Summary
Penn State Health has hired Dennis Sutterfield as its new chief information officer. Sutterfield will manage the transition to Epic, a system for handling electronic health records and financial management. He will also be in charge of improving the health system's technology and cybersecurity.
Key Facts
- Dennis Sutterfield is the new chief information officer at Penn State Health.
- He will oversee the switch to Epic, a platform for electronic health records.
- Penn State Health operates in 15 counties in central Pennsylvania with multiple hospitals and outpatient practices.
- Sutterfield has previous experience with Epic software from his work at Nordic Consulting Partners and Vitalize Consulting Solutions.
- He formerly worked as vice president and CIO at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.
- Under Sutterfield's previous leadership, his team won awards for top technology and operations teams.
- In addition to handling electronic records, Sutterfield will focus on cybersecurity and aligning technology with the organization's goals.
