Dr. Steffany Benton is an indispensable component of the team at HealthTech Arkansas. She works one-on-one with our cohort company founders in administering their pilot projects with Arkansas healthcare providers and developing national relationships for potential partnerships with the program. She uses her healthcare knowledge to evaluate new healthcare technologies to make a determination as to which of those technologies have the ability to enhance the quality of care, improve clinical outcomes, improve provider efficiency, and generally add value to the healthcare system. For entrepreneurs, Steffany helps these inventors and startup company founders understand how their technologies and innovations can benefit healthcare organizations.
As a Nurse Practitioner, her experience is extensive, with more than fifteen years working in clinical leadership positions, healthcare innovation, project management, and quality improvement. She understands the complexities of the healthcare system and the synergies found at the crossroads of innovation and clinical care. She has dedicated the last ten years of her career to leading initiatives that improve healthcare accessibility.
Steffany earned a Doctorate of Nursing Practice and a Masters in Nursing Science from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, graduating with distinction. She is board-certified in Family Practice. She has been recognized as one of 40 Nurse Leaders Under 40, Arkansas’s Best Women in Health Care, and Best Healthcare Professionals by AY Magazine for her role in healthcare innovation. She serves on the Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association’s Board of Directors and is an active member of the Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs & Leaders, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the American Nurses Association.
“Working for HealthTech Arkansas is collectively the most rewarding experience of my career. I am able to improve patient outcomes and provider experiences outside of a typical clinical setting. At HTA, we work with high-caliber startup companies with disruptive tech from across the globe. By introducing these companies to our Arkansas provider coalition, I am able to positively impact more patients and providers than ever before. Arkansas is truly unique in its healthcare needs, and working with both our provider organizations and startups to develop pilots and research studies that meet those unique needs has broadened my perspective of how powerful innovation can be.”
