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Dr. John Beuerlein Named Chief Medical Information Officer
Published: Friday, July 17, 2009
John Beuerlein, MD, was named chief medical information officer for The University of Tennessee Medical Center. In this position, Dr. Beuerlein will lead the clinical applications team in Information Services and work with physicians, clinical and administrative leadership to insure clinical systems enhance process as well as capture and leverage clinical data to improve care processes and quality.
“As we move toward more clinical automation, CPOE (computerized physician order entry), clinical decision support (rules and alerts) and connecting medical devices for real-time capture of physiological measures, it is important that we have physician leadership to insure systems enhance patient care processes and improve operational performance,” said Buddy Fain, vice president and chief information officer.
“The role of CMIO couples the worlds of quality improvement using evidence based clinical care with the ever-changing realm of possibilities brought by advances in information technology,” said Dr. Beuerlein. “The goal is to help clinicians of all kinds work smarter and more effectively as a team for the good of their patients. Now, we are just beginning to be able to assimilate the volumes of data we see every day into meaningful information that helps us care for our patients.”
Dr. Beuerlein received a BS in Chemistry from Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville and a Doctor of Medicine from The University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis. He completed a combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis. Additionally, he earned a Masters of Medical Management from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
In addition to his new role as CMIO, Dr. Beuerlein will continue clinical duties as a hospitalist and as medical director of the Stroke Center. He has been at UT Medical Center in various positions since 2002.
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