The Role of IT and Informatics in Transformation at Saint Vincent Health/Ascension

Randy Cox, MBA, SVP/CIO, St. Vincent Health Indiana.  In cooperation between the Office of the Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Information Officer, St Vincent Health – a statewide Ascension ministry in Indiana – has been launching a collaboration of clinicians and clinical/technical IT staff known as the Office Of Clinical Transformation (OCT).  The OCT complements our clinician-led clinical governance and assists it by focusing on workflow optimization efforts, staff training and end-user support of the EHR and related technologies, standardization of care processes through information technologies, ACO support and population health analytics, as well as assisting in the advancement of the four ministry IT strategic pillars: Connect the Enterprise, Connect with the Community, Connect with Clinicians, and One Patient, One Chart.