Becker's Hospital Review

Save the date! Becker's Hospital Review 6th Annual Meeting — May 7-9, 2015 — Chicago. Please call 800-417-2035 to register. 16 Bert Reese. Senior Vice President and CIO of Sentara Healthcare (Norfolk, Va.). As senior vice president and CIO, Mr. Reese manages IT, pro- cess improvement and supply chain management for the 12-hospital system. Under Mr. Reese's leadership, Sentara implemented an EHR across the system, with successful quality and financial outcomes. The system was recognized with the HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award. Epic Systems and IBM recently appointed Mr. Reese to a spot on their 18-member advisory council, to advise the organizations if they win the contract to de- sign and develop the Department of Defense's upgraded EHR and information systems. David Reitzel. CIO of Brookdale University Hospital (Brooklyn, N.Y.). After being made Brookdale University Hospital's vice president and CIO in 2012, Mr. Reitzel began the daunting task of developing the hospital's IT infrastructure from the ground up with limited resources. Dur- ing his time with Brookdale, Mr. Reitzel devel- oped an IT governance council, led the successful implementation of enterprise-wide Epic EMR system and designed and deployed a new service desk structure, to name a few accomplishments. Bernie Rice. Operational Vice President and CIO of Nemours Children's Health System (Jacksonville, Fla.). Mr. Rice has served as the op- erational vice president and CIO of Nemours for roughly seven years. As CIO, Mr. Rice is respon- sible for the leadership and strategic direction of information systems throughout the Nemours enterprise, which encompasses four states. He has helped Nemours achieve HIMSS Stage 7 for both its inpatient and ambulatory operations. Craig Richardville. Senior Vice President and CIO of Carolinas HealthCare System (Char- lotte, N.C.). Mr. Richardville has overall System responsibility for information services and strat- egy. Prior to joining Carolinas HealthCare System in 1997, Mr. Richardville held a variety of admin- istrative positions with ProMedica Health System for 12 years. Mr. Richardville was awarded CIO of the Year in 2013 by the Charlotte Business Journal and under his leadership, Carolinas HealthCare System has earned the "Most Wired" designa- tion for 11 consecutive years. Over the years, his teams have deployed successful EMR, data ana- lytics, cloud and patient engagement strategies and tools. Mr. Richardville is a fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society; board member of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Foundation, CareConnect Carolinas, and Carolinas Shared Services; and a member of College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, Wall Street Journal CIO Network and the Health Management Academy. He holds a masters of business administration degree and a bachelor's degree in system analysis. Ed Ricks. Vice President of Information Services and CIO of Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital. Mr. Ricks has served as vice president of infor- mation services and CIO of Beaufort Memorial Hospital for the past six years, gaining numerous accolades on the way. Most recently, Mr. Ricks spearheaded an enterprise-wide initiative to im- prove patient throughput which ultimately re- duced length of stay and resulted in an annualized cost savings of $480,000. Cris Ross. CIO of Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.). Mr. Ross was named CIO of Mayo Clinic in August 2012. He has a diverse background in healthcare, IT and government. Mr. Ross previ- ously served two years as executive vice president and general manager of clinical interoperability for e-prescription network Surescripts, four years as CIO and executive vice president of product and information services for Minute Clinic and three years as CIO of United Behavioral Health. He has experience as a consultant, financial ana- lyst and as a senior legislative assistant on the U.S. House Budget Committee. Mr. Ross earned his MBA from Yale School of Management. Bill Russell. Senior Vice President and CIO of St. Joseph Health (Orange, Calif.). Bill Russell was named CIO of St. Joseph Health — a 14-hospital, $6 billion nonprofit integrated healthcare system — in 2011. Since becoming CIO, he has helped lead the implementation of a new patient portal CEAA CERTIFIED EQUIPMENT APPRAISAL ASSOCIATES, INC. 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