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Our Team: Stephen A. Wood, FHIMSS

Qualifications

Forty Years Experience in Health Care Financial Management and Information Systems:

Independent Consultant specializing in HealthCare Information Systems-23 years
Implementation Support Manager for Hewlett-Packard HCP Division-6 years
CFO and Controller at two acute care hospitals-10 years
Fellow, Healthcare Financial Management Association, FHFMA (1982)
Fellow, Healthcare Information Systems Society, FHIMSS (2000)
HIMSS National HIE and Financial Systems Steering Committees – 2005 – 2010
Spirit of HIMSS Award – 2010 for Whitepaper on Quality and Price Reporting

Achievements

Senior Vice President, Professional Services for UNI/CARE Systems Inc.
Senior Consultant for project with Misys and Health & Hospital Corporation (New York City) to develop an Electronic Health Record across all (seven boroughs) of the HHC health system.
Partner and Project Manager for Alabama Department of Mental Health – SASD/MRDD implementation of new information system. This was a Robert Wood Johnson Resources for Recovery Project implementation.
Project Manager and Advisor to DC DMH relating to HIPAA for Privacy, Security and EDI.
Member of Receiver’s Transition Team for DC Commission on Mental Health Services. Led to the Formation of current DC DMH.
Project Manager Ohio Department of Mental Health for design of MACSIS project, a statewide implementation of managed care for behavioral health services in 58 governmental entities.
Consultant for State of Connecticut, Department of Correction, Health Services Department to develop state-wide Clinical Information system.
Facility managed acute care hospital as Director of MIS resulting in significant improvement in department performance. Developed and implemented long-range strategic plan.
Consultant to State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health. Defined, selected, and implemented an online, statewide Clinical Information System for nine DMH Hospitals.
Managed major receivables recovery project-20 million-dollar recovery in nine months.
National implementation and support manager for a major software and hardware vendor.
As Controller, turned around system implementation and then implemented major system
As CFO, built all financial systems for a new hospital and directed successful financial performance.

Examples of Consulting Experience

UNI/CARE Systems Inc. Sarasota, FL
Senior Vice President and Vice President of Business Development – Provided management consulting and operational management of this progressive human services software company.
Expanded the product portfolio by recruiting in several value added companies and then oversaw the implementation and consulting services for this EHR and PM enterprise software company. As SVP, focused on strategic direction for future software development and services including next generation development based on MITA and Web Services using Microsoft CRM and Case Management 360. Actively involved in HIMSS, EHRA, SATVA, NCCBH and CCHIT activities as well as management oversight of strategic accounts, such as the TOPAZ Project in Texas that involved working with Harris County (Houston) and Tarrant County (Ft. Worth) MHMRA Centers as well as with several state agencies around HIE topics for future development of the TOPAZ Project.

Ohio Department of Mental Health, Columbus, OH
Project Manager - HIPAA Project director ODMH including training responsibility for 9 hospitals, 12 community providers/organizations, Central Office staff and MACSIS. Actively engaged by ODMH to design and implement a statewide Managed Care Information System (MACSIS). System allows department to manage the entire mental health and addiction services delivery system as a managed care entity. Engagement included assisting the department in development of the RFP, selecting the vendor and project management of the implementation.

District of Columbia, Department of Mental Health
Project Manager/Interim CFO/Interim CFO/Transition Team – This very intensive project involved being part of an interim management team under the direction of a Federal Receiver to address gross operational issues at what then was known as the Commission on Mental Health Services (CMHS). As interim CIO and CFO was responsible for major redesign of the system and transition of business operations to a new business model. Core to the system redesign was the implementation of several information systems. Involved for almost two years before transitioning to new management team and transition the system back to the District of Columbia.

Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, CT
Consultant - Consultant to Business Services Department and Finance Department. Helped hospital recover from system conversion. Worked with business Service Department to redesign AR system and implement an AR recovery project. Middlesex Hospital became #1 AR hospital in Connecticut. Designed, developed, and implemental all GL financial statements and reports for Finance Department. Assisted in the design and implementation of all financial systems.

Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, CT
Director of Information Services-Facility Management Contract - Managed all computer operations including fully integrated First Data corporation’s Hospital Information System, 200 node Macintosh network, multiple Novell networks, a TCP/IP WAN, and 50 IBM PCs. Developed long-range plan, developed PC networks and implemented a clinical Order Management system. Developed Executive Information System (EIS). Managed RFP selection process for numerous systems including Lab and Radiology.

State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health, Hartford, CT
Senior Consultant - Maintained this client from initial engagement to review needs, through full implementation of all nine DMH facilities. Helped author two successful MHSIP grant applications. Member of the MIS Steering Committee throughout engagement. Recently engaged to develop MIS Strategic plan for Managed Care and to develop MIS components of an ASO RFP.

Related Work Experience

Hewlett Packard Co., Andover, MA
National Implementation Support Manager - Responsible for all implementation and support activities for clients using the HP version of the Gerber-Alley system. Directly involved in the signing and implementation of all the original clients. Played a strategic role in the design and development of the product and developed the implementation process for the Division. Worked closely with the field organization throughout the United States.

Union Hospital, Lynn, MA
Controller - Responsible for all financial and computer operations at this progressive, acute care, 250 bed institution. Directed the hospital’s recovery from a poor computer conversion and then implemented numerous new systems. Developed a departmental reporting system, a flexible budgeting system, and implemented an earned time benefit program. Developed and successfully completed two major C.O.N. projects.

Pleasant Valley Hospital, Camarillo, CA
Chief Financial Officer - Responsible for the design and implementation of all financial and computer operations at this newly built 60 bed, acute care hospital. Reported to the CEO and presented financial reports to the Board of Directors. Implemented an advanced clinical order communications system using OCR technology, the first of its kind.

Affiliations

Healthcare Financial Management Association, HFMA

Passed Fellowship Exam in 1982, FHFMA

Healthcare Information Management Systems Society, HIMSS

President and Board Member of CSOHIMSS – 1995-2000

Fellow; 2000

RHIO Roundtable – 2005 - 2006

HIE Steering Committee – 2005-2008

Financial Systems Steering Committee – 2008-2010

Spirit of HIMSS Award - 2010

Education

University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Certified Courses in Financial Management through HFMA, 1977

University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Bachelor of Arts, 1974