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13 the hospital's information services division. He developed the hospital's vision for technology initiatives and services, directed and planned enter- prisewide IT systems, and defined protocols for data exchange and com- munications across the organization. Prior to joining Seattle Children's, Dr. Chaudry served as CIO of Cambridge University Hospital and CIO of Liverpool Women's and Alder Hey Children's hospitals, both in the United Kingdom. While at Cambridge, Dr. Chaudry and his team implemented EMR to achieve HIMSS EMR Adoption Model Stage 6. Carl Christensen. Senior Vice President and CIO of Northwestern Me- morial HealthCare (Chicago) and CIO of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine (Chicago). Mr. Christensen joined North- western Memorial Faculty Foundation in 2010 to execute several IT infra- structure improvement projects and has since been named vice president of information systems and CIO of Northwestern Memorial Healthcare as well as CIO of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. He has experience leading NMFF through EHR incentive program efforts to maximize federal payments while minimizing workflow disruption and developing IT policies and procedures at Feinberg. Prior to joining North- western, Mr. Christensen was a leader in the IT department at Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic. George Conklin. Senior Vice President and CIO of Christus Health (Irving, Texas). Mr. Conklin is responsible for health IT for Christus Health's network spanning four states, two countries and more than 300 locations. He initially took leadership of the system's clinical engineer- ing in 2006, tasked with ensuring data collected by biomedical systems was integrated into the electronic patient records. He is now responsible for all aspects of information management and communication services delivery and is a member of Christus Health's senior leadership team. In addition to his role with Christus, Mr. Conklin frequently writes and lec- tures on healthcare informatics, clinical quality, systems implementation and return on investment. Andy Crowder. Corporate Senior Vice President and CIO of Scripps Health (San Diego). Scripps named Mr. Crowder corporate senior vice president and CIO in 2016, responsible for leading the system's inpatient and ambulatory EHR and revenue cycle platform implementation. He pre- viously served as senior vice president and CIO of Maine Health, where he oversaw EHR implementation for 11 hospitals, and before that was senior vice president and CIO of Florida Hospital, a seven-hospital system based in Orlando. While at Florida Hospital, Mr. Crowder also oversaw perfor- mance improvement, biomedical and clinical engineering, and nutritional and environmental services initiatives. Richard (Dick) Daniels. Executive Vice President and CIO of Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Calif.). As executive vice president and CIO of Kaiser Permanente, Mr. Daniels oversees IT for 39 hospitals, 600 medical buildings and more than 200,000 employees. He has held the role since February 2015, overseeing the healthcare organization's IT vision, strategy and execution, and is a member of the national executive team. During his 30-plus year career in health IT, Mr. Daniels held several senior positions with Kaiser, including senior vice president of enterprise shared services, where he oversaw technology end-user services, national facilities services and national pharmacy operations. Prior to joining Kaiser, Mr. Daniels served in leadership positions with J.P. Morgan and Capital One. Kristin Darby. CIO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America (Boca Ra- ton, Fla.). Beginning her career in 1994, Ms. Darby has more than 20 years of experience developing and implementing strategic initiatives for large organizations, currently serving as CIO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America. roughout her career, she has participated in more than 100 mergers and acquisitions, overseen post-acquisition IT integration, and worked with organizations that have up to $11 billion in annual revenue. In her current role with CTCA, Ms. Darby oversees the 225-person in- formation services department, where she has developed a culture of cus- tomer intimacy, connecting every employee to the health system's mission through technology. She sponsored an overhaul of the health system's website and was responsible for innovation in the organization's Clinical Pathways Program, which combines evidence-based advances with patient information that maximizes physician efficiency. She previously served as CIO and vice president of IT and services for the Northeast/North Mid- west business unit of Vanguard Health Systems, based in Nashville, Tenn. Bruce Darrow, MD, PhD. Vice President of IT and Chief Medical Informa- tion Officer of Mount Sinai Health System (New York City). Aer serving as interim CMIO for two years, Dr. Darrow was named permanent CMIO of Mount Sinai Health System in May 2014. A cardiologist by training, Dr. Darrow has received several accolades as a clinician and helped lead Mount Sinai's IT team to national recognition. In 2016, he was instrumental in efforts to develop and implement MountSinaiNY, a one-touch patient experience app designed to make access to health services and information easier. Randy Davis. CIO and Vice President of Support Services at CGH Med- ical Center (Sterling, Ill.). Mr. Davis joined CGH Medical in 1996 aer spending more than 30 years as administrator for multispecialty physician group practices, including Sterling (Ill.) Rock Falls Clinic. He now oversees IT for the hospital, which has a 115-physician medical staff and employs more than 1,500 people. He oversaw the hospital's initiative to add a com- plex IT infrastructure to its acute care services, which helps keep the hospi- tal's critical systems running 24/7. Myra Davis. Senior Vice President and CIO of Texas Children's Hospital (Houston). Ms. Davis is senior vice president and CIO of Texas Children's Hospital, where she leads efforts to adapt meaningful technology that will improve the hospital's operational, financial and patient experience. She built the information services and technology department to include team members who are passionate about how their efforts on the IT side affect care delivery. Under her leadership, the hospital has earned Hospital & Health Networks' Health Care's Most Wired Award four times since 2013. In 2017, Houston Business Journal honored Ms. Davis with the Houston Business Journal C-Suite Award for Outstanding Chief Information or Tech- nology Officer. Jake Dorst. Chief Innovation Officer and CIO of Tahoe Forest Health District (Truckee, Calif.). Mr. Dorst became CIO of Tahoe Forest Health District in 2014 and took on chief innovation officer responsibilities in 2015. He led the hospital's efforts to work with Mercy Technology Services, the IT arm of Mercy, to deploy an EHR at its California and Nevada loca- tions in 2017, aiming to push forward patient care innovation. e health system moved from seven EHR s to a single, unified patient record, which he expects will boost population health and community outreach initia- tives, as well as provide better coordinated care. Prior to joining Tahoe For- est Health District, Mr. Dorst gained experience as the vice president and CIO of Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Health and CIO of Petersburg, Va.- based Southside Regional Medical Center. Marcy Dunn. Senior Vice President and CIO of Maine Medical Center and MaineHealth (Portland). In 2016, Ms. Dunn became responsible for Maine- Health's information services division and shared EHR program as the senior vice president and CIO of 637-bed Maine Medical Center and MaineHealth, a 12-member system. She brings 30 years of experience to the role, previous- ly serving as the director of information services and CIO of Uniondale, N.Y.- based Episcopal Health Services and senior vice president and CIO of Melville, N.Y.-based Catholic Health Services. At CHS, Ms. Dunn oversaw an informa- tion systems upgrade and implemented EHR. Dee Emon, BSN. Vice President and CIO of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Winston-Salem, N.C.). Ms. Emon joined Wake Forest Baptist Med- ical Center in 2014 as chief clinical information officer and was promoted to vice president and CIO in April 2015. She is responsible for the strategic development and management of her division as well as technology systems and process support for the hospital. She has previous experience in quality, services and cost management at Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare and was an examiner on the team assessing hospitals for the Baldrige National Quality Award. A nurse by training, Ms. Emon spent time as the corporate chief nurse executive and quality officer at Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Ferdinand Feola. Vice President and CIO of Pocono Medical Center (East Stroudsburg, Pa.). As vice president and CIO of Pocono Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital with around 200 physicians and 1,850 staff members,

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