Laszlo Pook
VP & CIO @National Jewish Health
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WORK HISTORY
VP & CIO @National Jewish Health
Lead technology, clinical system, Health Information Management, and custom application development for an academic research hospital and clinic. Report to CFO and manage an operating budget of $10 million, a capital budget of $1.6 million and a staff of 100. Responsible for IT strategic plan, ensuring its alignment with the corporate strategic plan. Team with other senior leaders to develop and implement corporate strategies.• Brought the development of custom tobacco and weight case management system in house. Rewrote system, saving division 70% in software operating costs, and reducing downtime by over 50%.• Led IT team through organizational transformation process resulting in improved communication among team members, reduced system downtimes and issues during system go-lives. Also partnered with other departments on campus to help them through transformation initiatives.• Implemented Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE). Physicians order 97% of all orders through EMR.• Implemented EMR and ancillary system governance committees, providing a forum for clinicians to prioritize projects and tasks. Committees as also used for approval of workflow, order set, and EMR template changes.• Rebuilt network to meet current security standards, best practices and improved throughput speeds. Leveraged virtual LAN segmentation practices to isolate clinical operations from research. Eliminated system timeouts and delays for care workers.
EDUCATION
University of Colorado Denver
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Colorado State University
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General
ABOUT LASZLO POOK
Accomplished healthcare executive with over 35 years experience leading information service organizations. Proven track record in building high performance, cost-effective, IT organizations that improve financial efficiency and information delivery. Effective at communicating with all levels of the organization, strengthening relationships with other business units, and building and coaching teams. Extensive experience with new hospital and clinic construction/activation, new business development, and system implementations (EPIC, Allscripts, Soft Lab, PeopleSoft, Kronos, Siemens, Provation, and Centricity) and custom software development.
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