Royce Uehara

Director of Business Applications at Keck Medicine of USC

Torrance, California, United States

About

Results-driven Technology & Management Professional with a stellar, 20+ year record of advancement and achievement. Expert at leading cross-functional groups to achieve key gains in efficiency and quality. Ability to leverage technology innovation and process analysis to drive continued operational improvement. Strong experience in the healthcare and technology arenas. Offer unique adaptability based on consulting background at a Big 5 firm. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Project & Program Management Financial Analysis & Reporting Budgeting & Cost Accounting Vendor Contract Negotiations Process Redesign & Improvement Data Center Operations Enterprise Resource and Planning Electronic Health Records Software as a Service (SaaS)

Experience

  • Director of Business Applications at Keck Medicine of USC
    Jan 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

  • Principal/Consultant at Uehara Consulting
    Jan 2013 - Dec 2015 · 3 yrs

    Providing project management and technology consulting services to assist clients in implementing and improving systems and processes to address business needs. Particular focus within the Health Care industry, but adept with technology in general and managing technology related projects.

  • Professional Services Executive at CHMB - California Healthcare Medical Billing
    Mar 2011 - Dec 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Responsible for technical services and operations in support of 3,000+ physicians nationwide. Lead application services departments to support clients on practice management, electronic health record systems, and guiding integration with various other products and organizations. Managed technical infrastructure. • Managed relationship with one of the largest healthcare providers in the country. • Completed 4 major EHR application upgrades on time and with minimal disruption. • Drove technology infrastructure improvements that yielded 300% performance increase and increased system availability and redundancy. • Enabled multiple physician groups to attest for Meaningful Use Stage 1. • Worked with various vendor partners including: Allscripts, Dell, Sprint, AT&T

  • Director, Clinical Information Systems at HealthCare Partners
    2005 - Mar 2011 · 6 yrs 3 mos

    Director of the Clinicial Information Services department responsible for the implementation and Support of the Allscripts Enterprise Electronic Health Record and associated clinical systems to support the medical group of over 500 physicians across three states. Worked with all organization levels to plan enhancements and ensure current services met user needs. Developed and managed department’s $30M budget. Served as primary liaison with business departments to ensure alignment of information services with organization. • Integrated multiple electronic health records within the enterprise, as well as other initiatives to improve patient/physician satisfaction and efficiency. • Eliminated $2M+ transcription costs in first year after launching electronic health record within the 400+ physician multi-specialty medical group. • Improved departmental finance management by instituting various procedures and controls. • Cut annual costs by negotiating multiyear contracts with key vendors including Cisco, Computer Associates, Microsoft, SBC/AT&T, and Sprint. Efforts resulted in savings from $600K over 3 years to up to $12K per month for 7 years. • Significantly reduced service outages by rolling out SOPs for service management and quality improvement, consistent with ITIL and other best-practice frameworks. • Developed and implemented department’s project management methodology and support system to include status monitoring and fiscal management.

  • Director at Lionsgate
    2002 - 2005 · 3 yrs

    Administered and supported the Lawson Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system used for general accounting, procurement/supply chain, and project costing. Served as the technical SME and developed data mapping for conversion into SAP Spearheaded and developed interfaces for electronic data interchange (EDI) with multiple trading partners to support operations, facilitating the automated processing of thousands of orders and invoices. Conducted internal Sarbanes-Oxley technical review and audit for the organization. Developed and implemented remediation steps for Information Technology department.