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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Responsible for strengthening integration between community-based healthcare providers in Alberta and provincial IT systems and services. This includes the expansion of patient information exchange through the Community Information Integration (CII) data hub in support of improved continuity of care, and automation of referral workflow in support of the.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Coordinated implementation of Alberta's vaccine passport system (Alberta Covid Records) as part of the province's COVID-19 Restrictions Exemption Program. This includes rapid development of a portal for issuing QR code vaccine records to Albertans and a verifier application to read QR codes and validate results. It also includes alignment of the Alberta QR.

Responsible for strengthening integration between community-based healthcare providers in Alberta and provincial IT systems and services. This includes the expansion of patient information exchange through the Community Information Integration (CII) data hub in support of improved continuity of care, and automation of referral workflow in support of the.

Edmonton, Canada Area

Directed the development and implementation of a new provincial IT service to share data between community-based physician clinics (GPs and specialists) in Alberta and provincial systems like Netcare, the province's Electronic Health Record (EHR) service. The CII system enables physicians to share data on patient encounters, specialist consult reports, and.

Edmonton, Canada Area

Lead the implementation of a secure messaging solution for Alberta physicians and other health care providers to help improve the delivery of patient care services across the province. The initiative was a partnership between the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) and Microquest Inc. to launch and market a co-branded secure messaging product (AMA dr2dr).

Edmonton, Canada Area

Created a high level strategic vision for the City of Edmonton to transform how services are delivered through cloud computing. The document will serve as a guide for the corporation as it leverages industry best practice around cloud-based computing technology, including Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Supported strategic planning around IM/IT services for the province, with a focus on health system transformation and primary care. This includes development and support for a provincial Clinical Information System (CIS) strategy, as well as the design, implementation and assessment of new provincial IM/IT service delivery models.This engagement involved.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Supported strategic integration of community-based health IT systems with provincial Electronic Health Record (EHR) services. Developed and executed an IT strategy to support the Family Care Clinic (FCC) program including implementation pilot clinics and development of a Shared Services model to provide centralized back-office support (admin, clinical, IT.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

As Acting Director for Risk and Relationship Management, lead development efforts for a new clinic-based funding model to support implementation of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems in physician offices and oversee R&RM staff and operations. This engagement involved business requirements analysis and documentation, financial analysis, vendor.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Provided Vendor Relationship Management (VRM) business support for Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Pharmacy IT services in Alberta. The Alberta Health and Wellness (AHW) Master Services Agreement (MSA) for EMR services governed approximately $65 million of physician-EMR vendor contracting per year in the province. This engagement involved business and.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Conducted a scope and organizational structure review for the newly formed Performance Measurement Branch and the Information and Analysis Branch. This engagement involved business and functional requirements analysis, health systems analysis, business process reengineering, business planning, report development and project management. It required regular.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Supported enterprise implementation of Oracle Project by developing interactive online tutorials customized for EPCOR practices using Oracle’s User Productivity Kit (UPK). This engagement involved business and functional requirements analysis, tutorial development in UPK and user acceptance testing. It required regular communication and consultation with.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Responsibilities included enterprise performance measurement, evaluation of healthcare transformation projects, senior management support for evidence-based decision-making, clinical data management, utilization analysis, and linkage with regional and provincial healthcare performance measurement, IT and transformation initiatives. This work involved.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Development of a Chronic Disease Management proposal to Canada Health Infoway on behalf of Capital Health and Calgary Health Region Electronic Health Record (EHR) initiatives. This engagement involved business and functional requirements analysis, IM/IT systems analysis, business planning, report development and project management. It required regular.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Conducted an independent review of the Regional Shared Health Information Program (RSHIP). RSHIP was a collaborative initiative of the seven former rural health authorities in Alberta to implement a shared patient care information system. This engagement involved business value assessment, contractual obligation assessment, risk assessment, IM/IT systems.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Conducted an independent review of ERP outsourcing proposals for HR and Financial Services in the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) and Government of Manitoba. This engagement involved business and functional requirements analysis, IM/IT systems analysis, research, business value assessment, risk assessment, report development and project.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conducted an independent investigation of a critical Electronic Health Record (EHR) interfaced laboratory data repository incident in the Calgary Health Region (CHR) and developed recommendations for the Province of Alberta. This engagement involved root cause assessment, business analysis, IM/IT systems analysis, risk assessment, research, business.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Managed a project to establish a central organization to be responsible for planning, coordination, implementation and ongoing delivery of information and communication technology for Manitoba’s health sector (eHealth Manitoba); develop an implementation plan for the new organization and a transition plan with a Service Level Agreement (SLA) for.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Analyzed solution capability for an ERP vendor being considered the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA). This engagement involved business and functional requirements analysis, IM/IT systems analysis, strategic planning, research, risk management, report development and project management. It required regular communication and consultation with.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Responsibilities included transitioning project support from Wellnet (EHR) to AHW, management and implementation of provincial access improvement (wait time) strategy, project integration and coordination, and linkage with regional, provincial and national access improvement initiatives. This work involved project and portfolio management, strategic.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Responsibilities included integration and coordination of provincial registry projects, implementation management for the provincial provider directory and linkage with regional, provincial and national EHR initiatives. This work involved project and portfolio management, strategic planning, outsourced vendor procurement and contracting, IM/IT systems.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Responsibilities included EHR project integration and coordination, linkage and alignment with external partners, EHR strategy implementation, and project management.This work involved project and portfolio management, strategic planning, business and functional requirements analysis, IM/IT systems analysis, research, outsourced vendor procurement and.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Responsibilities included data warehouse development and management, provision of regional information analysis services and project management.This work involved resource management, outsourced vendor management, Service Level Agreement (SLA) definition and monitoring, clinical data acquisition and integration from acute and ambulatory systems, quality.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Responsibilities included administrative management for a 50+ person department and coordination of health informatics resources for regional quality improvement initiatives. This work involved resource management, outsourcing contract management, business and strategic planning, business process reengineering, SLA definition and monitoring, quality.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Responsibilities included enterprise performance monitoring, senior management support for evidence-based decision-making, and information development for quality improvement projects.This work involved business and functional requirements analysis, IM/IT systems analysis, risk assessment, performance measurement, quality improvement, database development.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Responsibilities included management of the region’s activity based costing system, case costing analysis and monitoring (internal and contracted services), and case-cost reporting to Alberta Health and Wellness (AHW).This work involved the acquisition and integration of large volumes of clinical data from acute and ambulatory systems, financial analysis.

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Responsibilities at the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFLA) District Health Council included database development (MS Foxpro, MS Access, SPSS), data acquisition and integration, project analytic support, and coordinating information analysis for hospital restructuring.This work involved business and functional requirements analysis, business.

Master Of Arts (M.A.)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)