Michael Tarrant

Michael Tarrant

Clinical Systems Analyst, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Greater Seattle Area

Current
  • Clinical Systems Analyst at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Past
  • EMR Configuration Engineer (Sr. Computer Specialist) at University of Washington Medical Center
  • Test Engineer at Intermec Technologies Corporation
  • Test Engineer at Alliant Techsystems - Marine Systems West
  • Design/Manufacturing Engineer at Alliant Techsystems/Honeywell Inc.
Education
  • Cerner Education
  • Eclipsys Education
  • Michigan Technological University
Connections
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Industry
Hospital & Health Care
Websites

Michael Tarrant’s Summary

Electronic Medical Record Configuration Engineer with inpatient nursing documentation development experience.

My work has been used in over 250,000 inpatient encounters at the University of Washington Medical Center. I am honored to have been a part of so many patient's care.

I am interested in applying my skills to the following areas:
* Rules development (MLMs, Arden syntax)
* CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry)
* Documentation across the electronic health record
* Open source EMR/EHR applications for developing countries
* EMR/EHR records migration and continuity over time

Michael Tarrant’s Specialties:

* Asking the often needed question, "What is the problem we're trying to solve here?"
* Listening
* EMR configuration
* Requirements analysis
* Workflow analysis
* Procedure development (test or manufacturing)


Michael Tarrant’s Experience

  • Clinical Systems Analyst

    Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

    (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

    April 2008Present (5 months)

    Configuration and support of a of Cerner electronic medical record product.

    I work with PowerNotes, PowerForms, and IVIEW. I also help support clinical EMR users. Future work will include: Ambulatory EMR and eMAR configuration; chemotherapy flowsheet integration; reporting; and data mining.

    The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) is composed of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the University of Washington Medical Center, and Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center.

  • EMR Configuration Engineer (Sr. Computer Specialist)

    University of Washington Medical Center

    (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

    May 1998April 2008 (10 years)

    Configuration and support of the inpatient electronic medical record application (Eclipsys Sunrise Critical Care).
    * Implement documentation solutions for ICUs, inpatient units, post-anesthesia care units, and patient monitoring device interfaces.
    * Configure the EMR to meet HIPAA, JCAHO, and Department of Health requirements.
    * Provide application support to: clinical staff, during upgrades, and during maintenance/downtimes for other hospital systems

  • Test Engineer

    Intermec Technologies Corporation

    (Public Company; Industrial Automation industry)

    October 1997May 1998 (8 months)

    Develop test procedures, support manufacturing process development, implement workflow improvements, and provide troubleshooting support when necessary.

  • Test Engineer

    Alliant Techsystems - Marine Systems West

    (Defense & Space industry)

    March 1991September 1997 (6 years 7 months)

    Develop test procedures, submit formal test results to government reps, support manufacturing workflow improvements, and provide onsite and offsite support when necessary.

  • Design/Manufacturing Engineer

    Alliant Techsystems/Honeywell Inc.

    (Public Company; Defense & Space industry)

    July 1986February 1991 (4 years 8 months)

    Test development, manufacturing process development, electronic design, electrical test support, submit manufacturing waviers, and document formal test results.


Michael Tarrant’s Education

  • Cerner Education

    20022008

    2008 - Technical Fundamentals class
    2005 - Power Note Basic class
    2003 - Visual Explorer / CCL Training
    2002 - Millennium Fundamentals class

  • Eclipsys Education

    19981998

    1998 - Eclipsys SCC configuration

  • Michigan Technological University

    BSEE, Computer Engineering, 19791984


Additional Information

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Michael Tarrant’s Interests:

Art, graphic design, the high desert areas of Oregon/Nevada/California, Linux and open source software, Burning Man, learning something new...

Michael Tarrant’s Groups:

Puget Sound Nursing Informatics,
Association for Computing Machinery

  •    Open HealthCare
  •    LinkedSeattle
  •    Health Informatics Technology (HIT)
  •    Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
  •    The Cerner Experience

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