As the pace of change in healthcare accelerates, clinical and operational processes and systems are straining to keep up. The healthcare IT infrastructure must support electronic medical records 24x7, meaningful use objectives and evolving compliance requirements. Add to that the need to manage fast-growing digital patient information and maintain data security and confidentiality while network-connected devices proliferate. IT organizations must deliver better service despite growing complexity. Yet IT budgets are flat or being drastically cut.
How do you achieve these seemingly contradictory objectives? Join our webinar designed for healthcare IT leaders. The intent of the webinar is to highlight infrastructure challenges being faced by providers today. You will learn how hospitals are successfully deploying secure, resilient and flexible IT infrastructures to contain costs and improve quality of care and patient outcomes.
Daniel Pelino – General Manager, Global Healthcare and Life Sciences, IBM
As general manager of IBM’s global healthcare and life sciences business, Dan works closely with public and private healthcare providers and payers, biotech and pharmaceutical companies, and medical device and instrument companies worldwide to create smarter, better-connected healthcare systems. A recognized expert in healthcare IT, he has helped countries and states transform and digitize their healthcare systems. Dan serves on the Executive Committee for the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) and on the Board of Directors of the Healthcare Executive Network (HEN).
Paul Sikora – Vice President, IT Transformation, UPMC
Paul has over 30 years experience in the Information Technology industry based in Manufacturing and Health Care. He is responsible for leading the 452 million dollar multi year transformation effort and execution of the transformation strategy, managing the resources associated with those teams, and representing UPMC to media outlets and other prospective business partners.
Paul has overall Electronic Health Record Application and Technology Architecture, including management of all technologies supporting the EHR including Servers, Operating Systems, Citrix, Web Servers, Network, and Desktop Images, as well as all middleware including Cerner, MQSeries, WebSphere and system interfaces.
Chris Nicoletti – Vice President, Integrated Technology Services, East Region, IBM
Chris runs IBM’s Integrated Technology Services business for the East Region of the US. This includes business development, sales and service delivery. His responsibilities also include integrating his unit across IBM’s sales and distribution teams and product brand teams.
Chris ran IBM’s managed services business in IBM’s Healthcare and Life Sciences organization. This includes Pharmaceuticals, Payers and Providers across the United States. He is responsible for new business sales and service delivery including P&L. Chris was responsible acquiring numerous new clients and contracts that totaled over $3B under his leadership. This is a strategic growth and investment industry for IBM.
