BAPTIST HEALTH OF ARKANSAS
According to Elley , one thing he loves about his job as CIO is this wide variety – he ' s much more than just a technology leader . “ We have a role in everything we do including oncology , cardiology , surgery , and everything non-clinical as well . And as all health providers must , we have to have to meet these patients , our consumers , wherever they are , whether that is in our clinical settings , virtually , or in their homes .
“ We ' re shifting how we do medical care ! That ' s important in a faith-based organisation . We attract a lot of like-minded , service-minded individuals .” And Baptist Health refuses to operate in isolation , seeing the benefits of collaboration ; instead , it works with other healthcare systems in the state to help them provide a higher level of care . Among the advanced services in which they are deemed outstanding are virtual care , primary care , and critical care .
Elley found plenty to do upon his arrival in 2018 . The bulk of the workforce is long-serving , which is excellent for consistency but can make for a resistance to change . “ I did find them hungry to drive improvement and change . “ Early on , I placed an emphasis on cybersecurity , something we have made great strides in . Our data analytics were a little further behind , too – in other words , how we leveraged data to drive decisionmaking and strategy . Now , we have more structure in place and have been able to interject it into executive leadership strategy discussions and directions .”
These priorities come out of Elley ’ s personality and experience , he believes . Cybersecurity , though previously understood , wasn ’ t as top-of-mind as it is today . It is now hardwired across the organisation – a considerable achievement in just five years , particularly when two of those spanned a global pandemic . EXECUTIVE BIO
MICHAEL ELLEY
TITLE : CIO COMPANY : BAPTIST HEALTH INDUSTRY : HEALTHCARE LOCATION : ARKANSAS , US
Michael Elley is the Chief
Information Officer for Baptist Health in Arkansas . He has over 20 years of IT experience and has spent 17 years in the Healthcare IT sector , the last 12 in an executive role . Michael has worked for organizations such as Ohio Health , BJC HealthCare , Lahey Health , and Cox Health . Michael enjoys spending time and traveling with his family and has been married to his wife Angela for 21 years . He is active in physical fitness and his daughters athletic endeavors .
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