Summary
This position establishes a formal informatics leadership presence in the field at the Edward Hines Jr Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC).
This role ensures that knowledge of informatics is infused throughout the Facility (VA) health care delivery network, and that health information issues affecting the delivery of care are clearly articulated and raised appropriately for action.
Duties
This position establishes a formal informatics leadership presence in the field at the Edward Hines Jr Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC). This formal presence ensures that knowledge of informatics is infused throughout the Facility (VA) health care delivery network, and that health information issues affecting the delivery of care are clearly articulated and raised appropriately for action. The focus of this position is to optimize effectiveness of patient care delivery and systems management in support of the VHA mission and goals. As the CHIO the incumbent is part of a VA team that is actively involved with supporting the goal of ensuring a workable informatics functional structure for the facility and leads the facility both practically and vocally in establishing an informatics structure for the Facility. The CHIO will participate in VISN and VA Central Office activities to ensure that informatics is established as a professional domain in VHA, and that best practices are identified or developed and made available throughout the VHA health care community…
