Experienced healthcare technology and services executive to lead the company’s next stage of growth across HIEs, payers, and care delivery organizations.
May 27, 2026, Pleasant Grove, UT — IMAT Solutions, a leading provider of healthcare data acquisition, normalization, interoperability, and quality reporting solutions, has announced the appointment of Ken Barbe as its new Chief Executive Officer. Prior to assuming the CEO role, Barbe served as the company’s Vice President of Professional Services and Security Officer.
With more than three decades of experience in healthcare technology, Barbe has led initiatives focused on technology delivery, professional services, operational improvement, and business transformation across diverse healthcare organizations.
Over the course of his career, he has helped healthcare providers and stakeholders enhance operational efficiency, modernize technology infrastructures, and adapt to the growing demands of data-driven healthcare environments.
In his new role, Barbe will lead IMAT Solutions’ next phase of growth, expanding its reach among health information exchanges (HIEs), payers, and care delivery organizations. His focus will include supporting healthcare organizations as they address increasing interoperability requirements, digital quality measurement initiatives, AI preparedness, and the need for reliable healthcare data infrastructure.
“Healthcare organizations are facing unprecedented challenges in leveraging data effectively across quality reporting, interoperability, population health, and AI-driven initiatives,” said Ken Barbe, CEO of IMAT Solutions. “IMAT is well-positioned to help organizations establish trusted, scalable, and actionable data foundations that enable improved outcomes, stronger operational performance, and more connected healthcare ecosystems.”
Ken Barbe has been instrumental in advancing the growth of IMAT Intelligence, the company’s SaaS-based Health Data Intelligence Platform. His leadership has helped healthcare organizations effectively aggregate, normalize, validate, and leverage healthcare data across complex clinical and claims systems.
As CEO, Barbe will continue to drive IMAT Solutions’ strategic initiatives, with a focus on supporting organizations preparing for HEDIS 2030, advancing CMS interoperability requirements, enhancing MSSP APP reporting, modernizing payer data infrastructures, and enabling AI-powered healthcare operations.
About IMAT Solutions
IMAT Solutions specializes in health data acquisition and normalization, helping healthcare organizations meet the requirements of HEDIS, STARS, Population Health Management, Data Aggregator Validation (DAV), the 21st Century Cures Act, and CMS interoperability programs. The company delivers comprehensive, end-to-end solutions that encompass data source onboarding, data normalization and validation, data quality management, analytics, reporting, and ongoing support.
Founded in 2013, IMAT Solutions was established to improve healthcare data accessibility, analysis, and reporting through innovative technology and services. Its HIPAA-compliant platform supports healthcare organizations across multiple states, processing billions of records annually for more than 3,500 facilities, 30 million patients, and 35,000 providers.
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