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Affinity Health System announces Dr. Peter Roloff as the Director of Medical Informatics and Operations

11 / 09 / 2009

For more information contact:
Maria Nelson, Media Relations
Affinity Health System
(920) 720-1752
(920) 554-0686 (pager)

MENASHA, Wis. - Affinity Health System announces Dr. Peter Roloff as the Director of Medical Informatics and Operations in the Affinity IT Department. The position will serve a key role in Affinity’s endeavor to roll out a modern electronic health record to ambulatory as well as inpatient sites during the next few years.

The position is half time, and Dr. Roloff will continue to operate his pediatric practice at the Neenah Deerwood location half time.

Dr. Roloff earned his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison and served his residency at Children’s Hospital/Ohio State University in Columbus. In addition, Dr. Roloff was a clinical associate professor in the department of physician assistant studies at Marquette University and a clinical assistant professor in the department of family medicine at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Dr. Roloff currently serves as Director of Medical Operations for the Neenah/Menasha Affinity Medical Group clinic area. He is the co-chairperson on the immunization rapid response team and a pharmaceutical and therapy member for Network Health Plan. Dr. Roloff also serves as the Board of Director on the Winnebago County Foster and Adoptive Parent Association.

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For the Editor:
Affinity Health System, a faith-based regional health care network, is the Fox Valley’s second-largest employer, according to the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry. For the fourth consecutive year, Affinity has been named one of the nation’s top 64 health systems based on clinical performance according to Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care. For ten consecutive years, Affinity Health System has been named to the SDI (formerly Verispan) Integrated Health Network Top 100, an annual assessment of the 100 most highly integrated health care networks in the nation. Both St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton and Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh rank among the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide in terms of quality and efficiency, as determined by the 2007 Premier | CareScience Select practice National Quality Award. Members of Affinity include Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Health Foundation, Oshkosh; St. Elizabeth Hospital and the St. Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, Appleton; Affinity Medical Group, a regional network of 25 family practice and specialty clinics – 22 of which are recognized as NCQA Level III medical homes, the highest level of recognition – in 14 communities; Calumet Medical Center, Chilton; and Affinity Occupational Health.