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Saratoga Springs, NY-based Saratoga Hospital has Promoted to Todd Duthaler as Chief Medical Informatics Officer
About the Company
Saratoga Hospital is the Saratoga region`s leading healthcare provider and the only acute-care facility in Saratoga County, and a member of the Albany Med Health System. With a medical staff of more than 450 providers, the hospital offers care in a broad range of medical specialties at more than 20 locations including its Wilton campus and the Saratoga Medical Park at Malta. The Saratoga Hospital Medical Group ensures easy access to services that can have the greatest impact on both individual and community health. In keeping with its emphasis on quality, Saratoga Hospital was the first in the Capital Region to earn Magnet designation for nursing excellence. On Jan. 1, 2017, Saratoga Hospital finalized its affiliation with Albany Medical Center, joining Columbia Memorial Health in creating a regionally integrated, locally governed healthcare system. Located three hours from NYC, Montreal, and Boston, and a half-hour from Albany, Saratoga Springs is a historic, close-knit family-centered community with lovely neighborhoods, fine restaurants, specialty shops and entertainment including thoroughbred horse racing and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Its proximity to the Adirondack and the Green Mountains is ideal for skiers and outdoor enthusiasts. Saratoga was voted the inaugural recipient of the "Great American Place" award by American Heritage Magazine and selected as one of Sports Illustrated`s Top 10 Sports Venues in the World.
About the Person
Todd Duthaler has been named to the new position of chief medical informatics officer at Saratoga Hospital. He has been on staff as an emergency medicine physician at the hospital since 1999. As chief medical informatics officer, Dr. Duthaler plays a key role in helping the hospital and its clinical staff maximize the utilization of the electronic medical record to improve patient care and outcomes. Duthaler has extensive experience with computerized physician order entry. He was involved in the original design of the CPOE system for Saratoga Hospital’s Alfred Z. Solomon Emergency Center. He served as medical director of the Emergency Care Center at Nathan Littauer Hospital during its CPOE implementation and as a member of that hospital’s Physician Advisory Committee for EMR and CPOE. Dr. Duthaler has shared his knowledge of CPOE as a presenter and panelist at a Medical Users Software Exchange conference. A board-certified emergency medicine physician, Dr. Duthaler earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed a residency at Delaware Valley Medical Center. He currently is enrolled in the American College of Physician Executives Health Information Technology Leadership Certificate Program.
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