Greater Chicago Area
Healthcare Information technology and revenue cycle. Director and C-level experience in hospitals and healthcare consulting firms leading information technology and patient financial services. Experienced CIO and Director. Define IT vision in operational and consulting roles. Experience includes leadership roles in Healthcare Chief Information Officer and IT Director positions leading teams and directing projects for application support, operations, infrastructure, planning and budgets. Extensive consulting and outsourcing experience in IT operations, disaster planning, software projects and HIPAA security compliance for hospitals and healthcare facilities. Professional IT experience includes employment with hospitals, healthcare systems vendors and IT consulting firms. Director and manager of patient financial services in academic and community hospitals. Specialties: Healthcare information systems strategy, support and operations. Lead information systems departments, projects and teams providing consistently reliable information systems and customer service to the enterprise. Healthcare CIO, Director, and project manager. Successfully balance information systems and technology benefits to achieve customer satisfaction within organizational budgets.
Temporary Position analyzing and scoring responses on standardized tests.
JDA – Provided account management and business development. Developed proposals for network infrastructure projects and technical staffing. Engagements included upgrades to existing IT infrastructure and transitions and implementation of new technology.
The Foster Group 2005 - 2010 Vice President Technology and Healthcare Consulting. Provided IT planning and strategy assistance to government and healthcare clients. Engagements included staff augmentation, outsourcing, security assessments, disaster recovery and HIPAA Compliance reviews.. Served as interim CIO at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet Illinois for eight months 2009-10 The Foster Group 1992 – 1999. CIO of the Cook County Hospital and Bureau of health Services. Managed a team of contracted staff and hospital based employees in the selection, implementation and effective operation of healthcare financial, ancillary and medical records information systems. Team responsible for all application, help desk, computer and network operations. Coordinated planning and procurement for the Bureau of Health's first WAN initiative and several major systems acquistions and upgrades. Participated in early stage planning for John Stroger Hospital. Provided revenue cycle systems consulting and interim Business Office leadership to community hospitals.
Director, Information Systems at Ingalls Health System, a community based hospital and health system. Spearheaded the hospital’s technology services. Steered and directed all systems planning, application support, and network and computer operations. Directed and lead approximately thirty-five employees in Information systems, Telecom, and Central Scheduling departments. Developed staff focus on customer service and technology excellence. Planned and successfully managed between $3 -$5 million in annual operations and capital budgets. Solicited vendor proposals, managed selections and negotiated contracts. Increased the reach and reliability of information systems throughout the health system under severe budget constraints.
Under an outsourcing agreement with The Foster Group, provided IT strategy and leadership to the Cook County Hospital and Bureau of Health Services. Managed systems and technology evaluation, selection and delivery. Supervised a large IT staff with both outsourced and County employees and budgets.