Darlene Carr
South River
Summary
Dynamic healthcare executive with extensive experience, driving strategic initiatives, and enhancing client engagement. Proven track record in project management and budget oversight, ensuring regulatory compliance while fostering innovation. Adept at developing solutions that improve healthcare delivery and interoperability across diverse stakeholders.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President, Healthcare Division
New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII)
09.2024 - Current
- Lead strategic initiatives to enhance healthcare delivery and innovation within NJII's healthcare programs.
- Oversee healthcare client engagement, ensuring alignment with NJHIN integrations and state-wide interoperability efforts.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop solutions addressing healthcare challenges.
- Manage project budgets and timelines, ensuring adherence to state-funded program goals and deliverables.
- Ensures the effective and secure exchange of health information across the state while leading initiatives that prioritize innovation, client engagement, and privacy; driving innovation in healthcare services.
Client Engagement & Privacy Officer
New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII)
02.2023 - 09.2024
- Oversee client engagement with external stakeholders onboarding to NJHIN and participating in the various UCE cases with their NJHIN integrations and supporting state-wide interoperability.
- Ensure client engagement, statistics, and participation along with customer experience leveraging the tools utilized to support interoperability.
- Develop project budgets, timelines & all design collateral required.
- Support state funded programs to ensure the goals and deliverables set forth by the State Department of Human Services and Department of Health are successfully met.
- Develop solutions for in collaboration with internal and external teams.
- Conduct privacy risk assessments.
Site Director (Children’s Specialized Hospital)
RWJ Barnabas Health
2017 - 2023
- Direct day to day operations of Children’s Specialized Information Technology, Telecommunications and Strategic Improvement departments.
- Create and manage Children’s IT, Telecommunications and Strategic Improvement operating and capital budgets.
- Oversee all Children’s clinical and financial applications and interfaces.
- Oversee IT, Telecommunications and Strategic Improvement budgeting and implementation for all new construction projects.
- Managed a comprehensive clinical and financial installation including CPOE, Patient Accounting, Patient Management, General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Material Management on time and on budget.
- Successfully implemented patient account and MPI conversions in conjunction with new EMR (Meditech).
- Created a Data Repository and Report System, which offered easy user access to clinical, financial, and demographic information.
- Designed and implemented archive EMR system for legacy system patient documentation.
- Established solid working relationships with administration, physicians, and clinical staff to utilize IT as a tool for better patient care and patient safety.
- Directly managed modification, design, and implementation of Regulatory changes and established corporate standards for HIPAA security standards.
- HIPAA security officer for Children’s Specialized Hospital.
- A pediatric multi-hospital rehabilitation and outpatient treatment facility distributed throughout New Jersey.
Director Information Systems
RWJ Barnabas Health
2015 - 2017
Manager of Applications
RWJ Barnabas Health
2002 - 2015
Project Manager
RWJ Barnabas Health
1999 - 2002
Installation Specialist
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Florham Park
1998 - 1999
- Designed and implemented Clinical and Financial Systems for a Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care Facility.
- Directed the team to re-deploy the corporate Charge Description Master.
- Documented corporate workflow and managed the team to implement best in Class process changes in the clinical and financial environment.
- Assisted in the implementation of a Hospital Wide Physician Billing procedure.
- A National Consulting Firm with a high-quality Health Care Practice.
Project Manager
Carrier Foundation
Belle Mead
1996 - 1998
- Lead the selection and installation of the organizations First Information System, automating all aspects of patient management, order entry, and results reporting.
- Designed and implemented a multidisciplinary team strategy for implementation and ongoing maintenance of all information systems.
- Managed the development of a data dictionary to enhance testing and change management.
- Established help desk procedures and routines to effective customer service and system support.
- A specialty care hospital providing inpatient and outpatient Behavioral Health Services in a multi-facility model throughout the State of New Jersey.
Clinical Analyst/Team Leader
JFK Medical Center
Edison
1993 - 1996
- Lead the installation of decision support and executive information systems.
- Developed executive level reports for analysis of admission trends, physician resource utilization, and departmental profitability.
- Managed the design of treatment plans predicated upon departmental best practices.
- Part of the Solaris Health System comprised of two acute care hospitals, rehabilitation Services and comprehensive Long-term Care businesses.
Admissions Credit Supervisor
JFK Medical Center
Edison
1989 - 1993
- Responsible to completing Inpatient and Outpatient registrations.
- Obtained Benefits and authorization information for all admitted patients.
- Responsible for training new employees.
- Managed all Charity Care applications.
Education
B.A. - Healthcare Management-Business Administration
American Intercontinental University
11-2004
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Healthcare innovation
- Project management
- Budget management
- Client engagement
- Regulatory compliance
Certifications And Memberships
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
- American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
Timeline
Vice President, Healthcare Division
New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII)
09.2024 - Current
Client Engagement & Privacy Officer
New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII)
02.2023 - 09.2024
Site Director (Children’s Specialized Hospital)
RWJ Barnabas Health
2017 - 2023
Director Information Systems
RWJ Barnabas Health
2015 - 2017
Manager of Applications
RWJ Barnabas Health
2002 - 2015
Project Manager
RWJ Barnabas Health
1999 - 2002
Installation Specialist
Price Waterhouse Coopers
1998 - 1999
Project Manager
Carrier Foundation
1996 - 1998
Clinical Analyst/Team Leader
JFK Medical Center
1993 - 1996
Admissions Credit Supervisor
JFK Medical Center
1989 - 1993
B.A. - Healthcare Management-Business Administration
American Intercontinental University