Stanford Hospital names new CIO, CMIO

Stanford Hospital and Clinics has named Dr. Pravene Nath CIO and Dr. Christopher Sharp chief medical information officer.

Neither physician is new to the facility in Palo Alto, Calif. Nath first joined Stanford Hospital and Clinics in September 2008 as CMIO and has most recently been serving as interim CIO. He took over the interim position when former CIO Carolyn Byerly left in January of this year to become managing partner at Platinum Advisory Services. Nath is also a clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

“Dr. Nath has been instrumental in establishing innovative new technology programs at SHC, and we are fortunate to have him leading our IT initiatives,” Stanford Hospital and Clinics President and CEO Amir Rubin said in a news release. “His leadership has helped SHC become a paperless hospital for improved patient safety and quality, and to earn national recognition for our outstanding levels of IT adoption.”

Sharp, already a clinical associate professor in Stanford's department of medicine, will report to Nath as the new CMIO. Sharp's responsibilities will include overseeing the hospital's clinical informatics strategy, optimization of IT workflows and new EHR implementations.

“Dr. Sharp has served as a passionate physician advocate for the use of innovative clinical technology to support patient care,” Nath said in the release. “His experience with design, optimization and integration of electronic health records, among other accomplishments, is a tremendous asset to our team.”

Their ages were not available.

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