The HIMSS Executive Institute was created to serve as a community for executives of organizations recognized as Davies Award winners or EMR Adoption Model Stage 7 achievers.
The organization is led by the following nine executive committee members.
Pamela Arora, Senior Vice President, CIO, Children's Health (Dallas). Under Ms. Arora's leadership, Children's Health achieved HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 in 2010 and received the HIMSS Davies Award in 2013. She is a previous board member of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. She has previous experience as the CIO of UMass Memorial Health Care, based in Worcester, Mass.
Ray Gensinger, MD, CIO, Hospital Sisters Health System (Springfield, Ill.). Dr. Gensinger was appointed Hospital Sisters Health System's CIO in August 2014. Previously, he was the CMIO of Fairview Health Services, based in Minneapolis. Dr. Gensinger is a past president of the Minnesota Chapter of HIMSS. He has more than 20 years of experience in health IT.
Brian Jacobs, MD, CIO, CMIO, Children's National Health System (Washington, D.C.). In addition to serving as CIO and CMIO, Dr. Jacobs is also the director of the Center for Pediatric Informatics at Children's National. In this role, he is responsible for leading the pediatric health information exchange Children's IQ Network. He has previous experience as director of technology and patient safety at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. During his time there, Dr. Jacobs oversaw the medical center's EHR implementation and won a HIMSS Davies Award.
Kyle Johnson, Vice President, CIO, Eastern Maine Medical Center (Bangor). Ms. Johnson's healthcare career spans more than 30 years. She spent 16 years at Trinity Health/CHE, based in Livonia, Mich., serving in various positions including vice president of application services and interim CMIO. During her time there, Ms. Johnson helped implement an EHR and develop an analytics strategy.
John Kenagy, PhD, Senior Vice President, CIO, CISO, Legacy Health (Portland, Ore.). Dr. Kenagy has been with Legacy Health since 2012. He also serves as an adjunct assistant professor at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, where he also spent many years as CIO. He previously served as vice president and CIO at Providence Health and Services, based in Renton, Wash.
Donald Reichert, Vice President, CIO, MetroHealth System (Cleveland). Mr. Reichert assumed his role as vice president and CIO at MetroHealth in March 2014. He previously worked at MetroHealth as senior director of applications. Mr. Reichert was the vice president and chief systems officer at NorthShore Health Systems, based in Evanston, Ill., before joining MetroHealth.
Patricia Sengstack, RN, CNIO, Bon Secours Health System (Marriottsville, Md.). Ms. Sengstack has been with Bon Secours since 2013. She is a past president of the American Nursing Informatics Association and a faculty associate at the University of Maryland School of Nursing in Baltimore. Ms. Sengstack previously served as the deputy CIO and chief of clinical informatics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md.
Ferdinand Velasco, MD, Vice President, CHIO, Texas Health Resources (Arlington). Dr. Velasco has been with Texas Health Resources since 2002. Prior to joining Texas Health Resources, he was a practicing cardiothoracic surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He is also a previous chair of the HIMSS Quality, Cost and Safety committee.
Greg Wolverton, CIO, ARcare/Kentucky Care (August, Ark.) (Bardwell). Mr. Wolverton is CIO of nonprofit ARcare/KentuckyCare, an organization that provides medical and dental care to the rural citizens of Arkansas and Kentucky. He has more than 25 years of experience in health IT leadership. Under his leadership, ARcare/Kentucky care achieved EMRAM Stage 7. Mr. Wolverton chairs the HIMSS Enterprise Information Systems committee. He is a previous chair of the HIMSS Nicholas Davies Community Health Organization Award committee.
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The HIMSS Executive Institute was created to serve as a community for executives of organizations recognized as Davies Award winners or EMR Adoption Model Stage 7 achievers.
http://www.himssconference.org/education/specialty-programs/forums/himss-executive-institute
The organization is led by the following nine executive committee members.
Pamela Arora, Senior Vice President, CIO, Children's Health (Dallas). Under Ms. Arora's leadership, Children's Health achieved HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 in 2010 and received the HIMSS Davies Award in 2013. She is a previous board member of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. She has previous experience as the CIO of UMass Memorial Health Care, based in Worcester, Mass.
Ray Gensinger, MD, CIO, Hospital Sisters Health System (Springfield, Ill.). Dr. Gensinger was appointed Hospital Sisters Health System's CIO in August 2014. Previously, he was the CMIO of Fairview Health Services, based in Minneapolis. Dr. Gensinger is a past president of the Minnesota Chapter of HIMSS. He has more than 20 years of experience in health IT.
Brian Jacobs, MD, CIO, CMIO, Children's National Health System (Washington, D.C.). In addition to serving as CIO and CMIO, Dr. Jacobs is also the director of the Center for Pediatric Informatics at Children's National. In this role, he is responsible for leading the pediatric health information exchange Children's IQ Network. He has previous experience as director of technology and patient safety at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. During his time there, Dr. Jacobs oversaw the medical center's EHR implementation and won a HIMSS Davies Award.
Kyle Johnson, Vice President, CIO, Eastern Maine Medical Center (Bangor). Ms. Johnson's healthcare career spans more than 30 years. She spent 16 years at Trinity Health/CHE, based in Livonia, Mich., serving in various positions including vice president of application services and interim CMIO. During her time there, Ms. Johnson helped implement an EHR and develop an analytics strategy.
John Kenagy, PhD, Senior Vice President, CIO, CISO, Legacy Health (Portland, Ore.). Dr. Kenagy has been with Legacy Health since 2012. He also serves as an adjunct assistant professor at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, where he also spent many years as CIO. He previously served as vice president and CIO at Providence Health and Services, based in Renton, Wash.
Donald Reichert, Vice President, CIO, MetroHealth System (Cleveland). Mr. Reichert assumed his role as vice president and CIO at MetroHealth in March 2014. He previously worked at MetroHealth as senior director of applications. Mr. Reichert was the vice president and chief systems officer at NorthShore Health Systems, based in Evanston, Ill., before joining MetroHealth.
Patricia Sengstack, RN, CNIO, Bon Secours Health System (Marriottsville, Md.). Ms. Sengstack has been with Bon Secours since 2013. She is a past president of the American Nursing Informatics Association and a faculty associate at the University of Maryland School of Nursing in Baltimore. Ms. Sengstack previously served as the deputy CIO and chief of clinical informatics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md.
Ferdinand Velasco, MD, Vice President, CHIO, Texas Health Resources (Arlington). Dr. Velasco has been with Texas Health Resources since 2002. Prior to joining Texas Health Resources, he was a practicing cardiothoracic surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He is also a previous chair of the HIMSS Quality, Cost and Safety committee.
Greg Wolverton, CIO, ARcare/Kentucky Care (August, Ark.) (Bardwell). Mr. Wolverton is CIO of nonprofit ARcare/KentuckyCare, an organization that provides medical and dental care to the rural citizens of Arkansas and Kentucky. He has more than 25 years of experience in health IT leadership. Under his leadership, ARcare/Kentucky care achieved EMRAM Stage 7. Mr. Wolverton chairs the HIMSS Enterprise Information Systems committee. He is a previous chair of the HIMSS Nicholas Davies Community Health Organization Award committee.
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https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/startup-insider-protenus.html
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https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/opm-s-cio-steps-down-after-8-months-of-data-breach-scrutiny.html
Scaling in digital health: 5 lessons learned
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/scaling-in-digital-health-5-lessons-learned.html
