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Memorial Hospital - Columbus Ohio

ICD-10 Implementation

Chief Information Officer – Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo NY.* Implemented systems and procedures required for “Meaningful Use” Stage 1 compliance* Completed necessary planning for “Meaningful Use” Stage 2* Developed a Patient Portal as part of the new Electronic Medical Records requirements* Implemented new Registration, Pharmacy and Payroll systems* Developed standards and reporting procedures to monitor and evaluate Patient Safety.* Implemented standard system templates to monitor and report HIPAA compliance in all systems that contain patient information.* Provided planning and management for conversion to ICD-10.

Responsible for multiple teams implementing clinical applications utilizing CHS standards to achieve “Meaningful Use” (MU) requirements. Developed standardized templates, project plans, project tools and policies and procedures for system upgrades and conversions to “Meaningful Use”. Implemented Medical record documentation and Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE). Created a number of on-line clinical views and presentations in Physician Portals. Developed metrics for reporting required compliance with MU regulations.

Statewide Health Information Exchange providing connectivity to healthcare providers, hospitals, pharmacies, ambulatory services and state agencies throughout West Virginia. Chief Information Officer Responsible for strategic planning, project management, system selection and implementation. Prepared final ONC (Office National Coordinator) Operational Plan, awarding nine million dollars to the state of West Virginia to create a statewide Health Information Exchange. Evaluated vendor partnerships and systems to support the Information Exchange. Worked with Public Health, Medicaid and other state agencies to integrate their information needs with the Information Exchange requirements.

CIO, Port Huron Community HospitalResponsible for providing strategic planning and information technology support for the main hospital and nine remote clinics.Implemented a complete clinical information system in 24 months.Solicited user participation for the development of physician order entry, centralized scheduling, pharmacy order entry, drug administration, emergency care and electronic medical record systems.

CIO, Springfield Community HospitalResponsible for managing data center operations, help desk and desktop support, technical services, networking and applications.Developed an IT steering committee that allowed hospital leadership involvement in planning and prioritizing IT projects, restoring the client’s confidence in Eclipsys. Implemented a clinical physician order entry system and upgraded pharmacy and clinical systems.Instituted 36 best practices in order to obtain ISO 20000 certification. Established remote connectivity for admitting physicians.

Chief Information Officer and Account Executive Responsible for providing outsourcing services and transitional or temporary management for major medical facilities nationwide, Developed the company’s outsourcing model and established 40 Service Level Agreements to monitor performance. Implemented new standards, policies and procedures at University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) that decreased the information systems budget by 20%. Established an information steering committee for HealthPartners that allowed users to control the operational and decision making processes for major computer systems, improving client satisfaction and efficient use of applications. Executed a Project Management Office for Covance that standardized methodology and project tools, eliminating scope creep and unexplained budget variances. Reorganized help desk services to provide 24/7 coverage for Memorial Medical Center and installed software to improve billing, registration, centralized scheduling, order entry and result reporting to outpatient clinics. Implemented Epic Ambulatory System which included Patient Accounting and Billing System in 30 remote sites at UPHS. Implemented PeopleSoft Payroll at UPHS. Major upgrade and support for the Siemens core hospital system at UPHS.

Developed separate organization, Humility of Mary Information Systems (HMIS) to provide IT support and services to the Humility of Mary Healthcare System (HMHS) from its conception. HMIS supported the system growth from one stand alone hospital to four hospitals, two nursing homes, hospice, two imaging centers and a large family practice center.