Dr. GEORGE YESKE MD, PhD
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Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Cell: 702-***-**** – ******.*****@*****.***
I am a results-oriented healthcare information technology industry leader and interim CIO/VP, pioneering and managing complex IT solution designs including cloud-based applications. I leverage twenty years of requirements and infrastructure analysis expertise to drive business development and retention to customer-focused success.
Provide leadership vision enterprise-wide via decisive and insightful executive leadership, guiding daily operations and policy implementation through strategic thinking and decision-making.
Known for seamlessly coordinating and collaborating with internal organizations and third-party partners by creating new processes and methodologies for personnel recruiting and enablement .
Lead the creation of near term and long term business process roadmaps looking at future state vs current state
Ground up builder of high-performance teams to manage, implement and streamline complex IT designs.
Foster virtual team collaboration using relationship building, empowerment, training and communications improvement.
Spearhead project delivery within tight timeframes, using cutting-edge storage, security and data warehouse tools.
Marketed and closed sale to big 4 consulting firm of my company.
CORE COMPENTENCIES
Management: Strategic Planning and Management • Needs Analysis • Recommendation Proposal Delivery • Organizational Improvisation • Business Consulting • Staff Utilization
IT Solutions: Cloud Computing Integration • SIP-Based Architectures • Integration and replacement of network hardware and software systems
Optimization Security: Security Controls • Risk Assessments
Staffing and Team Building: Built teams and managed staffing levels and train programs
Client Retention: Customer Relationship Management • Disaster Recovery Solutions
EMR SOLUTIONS CONSULTING CIO
As the COO and General Manager of this world wide healthcare systems implementation company, I’ve lead the implementation vision for several best in class Electronic Medical Record installs and upgrades bringing a future state to clients who were grossly underserved by the industry. With an emphasis on Allscripts Enterprise, Allscripts SAC, McKesson Paragon and Cerner Millenium products coupled with Dragon Voice recognition I brought CCD content to a level raising revenues by an average of 39% first year.
Specific tasks include:
Acting CIO for several Community Hospitals
Acted as consulting CIO and VP to various medical center Executive Boards
Evaluated current network state and developed plans for future states
Created several process dependent PMOs resulting in a cross department unified business process
Interacted with C suite executives in the selection and interviewing of permanent CIOs and CTOs
Engaged vendor provisioning of RFI and RFP fulfillment allowing clients to make educated expenditures based on specific current and future state planning
Assist clients with Physician adoption of the client selected EMR Systems and support models
Budget responsibility averaged over 10 MM dollars
Exceeded financial targets in nearly every assignment and added top line revenue processes
Designed workflows, CDI, training documents and training plans
Created an IT personnel management plan reducing contract labor and the costs associated with that process
Created budget process improvement programs allowing facilities to capitalize on new and existing IT team members
Recruit and ensured training of all IT department staff including hardware and software engineers, project managers, analysts, trainers, and supporting staff roles
Reviewed performance and monitored system compliance reports and delegated appropriate actions to team member managers for execution
VARIOUS FACILITIES 5/09-11/19 –NORTH AMERICA HIT PROGRAM MANAGER – RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER, CITY OF HOPE CANCER CENTER, ST MARYS ONCOLOGY DIVSION, BANNER HEALTH, HCP NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA (PREDOMINANTLY ONCOLOGY GROUPS)
Program Manager/CIO for various Oncology Treatment facilities
I managed the design of the system architecture and implementation of 2 Cerner Ambulatory and Acute Systems and 1 Epic Acute Care system
Renegotiated contract terms with vendor creating a cost savings of over $1.1 million overall
Planned and lead processes for sunsetting outlived software application systems with systems capable of meeting long term success
Replaced dated hardware with new state of the art hardware that came with upgrade service contracts relieving the issue of having to maintain obsolete hardware in future state
Primary facilities were Oncology Treatment Centers who were either converting from SAC to Epic or Cerner
I led the creation of 2 top tier CDI programs generating a 98% increase in chart completions in a 24 hour period by training the clinical staff for Dragon Medical.
I researched requirements and created a state of the art Tele-medicine system allowing patients to engage providers over a secure video connection saving time and energy for both parties while showing a proven 42% increase on revenue growth.
VARIOUS FACILITIES 03/05-5/09 –ASIA – NATIONAL CANCER CENTER, TOKYO, GUAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SYSTEM, GUAM, AMCARE WOMENS AND CHILDRENS CANCER CENTER, CHINA PROJECT MANAGER
Contract CMIO/CIO Manager for new roles created in 4 separate facilities
I implemented efficient methodologies for research programs testing new drugs
Worked on challenging initiatives that are among the function's top priorities
Had exposure to and worked with peers at senior levels of the organization
Engaged in and implemented business processes that showed a significant impact on revenue growth
Leveraged Lean principles to actively lead the development and execution of project plans including schedules, budgets, resources, and anticipated benefits
Define project resource requirements and negotiate team assignments with functional managers
Schedule, prepare and facilitate working team operating mechanisms, ensuring that SMEs and other team members are productively engaged in the process
Maintain oversight of project risks and mitigation plans to ensure business and project objectives are met
Challenge teams to meet and exceed project goals and commitments Provide routine project status
KAISER IT – PASADENA, CA 02/2002 TO 02/2005 SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER - FTE
Performed duties as the Team Integration Upgrade Project Manager Involved with Human Resource Team Expansion Definition.
Reported to C-level Executives regularly keeping them apprised of recommended changes that resulted in fast track project completion
Acted as liaison between Kaiser and HR Training vendor,
Managed contract negotiations, reviewed vendor SLAs resulting in an actual project savings of over $450,000.
Managed the design and implementation of an entirely renovated HR Structure allowing team members to engage in career goal attainment through training and mentoring.
Created a system of empowerment that reduced annual turnover from 63% to 14% by implementing initiatives to help resources to stay.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering Haifa University - Haifa, Israel
MBA: Business Human Capital Management Haifa University - Haifa, Israel
Medical Doctor: Kings College London, UK
BSI Certified PMHR Manager: British Standards Institute London, UK
MS Project, Workbench, ITIL, Dragon Voice