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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.
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Chairs
Member Name Title Email School/Unit Martin J. Citardi, MD Vice Dean for Clinical Technology; Professor and Chair, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery [email protected] McGovern Medical School Kevin Dillon Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer [email protected] Central Administration -
Members
Member Name Title Email School/Unit Kristi Bradley Vice President and Chief Revenue Cycle Officer [email protected] McGovern Medical School Andrew Casas Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer [email protected] UT Physicians Babatope Fatuyi, MD Chief Medical Information Officer [email protected] McGovern Medical School Lois Pierson Chief Financial Officer [email protected] Harris County Psychiatric Center Melissa Pifko Vice President and Chief Legal Officer [email protected] Central Administration Michael Tramonte Senior Vice President of Finance and Business Services and Chief Financial Officer [email protected] Central Administration Amar Yousif Vice President and Chief Information Officer [email protected] Central Administration -
Advisor
Member Name Title Email School/Unit Robert Murphy, MD Associate Dean for Applied Informatics and Associate Professor of Health Informatics [email protected] 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.
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Chair
Member Name Title Email School/Unit Babatope Fatuyi, MD Chief Medical Information Officer [email protected] McGovern Medical School -
Physician Members
Member Name Title Email School/Unit Olasunkanmi Adeyinka, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine [email protected] McGovern Medical School Faith Atai, MD Associate Professor, Internal Medicine [email protected] McGovern Medical School Kulvinder Bajwa, MD Associate Professor, Surgery-Clinical [email protected] McGovern Medical School Pamela Berens, MD Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences-Clinical [email protected] McGovern Medical School Julie Bortolotti, MD Staff Physician, UT Physicians Family Practice-Bayshore [email protected] McGovern Medical School Olasimbo Chiadika, MD Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine [email protected] McGovern Medical School Martin J. Citardi, MD Vice Dean for Clinical Technology; Professor and Chair, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery [email protected] McGovern Medical School Sheila Coogan, MD Associate Professor, Vascular Surgery [email protected] McGovern Medical School Kevin Coupe, MD Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery [email protected] McGovern Medical School Brian Heaps, MD Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences [email protected] McGovern Medical School Kevin Hwang, MD Associate Professor, Internal Medicine [email protected] McGovern Medical School Richard Jahan-Tigh, MD Assistant Professor, Dermatology [email protected] McGovern Medical School Zi Yang Jiang, MD Assistant Professor, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery [email protected] McGovern Medical School Aisha Khattak, MD Assistant Professor, Renal Diseases and Hypertension [email protected] McGovern Medical School Linda Li, MD Assistant Professor, Pediatric Surgery [email protected] McGovern Medical School Garbo Mak, MD Assistant Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine [email protected] McGovern Medical School Kim Monday, MD Associate Professor, Neurology [email protected] McGovern Medical School Phuc Nguyen, MD Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine [email protected] McGovern Medical School Bobby Nix, MD Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences [email protected] McGovern Medical School Luis Ostrosky, MD Professor, Infectious Diseases [email protected] McGovern Medical School Filemon Tan, MD Professor, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics [email protected] McGovern Medical School Robert Yetman, MD Professor, Pediatrics [email protected] McGovern Medical School -
Administrative Members
Member Name Title Email School/Unit Diarra Boye Interim Director for IT Finance [email protected] Central Administration M. Saeed Chaudhry Vice President, Executive Director of Operations [email protected] UT Physicians Sandra Jeffries Assistant Director, Clinical Information Technology [email protected] McGovern Medical School Angel Wolter Coach Administrator [email protected] UT Physicians Sharay Zeitz Director of Revenue Cycle Services [email protected] 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.
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Chair
Member Name Title Email School/Unit Kristi Bradley Vice President and Chief Revenue Cycle Officer [email protected] McGovern Medical School -
Members
Member Name Title Email Address School/Unit Patricia Birkmeyer Director, Management Operations, Surgery [email protected] McGovern Medical School Andrew Casas Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer [email protected] UT Physicians Anthony Garcia Director, Management Operations, Pediatrics [email protected] McGovern Medical School Rossana Gonzalez-Ayala Director, Management Operations, Neurology [email protected] McGovern Medical School Diane Harnden Director, Management Operations, Pediatric Surgery [email protected] McGovern Medical School Chris Kubycheck Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Orthopedic Surgery [email protected] McGovern Medical School Mary Lopez Director, Management Operations, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences [email protected] McGovern Medical School Debra Lyon Director, Revenue Cycle Operations, Change Healthcare [email protected] McGovern Medical School Tom Murphy, MD Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine [email protected] McGovern Medical School Jay McVean Director, Healthcare Billing Compliance [email protected] McGovern Medical School Sarah Peirce Director, Management Operations, Internal Medicine [email protected] McGovern Medical School Lois Pierson Chief Financial Officer [email protected] Harris County Psychiatric Center Demetria Qualls Director, Revenue Cycle Systems and Training [email protected] McGovern Medical School Dan Sherman Associate Vice President and Chief Audit Officer [email protected] Central Administration Janet Sherry Director, Management Operations, Emergency Medicine [email protected] McGovern Medical School Mike Tramonte Senior Vice President of Finance and Business Services and Chief Financial Officer [email protected] Central Administration Don Venker Director, Management Operations, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery [email protected] McGovern Medical School Rita Willis Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences [email protected] McGovern Medical School Amar Yousif Vice President and Chief Information Officer [email protected] 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.
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Chair
Member Name Title Email Address Department Lois Pierson Chief Financial Officer [email protected] Harris County Psychiatric Center -
Members
Member Name Title Email Address Department Melissa Allen, DO Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences [email protected] McGovern Medical School Anayo Anene Director, Pharmacy Services Acute Care [email protected] Harris County Psychiatric Center Carina Ayers Senior Manager, Clinical Technology [email protected] Harris County Psychiatric Center Stuart Bernstein Senior Compliance Specialist [email protected] Central Administration Artrica Dozier Director, Admissions Services [email protected] Harris County Psychiatric Center Donna Hagdorn Director, Financial Operations [email protected] Harris County Psychiatric Center Elizabeth Maree Chief Nursing Officer [email protected] Harris County Psychiatric Center Christina Solis Senior Legal Officer and Privacy Officer [email protected] Central Administration