William “Will” Petrone, CEO
At the heart of Allegiance Healthcare Solutions LLC is a leader whose strategic foresight and decades of experience have helped transform how industries approach integration and growth since May 2020, brings a global mindset and an unwavering focus on client success to every aspect of the business.
With over 20 years in leadership roles across the healthcare IT landscape, Will has consistently driven results. Before leading Allegiance, he served as U.S. Vice President of a top Canadian healthcare software and services company for 14 years, guiding a national team that delivered innovative software integration to hospitals and healthcare providers across the country.
Earlier in his career, Will played pivotal roles at Mitem Corporation and SCI Healthcare Group—helping scale their healthcare operations and orchestrating major initiatives like the consolidation of McKesson EHR systems for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. Under his leadership, SCI became both an IBM Systems Partner and a key subcontractor to SeeBeyond for integration consulting services.
Will has focused his efforts on Health Information Systems supporting HL7 interface tools such as Mirth, Rhapsody, Cloverleaf, and Corepoint supporting integration application development, HL7 Standards participation and supporting software vendors with successful implementations in hospitals. This experience base is ideally suited to drive efforts to reduce cost and complexity of integration projects for hospitals and vendors. This is exemplified by forging strategic relationships with Infor, Sybase, IBM, SeeBeyond and several other integration companies, acquiring large healthcare customers include Ascension, Christus and hospitals that use Epic, Meditech, Cerner or McKesson.
Will’s goals and interests include expanding Allegiance Healthcare Solutions geographic reach and to assist customers in their efforts to intensify their innovation and to automate specific healthcare processes. As an IBM trained systems consultant, Will’s technical expertise is deep and wide-ranging. He has worked with top-tier clients such as Aetna, UMass Medical School, IBM Rochester Lab, National Gypsum, Rhapsody (Lyniate), Sybase, and Infor spanning industries from healthcare to manufacturing and distribution.
Recognized by many, Will is an executive manager with a rich background in healthcare and software development. He has a proven record of identifying customer needs, devising effective solutions, and implementing workplace improvements. Will brings extensive experience in implementing cross-functional development strategies for healthcare providers and integrating clinical and financial legacy systems with modern platforms.
Experience and Expertise
A highly accomplished leader, Will’s career in healthcare information technology and software development spans over 20 years. He has held key roles in national sales, product strategy, and systems integration with renowned organizations including Aetna, IBM, McKesson, and SeeBeyond Technology Corp. was before it was acquired by Sun Microsystems Inc. SeeBeyond Technology Corp. provided business integration software worldwide. The company’s software enables the real-time flow of information within the enterprise and among customers, suppliers, and partners. Will has spearheaded large-scale initiatives in clinical and financial systems modernization, HL7 interface development, and cross-platform integration.
International Presence
Will has led successful technology and consulting teams across the United States and Canada, driving revenue growth, expanding client bases, and forging lasting partnerships with major health systems and enterprise vendors. His diverse background in startups and enterprise turnaround efforts adds unique value to his skill set, which comprises business development, technical fluency, and industry foresight.