Jefferson Health Information Exchange has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Executive Director Position.
Organization Overview
Jefferson Health Information Exchange (JHIE) is a non-profit Oregon corporation formed to help providers electronically communicate with one another to better care for their patients. Established in 2012, JHIE’s mission is to: facilitate patient-centered care through a community-driven and clinician led collaboration that promotes better health and provides value through secure and trusted information sharing.
Executive Director Position Highlights
JHIE is seeking an outstanding leader to serve as the Executive Director. Reporting to JHIE Board of Directors, the Executive Director will provide strategic leadership and day-to-day management/accountability over the organization’s programs, operations and policy development. The Executive Director will lead the execution of short and long term project objectives, organizational development and strategic initiatives. The Executive Director serves as the main spokesperson for JHIE and the primary liaison with key stakeholders. The incumbent shall be comfortable working with diverse organizations and in facilitating solutions to competing priorities and interests while maintaining a balance among stakeholders’ needs. The Executive Director will play a vital role in both building the organization and impacting the future direction of JHIE by helping the organization achieve its mission to improve health care quality, safety and efficiency in Southern Oregon.
Atlantic Health System has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals to fill their Director, Epic Ambulatory Services Position.
Organization Overview
Atlantic Health System (“AHS”), based in Morristown, New Jersey, is one of New Jersey’s leading and most influential non-profit, integrated health care delivery systems. With more than 14,000 dedicated employees throughout the organization, Atlantic Health System is highly capable of maintaining their promise that anyone who enters their system will receive the right care, at the right quality, at the right time, at the right place and at the right cost.
Director, Epic Ambulatory Services Position Highlights
The Director for Ambulatory Information Services oversees the Epic information system implementation and support for Atlantic Health System’s physician practices to support clinical and business operations through the use of a fully integrated electronic medical record and hospital information system. The Director has overall accountability for the implementation and maintenance of Epic ambulatory applications, including integration and support of third party software that works alongside Epic. In addition, the Director, Ambulatory Information Services is responsible for all systems solutions directly supporting the division of Physician Enterprises, hospital outpatient departments, and post-acute care.
St. Luke’s University Health Network has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Chief Information Officer Position.
Organization Overview
St. Luke’s University Health Network is a non-profit and nationally recognized network that provides services at over 200 sites within the Pennsylvania area. As the region’s second largest employer with over 9,500 employees consisting of almost 1,200 board certified physicians who represent more than 90 specialties, St. Luke’s delivers a variety of care options. St. Luke’s is committed to continuing its tradition of providing quality care services for residents of Eastern Pennsylvania and has broken ground for what will become the seventh hospital in the network.
Chief Medical Information Officer Position Highlights
The CMIO reports to the CIO. This position will work with ACOs, innovation, data analytics, and population health. The CMIO will need to remain “clinically relevant”. St. Luke’s has a very collaborative culture and to gain acceptance, the CMIO will need to practice a minimum of 20%. The CEO of St. Luke’s is a true leader in healthcare and not a follower of trends. The organization is trying to make all aspects of the business better. The CMIO will play a major role in the continued transformation. The organization is fast paced and has a strong culture of getting things accomplished. They are known for their quality. The organization is very supportive of its leadership and innovation. They are customer facing and are moving heavily into telehealth and wellness. The Epic inpatient implementation was extremely successful and they expect no less for the outpatient implementation. They have sophisticated users and an academic nature. The CMIO will play a key role in the implementation of Epic outpatient system-wide. They are pursuing a clinically integrated network and the CMIO will be engaged with clinicians to ensure a smooth transition.
The University of Mississippi Medical Center has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their CMIO/CIO Position.
Organization Overview
The University of Mississippi Medical Center, located in Jackson, is the state’s only academic health science center. UMMC includes six health science schools: medicine, nursing, dentistry, health related professions, graduate studies and pharmacy. Enrollment in all programs is more than 3,000 students. The Medical Center’s missions are to improve the lives of Mississippians by educating tomorrow’s health-care professionals, by conducting health sciences research, and by providing cutting-edge patient care. A major goal of the Medical Center is the elimination of differences in health status of Mississippians based on race, geography, income or social status. Three specialized hospitals on the Jackson campus include the only children’s hospital in Mississippi, a women and infants’ hospital, and a critical care hospital, along with the University Hospital. UMMC offers the only Level 1 trauma center, the only Level 4 neonatal intensive care nursery, and the only organ transplant programs in the state, in addition to many other referral services. University Physicians, the faculty group practice of the School of Medicine, includes about 500 doctors, many of them among leaders in their field, who care for patients in the university hospitals and in clinics on campus, around the Jackson metro area, and in outreach clinics around the state. UMMC includes two community hospitals, UMMC Holmes County and UMMC Grenada. With more than 10,000 full and part-time employees, UMMC is one of the largest employers in Mississippi. The Medical Center’s $1.6 billion annual budget represents 10 percent of the Jackson metro area economy and 2 percent of the state economy. UMMC continues to grow in all its mission areas.
CMIO/CIO Position Highlights
The UMMC CIO/CMIO position will be unique within the healthcare industry. This clinician will lead technology optimization efforts while introducing new technology aimed at enhancing clinical care to the organization. The CIO/CMIO will provide vision and leadership for developing as well as implementing information technology, clinical engineering, telecommunications, and clinical/business data services initiatives that improve cost effectiveness, health care service quality, and business development. The CIO/CMIO position will be responsible for all information technology related to the three missions of healthcare, education, and research.
Carilion Clinic has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their VP/Associate CIO Position.
Organization Overview
Carilion Clinic is a nationally recognized non-profit healthcare system headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. With over 650 licensed physicians employed throughout the nine hospitals in the system, Carilion Clinic is positioned to provide quality care and services for nearly one million residents in the Western Virginia area.
VP/Associate CIO Position Highlights
The VP/Associate CIO will be responsible for managing IT operations which will include over 200 applications as well as technology (Network, hardware, etc.). Work with the CIO to set IT strategy, manage vendor relationships, cultivate strong relationships with end-users, implement methodology to improve efficiency and be more proactive than reactive, develop a more collaborative team and break down barriers between applications and infrastructure.
Carilion Clinic has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Sr. Director of Solutions Delivery Position.
Organization Overview
Carilion Clinic is a nationally recognized non-profit healthcare system headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. With over 650 licensed physicians employed throughout the nine hospitals in the system, Carilion Clinic is positioned to provide quality care and services for nearly one million residents in the Western Virginia area.
Sr. Director of Solutions Delivery Position Highlights
The Solutions Delivery Director will be highly consultative and will focus on key IT projects. The position provides overall leadership for all system integration and analyst services related to inpatient systems, including medical devices, and Carilion financial and administrative systems.
Pulse Systems has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their President Position.
Organization Overview
Pulse Systems is a leading provider of electronic health record and practice management solutions. The company is a small to medium sized player in the market (revenue under $20M) on a growth trajectory. The parent company is a technology and service organization with a half billion in revenue.
President Position Highlights
The President will set the organization’s strategic direction and oversee all business activities to achieve increased profitability while ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction. Responsibilities include: Implementing sales strategy, participating actively in the sales process and keeping close relationships with the top management of major customers; Identifying and recommending short, medium and long-term business strategies, including acquisition strategies; Developing the current portfolio of services and expanding penetration within the current client base; Promoting organizational culture and company policies inside the teams; Preparing and executing company plans and budgets; Developing and maintaining company and group knowledge; Developing business and competitive intelligence within the team; Maintaining and developing an organizational culture, values and strong reputation with the staff, customers, suppliers, partners and regulatory / official bodies; Ensuring a high level of customer service is delivered and implement action plans when necessary; organize regular reviews to ensure the completion of the customer agreements.
St. Luke’s Health System has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Associate CIO Position.
Organization Overview
St. Luke’s Health System is Idaho’s largest, locally-controlled health care system. With six hospitals, more than 100 clinics and 11,000 employees, St. Luke’s is uniquely positioned to deliver the highest level of care across southwest and central Idaho. St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center is the health system’s largest hospital and is home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital, Idaho’s only children’s hospital, and St. Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute (MSTI), which has been delivering cutting-edge cancer care since 1969. Together with St. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center, St. Luke’s provides a broad spectrum of services to residents of Boise and the Treasure Valley. St. Luke’s remains committed to providing the highest level of care in the Treasure Valley area. In the next decade, St. Luke’s intends to invest more than $1 billion in new facilities and services.
Associate CIO Position Highlights
The Associate CIO serves as the second-in-command and the chief operating officer of the IT organization, responsible for the design, development, release and maintenance of technology systems and services for all enterprise business functions. This technical, operations-centered senior IT executive role is seen as a trusted partner of the organization in leading IT to become a highly reliable, business-oriented organization. With the associate role focusing on the “run” aspect of IT, this enables the CIO to focus on the “grow” and “transform” aspects of IT, through working with customers, building strong relationships with senior management and key stakeholders, driving innovation and differentiated IT strategy, and improving the business value of IT. In the absence of the CIO, the Associate CIO will serve in the full capacity of the CIO role.
Gundersen Health System has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Chief Information Officer Position.
Organization Overview
Gundersen Health System is a non-profit, comprehensive integrated healthcare network headquartered in La Crosse, Wis. Gundersen’s more than 7,000 employees serve 19 counties in western Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, and northeastern Iowa. Their network includes one of the nation’s largest multi-specialty group medical practices, teaching hospital, regional community clinics and hospitals, behavioral health services, vision centers, pharmacies, and air and ground ambulances. Consistently ranked among the top five percent of hospitals in the United States for clinical quality by independent healthcare ratings organizations, and the first health system in the country to achieve energy independence, Gundersen relentlessly pursues improved health for patients, their families and the communities it serves.
Chief Information Officer Position Highlights
The Chief Information Officer (CIO) will provide vision and leadership for developing and implementing information technology (IT), clinical engineering, telecommunications, and clinical/business data services initiatives that improve cost effectiveness, health care service quality, and business development in a constantly changing, competitive marketplace. Leads the organization in planning and implementing information systems to support both distributed and centralized clinical and business operations and achieve cost beneficial enterprise-wide IT operation. Serves and participates proactively with other members of the senior management team to develop and execute strategic plans to optimize the use of information technology in support of health care and business objectives. Participates in policy and decision making at the health care network level regarding resource allocation and future direction and control of proposed information systems. Guides and directs the development of IT infrastructure risk management, contingency planning, and system performance.
Bronson Healthcare System has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Director, Analytics Position.
Organization Overview
Bronson is the leading system serving a ten-county region, not only in terms of quality and market share, but also in the hearts and minds of the community. Bronson continues to lead inpatient market share by nearly a two to one margin, with 31.7% of the region’s market share. For the tenth year in a row, Bronson Methodist Hospital has received National Research Corporation’s Consumer Choice Award for the Kalamazoo-Portage area.
Director, Analytics Position Highlights
The Director Analytics – Information Technology is a new position within the Bronson Healthcare System and reports to the Vice President, CMIO. With the ongoing changes in the industry, Bronson Healthcare requires a leader to lead the organization to effectively leverage the power of business intelligence and data to improve care quality and coordination, access, equity, and reimbursement for defined populations. This individual will provide leadership on multiple dimensions – thought strategic planning, system education, staff development and growth, business development, team leadership, and collaborative leadership within Bronson Healthcare.
