Brian Mcdonald Email & Phone Number

• Highly skilled and knowledgeable healthcare information technology professional with extensive experience in the clinical technology field as well as the field of information technology.• 23 years clinical experience in the healthcare industry; 20 of those years with information systems involvement and 13 years of experience in a hospital-based clinical laboratory, 15 years working with Cerner Classic and Millennium platforms. During the past 10 years, positions held have been based on working as a traveling consultant.• 15 years experience with Discern Explorer (CCL) applications (10 years Cerner Millennium, 5 years Cerner Classic), data-models for most Cerner modules, and development of Complex Management Reports, Audits, Genviews, Smart Templates, Labels, Requisitions, and Innovative scripting.• 10 years Team Leader for Client CCL projects, managing teams of up to 11 consultants, and acting as a CCL reference resource and instructor. • Experience in the analysis, design, development, implementation, and management of clinical applications and projects. Successful in improving the collection, access, and utilization of clinical data for the direct patient care clinician for the delivery of healthcare to the patient.• Areas of expertise include Cerner Project Management and application support• Extensive clinical experience includes the positions of Clinical Laboratory Manager, Supervisor, and Medical Technologist• Consulting experience includes the positions of Application Analyst (Implementation Support, PathNet, Orders), Application Specialist (Cerner Discern Explorer Reports Development, Crystal Reports Development), and Interim Project Manager (Cerner Classic)• Academic research experience includes the position of Research Associate, managing operations of academic and clinical research program project grants sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Co-authorship and technical citations on several physiology research papers.Specialties: Project Management, Cerner Discern / CCL, PathNet, Orders

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  University At Buffalo

  Biology