009 through 2015, Carl was a principal partner and the SVP of Sales & Marketing at HT Systems.  The flagship PatientSecure^® biometric positive patient identification technology, has now been adopted by more than 20,000,000 patients in 500+ hospitals and thousands of affiliated clinics and physician practices.  Carl is a frequent speaker at healthcare industry events such as HIMSS, HFMA, NAHAM and AHIMA on the subject of emerging technologies in healthcare.