In his role as executive vice president and chief innovation officer of Phoenix Children’s, Mr. Higginson champions patient care and reduces costs for the health system. Under his leadership, Phoenix Children’s has more than tripled in size in the past decade and is on target to become the fourth-largest pediatric health system in the country in 2024. He led Phoenix Children’s in its implementation of a fully integrated EHR, billing and ancillary clinical systems with a single database, and product line integration. He is also responsible for launching game-changing patient care apps like the Malnutrition App, Ketogenic Diet Therapy App and the Cleft Palate App, as well as an enterprise “data lake” that allows the health system’s 1,500-plus clinicians access data from nearly 70 systems.
