Christopher Kauffman Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, MD, US

• Implemented Epic's Beaker Anatomic Pathology module from start to finish, including procedure build, test build, protocol build, order transmittal, user security, worksheets, and application reports.
• Implemented Epic's Beaker Clinical Pathology module in flow cytometry (including integration with BD FACSLink), molecular genomics (including a variant data interface and integration with Johns Hopkins University's.
• Collaborate directly with pathologists to push the limits of the software, creating high-value customizations.
• Build, test, and validate custom development from Epic, including telepathology and a historically ambitious case conversion.
• Develop operational and analytic reports, with an emphasis on quality assurance.
• Present model workflows and tailor them to meet the realities of JHM's complex pathology department.

Baltimore, MD, US

• Engineer and optimize order transmittal for a complex multi-hospital system leading the way in specimen label printing through a third-party lab system
• Compile, process and present information obtained through sophisticated use of the Chronicles Database Management System
• Implement and support interfaces to a variety of third-party systems including SCC Soft Computer's Laboratory suite, MUSE Cardiology Data Management, Synapse, and Vision Chips Observer Ultrasound Reporting & Imaging
• Develop laboratory-related decision support with an emphasis on high-value care
• Analyze and design user templates that meet the needs of established and emerging workflows, working with the Office of Internal Audits to ensure compliance with policy
• Perform large-scale set-up and maintenance of the provider (SER) master file, with an emphasis on e-prescribing service through Surescripts

Baltimore, Maryland, US

• Routinely analyzed up to 600 patient specimens per shift in a 1500-bed hospital ranked #1 overall in the nation by US News and World Report 21 years in a row
• Communicated lab values to and answer procedural and analytical questions from both veteran physicians and medical students, while observing HIPAA regulations and national patient safety initiatives
• Volunteered as a “Soft Buddy” tutoring coworkers during down-time to facilitate the integration of the SoftLab laboratory information system (LIS)
• Independently developed and distributed work aides to help fellow laboratorians adjust to the New Clinical Buildings
• Developed a keen sense of organization, prioritization and personal composure working in a fast-paced emergency room

Certificate, Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

Bachelor'S Degree, Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist