Ms. Nelson took the helm of Hospital for Special Surgery’s IT department in April 2012. Since then, she has revamped the team, growing ranks and creating new leadership positions like CMO, chief technology officer and chief information security officer. Under her leadership, the orthopedic hospital completed an EHR installation in January 2016 and earned HIMSS “Stage 7” certification in November 2017. The hospital has also earned the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society “Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence for IT” under her leadership. Before joining the system, Ms. Nelson held IT leadership positions at Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital, where she served as CIO, and New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian, where she served as vice president of IT.
