Dr. Taveras brings over four decades of experience driving transformative technology strategies to his role overseeing IT for Jefferson, Philadelphia’s second-largest employer and the region’s largest health system, which encompasses a leading university and nonprofit health plan. Following Jefferson’s acquisition of Lehigh Valley Health Network, Dr. Taveras spearheaded a sweeping digital integration effort that expanded the system from 18 to 33 hospitals and 45,000 to 65,000 employees. He was able to unify disparate systems, including 10 intranet platforms, into the single “JeffersonONE” platform. He also developed “Virtual Checkout,” a first-of-its-kind national model that allows patients to complete post-visit scheduling via video call from their exam rooms, reducing referral-to-appointment lag time from 18 days to just 5.5 days and cutting checkout wait times to an average of 22 seconds. Dr. Taveras also piloted ambient speech technology to reduce clinician documentation burden, helping decrease after-hours charting and contributing to reduced burnout across Jefferson’s care teams. Most recently, he led a collaboration with Qualified Health to deploy generative AI across Jefferson’s multi-state network, introducing an enterprisewide approach that combines workflow-level integration, secure data controls and healthcare-grade governance guardrails. Dr. Taveras is also a sought-after speaker and a passionate advocate for mentorship and professional development.
