Alan Portnoy, PharmD, MS, MMI is the operations manager at Tower Health-Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Alan earned his bachelor’s degree from Temple University School of Pharmacy and his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Florida. He also holds master’s degrees in Healthcare Administration and Medical Informatics from Saint Joseph’s University and Northwestern University respectively. Alan spent the first part of his career working in several different hospitals in the Philadelphia area, holding both clinical and management positions, including assistant director and director of pharmacy roles. Prior to coming to Reading Hospital, he worked for 12 years in the electronic health record industry serving as a product manager for pharmacy, BCMA and CPOE applications. He was responsible for overseeing the design, development, and deployment of software for the US and European markets.