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Richmond, VA-based Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems has Appointed Richard Pollack as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System is committed to improving the quality of and access to patient care in Central Virginia and throughout the Commonwealth by: Providing superior, compassionate, and innovative patient care to improve the health of all members of the communities we serve. Educating the health-care professionals of tomorrow, health-care providers of today and the community at large. Advancing the generation, dissemination, and application of biomedical research. Virginia Commonwealth University Health System is noted for its expertise in Trauma care, Oncology, Burn Care, as well as Cardiovascular Care.
About the Person
In December 2005, Richard Pollack became the Vice President and Chief Information Officer for VCU Health System in Richmond. For two years prior to that time he had been the Chief Information Officer (ad interim) for Clarian Health Partners, A 2 billion-dollar health system in Indianapolis. From 1999 until late 2003, he held IT leadership positions at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDA) in Houston, Texas. In this capacity, he oversaw a 500-person I.S. organization with projects totaling more than $100 million. The Division of Information Services at MDA supported all of the clinical, academic, research and administrative functions. As such, Rich maintained close and effective oversight and working relationships with key leaders in these areas. He joined MDA in June 1999 as Associate Vice President for Enterprise Applications and became CIO 16 months later. Richard has more than 30 years of health care management experience with 18 of those years working with clinical systems implementation and support. Prior to moving to Houston, Richard served as Director of Information Systems for Nash Health Care Systems in Rocky Mountain, North Carolina. Richard and his Nash team successfully implemented a computer-based patient record system for the 450-bed, multi-hospital organization, which received special commendation as best industry-practice from JCAHO. Richard holds an M.S. degree in medical biology. He is a Fellow of HIMSS, member of CHIME, and a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems. Richard now resides in Chesterfield County with his fiancée, Jennifer. He has two children. Aaron is working in Manhattan as a criminal defense attorney for NYC Legal Aid. Debbie (30) just received her PhD in Clinical Psychology and is on the faculty at Syracuse University.
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