BayCare Health System names Thompson CIO
Tim Thompson has been appointed CIO of BayCare Health System, a community-based healthcare system in the Tampa Bay, Fla., area, effective Sept. 7. Thompson joins BayCare from the Methodist Hospital System in Houston, where he served as CIO and senior vice president.
At BayCare, Thompson will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic information services initiatives. He also will oversee BayCare’s clinical transformation to an EMR system.
Previously, Thompson was the CIO and senior vice president at both Adventist Health System in Orlando and Palmetto Health in Columbia, S.C. In addition, he held senior management positions at the Cleveland Clinic, Dynamic Healthcare Technologies and Proctor Healthcare.
During his career, Thompson has implemented EMRs in more than 30 hospitals. While at Adventist, he rolled out EMRs in 27 hospitals in 10 states over the course of four years. Most recently at Methodist, he launched a health information exchange.
At BayCare, Thompson will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic information services initiatives. He also will oversee BayCare’s clinical transformation to an EMR system.
Previously, Thompson was the CIO and senior vice president at both Adventist Health System in Orlando and Palmetto Health in Columbia, S.C. In addition, he held senior management positions at the Cleveland Clinic, Dynamic Healthcare Technologies and Proctor Healthcare.
During his career, Thompson has implemented EMRs in more than 30 hospitals. While at Adventist, he rolled out EMRs in 27 hospitals in 10 states over the course of four years. Most recently at Methodist, he launched a health information exchange.