Executive leadership professional with over 30 years of healthcare IT experience, certified in multiple systems and specializing in leading diverse teams.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IT Director, HealthIT HIM & SER
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
01.2019 - Current
Leads teams responsible for Health Information Management and Provider Access.
Manages multi-million-dollar IS budgets, including coding, CDI, Release of Information, privacy, and AI-enabled projects.
Delivers strategic updates to senior management.
Develops and implements the IS department strategy.
Participates in Leadership Strategic Planning.
Directs large programs and projects.
Maintains up-to-date knowledge of current trends in technology solutions.
Negotiates service and license agreements with vendors.
Sr IS Director – PMO, Interoperability, Patient Engagement, Public Health Reporting
Community Health Systems
01.2015 - 01.2019
Created PMO Framework and Methodology
Enabled Apple Health integration enterprise-wide in 3 months (all EHR systems).
Led team responsible for PMO, integration, HIE, Patient Engagement and Public Health Reporting.
Deployed enterprise HIE to 81 hospitals in 6 months.
Implemented enterprise acute patient portal to 117 hospitals in 6 weeks..
Deployed Gaps in Care Patient Engagement module to all CHS owned practices
Implemented Evolenet Health (Valence) in 2 CHS markets.
Enabled Public Health Reporting.
Program Director - Community Health Systems
Vaco Healthcare
Nashville, TN
01.2014 - 01.2015
Served as Project Director for enterprise wide deployment of user access audit tool.
Facilitated connectivity among all hospital and ambulatory patient systems.
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT to the EXECUTIVE MEDICAL DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATE NURSING OFFICER and ASSOCIATE OPERATING OFFICER at VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER VANDERBILT HEART and VASCULAR INSTITUTE (VHVI)EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT to the EXECUTIVE MEDICAL DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATE NURSING OFFICER and ASSOCIATE OPERATING OFFICER at VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER VANDERBILT HEART and VASCULAR INSTITUTE (VHVI)
Program Manager at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Home Care ServicesProgram Manager at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Home Care Services
Associate Health Services Research Analyst at Vanderbilt University Medical CenterAssociate Health Services Research Analyst at Vanderbilt University Medical Center