Debbie Durst, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, IN, US

Program Director for local healthcare client to scan patient documents into their EHR system.Project Manager for major insurance provider on cybersecurity testing and remediation initiative.Large Healthcare Client:* Supported multiple projects in the Transformation Management Office.* Managed remediation of unsupported operating systems / hardware of Merge.

• Responsible for IS operations at St. Vincent Indiana healthcare sites and national initiatives.
• Transformed IT from a cost center to a trusted, full partner in strategic decision making by using continuous process improvement and building leadership trust.
• Implemented a robust governance standards/prioritization.
• Established a Business Office to streamline contracting, budgeting and compliance functions.
• Achieved financial savings by reducing redundant systems, converting to standard applications, and improving processes.
• Increased service level agreement compliance by utilizing ITIL methodology and escalation models.

• Established process for reviewing audit findings that decreased past due findings 100% to zero over nine months.
• Developed system availability metrics for hospital leadership and maintained 99.9% or better uptime.
• Analyzed expenses and consolidated applications for $9.2M financial savings.
• Directed the IT General Controls pilot and ensured proper controls were established in financial applications for an “effective” audit rating.
• Provided leadership to 50 associates.

• Transitioned to PeopleSoft finance/supply chain solution and eliminated inefficient processes, reduced time spent budgeting, and decreased IT expenses.
• Incorporated operational processes that increased quality and consistency of service delivery (IS request process, charge back process, RACI charts, change control procedure).
• Managed the move of local data center to central location with no disruptions to clinical care.
• Collaborated with eleven Ascension associates across the country on the Application Design Team (ADT) and designed the original model for AIS.
• Provided leadership to 35 associates.

• Eliminated consulting costs of $150,000 by creating an application skillset database and cross-training associates with matching skills.
• Directed the Y2K project team
• Provided leadership to 20 associates.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration And Management, General

Education record

In-depth program for senior leaders in Ascension Information Services that was tailored to the organization's strategic goals.