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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 as CIO and director of information systems at Gundersen Lutheran Health System. She began this position in July 1997. Previously, she served as manager of application and technical services and was a systems analyst programmer for Gundersen Lutheran. Cris Ross. CIO of Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.). Mr. Ross came to Mayo Clinic in 2010 after serving Surescripts, where he led the company's interoperability business as executive vice president and general manager of clinical interoperability. Prior to joining Surescripts, Mr. Ross served as CIO and then executive vice president of product and information services at MinuteClinic during a period of rapid growth, as the retail clinic expanded from 60 to 650 clinics.  Sherrie Russell. Vice President and CIO of Alexian Brothers Health System (Arlington Heights, Ill.). Ms. Russell was named vice president and CIO of the Alexian Brothers Health System in May 2011. She came to Alexian Brothers, which includes two acute-care hospitals, after more than 30 years of progressive IT experience in key executive roles where she oversaw the IT strategic planning and support for large integrated healthcare delivery networks. Sue Schade. CIO of University of Michigan Health System (Ann Arbor). Ms. Schade assumed her responsibilities as CIO of University of Michigan Health System in November 2012. Before then, she served as CIO of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston for 12 years. There, she led implementation of the Balanced Scorecard initiative, which links quality outcomes to financial data. Joseph H. Schneider, MD. Chief Medical Information Officer and Medical Director of Baylor Health and Hospital System (Dallas). Before he joined Baylor Health and Hospital System, Dr. Schneider served as CMIO of Children's Medical Center in Dallas. He is chairman of the Texas Medical Association Committee on Health Information Technology and was one of the original authors of the continuity of care record standard, which has since been integrated into many EMRs to exchange clinical information electronically. J. Gary Seay. Senior Vice President and CIO of Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.). Mr. Seay's career with Community Health Systems dates back to 1997. In addition to his role with the 135-hospital operator, Mr. Seay is also an adjunct professor of management, specializing in health information technology, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. Marcus B. Shipley. Senior Vice President and CIO of Trinity Health (Novi, Mich.). Mr. Shipley began his tenure as senior vice president and CIO of 47-hospital Trinity Health in April 2012. His career in information technology spans 20 years and includes several industries. Before his current appointment, he worked with health insurer Cigna as vice president of information technology, IT infrastructure and operations. Stan Simpson. Regional CIO of Ascension Health Indiana Region and CIO of St. Vincent Health (Indianapolis). Mr. Simpson joined St. Vincent Health in 2007. He previously held leadership positions with a variety of health systems, including Provenant Health Partners in Granby, Colo.; Sutter Health in Sacramento, Calif.; and Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill. 27 He formerly served as vice president and CFO of Tennessee Christian Medical Center in Madison, Tenn., and CFO of Takoma Adventist Hospital in Greeneville, Tenn. Alan Soderblom. Vice President and CIO of Adventist Health (Roseville, Calif.). Mr. Soderblom began his tenure as vice president and CIO of 19-hospital Adventist Health in June 2007. Mr. Soderblom led Adventist's recent initiative to expand its EMR to more than 130 outpatient clinics in four states. Alan Smith. Vice President and CIO of Capella Healthcare (Brentwood, Tenn.). Mr. Smith was appointed vice president and CIO of Capella Healthcare in April 2011. Before then, he served as vice president of applications for Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanguard Health Systems. He also spent time with Carolinas Healthcare System in Charlotte, N.C., as vice president of clinical applications. Subra Sripada. Executive Vice President, Chief Administrator and Information Officer of Beaumont Health System (Royal Oak, Mich.). Mr. Sripada serves as executive vice president and CIAO of Beaumont Health, which consists of nine hospitals. Mr. Sripada joined Beaumont in November 2008 after serving in a leadership role at PwC. He also worked for six years at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. Bruce Smith. Senior Vice President of Information Systems and CIO of Advocate Health System (Oakbrook, Ill.). Before serving as senior vice president of information systems and CIO of Advocate Health, Mr. Smith was vice president and CIO for Advocate Lutheran General Health System. He is a member of HIMSS, HIMSS' Chicago CIO Roundtable and the Scottsdale Institute, a healthcare executive resource for information management. William Stead, MD. CIO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.). In addition to his role as CIO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dr. Stead serves as the McKesson Foundation Professor of Biomedical Informatics, professor of medicine and chief strategy officer at Vanderbilt. Dr. Stead, who has worked at the crossroads of informatics and clinical practice for 40 years, established the department of medical informatics and led the development of information management infrastructure at Vanderbilt throughout the past 20 years. Steven Smith. CIO of NorthShore University Health System (Evanston, Ill.). Mr. Smith was named CIO of four-hospital NorthShore University Health System in April 2012. Previously, he spent 11 years as chief technology officer and 18 years traveling the country as a health IT systems outsourcer for the health system. Mr. Smith oversaw NorthShore's integrated EMR system implementation, and in 2009, NorthShore was among the first systems to receive recognition from HIMSS Analytics for stage 7 status. Brent G. Snyder, Esq. CIO of Adventist Health System (Winter Park, Fla.). Before he assumed his duties as CIO of Adventist Health System, Mr. Snyder served as CFO of the system's Multi-State Division for roughly five years. Rebecca Sykes. Senior Vice President, Resource Management and CIO of Catholic Health Partners (Cinicinnati). Ms. Sykes assumed her current role in 1999 after serving as Catholic Health Partners' director of corporate information services. Resource management was added to her title in July 2011, as Catholic East Partners implemented new systemwide efforts to operate profitability within Medicare's payment structure. Prior to joining the system, Ms. Sykes was director of information systems for TriHealth in Cincinnati. Phyllis Teater, MBA. Associate Vice President of Health Sciences and CIO of The REGISTER TODAY! Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting CEO Strategy, ACOs, Physician-Hospital Integration, Improving Profits and Key Specialties 83 Health System Executives as Speakers Co-Chaired by Chuck Lauer and Scott Becker May 9-11, 2013; Chicago Westin Michigan Avenue, Chicago For more information and to register, visit: www.beckershospitalreview.com/4th-annual-beckers-hospital-review-meeting.html

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