Jim Turnbull, CIO of the University of Utah Hospital System
Our February AIM lunch meeting features, Jim Turnbull, CIO of the University of Utah Hospital System. Jim will speak to us about the increasing pace of IT change and how it affects our roles and relationships.
As Information Technology executives we occasionally lapse into a state of believing that "if we can just get past the next three major projects", things will slow down and once again be manageable. But as we've learned through bitter experience, changes in the market, competitive pressures, new government regulations and many other possible scenarios add to portfolio of projects…and the pace continues to accelerate.
In this environment, it is easy to quickly lose focus on our strategic plans (formal or otherwise), and we are no longer sure of whether or not our I.T. resources and investments are delivering value to the organization. This scenario can almost guarantee failure.
Fortunately, there are management practices and tools that can help us manage the chaos and stay focused on our objectives. Putting them into practice is a daunting task that requires an upfront investment of time, and an ongoing commitment to the disciple of ensuring that we not only track the value that our IT resources are delivering, but ensuring that the value is being communicated to the organization.
The presentation will focus on the practices that have been adopted by the Information Technology Services leadership at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics as they work through approximately $90 million in I.T. projects, track over 75 key measures, and monitor over 140 initiatives. The philosophy of Strategy Aligned Management is the foundation upon which a disciplined approach to leveraging strategy maps and balanced score cards makes order out of the chaos as we move into the future.
Please RSVP to this meeting at aimluncheon@aimutah.org no later than Monday, Feb 6th.
Date: Thursday, Feb 9, 2012
Time: 11:30 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
Location: Joseph Smith Memorial Building, 10th Floor Wasatch Room
15 East South Temple, Salt Lake City , UT
About Our Speaker:
Dr. Turnbull's career spans over 30 years in the health care industry, split between the Canadian and American health systems. Since March of 2008 he has served as Chief Information Officer of the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics. Prior to joining UUHC, Jim served for seven years as Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer of The Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. His academic background includes a BA in Organizational Psychology, an MBA from the University of Western Ontario and a DHA from the Medical University of South Carolina. Jim is a former board member and chairman of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and a fellow and former president of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
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Feb 9th Luncheon