Chief Medical Information Officer

DescriptionDescription The Chief Medical Information Officer is an experienced clinical executive accountable for the quality and informatics outcomes across the system of care. This position sits at a convergence of technology, quality and safety, patient and caregiver experience. The CMIO will design and execute a strategy leading to a top-tier performance in nationally recognized quality metrics by aligning data systems, clinical intelligence, clinical decision support, pathways, virtual health, and the electronic health record to optimize the quality of care delivered across the UCHealth enterprise. Reports to: Chief Medical Officer, System Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and execute an integrated quality and informatics strategy to achieve Vizient top 10 clinical quality and accountability performance across UCHealth.Partner with the appropriate business and IT leaders to strengthen Electronic Health Record (EHR) and other IT platform governance, prioritizing optimizations that improve Vizient outcomes, throughput, efficiency, and safety.Collaborate with operational intelligence and IT analytics teams to create a clinical intelligence platform that unifies EHR data, third-party data, and other sources into a single structure aligned with Vizient measures.Establish an agile Clinical Decision Support (CDS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) framework targeting UCHealth's Vizient gaps, embedding and iteratively refining EHR alerts to close care deficiencies.Design clinician-facing dashboards that surface actionable opportunities and care gaps at the point of care.Create provider dashboards that display performance on Vizient quality domains and trigger positive and negative exception notifications.Implement a program to review and optimize all EHR clinical content (order sets, CDS, documentation, pathways, etc.) to promote evidence-based practice and reduce alert fatigue and practice variation.Continuously enhance the clinician experience with IT by implementing changes that increase efficiency and reduce documentation burden.Partner with Virtual Health Center (VHC) leadership to create a quality surveillance and operational command center that tracks for latent conditions, leading indicators, care gaps, and facilitates real-time interventions.Strengthen UCHealth's safety culture by partnering with regional CMOs, CQOs, and CNOs to embed quality and safety methodology and high-reliability practices into clinical care.Design clinical informatics strategy to integrate provider and nursing expertise, emphasizing improved patient outcomes, safety, and operational throughput.Essential FunctionsProvides guidance for current and long-range objectives and strategically plans for UCHealth's future EHR functionality, as well as other supporting clinical systems.Working collaboratively with IT, medical leadership, and nursing leadership, drives optimization of the EHR and other clinical systems. Increases provider and care team satisfaction with IT systems.Reduces EHR related fatigue and promotes clinician wellness with IT systems.Assesses and provides recommendations for emerging IT technologies and applications.Provides support in the design of clinical and enterprise data warehouse strategies to support analytics, quality reporting, clinical registries, and AI enablement.Provides expertise in support of provider workflow and thinking at the interface of patient care and information management.Represents the clinical staff for all aspects of IT.Appointment to the UCHealth medical staff and 20% commitment to clinical care required.Reporting RelationshipsReports to Chief Medical Officer Accountable to Chief Information Officer, System and Chief Nursing Executive, System Supervisory ResponsibilitiesSupervises Clinical Informatics team across all roles including physician and nursing informatics leaders and staff. QualificationsMD, DO or BSN eligible for licensure in Colorado. Board certified in Clinical Informatics (ABPM) and in their clinical specialty Minimum of ten years of progressive leadership in the domains of quality and health IT with executive level experience strongly preferred.Masters in healthcare management (MBA, MHA, DNP, PhD) or equivalent training required. Obtained Epic Physician Builder, Epic Clinical Content Builder or Epic Clinical Builder certification. Demonstrates high integrity, fortitude, creativity and positive approach to problem solving. High level of demonstrated expertise in change management. Analytical and strategic problem-solving capabilities. Experience Salary: 457,600 - $330.01 annual base. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experienceAt UCHealth, We Improve LivesEmployees are our number one asset.UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive total rewards program. *RecognitionPerformance bonus: UCHealth offers an Annual Performance Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, and financial goals.Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living. Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive. Health and well-beingMedical, dental and vision coverage.Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.Free membership.Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.New employees receive an initial PTO load with first paycheck.Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability with a buy-up coverage option.Retirement and savings403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.Additional 457(b) plan may be available.Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.Education and career growthUCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth.Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement. Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities. Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness.*Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours. We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives. UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local law. UCHealth does not discriminate against any qualified applicant with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when the do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.Who We Are ()

Created: 2026-01-20