Innovative Healthcare Executive
Orange County, California Area
- Current
-
- Partner at Amplify Consulting
- Board Member at 2-1-1 Orange County
- VP Finance - Southern California Chapter at HIMSS
- Past
-
- Consulting Practice Director at Cerius Consulting, Inc.
- Owner at Lighthouse Consultium, LLC
- CIO at Physician Web Link - Monarch Health
- Vice President Information Services at L.A Care Health Plan
- Director Information Services at Qualtum Health Resources/ Olsten Health
- Director, Information Services at Gentiva
- Director, Information Servcies at Olsten Health
- CIO at Practice Technology Inc.
- Program Manager at Digital Equipment Corporation
- Program Manager at Digital Equipment Corporation
- Oceanographer at Brown and Caldwell
- Recommended
-
10 people have recommended Paul - Connections
-
388
connections
- Industry
- Hospital & Health Care
- Websites
Paul Salmon’s Summary
Innovative dynamic health industry consultant and senior manager with broad experience in strategic planning, knowledge management, business process improvement transformation, and solution identification and implementation. Outstanding customer relationship management and service track record. Over 20 years serving senior executives by providing business critical solutions.
Paul Salmon’s Specialties:
• Strategic Planning
• Senior Healthcare Industry Consultant
• Knowledge Management
• Process Reengineering
• Change Management
• Off-Shore Outsourcing
• Systems Integration/ Health Information Exchange
• Solution Evaluation and Implementation
• Customer Relationship Management
• Project and Program Management
Paul Salmon’s Experience
-
Partner
Amplify Consulting
(Management Consulting industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
We provide innovative business solutions to executives of Mid and Large-size companies. We help our clients substantially improve their organization’s profitability by finding hidden revenue growth opportunities and improving operational efficiencies. Using innovative tools and techniques, we enable quick results with practical strategies, actionable management information, and optimized business processes.
Amplify Consulting formally known as NeXtgen Innovation.LLC (NXI) -
Board Member
2-1-1 Orange County
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
2-1-1 Orange County, a nonprofit; 501(c)(3) organization, provides a comprehensive information and referral system that links Orange County residents to community health and human services and support.
Designated by the California Public Utilities Commission as the provider of this nationally recognized service, 2-1-1 Orange County makes the system available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to the 3,000,000 residents of this community.Callers seeking assistance dial toll free 2-1-1 and are connected with certified, multi-lingual Information and Referral (I&R) Specialists -
VP Finance - Southern California Chapter
HIMSS
(Non-Profit; Hospital & Health Care industry)
February 2005 — Present (4 years 10 months)
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of health IT (HIT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded in 1961 with offices in Chicago, Washington D.C., Brussels, Singapore, and other locations across the United States and the globe, HIMSS represents more than 20,000 individual members and over 350 corporate members that collectively represent organizations employing millions of people. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare public policy and industry practices through its advocacy, educational and professional development initiatives designed to promote information and management systems’ contributions to ensuring quality patient care.
-
Consulting Practice Director
Cerius Consulting, Inc.
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
December 2006 — January 2008 (1 year 2 months)
Directs IT practice operations. Accountable for securing work and managing accounts for specialized team of management consultants. The practice group offers specialized capabilities that enable business leaders to optimize business processes, dramatically reduce the risk of major operational change through honed methodologies and best practices in the areas of integration, consolidation, process outsourcing, and change management.
-
Owner
Lighthouse Consultium, LLC
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
2001 — January 2008 (7 years )
Managing Director: Founder of specialized health services consulting company comprised of senior health industry consultants focused on technology selection, implementation, knowledge management, and process improvement projects.
-
CIO
Physician Web Link - Monarch Health
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
September 2005 — May 2006 (9 months)
Interim CIO - Contract Position. As CIO lead a reorganization effort of the Information Technology area replacing ineffective stove pipe processes with a managed collaborative teamwork focused structure. Lead clinical, financial, and operational cross functional teams. Enhanced business process analysis, system requirements, and build vs buy methodologies.
-
Vice President Information Services
L.A Care Health Plan
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
1999 — 2002 (3 years )
Lead all aspects of information technology for one of the largest health plans in Southern California serving over 780,000 members. Developed and managed $7 million budget. Participated in over 20% growth including business process improvement facilitating the launch of two major product lines while reducing IS budget and improving service level and customer satisfaction. Lead new core managed care system implementation, HIPAA, extranet & internet applications, EDI, data warehouse, business intelligence, and office automation.
-
Director Information Services
Qualtum Health Resources/ Olsten Health
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Medical Practice industry)
1995 — 1999 (4 years )
Director, Strategic Services (1997-1998)
Managed complex strategic information services projects.
• Lead technical strategy component of strategic planning team.
• Key team member in development and implementation of business plan to create specialty pharmacy distribution division. Exceeded revenue goal three years running.
Director, Information Management (1995-1997)
Directed corporate information service functions supporting multiple lines of business. -
Director, Information Services
Gentiva
(Public Company; Hospital & Health Care industry)
1995 — 1999 (4 years )
-
Director, Information Servcies
Olsten Health
(Management Consulting industry)
1995 — 1998 (3 years )
Lead major mail-order pharmacy systems development and integration effort for speciality drug start-up division.
-
CIO
Practice Technology Inc.
(Hospital & Health Care industry)
October 1994 — June 1995 (9 months)
Provided Medical Practice Consultative Services to Physician Practices. Community Health Information Networks (CHIN). Implemented billing and electronic medical records systems.
-
Program Manager
Digital Equipment Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DEC; Information Services industry)
1988 — 1995 (7 years )
Founding member of DEC Healthcare Consulting Practice. Provided consulting services to major U.S. Health Industries organizations. Sold and lead implementation of IT Strategy, System Integration, Database Systens, Transaction Processing systems, PACS imaging, Electronic Medical Records, Lab and Radiology system implementation projects
-
Program Manager
Digital Equipment Corporation
(Public Company; Management Consulting industry)
1988 — 1995 (7 years )
-
Oceanographer
Brown and Caldwell
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Environmental Services industry)
1978 — 1984 (6 years )
Design environmental data collection systems. Gathered and analized data using computerized models. Wrote environmental impact reports.
