Dr. Michael Blackman joined Allscripts from McKesson and now provides medical leadership across the Allscripts CareInMotion suite. Passionate about looking for methods to improve care, he has worked with multiple hospitals and health systems to improve how EHRs are used to both advance patient outcomes and improve clinician workflow. Additionally, he was a leader in the early work to enable to widespread use of EPCS (electronic prescribing of controlled substances).
A former Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Dr. Blackman holds an MD from Brown University and an MBA from the University of Michigan. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Mike McAfee, AVP Interoperability Connected Communities, contributed to this interview.