Today, Benjamin Mansalis, MD, joins Children’s Wisconsin as chief information and digital officer. He will lead the Information Services team and shape digital, analytics and technology strategies.
“After a comprehensive national search, Dr. Mansalis proved he was the right person for the role,” said Gil Peri, President and CEO at Children’s Wisconsin. “As a transformational leader, he creates a collaborative environment and showed he understood and appreciated the Children’s Wisconsin values and culture.”
In this role, Dr. Mansalis’ responsibilities will include ongoing efforts to integrate technology, advance digital innovation, ensure cybersecurity, optimize Children’s gold-star-rated Epic platform. He will further develop organizational governance and establish a roadmap to enhance care delivery, operational efficiency, and the overall child and family experience.
“It’s an incredible honor to join Children’s Wisconsin,” said Dr. Mansalis. “I am grateful to be joining such a talented and dedicated team. I look forward to building on the strong digital and data foundation already in place and helping lead the next chapter of innovation, transformation and care experience improvement for children across Wisconsin and beyond.”
Dr. Mansalis started his career as a technologist before earning a medical degree. He is a fellowship-trained physician and information technology executive with 25 years of experience solving real-world health care problems. Most recently, he served as chief digital and information officer and senior vice president at Indiana University Health. Prior to that, Dr. Mansalis served as vice president and chief information officer for INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma’s largest clinically integrated health care network.
He has led comprehensive Epic implementation and optimization work, and established multiple innovations across many health care contexts including virtual care, hospital-at-home, remote monitoring and digital front-door strategies. In recognition of his leadership, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives recognized him as Innovator of the Year 2021.
Dr. Mansalis received his medical degree from Albany Medical College in New York. He completed his residency and fellowship through Kaiser Permanente in California and served in clinical roles as an ambulatory internist and acute care hospitalist.
Children’s Wisconsin is the region’s only independent health care system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. The hospital, with locations in Milwaukee and Neenah, Wisconsin, is recognized as one of the leading pediatric health care centers in the United States. It is ranked among the top pediatric hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-25 Best Children’s Hospitals report. Children’s Wisconsin provides primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, mental and behavioral health care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. In 2023, Children’s invested more than $181 million in the community to improve the health status of children through medical care, advocacy, education and pediatric medical research. Children’s achieves its mission in part through donations from individuals, corporations and foundations and is proud to be a member of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
