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Sign up for the COMPLIMENTARY Becker's Hospital Review CEO Report & CFO Report E-Weeklies at www.BeckersHospitalReview.com or call (800) 417-2035 2008 and 2012 by Hospitals & Health Networks and the American Hospital Association. Geoff Brown. Senior Vice President and CIO of Inova Health System (Falls Church, Va.). Mr. Brown is senior vice president and CIO of Inova Health System, which includes more than 1,700 beds. Before his current position, he served as vice president and CIO of Atlanta-based Grady Health System, one of the largest public systems in the country. Before then, he served as associate hospital administrator and CIO at Atlanta Medical Center and South Fulton Medical Center in East Point, Ga. Paul T. Browne. Senior Vice President CIO of Tenet Healthcare (Dallas). Mr. Browne was named CIO of Tenet Healthcare in October 2012. He assumed the role in addition to his duties as senior vice president. Before joining 49-hospital Tenet in June 2012, Mr. Browne served as chief integration officer of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health. Jon Burns. Senior Vice President and CIO of University of Maryland Medical System (Baltimore). Mr. Burns joined University of Maryland Medical System in May 2006. Before then, he served as senior executive of information technology for Cleveland Clinic Health System and chief technology officer of eCleveland Clinic, an Internet-based care delivery model. Before joining Cleveland Clinic in 1997, Mr. Burns held senior-level positions with UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, N.C., and Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa. Carolyn Byerly. CIO of Stanford (Calif.) Hospital & Clinics. Ms. Byerly was named CIO of Stanford Hospital & Clinics in May 2002. Previously, she served as CIO for Lovelace Health Systems in Albuquerque, N.M., and also spent time as CIO of Mayo Clinic Arizona, based in Phoenix. Rob McDonald. CIO of Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale (Texas). Mr. McDonald has been with 70-bed Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale since it opened in September 2009. He has been instrumental in the hospital's implementation of computerized physician order entry for more than 250 physicians and oversees meaningful use adoption. Previously, Mr. McDonald served as CIO of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall (Texas), formerly known as Rockwall Hospitals. Dedra Cantrell, RN. CIO of Emory Healthcare (Atlanta). Ms. Cantrell oversees the information technology infrastructure for Emory Healthcare's five hospitals and numerous other delivery settings. She led the implementation of Emory's electronic medical record, achieving HIMSS Stage 6 adoption in 2010. Ms. Cantrell, who is the first woman to hold the CIO position at the system, serves on the board of directors for the Georgia Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. 23 Lee Carmen. Associate Vice President of Information Technology and CIO of University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (Iowa City). Mr. Carmen has managed information technology at academic medical centers for more than 15 years. Along with his roles as associate vice president of IT and CIO, Mr. Carmen is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Iowa School of Public Health. George Conklin. Senior Vice President and CIO of Christus Health (Irving, Texas). Mr. Conklin has served as senior vice president and CIO of Christus Health since the system's formation in 1999. He was responsible for merging the operations of two delivery systems, integrating technical operations and consolidating information to a single standards-based set for the entire system. Terry Carroll, PhD. Senior Vice President for Transformation and CIO of Fairview Health Services (Minneapolis). Before he joined Fairview Health Services in 2008, Dr. Carroll worked with Maverick Health Care Consulting. He previously served as COO of Premier Sourcing Partners, vice president and CIO of Detroit Medical Center, and vice president of information services and CIO of Baystate Health Systems in Springfield, Mass. Randy Cox. Senior Vice President and CIO of Saint Thomas Health (Nashville). Mr. Cox has served Saint Thomas Health as senior vice president and CIO since March 2011. He previously held CIO roles with Lutheran Health Network in Fort Wayne, Ind., Riverview Hospital in Noblesville, Ind., and Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis. Kari Cassel. Senior Vice President and CIO of UF&Shands (Gainesville, Fla.). Ms. Cassel joined UF&Shands as CIO in 2010. In her role, she oversees information technology for UF Health Science Center and Shands at the University of Florida, the organization's teaching hospital. Prior to her current position, Ms. Cassel served as CIO at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock and held various director of IT roles with Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center. Kumar Chatani. Senior Vice President for Information Technology and CIO of Mount Sinai Hospital (New York City). Mr. Chatani brings more than 30 years of experience to his role as senior vice president for information and CIO of Mount Sinai. He previously served as CIO for the northwest region of Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, Calif., since 2003. There, he led the development of IT systems for two major hospitals and more than 1,000 physicians. Ken Chatfield. CIO of Health Management Associates (Naples, Fla.). As CIO of Health Management Associates, Mr. Chatfield leads the corporate information technology department, which oversees product development, software and hardware engineering, as well as technical integration and operations activities. Prior to HMA, Mr. Chatfield held several senior management positions with leading technology companies, such as Western Digital and Versata Software. Charles Christian. CIO of Good Samaritan Hospital (Vincennes, Ind.). Mr. Christian has been serving as CIO of Good Samaritan Hospital for more than 20 years. During his tenure, Good Samaritan was named a Most Wired Hospital by Hospitals & Health Networks in 2004 and 2005. Prior to his current role, he worked in healthcare information technology for Compucare and Baxter Travenol, in management and implementation roles. Mr. Christian is a fellow of HIMSS and past chair of the board of directors. Drexel DeFord. CIO of Steward Health Care System (Boston). Prior to serving as CIO of Steward Health Care System, Mr. DeFord served as senior vice president and CIO of Seattle Children's Health System and Research Institute. Before then, he served as corporate vice president and CIO of Scripps Health in San Diego. Mr. DeFord is currently chair of the board of trustees for the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. Jocelyn G. DeWitt, PhD. Vice President and CIO of University of Wisconsin Health (Madison).  Ms. DeWitt has served as vice president and CIO of UW Health since April 2012. Ms. DeWitt's accomplishments include developing strategy and funding a $300 million, seven-year electronic health record implementation. Prior to this position, Ms. DeWitt served as CIO of the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers. Daniel Drawbaugh. Senior Vice President and CIO of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Mr. Drawbaugh has served as senior vice president and CIO of University Pittsburgh Medical Center since 1996. He has led the medical center in developing an extensive system for collecting and exchanging electronic medical records across all systems. Prior to serving with UPMC, he spent time at Pittsburgh-based Shadyside Hospital, now UPMC Shadyside, as director of biomedical engineering. Darren Dworkin. Senior Vice President of Enterprise Information Systems and CIO of Cedars-Sinai Health System (Los Angeles). Mr. Dworkin has served as senior vice president of enterprise information systems and CIO of Cedars-Sinai Health System since 2006. He has more than 20 years of experience in information technology and more than 12 years of experience in healthcare. Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai, Mr. Dworkin held the position of chief technology officer at Boston University Medical Center.  Philip Fasano. Executive Vice President and CIO of Kaiser Permanente (Oakland,

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