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41 interim CIO of University Hospitals on Jan. 25 aer serving as CIO of University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor from 2012 through 2015. At UMHS, she oversaw the deployment of the organization's new EHR system. Ms. Schade was named the 2014 John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year by CHIME and HIMSS. Rick Schooler. CIO of Orlando (Fla.) Health. Mr. School- er joined Orlando Health in 2001 as vice president and CIO. He was previously CIO of Navicent Health, formerly Cen- tral Georgia Health System, in Macon. Mr. Schooler holds an MBA from the University of Indianapolis. roughout his career, Mr. Schooler has earned several accolades, in- cluding Purdue University Distinguished Technology Alum- ni, CHIME-HIMSS John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year Award and CHIME Innovator of the Year Award, among others. Manish Shah. Senior Vice President and CIO of Communi- ty Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.). Mr. Shah joined CHS in 2013 as deputy CIO and took over the CIO role at the for-prof- it health system in 2016, replacing J. Gary Seay, who retired. roughout his career, Mr. Shah has also held information technology roles at Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care, Sym- phonyIRI and Caremark Rx. He holds an MBA from the Il- linois Institute of Technology and a master's in information technology from Roosevelt University, both located in Chicago. Gene Shaw. CIO of Yuma (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center. Mr. Shaw was the first to be appointed CIO of Yuma Regional Medical Center more than 10 years ago. Mr. Shaw guided the development of the hospital's IT team and oversaw the implementation of the hospital's EHR system. roughout Mr. Shaw's reign as CIO, the IT department grew from approximately two dozen staff mem- bers to more than 150 employees. Mr. Shaw is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a CHIME fellow. William Showalter. Senior Vice President and CIO of Froed- tert Health (Milwaukee). Mr. Showalter was appointed CIO of Froedtert in August 2015. Prior to joining Froedtert, Mr. Show- alter served as senior vice president and CIO of Mercy Health in St. Louis and CIO of Fairview Health Services in Minneapolis and also held various leadership roles within Seimens Health Services in Malvern, Pa. He holds a master's degree in planning, a mas- ter's degree in administration and a graduate certificate in infor- mation systems management from the University of Pittsburgh. Preston Simons. CIO of Aurora Health Care (Milwaukee). Prior to joining Aurora Health Care in October 2015, Mr. Si- mons was CIO of Abbot Laboratories for more than a decade. ere, he was responsible for a number of IT functions at the company's spinoff, AbbVie. Mr. Simons has served as an IT leader in several health systems, a health insurance plan and in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as a leading role in the Chicago CIO Institute. Mr. Simons has a master's degree from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. Alan Smith. Senior Vice President and CIO of Capella Health- care. Mr. Smith joined Capella, one of the largest for-profit health systems in the U.S., in May 2011. Previously, he was vice president of applications and interim CIO of Vanguard Health Systems in Nashville. Mr. Smith has been involved with several professional organizations, including chairing the HIT Task Force of the Fed- eration of American Hospitals. He earned a master's of public health degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ryan Smith. Senior Vice President and CIO of Banner Health (Phoenix). Mr. Smith joined Banner Health in Oc- tober 2013 as senior vice president of information technolo- gy and CIO. Prior to his appointment at Banner, Mr. Smith worked for Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, where he led a number of IT initiatives, including operational account- ability for all clinical and business applications and end-us- er computing and service management. Mr. Smith holds an MBA in IT management from Western Governor's University. Steven Smith. CIO of NorthShore University HealthSystem (Evanston, Ill.). Prior to holding the CIO position at North- Shore, Mr. Smith served as chief technology officer of the health system for more than a decade. Under Mr. Smith's lead- ership, NorthShore University HealthSystem became one of the first healthcare systems in the country to achieve the HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 designation, and was recognized as one of Hospitals & Health Networks' 2013 "Most Wired" hospitals. Subra Sripada. Executive Vice President, Chief Transfor- mation Officer and System CIO of Beaumont Health (Royal Oak, Mich.). Prior to joining Beaumont Health aer its cre- ation in 2014, Mr. Sripada served in various roles at Beaumont Health System, including executive vice president, chief ad- ministrative officer and CIO. Before Beaumont, Mr. Sripada served in a leadership role at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a member of CHIME and serves on the board of the Michigan Health and Hospital Association and the Governor's Cyber Se- curity Council. Mr. Sripada earned his master's degree in in- dustrial and systems engineering from Kansas State University. Joey Sudomir. Senior Vice President of Innovative Technology Solutions and CIO of Texas Heath Resources (Arlington). Mr. Sudomir joined Texas Health Resources in 2013 as vice president of IT operations and quickly worked his way through the ranks at the nonprofit health system. He was named deputy CIO in 2014, and the following year he was appointed senior vice president of innovative technology solutions and CIO. Mr. Sudomir joined Texas Health Partners, a department within Texas Health Re- sources, in 2008. ere he led IT-related clinical transformation efforts for Texas Health's joint ventures. Under his leadership, all of Texas Health's joint venture hospitals achieved meaningful use.

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