UTHealthCONNECT News

An Epic celebration

| May 8, 2021

After years of anticipation and hard work, the moment has finally arrived – Epic is here.

MyUTHealth patient portal debuts in May 2021

Melissa McDonald, UT Physicians | August 17, 2020

During the pandemic, we have seen the pivotal role digital communications play in streamlining interaction between our health care teams and patients. As part of the Epic transition, we will migrate from Follow My Health via Allscripts to MyChart through Epic in May 2021.

UTHealthCONNECT: Upcoming virtual town halls for July

UT Physicians | July 10, 2020

Get a sneak peek of our EHR in action. In less than a year, UT Physicians will transition from Allscripts to the the Epic EHR platform. Now is the time to start preparing and learning as much as you can about the new EHR. With that in mind, the UTHealthCONNECT team has three virtual town halls taking place this month.

From MyUTP Patient Portal to MyChart, another step in the journey

UT Physicians | January 15, 2020

As part of our upcoming migration in May 2021 to Epic, a new web patient portal will become an integral piece of the practice to connect patients and providers.

Our Teams...

Executive Steering Committee

Executive Team

Electronic Health Record Governance Task Force

EHR Team

Revenue Cycle & Practice Management Task Force

RC & PM Team

HCPC Task Force

HCPC Team

Executive Steering Committee:

The Executive Steering Committee is shaping the vision of the UTHealthCONNECT initiative, defining and upholding the guiding principles, creating education paths and solutions, and promoting accountability.

Chairs

Executive Steering Committee: Chairs
Member Name	Title	Email	School/Unit
Martin J. Citardi, MD	Vice Dean for Clinical Technology; Professor and Chair, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery	Martin.J.Citardi@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Kevin Dillon	Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	Kevin.Dillon@uth.tmc.edu	Central Administration

Members

Executive Steering Committee: Members
Member Name	Title	Email	School/Unit
Kristi Bradley	Vice President and Chief Revenue Cycle Officer	Kristi.L.Bradley@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Andrew Casas	Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	Andrew.Casas@uth.tmc.edu	UT Physicians
Babatope Fatuyi, MD	Chief Medical Information Officer	Babatope.O.Fatuyi@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Lois Pierson	Chief Financial Officer	Lois.K.Pierson@uth.tmc.edu	Harris County Psychiatric Center
Melissa Pifko	Vice President and Chief Legal Officer	Melissa.Pifko@uth.tmc.edu	Central Administration
Michael Tramonte	Senior Vice President of Finance and Business Services and Chief Financial Officer	Michael.Tramonte@uth.tmc.edu	Central Administration
Amar Yousif	Vice President and Chief Information Officer	Amar.Yousif@uth.tmc.edu	Central Administration

Advisor

Executive Steering Committee: Advisor
Member Name	Title	Email	School/Unit
Robert Murphy, MD	Associate Dean for Applied Informatics and Associate Professor of Health Informatics	Robert.Murphy@uth.tmc.edu	School of Biomedical Informatics

Electronic Health Record Governance Task Force

The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Governance Task Force approves, directs, and prioritizes EHR design and content decisions to ensure that the best possible patient care is achieved using the UTHealthCONNECT EHR as an effective documentation and communication tool while realizing both clinical and business needs. Task Force members will serve as project champions for their home departments. In this role, each member will represent the needs of his or her home department’s patients and their physicians and other caregivers.

Chair

Chair

Member Name Title Email School/Unit

Babatope Fatuyi, MD Chief Medical Information Officer Babatope.O.Fatuyi@uth.tmc.edu McGovern Medical School

Chair
Member Name	Title	Email	School/Unit
Babatope Fatuyi, MD	Chief Medical Information Officer	Babatope.O.Fatuyi@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School

Physician Members

Physician Members
Member Name	Title	Email	School/Unit
Olasunkanmi Adeyinka, MD	Clinical Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine	Olasunkanmi.W.Adeyinka@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Faith Atai, MD	Associate Professor, Internal Medicine	Faith.D.Atai@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Kulvinder Bajwa, MD	Associate Professor, Surgery-Clinical	Kulvinder.S.Bajwa@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Pamela Berens, MD	Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences-Clinical	Pamela.D.Berens@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Julie Bortolotti, MD	Staff Physician, UT Physicians Family Practice-Bayshore	Julie.S.Bortolotti@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Olasimbo Chiadika, MD	Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine	Olasimbo.M.Chiadika@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Martin J. Citardi, MD	Vice Dean for Clinical Technology; Professor and Chair, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery	Martin.J.Citardi@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Sheila Coogan, MD	Associate Professor, Vascular Surgery	Sheila.M.Coogan@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Kevin Coupe, MD	Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery	Kevin.J.Coupe@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Brian Heaps, MD	Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences	Brian.R.Heaps@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Kevin Hwang, MD	Associate Professor, Internal Medicine	Kevin.O.Hwang@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Richard Jahan-Tigh, MD	Assistant Professor, Dermatology	Richard.R.JahanTigh@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Zi Yang Jiang, MD	Assistant Professor, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery	Zi.Yang.Jiang@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Aisha Khattak, MD	Assistant Professor, Renal Diseases and Hypertension	Aisha.Khattak@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Linda Li, MD	Assistant Professor, Pediatric Surgery	Linda.T.Li@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Garbo Mak, MD	Assistant Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine	Garbo.Mak@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Kim Monday, MD	Associate Professor, Neurology	Kimberly.Monday@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Phuc Nguyen, MD	Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine	Phuc.Nguyen@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Bobby Nix, MD	Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences	Bobby.R.Nix@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Luis Ostrosky, MD	Professor, Infectious Diseases	Luis.Ostrosky-Zeichner@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Filemon Tan, MD	Professor, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics	Filemon.K.Tan@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Robert Yetman, MD	Professor, Pediatrics	Robert.J.Yetman@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School

Administrative Members

Administrative Members
Member Name	Title	Email	School/Unit
Diarra Boye	Interim Director for IT Finance	Diarra.Boye@uth.tmc.edu	Central Administration
M. Saeed Chaudhry	Vice President, Executive Director of Operations	M.Saeed.Chaudhry@uth.tmc.edu	UT Physicians
Sandra Jeffries	Assistant Director, Clinical Information Technology	Sandra.D.Jeffries@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Angel Wolter	Coach Administrator	Angel.B.Wolter@uth.tmc.edu	UT Physicians
Sharay Zeitz	Director of Revenue Cycle Services	Sharay.Zeitz@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School

Revenue Cycle and Practice Management Task Force

The Revenue Cycle and Practice Management Task Force is responsible for a comprehensive review and optimization of all business practices, defining and tracking key performance indicators, aligning operations users for success, and standardizing ‘front to back’ revenue cycle processes.

Chair

Chair

Member Name Title Email School/Unit

Kristi Bradley Vice President and Chief Revenue Cycle Officer Kristi.L.Bradley@uth.tmc.edu McGovern Medical School

Members

Members
Member Name	Title	Email Address	School/Unit
Patricia Birkmeyer	Director, Management Operations, Surgery	Patricia.M.Birkmeyer@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Andrew Casas	Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	Andrew.Casas@uth.tmc.edu	UT Physicians
Anthony Garcia	Director, Management Operations, Pediatrics	Anthony.L.Garcia@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Rossana Gonzalez-Ayala	Director, Management Operations, Neurology	Rossana.GonzalezAyala@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Diane Harnden	Director, Management Operations, Pediatric Surgery	Diane.Harnden@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Chris Kubycheck	Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Orthopedic Surgery	Christopher.H.Kubycheck@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Mary Lopez	Director, Management Operations, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences	Mary.Lopez@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Debra Lyon	Director, Revenue Cycle Operations, Change Healthcare	Debra.Lyon@changehealthcare.co	McGovern Medical School
Tom Murphy, MD	Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine	Thomas.J.Murphy@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Jay McVean	Director, Healthcare Billing Compliance	Jay.McVean@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Sarah Peirce	Director, Management Operations, Internal Medicine	Sarah.Peirce@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Lois Pierson	Chief Financial Officer	Lois.K.Pierson@uth.tmc.edu	Harris County Psychiatric Center
Demetria Qualls	Director, Revenue Cycle Systems and Training	Demetria.L.Qualls@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Dan Sherman	Associate Vice President and Chief Audit Officer	Daniel.Sherman@uth.tmc.edu	Central Administration
Janet Sherry	Director, Management Operations, Emergency Medicine	Janet.L.Sherry@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Mike Tramonte	Senior Vice President of Finance and Business Services and Chief Financial Officer	Michael.Tramonte@uth.tmc.edu	Central Administration
Don Venker	Director, Management Operations, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery	Donald.P.Venker@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Rita Willis	Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences	Rita.S.Willis@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Amar Yousif	Vice President and Chief Information Officer	Amar.Yousif@uth.tmc.edu	Central Administration

UTHealth Harris County Psychiatric Center Task Force:

With a focus on behavioral health patients, members of the UTHealth Harris County Psychiatric Center Task Force have the comprehensive responsibility for the EHR, practice management and revenue cycle for the largest academic psychiatric hospital in the country.

Chair

Chair

Member Name Title Email Address Department

Lois Pierson Chief Financial Officer Lois.K.Pierson@uth.tmc.edu Harris County Psychiatric Center

Chair
Member Name	Title	Email Address	Department
Lois Pierson	Chief Financial Officer	Lois.K.Pierson@uth.tmc.edu	Harris County Psychiatric Center

Members

Members
Member Name	Title	Email Address	Department
Melissa Allen, DO	Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences	Melissa.Allen@uth.tmc.edu	McGovern Medical School
Anayo Anene	Director, Pharmacy Services Acute Care	Anayo.Anene@uth.tmc.edu	Harris County Psychiatric Center
Carina Ayers	Senior Manager, Clinical Technology	Carina.K.Ayers@uth.tmc.edu	Harris County Psychiatric Center
Stuart Bernstein	Senior Compliance Specialist	Stuart.Bernstein@uth.tmc.edu	Central Administration
Artrica Dozier	Director, Admissions Services	Artrica.J.Dozier@uth.tmc.edu	Harris County Psychiatric Center
Donna Hagdorn	Director, Financial Operations	Donna.Hagdorn@uth.tmc.edu	Harris County Psychiatric Center
Elizabeth Maree	Chief Nursing Officer	Elizabeth.Maree@uth.tmc.edu	Harris County Psychiatric Center
Christina Solis	Senior Legal Officer and Privacy Officer	Christina.F.Solis@uth.tmc.edu	Central Administration

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UTHealthCONNECT News

An Epic celebration

MyUTHealth patient portal debuts in May 2021

UTHealthCONNECT: Upcoming virtual town halls for July

From MyUTP Patient Portal to MyChart, another step in the journey

Our Teams...