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Ashok’s Journey
Joined Nortel’s Ottawa, Canada operations as Senior Manager, beginning a decade-long career at one of the world’s leading telecommunications companies.
1990
Joined LongBoard Inc. as General Manager of the RTP Development Center in North Carolina.
2000
Joined Misys Healthcare Systems as Director of International Software Development and Board Member of Misys Healthcare India, leading global software development teams.
2004
1999
Became Senior Director of Next Generation Solutions at Nortel, focused on emerging telecommunications products.
2003
Joined Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications as Director of North America Development, leading development operations for the Raleigh area.
2009
Founded Patagonia Health as CEO, building a cloud-based EHR tailored for the workflows of public health departments, behavioral health providers, and community clinics.
About Patagonia Health
Founded - 2009 | Cary, NC | Stage - Private
Highlight
Patagonia Health provides cloud-based EHR, practice management, billing, and public health software for clinics and health agencies.
Problem
Public health, behavioral health, and clinic teams need EHR systems that match their workflows without requiring heavy technical overhead. Many legacy tools feel rigid, slow, and poorly aligned to frontline needs.
USP
Patagonia Health built its market around cloud-based EHR usability and service for public health and behavioral health organizations. The company has earned regional growth recognition through Triangle Business Journal’s Fast 50.
Key Milestones
2009
Founded in Cary to build a better cloud-based EHR for healthcare organizations.
2022
Named to Triangle Business Journal’s Fast 50 list.
2024
Celebrated 15 years of service. Ranked #42 in the Triangle Business Journal Fast 50.
2025
Named a Triangle Fast 50 winner again.
In Their Own Words:
"We started Patagonia Health with a belief that we could design a better EHR."
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