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Memphis, TN-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has Appointed Eugenio Gene Fernandez as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, in partnership with its medical staffs, will collaborate with patients and their families to be the leader in providing high quality, cost-effective patient and family-centered care. Services will be provided in a manner which supports the health ministries and Social Principles of The United Methodist Church to benefit the communities we serve.
About the Person
"Prior to joining MLH, Eugenio Fernandez served as chief information officer at L.A. Care Health Plan in Los Angeles where he was responsible for providing leadership in the development, implementation and governance of the organization’s information systems and technology infrastructure.
With more than 20 years of experience as a healthcare information management bilingual executive, Fernandez has extensive knowledge of healthcare information technology systems, implementation, business process reengineering, IT strategic planning, IT outsourcing and project management. Prior to joining L.A. Care Health Plan, he served as chief information officer at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., and the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va.
Fernandez is board certified in health care management as a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is a member of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and serves on the board of advisors for the National Latino Alliance on Health Information Technology (a collaborative of the Latinos in Information Science and Technology Association - LISTA).
Fernandez earned a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University and holds master’s degrees from Purdue University and the University of Illinois at Springfield.
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