Temple University Health System has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Director of Financial and Administrative Applications.
Organization Overview
Temple University Health System (TUHS) is a $1.6 billion academic health system dedicated to providing access to quality patient care and supporting excellence in medical education and research. TUHS is affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. Temple University Hospital (TUH), ranked among the “Best Hospitals” in the region by U.S. News & World Report.
Director of Financial and Administrative Applications Position Highlights
The Director of Financial and Administrative Applications is responsible for the implementation and support of all Human Resource, Payroll, Supply Chain, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, and Nurse Scheduling Systems. Temple utilizes PeopleSoft HRIS, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and Supply Chain. Kronos is used for time and attendance. Other applications include HPM, Strata, Altiris, and Cobblestone. The Director of Financial and Administrative Systems reports to the CIO and communicates regularly with Senior Leadership. The Director will manage a staff of 2 managers and 10 technical resources.
Temple University Health System has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their AVP, Clinical Applications Position.
Organization Overview
Temple University Health System (TUHS) is a $1.4 billion academic health system based in Philadelphia, PA, dedicated to providing access to quality patient care and supporting excellence in medical education and research. TUHS has expanded from a single academic medical center in North Philadelphia to a comprehensive health care system that seeks to be both the top health system in the region and the employer of choice in Philadelphia.
AVP, Clinical Applications Position Highlights
The Vice President of Clinical Applications will oversee the implementation of Epic as well as maintain the legacy applications. The organization is presently running TDS. Additional projects include the implementation of Softlab and a new PACS and RIS system. Being an academic organization, managing key relationships with different departments and the School of Medicine are critical to success in this position. The School of Medicine has their own IT department and Temple University Physicians, Fox Chase Medical Group and Temple Physicians Inc. run Epic ambulatory. This Vice President will need to coordinate with the Ambulatory Director.
The Penn State Hershey Medical Center has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Chief Research Informatics Officer Position.
Organization Overview
Founded in 1963 through a gift from The Milton S. Hershey Foundation, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is one of the leading teaching and research hospitals in the country. Penn State College of Medicine boasts more than 200 graduate students and 590 medical students. With over 175,000 square feet of research space, the college supports scientific investigation in the basic, clinical and translational sciences. Penn State Hershey Health System is comprised of four hospitals and six institutes.
Chief Research Informatics Officer Position Highlights
The Penn State Hershey Medical Center Chief Research Informatics Officer (CRIO) provides leadership in the design, development and execution of comprehensive information technology solutions in support of the research and education informatics activities at the Penn State Hershey campus. Specifically, the CRIO is responsible for the programmatic development and oversight of activities related to the intersection of clinical research, research informatics and medical education. The CRIO will work directly with researchers and educators to document, analyze, and translate their needs into technical architectures and informatics solutions. This new position highlights the increasingly critical role research informatics plays in Penn State Hershey’s expanding innovative research enterprise.
Texas Children’s Hospital has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Chief Technology Officer Position.
Organization Overview
Texas Children’s Hospital, a not-for-profit health care organization, is committed to creating a healthier future for children and women throughout the global community by leading in patient care, education and research. Consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation, Texas Children’s has garnered widespread recognition for its expertise and breakthroughs in pediatric and women’s health. The organization also created the nation’s first HMO for children, has the largest pediatric primary care network in the country and a global health program that’s channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine.
Chief Technology Officer Position Highlights
The Chief Technology Officer is responsible for the strategy, management, integration, and implementation of information systems and their respective technologies in support of the clinical, financial, and strategic missions. The CTO positions the organization with appropriate information technology systems to react proactively to healthcare changes. The CTO reports to the Asst. Vice President and CIO. The CTO will oversee four direct reports and a total staff of approximately 75. Direct reports include the Manager of Network Services, Manager of Technical Services, Manager of Enterprise Systems, and the Manager of Computer Operations.
Alameda Alliance for Health has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Chief Information Officer Position.
Organization Overview
Alameda Alliance for Health (the Alliance) is a public, not-for-profit managed care health plan committed to making high quality health care services accessible and affordable to lower-income residents of Alameda County. Established in January 1996, the Alliance was created by and for Alameda County residents. The Alliance provides health care coverage through their Medi-Cal and Alliance Group Care programs. They offer a wide range of services and free health education programs to members. The provider network includes over 1,700 doctors, 15 hospitals, 29 community health centers, and over 200 pharmacies.
Chief Information Officer Position Highlights
Under general guidance of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) is responsible for leadership of the organization’s information technology infrastructure including planning, project management, operations and systems development. This position is responsible for the development of a clear vision, strategic objectives, policies, and action to support the business needs of the organization. Responsibilities include development, implementation, and maintenance of innovative and current systems to support business and data needs, communication, and end users. The CIO is also responsible for staff supervision and management of daily production and operations.
Regional Health has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Chief Medical Information Officer Position.
Organization Overview
Regional Health is a five-hospital system in the Black Hills area of South Dakota. Regional Health provides healthcare services to the 360,000 people who live in the region, as well as thousands of visitors each year. The flagship hospital, Rapid City Regional Hospital, is the region’s leading medical center offering a broad scope of services.
Chief Medical Information Officer Position Highlights
The Regional Health CMIO will lead the development and implementation of automated support for clinicians and clinical analysts through researching, recommending, and facilitating major and advanced clinical information system initiatives. In this role, the CMIO will provide reviews of medical informatics experiences and approaches, develop technical and application implementation strategies, manage implementation of advanced clinical information systems, assist in the development of strategic plans for clinical information systems, and provide project management for co-development relationships with the vendor community.
Sutter Health has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Chief Technology Officer Position.
Organization Overview
Sutter Health is one of the nation’s leading not-for-profit organizations with 48,000 physicians, employees and volunteers caring for patients in more than 100 Northern California cities and towns. Sutter Health supports more than two dozen locally run acute care hospitals as well as physician organizations; medical research facilities; region-wide home health, hospice and occupational health networks; and long-term care centers. The Sutter Medical Network includes many of California’s top performing, highest quality physician organizations, as measured annually by the Integrated Healthcare Organization. Sutter-affiliated hospitals are regional leaders in cardiac care, women’s and children’s services, cancer care, orthopedics and advanced patient safety technology.
Chief Technology Officer Position Highlights
The primary function of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is to lead all Technical Services for Sutter Health. The CTO will have responsibility for network, data, servers, platforms, mid-range systems, architecture, service and the technical components and configuration of their large Epic system – the largest single-instance Epic deployment in the world. The CTO will manage a large team of approximately 325 technicians, developers and analysts.
The University of Michigan Health System has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Chief Information Security Officer Position.
Organization Overview
The University of Michigan Health System is an award-winning health care organization and premier academic medical center made up of: Hospitals, Health Centers and Clinics throughout Southeast Michigan; the University of Michigan Medical School and its Faculty Group Practice; Clinical activities of the University of Michigan School of Nursing; and Michigan Health Corp. – the legal entity that allows the Health System to enter into partnerships, affiliations, joint ventures and other business activities.
Chief Information Security Officer Position Highlights
Under the direction of the University of Michigan CISO and the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers CIO, the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) CISO is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and maintaining the system-wide information security program. The University of Michigan Health System CISO is a new position within the organization. The CISO will Manage the UMHS security system, but also play a key role in the overall university security program and assist with creating a consolidated University of Michigan security program.
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Director, Integrated Clinical IT Services Position.
Organization Overview
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is an integrated, not-for-profit healthcare system based in Memphis, Tennessee, with locations and partners across the Mid-South. Throughout their history, they have remained a faith-based organization affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is committed to creating an environment that values the individual differences and unique contributions of everyone touched by the organization. And because no one knows their patients better than their family and friends, they encourage their participation in care and planning. Through a partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Methodist Le Bonheur helps train the next generation of medical professionals and bring cutting-edge research and treatment to patients. They seek affiliations with community organizations and congregations who work with underserved neighbors, because they believe that everyone should receive the best possible care.
Director, Integrated Clinical IT Services Position Highlights
The Director of Integrated Clinical IT Services will provide leadership, clinical and technical expertise for the acute care clinical services supporting the integrated electronic medical record. The Director will work closely with the organization’s nursing and clinical leadership, medical staff and operational leadership to identify system requirements and establish priorities that drive the development of the clinical/nursing information systems implementation and optimization. Ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of current clinical systems and planning for future system modification to meet changing needs of patients, care providers and the organization.
Roper St. Francis has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Chief Information Officer Position.
Organization Overview
Roper St. Francis (RSF) is the leading not-for-profit healthcare system in the growing Charleston, S.C. metro region. With more than 5,300 staff members, RSF is one of the region’s largest private employers, and regularly wins national employee satisfaction and engagement awards. The health system has a robust medical staff of more than 800 doctors representing every medical specialty, providing services in 90 RSF facilities throughout seven counties. Roper St. Francis Physician Partners employs over 180 primary care doctors and specialists. The system’s three flagship hospitals are strategically located in key growth areas across the region — Roper Hospital on the Charleston peninsula, Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in the West Ashley region (the area’s only Magnet hospital), and Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital in Mount Pleasant.
Chief Information Officer Position Highlights
The Vice President & Chief Information Officer (CIO) is the most senior technology executive at Roper St. Francis. The CIO is responsible for driving the strategy and operations for IS within a complex organization. The CIO leads senior management in setting the information technology vision that aligns with and supports the RSF mission, strategic business objectives and operating philosophy. This individual leads the Information Technology Steering Committee in building consensus regarding IS strategies, resource allocations and technology decisions. The CIO leads RSF in educating the organization about the technology possibilities and ensures that IT resources are deployed in support of user objectives. The CIO ensures IT team members are customer-focused and have an engaging environment to grow and succeed. The CIO will be a collaborative and innovative leader with a track record of partnering successfully with leadership teams to transform IT into a competitive advantage and differentiator for the organization.
