Title
Adopt Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) No. 98-394 and Appendices A and B to create the classifications and associated broad salary ranges of Hospital Chief Medical Information Officer and Hospital Chief Medical Director of Ambulatory Care Services as indicated in the attached resolution; and
b. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage HRM System.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Adopt Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) No. 98-394 and Appendices A and B to create the classifications and associated broad salary ranges of Hospital Chief Medical Information Officer and Hospital Chief Medical Director of Ambulatory Care Services as indicated in the attached resolution; and
b. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage HRM System.
SUMMARY:
Natividad Medical Center expressed a need to create two unique positions to support continued growth of ambulatory care services and evolution of the use of electronic health record/electronic medical record (EHR/EMR) in healthcare - the first, an executive level position to oversee, align and strategize the integration of the existing health informatics platform with clinical process for the hospital and the second, an executive level position to oversee the medical direction of the ambulatory care services provided at Natividad.
DISCUSSION:
In response to both the increased use and importance of EHR/EMR and ambulatory care services as they relate to the sustained viability of Natividad in the healthcare field, Natividad finds it necessary to create executive level classifications to ensure strategic alignment of these areas with the overall mission of the hospital. With continuity of care and the importance of the proper management of EHR/EMR being directly tied to reimbursement of care, it was determined through classificat...
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