Thomas Powell

About Thomas Powell

o Over a decade of CMIO experience, having implemented and optimized the full libraries of Epic and Cerner clinical systems. o Past Medical and Executive Officer of Arkansas Office of Health Information Technology (OHIT) and Arkansas State Health Alliance for Records Exchange (SHARE) HIE. o 17+ years of career experience in applied healthcare informatics in academic/non-profit and for-profit settings. o Extensive Data Warehousing Experience. o One of the original NIH/NLM Clinical Informatics Fellows, resulting in a M.S. Biomedical Engineering Degree. o Clinical practice experience in Medicine (Anesthesiology) and Allied Health (Physical Therapy). o Extensive education and experience in Healthcare, Informatics, and Analytics.

Experience

1. VP Chief Medical Information Officer

   Aspirus Health

   Nov 2022 — Present · Wausau, WI, US

   I have accepted the role of CMIO for Aspirus, Inc. to systematize and optimize the informatics, clinical workflows, and clinical technologies across the organization. We are a growing healthcare system with 17 hospitals in Wisconsin and Michigan, over employees, as well as over 75 clinics, home health and hospice care, pharmacies, critical care and air-medical transport, medical goods, nursing homes and a broad network of physicians.

Education

• Duke University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Clinical Informatics)

  2000 — 2001

• The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio

  Doctor of Medicine (MD), Medicine

  1991 — 1995

• University of South Alabama

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Physical Therapy/Therapist

  1984 — 1987