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22 Sign up for the COMPLIMENTARY Becker's Hospital Review CEO Report & CFO Report E-Weeklies at www.BeckersHospitalReview.com or call (800) 417-2035 Becker's Hospital Review has named "100 Hospital and Health System CIOs to Know" based on leaders' experience in healthcare and information technology. This list includes CIOs and leaders of health information technology and information services programs who are essential members to their hospital and/or health system's executive team. These men and women have demonstrated exemplary commitment to the pursuit of innovative health technology and IT programs as a means to achieving coordinated care delivery that is of higher quality. Note: This list is not an endorsement of included hospitals, health systems or associated healthcare providers, and organizations cannot pay for inclusion on this list. Hospital and health system CIOs are presented in alphabetical order. Mary Alice Annecharico, RN, MS. Senior Vice President and CIO of Henry Ford Health System (Detroit). Ms. Annecharico was appointed to her current position at Henry Ford Health System in December 2011. She previously served as CIO of University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia and University Hospitals in Cleveland. Ms. Annecharico also serves as editor for the peer-reviewed Journal of Health Information Management. Pamela Arora. Vice President and CIO of Children's Medical Center Dallas. Before assuming her duties as vice president and CIO of Children's Medical Center Dallas, Ms. Arora served as CIO of Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health Care and Perot Systems, an information technology services provider that was acquired by Dell in 2009. 100 Hospital and Health System CIOs to Know 100 Hospital and Health System CIOs to Know Daniel Barchi. CIO of Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Health System. Mr. Barchi began his duties as CIO of Yale-New Haven Health System, which consists of three hospitals and a medical group, in 2010. Before then, he served as senior vice president and CIO of Carilion Health System in Roanoke, Va. Mark D. Barner. Senior Vice President and CIO of Ascension Health, COO of Ascension Health Information Services (St. Louis). Along with his role as CIO of the largest Catholic health system in the country, Mr. Barner oversees Ascension Health Information Services, a wholly owned subsidiary dedicated to health information technology for the system's 29 ministries. He previously served as CIO of Austin, Texas-based Seton Healthcare Family and oversaw government contracts with Plano, Texas-based Electronic Data Systems for 19 years. Gary Barnes. CIO of Medical Center Health System (Odessa, Texas). Mr. Barnes serves as CIO of Medical Center Health System, which includes the 362bed Medical Center Hospital. In addition to his career with the system, which spans more than 27 years, Mr. Barnes is currently completing his three-year term on the board of directors for the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. Chris Belmont. System Vice President and CIO of Ochsner Health System (New Orleans, La.). Mr. Belmont joined Ochsner Health System as assistant vice president of corporate systems in September 2006, assuming the system vice president and CIO roles in January 2009. Before these appointments, Mr. Belmont previously worked with IBM and Siemens Medical Solutions. Scott Blanchette. Senior Vice President and CIO of Vanguard Health Systems (Nashville, Tenn.). Mr. Blanchette assumed his responsibilities with Vanguard Health Systems in May 2011. Before then, he served as vice president of product development and CIO of Franklin, Tenn.-based Healthways. Mr. Blanchette has served as staff assistant at the National Infrastructure Advisory Council to Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Barry Blumenfeld, MD. CIO of MaineHealth and Maine Medical Center (Portland). Dr. Blumenfeld is an internist with formal training and more than 20 years of experience in health information technology design, development and implementation. He formerly served as general manager of solutions architecture for GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions. Aurelia G. Boyer, RN, MBA. Senior Vice President and CIO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Health System. Ms. Boyer joined NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in 1993 as a project manager for clinical information systems. She was promoted to director in 1996 and to vice president in 1998 before assuming her current role as CIO in 2003. Prior to her time at NewYork-Presbyterian, Ms. Boyer was a senior manager with a New York City-based healthcare information system consulting firm, Healthcare Management Counselor. She has also worked in healthcare consulting for PwC. David Bradshaw. Chief Information, Planning and Marketing Officer of Memorial Hermann Healthcare (Houston). Mr. Bradshaw's career with 11-hospital Memorial Hermann Healthcare dates back to 1997, when he joined the system as CIO. Before then, he spent 13 years with IBM. Memorial Hermann was named one of the Most Wired hospitals in the country by Hospitals & Health Networks for the eighth consecutive year in 2012. Arlyn Broekhuis. Vice President and CIO of Sanford Health (Fargo, N.D. and Sioux Falls, S.D.). Mr. Broekhuis joined Sanford Health in 1982 and has held various positions in information technology throughout the past 29 years. He currently oversees an IT department that includes more than 600 employees and an annual budget of $100 million. Under Mr. Broekhuis' tenure, Sanford Health was named a Most Wired hospital in