Our keynote speaker for the 2008 PPM Conference is Theokli Hotzoglou, from Lutheran Medical Centre, NY, USA.
Background
Theokli has over 18 years hospital IT experience and holds both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Computer science.
She was project leader for a number of years before becoming Director of Information Technology and is currently the Assistant Vice President of Information Technology for Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Systems Experience
During the last 5 years, Theokli has managed the implementation of 2 payroll systems, a time and attendance system, a nursing scheduling system, an O/R scheduling system, an employee ID system, an H/R system, and the move to their new decision support system.
Decision Support Systems
Her most recent focus in Lutheran's decision support area is the Physician Performance reporting and its impact on the bottom line.
Her team is responsible for reporting from these various systems as they support the internal users of the applications. In addition, she also manages the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and upgrades of these solutions.
Theokli also manages the maintenance and support of the G/L Finance system, Purchasing and Inventory system, as well as the McKesson contract management solution.
Most Recent Success
Theokli's most recent success was the smooth implementation of the PowerHealth Solutions' decision support system, which has resulted in the Finance team reporting more independently than ever before.
Next Challenge
Theokli is currently keeping busy on implementing an Electronic Medical Record system.