
Medical device connectivity and workflow automation consultant.
Portland, Oregon Area

Medical device connectivity and workflow automation consultant.
Portland, Oregon Area
With over 20 years in health care, I have focused my career on workflow automation and the integration of medical devices into information systems. With extensive experience in almost every clinical area of the hospital, my focus is on the application of informstion systems technologies to improving patient safety and outcomes, reducded operating costs, and improved resource utilization.
Hospital patient flow optimization, wireless enablement of medical devices, medical device connectivity, medical device integration with EMRs, RFID, cardiology information systems, hospital WLANs, connectivity business strategy development
(Hospital & Health Care industry)
December 2004 — Present (5 years )
I provide workflow automation consulting to health care providers and vendors. For providers I optimize hospital-wide patient flow, provide needs assessment and vendor selection for cardiovascular information systems (CVIS), point of care automation, and medical device connectivity. Enabling technologies that I support include wireless communications systems, RFID and WLAN projects.
Vendor work is focused on enabling medical device connectivity, including business planning, strategy, market requirements, technology selection, regulatory strategy, sales, marketing and product launch.
HIMSS, Medical Device Security Working group - HIMSS
IHE, Patient Care Device Domain