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* Administrative authority and responsibility for Information Systems, Telecommunications, and Telehealth departments of Wooster Community Hospital. * Responsible to maintain sound organizational relationships with the Board of Governors, Administrative Team, physicians, department directors, and all stakeholders. * Sets and coordinates security policies across the enterprise. * Responsible for the integration of systems across multiple platforms. * Project management on various levels. * Implement and enforce government and other regulations and standards. * Responsible for filling the duties as WCH's Security Information Officer, including development and monitoring security policy in compliance with HIPAA legislation.

• Responsible for the planning, administering, and directing of the day-to-day operations of the information systems and telecommunications departments.• Responsible to provide sound fiscal management of the department including developing and managing an annual operating budget of over 5 million dollars.• Provides leadership for the development and implementation of departmental projects and initiatives including short and long term strategic goals.• Develops and implements policies and procedures related to the needs of the department and organization.• Provides project management services for projects of all sizes.• In conjunction with the VP of Information Systems helped to lead the organization in several large projects including the successful conversion from the Meditech Magic platform to 6.0 in 2013 and the achievement of meaningful use stage 1 and stage 2 certification over the past few years.• Demonstrated history of developing and maintaining excellent working relationships with all levels of employees in the organization as well as physicians, office staff, vendors, and visitors to the hospital.• Provided leadership in helping the organization to become the first Ohio Meditech hospital to implement electronic prescribing of controlled substances and have been a guest speaker at a couple national conferences sharing our story related to this achievement.• Consistently recognized during annual reviews as a top performer in the organization.• Presented with the Best Boss award for achieving a high level of employee satisfaction in 2015.

• Responsible for the management of the software side of the Information Systems department.• Provide direct supervision and management of all IS analyst staff.• Responsible for the operations and support of all core hospital software applications including the hospital EMR system - Meditech.• Successfully lead the project to implement the Meditech Emergency Department Application with the use of CPOE.• Expert in all Meditech Magic Advanced Clinical Applications.• Served on the Medication Safety and Documentation Team committees.• Frequent presenter at Meditech related conferences to share our successful use of the Meditech system.

• Responsible for providing expert level support of all Meditech clinical applications.• Led the organization in the implementation of CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) and electronic physician documentation in 2007.• Implemented a biometric system that enabled the organization to become the first Ohio Meditech hospital to be certified by the Ohio Board of pharmacy for clinicians to be able to order and administer medications electronically.• Developed and maintained excellent working relationships with physicians, nurses and staff.Expert of all Meditech Magic Advanced Clinical Applications including - Physician Care Manager- Provider Order Management (CPOE)- Physician Documentation- RXM (Medication reconciliation and discharge process).- EDM- PWM- Clinical Review- ITS- OR Manager- Order Entry- Nursing- eMAR/BMV Other software supported includes:Dragon Naturally Speaking Medisolv Rapid, Indigo and Encore products

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bs, Health Care Administration

Ad, Nursing

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