PROFILE Results oriented, hands on CIO with 21+ years of experience in the Information Technology industry. For 17 years have been in the healthcare industry working with hospitals to plan, implement, support and maintain the network hardware and software that controls their automated systems. Versed in the sales process, contractual negotiations, project estimating, baseline procedural documentation creation and all aspects of managing a group as an isolated cost center. Most recently joined Somerset Hospital as Chief Information Officer and have worked with their Senior Leadership to Meet Meaningful use. April 2008 - August 2016 Somerset Hospital - Somerset Hospital is a 130 bed community based Acute Care hospital located in Somerset, PA. Somerset employees 850 plus people including six physician practices that span specialties such as Pediatrics, Orthopedics and General Surgery. Chief Information Officer Position Summary - Chief Information Officer responsible for all aspects related to Somerset Hospital's current Technology infrastructure and its future direction. Held titles of Privacy and Security officer for the hospital and its affiliates. Key Accomplishments: * Identified, acquired and managed information system needs, acquisitions, installation and operations * Responsible all aspects of the McKesson Paragon EMR implementation from Budgeting, timing and resource allocation to implementation, process review and departmental justification. * Responsible for Somerset Hospital and owned practices meeting Meaningful use per the ARRA. * Implemented the following applications to guide the Hospital towards meaningful use (Paragon Pharmacy, Paragon Emergency Department, Paragon Operating Management, Horizon Patient Folder / Business Folder, Automation Pro-Manager, Zynx Evidence Based order sets, Paragon Medication Administration, Paragon CPOE, Paragon Medication Reconciliation) * Implemented the following Technology to Support the additional McKesson applications (EMC SAN CX120, EMC Avamar, EMC Centera, EMC CDP, VMware ESX Farm, Citrix Xenapp, Citrix Access Gateway) * Provided hospital leadership to ensure hospital information systems provide required, necessary and accurate data to all hospital management personal. * Developed and implemented Information Technology strategic five-year plan for Somerset hospital. The Plan focused on moving the hospital to a Paperless environment with a fully functional EMR solution. The five-year plan included every ancillary department and the owned physician practices. * Developed and implemented Information management planning council to serve as a focal point for large capital equipment acquisitions and installations. * Developed, implemented and controlled an evolving security governance program that included members of senior management, Key Directors and members of the Super-user's team. * Build policies, standards, guidelines and procedures to support the comprehensive strategic security plan. * Met monthly with the security team to focus on the tactical and operational security plan and coordinated quartly meetings with the governance group to update and discuss the Strategic Security Plan. * In charge of a multidisciplinary group included both personnel from IT and registration. Group size was 18+ with one technical lead from IT and one technical lead for registration. * Using Six Sigma methodology, developed a baseline for the Satisfaction of the Paragon system. Implemented Web based survey tool to resurvey every six months to gage progress on improvements. * Maintained departmental operating expenses within approved budget. * I lead the role-out of Medication Reconciliation, Medication Administration, CPOE, and Physician Documentation within the McKesson Paragon Suite of applications. * I designed a physician adoption plan for CPOE, Medication Reconciliation and Physician Documentation to meet the minimum percentages put forth by CMS. * From Planning and contract negotions to process improvement I designed a go forward strategy for meeting CMS regulations and all three stages of Meaningful use. Jonathan Bauer - Page 2
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