Packard Children鈥檚 Names New Chief Medical Information Officer
Medical informatics specialist, pediatrician, helps lead 鈥渋nnovation in support of world-class patient care鈥
For Release: June 15, 2010
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital at Stanford has announced the appointment of聽 Christopher Longhurst, MD, MS, FAAP, as chief medical information officer.
鈥淲e鈥檙e very pleased to have Dr. Longhurst in this role,鈥 said Ed Kopetsky, chief information officer at Packard Children鈥檚. 鈥淐hris is a nationally-recognized medical informatics specialist with tremendous experience in clinical transformation, electronic medical records and computer provider order entry implementation.鈥 Longhurst becomes CMIO at an exciting time. 鈥淥ur hospital has an industry-leading commitment to innovation in support of world-class patient care,鈥 said Longhurst. 鈥淲e established a tremendous foundation with the rollout of computerized physician order entry in 2007, and since that time we鈥檝e been building on that platform by using CPOE to facilitate clinical resource management.鈥 In his CMIO capacity, Longhurst will lead clinical information strategy and adoption and also serve on the Information Services Executive Committee.
The hospital has been long-recognized for innovations that enhance care for children and expectant mothers. 鈥淎s CMIO, Dr. Longhurst will look at ways to extend our digital data to our patients and families to improve the continuum of care,鈥 said Kopetsky. Additionally, through a partnership with Kopetsky and Paul Sharek, MD, MPH, medical director of quality management and chief clinical patient safety officer, Longhurst looks forward to studies evaluating the impact of health information technology in a clinical setting. Longhurst noted that teams at the hospital have been rigorously evaluating the outcomes of CPOE and electronic medical records, and recently received global recognition for a study that showed for the first time a 鈥Decrease In Mortality Associated With Physician Order Entry System." Longhurst received his MD from UC Davis along with an MS in Medical Informatics, both in 2001. After completing his pediatric residency at Stanford in 2004, he became physician lead and later medical director of clinical informatics at Packard Children鈥檚 while continuing clinical duties as a pediatric hospitalist.
鈥淭hanks to our hospital-wide commitment to innovation,鈥 said Longhurst, 鈥渨e believe we鈥檙e ready to continue the discovery of how to best use medical information to support world-class patient care.鈥
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麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health, with聽Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford聽at its center, is the Bay Area鈥檚 largest health care system exclusively dedicated to children and expectant mothers. Our network of care includes more than 65聽locations聽across Northern California and more than 85 locations in the U.S. Western region.聽Along with Stanford Health Care and the Stanford School of Medicine, we are part of聽, an ecosystem harnessing the potential of biomedicine through collaborative research, education, and clinical care to improve health outcomes around the world. We are a nonprofit organization committed to supporting the community through meaningful outreach programs and services and providing necessary medical care to families, regardless of their ability to pay. Discover more at聽stanfordchildrens.org.
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