Dr. Tayrien will report to Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, president of HCA’s clinical services group and chief medical officer. He will lead an expanding team of clinicians and informaticists and will be responsible for the continued development and implementation of hCare, HCA’s comprehensive program for advanced health information technologies.
HCA’s hCare builds on foundational electronic health record functions and will include computerized provider order entry and decision support. HCA’s hCare integrates outpatient treatment into the EHR and will include patient health records that capture health information from physician visits.
Dr. Tayrien currently serves as vice president, clinical information systems for Catholic Healthcare West and previously served as regional medical director for clinical informatics at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center/Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Ariz.
Read the release on HCA’s new chief health information officer.
