Keith Jones

About Keith Jones

Strategic healthcare digital transformation executive with a career of progressive leadership experience and contributions toward achieving Cone Health’s strategic business goals and objectives. Proficiency in spotting trends, defining digital business strategies, and motivating teams to develop and execute strategic plans that deliver measurable business outcomes. Demonstrated ability to excel in complex, transformative environments with a focus on collaboration, standards of excellence, and measurable results. Trusted leadership brand and reputation of integrity with peers and stakeholders to produce outcomes through consensus building and conflict resolution strategies across disparate teams with competing goals and timelines. Exceptional interpersonal and executive communications skills Balanced perspective for effectively integrating innovative technologies while mitigating risk Strong orientation toward quantifying the value of IT contributions toward achieving business objectives Keen financial acumen and focus on strategic cost optimization A unique balance of accumulated operational, strategic, and healthcare experience Strategically focused on developing and optimizing the contributions of diverse, high-performing teams Extensive experience managing multimillion-dollar capital and operational budget responsibilitiesAreas of Expertise Digital health incubation, transformation, and innovation Executive C Suite and Board Relations Strategic Planning and Execution Due Diligence for Mergers and Acquisitions Talent Management, Workforce Planning and Optimization Customer Support and Vendor Relations Cyber/Enterprise Risk Mitigation IT Strategic Planning, Operational Redesign, Governance, Technology Rationalization Extensive Enterprise Technology Expertise (EDW, BI, CRM, ERP, EHR, VNA)

Experience

1. Chief Information Officer

   Cone Health

   Apr 2024 — Present · US

   The Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Cone Health provides both transformative vision and day-to-day leadership for the Information & Technology Services (ITS) function. This role involves partnering with senior stakeholders both within and outside the organization to lead, drive, and enable Cone Health’s ongoing transformation into a value-based, integrated delivery to optimally care for populations of people and support the adoption of Digital Health, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Connected Care, and Population Health principles and tools.The CIO serves in an operational and administrative leadership capacity for all of Cone Health’s existing technology infrastructure, applications, and mobile technology environments. The CIO manages, develops, and leverages these resources to ensure optimal performance and efficiency. The CIO must possess the ability to energize, influence, and build accountability through effective communication by fostering productive, supportive working relationships throughout all levels of the organization.Additionally, the CIO must have proven skills in vendor/contractor negotiation, strong budgeting and financial acumen, project management, leadership, and communication. The CIO is accountable for specific ITS areas such as Clinical Informatics, Security, Project Prioritization, Governance, Applications, Architecture, Digital, Vendor Management, Information/Data Security, and Disaster Recovery and Training.

Education

• Pfeiffer University

  MHA, Health Care Administration

  2015 — 2017

• University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  BS, Information Systems Operations Management

  1986 — 1990

Skills

• Quality Assurance
• Business Requirements
• Solution Development
• Resource Management
• Team Building
• Project Management
• Vendor Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Leadership
• Software Development
• Recruiting
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Business Analysis
• Business Intelligence
• Sdlc
• Management
• Program Management
• Analysis
• Strategy
• Business Process
• Strategic Planning
• Information Technology
• Software Documentation
• Human Resources
• Disaster Recovery
• IT Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Training
• Sharepoint
• Visio
• Ms Sharepoint Business Intelligence
• Ibi Webfocus
• Integration
• Business Process Improvement
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)