What Happened?
Chicago, IL-based Rush Health Appointed Julie Bonello as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
Rush University Medical Center is an academic medical center that includes a 671-bed hospital serving adults and children, the 61-bed Johnston R. Bowman Health Center and Rush University. Rush University is home to one of the first medical colleges in the Midwest and one of the nation`s top-ranked nursing colleges, as well as graduate programs in allied health, health systems management and biomedical research. The Medical Center also offers more than 70 highly selective residency and fellowship programs in medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties. For more than 170 years, Rush has been leading the way in developing innovative and often life-saving treatments. Today, Rush is a thriving center for basic and clinical research, with physicians and scientists involved in hundreds of research projects developing and testing the effectiveness and safety of new therapies and medical devices. In addition to its mission in patient care, education and research, Rush maintains a strong commitment to the community. Rush reaches out to the Chicago community through such offerings as the Rush Community Services Initiatives Program, an umbrella for several student-led outreach programs designed to address the social and health care needs of residents in neighboring communities.
About the Person
Julie A. Bonello is a highly effective leader with experience in healthcare IT, operations, managed care, research and care delivery. Her career began in nursing at Rush University Medical Center. Most recently, Julie was CIO at Access Community Health Network (Chicago), one of the nation`s largest federally qualified health center networks providing ambulatory services for 40 health centers in Chicagoland. A champion of EHR adoption, she is a presenter on the subject and has been a panelist for the National Institute of Health CTSA Community Engagement Conference and the Telehealth Panel for Leadership Greater Chicago. As CIO of Rush Health, Julie will provide the vision and leadership for developing, implementing and leveraging IT strategies.
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