Alan Smith named to Becker’s Hospital Review “100 Hospital and Health System CIOs to Know”
February 13, 2015
CHICAGO. February 11, 2015. Alan Smith, SVP, Chief Information Officer for Capella Healthcare, has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review “100 Hospital and Health System CIOs to Know,” which recognizes some of the most innovative and accomplished CIOs of hospitals and health systems across the country.
The list features some of the most impressive health IT leaders from around the country dedicated to advancements and innovation in the industry. The Becker’s Hospital Review editorial team selected leaders through an editorial review process. Nominations were also considered.
The selected leaders have demonstrated abilities to leverage existing and new technology to further the mission of their organizations while elevating the level of patient care, according to Becker’s. These CIOs have spent their careers seeing the opportunity in challenges and developing new solutions in a constantly changing field.
The complete list can be read here.
Smith is currently serving as Chairman of the HIT Task Force for the Federation of American Hospitals, the national representative of more than 1,100 investor-owned and managed community hospitals and health systems. He is also serving on the Board of the Tennessee Health Information Management Society (TN HIMSS).
Joining Capella in May 2011, Smith leads the company in implementing information systems to achieve the most effective enterprise-wide IT operations. With more than 20 years of experience, he has worked in hospitals, hospital management companies, health insurance plans and technology consulting firms. In 2013, he received Capella’s Shining Star Award in recognition of his outstanding work in all five of the company’s pillars: Quality, Service, People, Growth and Finance.
About Capella Healthcare
Capella Healthcare partners with communities to build strong local healthcare systems that are known for quality patient care. Based in Franklin, Tenn., Capella owns and/or operates 14 acute care and specialty hospital facilities in seven states. With the philosophy that all healthcare is local, Capella collaborates with each hospital’s medical staff, board and community leadership to take care to the next level. The company has access to significant leadership and financial resources, investing in its family of hospitals to strengthen and expand services and facilities. For more information, visit the website at www.CapellaHealthcare.com.
About Becker’s Hospital Review
Becker’s Hospital Review is a monthly publication offering up-to-date business and legal news and analysis relating to hospitals and health systems. Content is geared toward high-level hospital leaders, and we work to provide valuable content, including hospital and health system news, best practices and legal guidance specifically for these decision-makers. Each issue of Becker’s Hospital Review reaches more than 18,000 people, primarily acute-care hospital CEOs, CFOs and CIOs.