Jeff Bell Email & Phone Number

Eureka, Mo, Us

Keystone IT is a health technology firm with a mission to improve patient outcomes through innovation. Keystone IT seeks to enable and empower every person to control and improve his or her own health. Keystone develops and adapts technologies, and designs, builds, and manages IT infrastructure to ensure our clients accomplish their missions in a secure and compliant environment.As Keystone IT’s CIO, Jeff is responsible for strategic IT planning and execution. Working closely with other Keystone leadership, he is responsible for developing a business strategy with an integrated IT strategy. Jeff works to always assure close attention to current client service delivery. Simultaneously, he works directly with clients on technology strategy, with a special focus on large enterprise and Integrated Delivery Network spaces.

Dātu Health is a technology firm focused on user engagement in healthcare. Dātu is a unique resource for healthcare transformation, for IT expertise and for user-experience (UX) talent. A firm that understands how to tap cloud-based innovations, to embrace radically simplified information architecture, and to shed unnecessary complexity, Dātu is building unique user experiences that strengthen relationships and provide competitive advantage for health systems.

Chesterfield, Missouri, Us

Restructured the IT department into a value-add group for projects, and a value management group for “keeping the lights on” maintenance work. Moved the needle from 15% of workforce available for project work to over 40%. Drove $40M in savings out of a $180M overall budget through the creation of an aggressive vendor management function.Further drove consolidation of data centers across the organization into a primary / secondary architecture enabling conservation of significant capital. Led the effort to commercialize and monetize hosting of Epic for customers outside of the organization, including preparing for eventual SSAE 16 certification including necessary IT controls.Implemented rigorous ITSM framework, including change/release management, incident / problem management, project management, and financial management.Consolidated and set strategy for a multi-tiered service center, including physical layout, DR facility, training and operating procedures and peak shaving strategies. Recently benchmarked via MetricNet, ranked #2 out of 26 member peer group. Creation of the Enterprise Architecture group

Chesterfield, Missouri, Us

Made the case for High Availability in healthcare where EMR is implemented.Designed and coordinated construction of 60M, Tier 4 world class data center in Washington MO.Technical hardware implementation of the Epic infrastructure, built to be commercial quality. Led all customers on many elements including DR architecture, 64 bit OS and Citrix, virtualization of the Citrix FarmCreation of MyMercy, a value added web based patient portal unique in the marketplace.

Chesterfield, Missouri, Us

Unified four different projects into one cohesive program with common goals and architectures. Drove the creation of a Data Management team to reach goals of a common information model for the organization.Created the business case and mechanism for selecting Epic as the core platform moving forward.Created a win-win, graceful and cost efficient exit from the prior clinical system without resorting to breach proceedings. Created and developed the Enterprise Project Office.

Chesterfield, Missouri, Us

Consolidated the IT operations of 7 major business units into one in less than 6 months.Created initial model for operating structure for the newly consolidated department.Created the initial technology strategy to reconcile the application portfolio across the organization.

Memphis, Tennessee, Us

Oversaw the design and construction of a $5M data center.Lead the software development of one of the nation’s first physician web portals – awarded Most Wired’s elite Innovator’s Award.Implemented a simple, effective chargeback mechanism influencing IT spending behaviors

Memphis, Tennessee, Us

Wrote prototype of first computerized order management system for an ancillary department.Worked with manufacturers and the IT department to spec and write one of the first Medical Device Interfaces, before there was HL-7, interface engines, etc.

Mba, Finance

As, Respiratory Care

Bs, Biology / Chemistry