Saturday, April 3, 2010

Catching Up with the New CIO at NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation

Catching Up with the New CIO at NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation: "On March 1, Norberto (Bert) Robles assumed the role of Senior Vice President of Information Technology and Corporate Chief Information Officer at the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (NYCHHC). Robles most recently served as CIO for the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, and is a member of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). NYCHHC is a $6.3 billion integrated healthcare delivery system with its own 350,000 member health plan, and is the largest municipal healthcare organization in the country. An early adopter of electronic health records, NYCHHC has more than 10,000 users online daily. It also has CPOE and electronic patient registries that monitor and improve the health of diabetic and heart disease patients across the 11-hospital system. HHC serves 1.3 million New Yorkers yearly and provides medical, mental health and substance abuse services through its 11 acute care hospitals, four skilled nursing facilities, six diagnostic and treatment centers and more than 80 community-based clinics and. HHC Health and Home Care. Healthcare Informatics senior associate editor Daphne Lawrence recently spoke with Robles about his new role.