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Who We Are

质量健康IT改善中心（CQHII）以前是墨西哥湾沿岸地区推广中心（GCREC），这是Uthealth Biomedical Informatics中的一个中心，可为德克萨斯州的医疗实践提供健康信息技术（HIT）和护理转型服务。CQHII已演变为以付费服务为临床医生和医院提供专业的热门咨询。CQHII具有与德克萨斯临床医生，FQHC和小型医院合作的可靠记录，可通过优化的EHR使用EHR来改善实践工作流程，患者护理和患者安全。顾问提供项目管理援助，以使实践能够使用EHR满足联邦和州计划的要求，并利用质量措施进行监管报告和改善预防性护理。CQHII正在与提供者密切合作，以教育和保持一致，以便在接下来的几年中证明MIPS指南。CQHII还一直在UT Health Health School School of Public Health School开展广泛的工作，涉及国家卫生服务和CDC赠款计划的TX部门。CQHII的作用是帮助小型提供者，而服务不足的人群为糖尿病和高血压等慢性疾病的人群健康管理以及诸如大肠癌筛查等预防服务改善其人口健康管理。

Our Expertise

Our consultants are backed by years of experience and training, including the following professional designations:

Health IT technical support certification
EHR供应商认证
Security Certification

Our Team

苏珊·芬顿（Susan Fenton），博士，瑞亚（Rhia）
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor
Principal Investigator for the Gulf Coast Regional Extension Center
Direct: 713.500.3591
电子邮件:sbmiacademics@uth.tmc.edu

Susan Fenton博士RHIA FAHIMA,加入UT健康School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI) on June 1, 2013 as an assistant professor of biomedical informatics. She came to SBMI from Texas State University in San Marcos, where she was an assistant professor and co-director of the Institute for Health Information Technology. In August 2014, Dr. Fenton transitioned into the role of associate dean for academic affairs, taking over the management responsibilities for the Office of Academic Affairs and helping the school acquire health informatics and information management education accreditation from CAHIIM for the applied health informatics program.

Fenton博士的研究兴趣beplay苹果手机能用吗包括劳动力发展，数据管理，ICD-10实施和相关感染。她对劳动力发展的兴趣仅限于卫生IT专业人员，但她认为，为医疗保健专业人员开发新方法，以学习如何有效地使用信息技术。她与ICD-10的工作受到限制，因为她的研究重点是与其实施相关的各种影响，在实施完成后的几年内，beplay苹果手机能用吗这将不再相关。至于医疗保健相关的感染，Fenton博士与一名工业工程师合作，确定了导致HAIS的故障点。确定故障点后，他们将确定故障点对EHR和文档的影响。

佳洁张, PhD
Dean/Past Principal Investigator
直接：713.500.3922
电子邮件:jiajie.zhang@uth.tmc.edu

佳洁张, PhD, is the dean and Dr. Doris L. Ross Professor at UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI). He serves as director of the National Center for Cognitive Informatics and Decision Making in Healthcare, for which he is principal investigator of the Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects Program’s patient-centered cognitive support initiative. Zhang has spent the past two decades conducting research in biomedical informatics, cognitive science, human-centered computing, decision making and information visualization. He has authored more than 120 journal articles, book chapters, and peer-reviewed proceedings papers. As an educator, he has taught courses in human-computer interaction, electronic health record usability, information visualization and technology-mediated social dynamics.

Megan Crossan
项目协调员
Direct: 713.500.3477
电子邮件:megan.m.crossan@uth.tmc.edu

Megan Crossan is the Program Coordinator for the Gulf Coast Regional Extension Center (GCREC). She holds a Bachelors of Science in Marketing from the University of Houston at Clear Lake. She has been with the GCREC since September 2010. In this position, she manages the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database for tracking providers’ milestone progress. She is responsible for tracking subcontractor/vendor's progress towards project objectives. She is also the financial analyst for the program.

Sheila Banyai, HIT Pro – TS
大休斯顿地区，包括凯蒂，珍珠，帕萨迪纳，里士满
直接：281-799-4548
电子邮件:sheila.k.banyai@uth.tmc.edu

Sheila Banyai is a Security Consultant for the Center for Quality Health IT Improvement (CQHII). In this position, she assists providers in navigating the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and the Alternative Payment Model (APM). Both are tracks through the CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP). She is also the Security Risk Analysis lead for CQHII. Sheila holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Systems Engineering from University of Houston Clear Lake. She is certified in Technical/Software Support Staff Health Information Technology Professional by American Health Information Management Association. She earned the Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Security Essentials (GSEC) through SANS Information Security Training. Sheila has more than 20 years of network/communication experience attained through working with the U.S. Navy, several NASA Contractors, and ExxonMobil.

Alexa Poole，Hit＆Hie Pro
Greater Houston Area, including Port Author/Beaumont, Nederland, Orange, Conroe
Direct: 713.500.3936
电子邮件:Alexa.P.Poole@uth.tmc.edu

Alexa Poole是质量健康IT改进中心的质量改进顾问。在此职位上，她咨询了提供者，以有效地采用各种电子健康记录（EHR）来提高其护理质量，从而提高收入并满足绩效计划的要求。作为一名健康IT顾问，她通过确定需求，项目计划和实施专门改善患者结果的临床决策支持工具来与EHR优化，以小型，农村和社区健康中心优化。她拥有德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的数学艺术学士学位和健康信息技术管理和交流专家认证。在加入该团队之前，Alexa在Eclinicalworks担任软件培训专家，培训医生和临床人员通过一对一的教练和课堂教学。她在健康IT方面拥有超过10年的经验。

Tracy Swoboda，Rhia
San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and surrounding areas
Direct: 361.412.7878
电子邮件:tracy.l.swoboda@uth.tmc.edu

Tracy Swoboda，Rhia, is currently serving as an active, remote, Quality Improvement Advisor II, focusing on quality improvement, data analysis, reporting for state and federal incentive programs, EHR optimization, and achievement of grant-funded quality and health information technology projects. Tracy obtained an Associate Applied Science degree in Medical Record Technology from Wharton County Jr. College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management from UTMB Galveston. After her college education, Tracy has worked as a Health Information Director and performed various duties throughout her career, including healthcare accreditation coordination, medical credentialing services, healthcare risk management, healthcare performance improvement initiatives, and inpatient medical coding for Acute Care and Critical Access Hospitals, a nursing home, and rural health clinics.

戴安娜·鲁伊斯（Diana Ruiz）
拉雷多（Laredo），里奥格兰德（Rio Grande）山谷周围地区
Direct: 956-452-1268
电子邮件:Diana.Ruiz@uth.tmc.edu

戴安娜·鲁伊斯（Diana Ruiz）是质量改善顾问II，用于质量健康中心IT改进中心，她将与当地的小型，农村和FQHC临床实践合作，通过优化的电子健康记录和电子健康记录和患者的安全来改善实践工作流程，患者护理和患者的安全临床信息系统。她于2010年首次在血浆行业开始职业生涯，是一名在实验室工作的加工技术人员，并在四年后搬到了质量部门。她在等离子体中心中担任许多角色，优质的专家/协调员是她的主要冠军。她的背景包括内部审计，法规合规性和发展。

Our Team

领导

苏珊·芬顿（Susan Fenton），博士，瑞亚（Rhia）
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor
Principal Investigator for the Gulf Coast Regional Extension Center
Direct: 713.500.3591
电子邮件:sbmiacademics@uth.tmc.edu

Susan Fenton博士RHIA FAHIMA,加入UT健康School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI) on June 1, 2013 as an assistant professor of biomedical informatics. She came to SBMI from Texas State University in San Marcos, where she was an assistant professor and co-director of the Institute for Health Information Technology. In August 2014, Dr. Fenton transitioned into the role of associate dean for academic affairs, taking over the management responsibilities for the Office of Academic Affairs and helping the school acquire health informatics and information management education accreditation from CAHIIM for the applied health informatics program.

Fenton博士的研究兴趣beplay苹果手机能用吗包括劳动力发展，数据管理，ICD-10实施和相关感染。她对劳动力发展的兴趣仅限于卫生IT专业人员，但她认为，为医疗保健专业人员开发新方法，以学习如何有效地使用信息技术。她与ICD-10的工作受到限制，因为她的研究重点是与其实施相关的各种影响，在实施完成后的几年内，beplay苹果手机能用吗这将不再相关。至于医疗保健相关的感染，Fenton博士与一名工业工程师合作，确定了导致HAIS的故障点。确定故障点后，他们将确定故障点对EHR和文档的影响。

佳洁张, PhD
Dean/Past Principal Investigator
直接：713.500.3922
电子邮件:jiajie.zhang@uth.tmc.edu

佳洁张, PhD, is the dean and Dr. Doris L. Ross Professor at UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI). He serves as director of the National Center for Cognitive Informatics and Decision Making in Healthcare, for which he is principal investigator of the Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects Program’s patient-centered cognitive support initiative. Zhang has spent the past two decades conducting research in biomedical informatics, cognitive science, human-centered computing, decision making and information visualization. He has authored more than 120 journal articles, book chapters, and peer-reviewed proceedings papers. As an educator, he has taught courses in human-computer interaction, electronic health record usability, information visualization and technology-mediated social dynamics.
职员

Megan Crossan
项目协调员
Direct: 713.500.3477
电子邮件:megan.m.crossan@uth.tmc.edu

Megan Crossan is the Program Coordinator for the Gulf Coast Regional Extension Center (GCREC). She holds a Bachelors of Science in Marketing from the University of Houston at Clear Lake. She has been with the GCREC since September 2010. In this position, she manages the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database for tracking providers’ milestone progress. She is responsible for tracking subcontractor/vendor's progress towards project objectives. She is also the financial analyst for the program.
Consultants

Sheila Banyai, HIT Pro – TS
大休斯顿地区，包括凯蒂，珍珠，帕萨迪纳，里士满
直接：281-799-4548
电子邮件:sheila.k.banyai@uth.tmc.edu

Sheila Banyai is a Security Consultant for the Center for Quality Health IT Improvement (CQHII). In this position, she assists providers in navigating the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and the Alternative Payment Model (APM). Both are tracks through the CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP). She is also the Security Risk Analysis lead for CQHII. Sheila holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Systems Engineering from University of Houston Clear Lake. She is certified in Technical/Software Support Staff Health Information Technology Professional by American Health Information Management Association. She earned the Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Security Essentials (GSEC) through SANS Information Security Training. Sheila has more than 20 years of network/communication experience attained through working with the U.S. Navy, several NASA Contractors, and ExxonMobil.

Alexa Poole，Hit＆Hie Pro
Greater Houston Area, including Port Author/Beaumont, Nederland, Orange, Conroe
Direct: 713.500.3936
电子邮件:Alexa.P.Poole@uth.tmc.edu

Alexa Poole是质量健康IT改进中心的质量改进顾问。在此职位上，她咨询了提供者，以有效地采用各种电子健康记录（EHR）来提高其护理质量，从而提高收入并满足绩效计划的要求。作为一名健康IT顾问，她通过确定需求，项目计划和实施专门改善患者结果的临床决策支持工具来与EHR优化，以小型，农村和社区健康中心优化。她拥有德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的数学艺术学士学位和健康信息技术管理和交流专家认证。在加入该团队之前，Alexa在Eclinicalworks担任软件培训专家，培训医生和临床人员通过一对一的教练和课堂教学。她在健康IT方面拥有超过10年的经验。

Tracy Swoboda，Rhia
San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and surrounding areas
Direct: 361.412.7878
电子邮件:tracy.l.swoboda@uth.tmc.edu

Tracy Swoboda，Rhia, is currently serving as an active, remote, Quality Improvement Advisor II, focusing on quality improvement, data analysis, reporting for state and federal incentive programs, EHR optimization, and achievement of grant-funded quality and health information technology projects. Tracy obtained an Associate Applied Science degree in Medical Record Technology from Wharton County Jr. College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management from UTMB Galveston. After her college education, Tracy has worked as a Health Information Director and performed various duties throughout her career, including healthcare accreditation coordination, medical credentialing services, healthcare risk management, healthcare performance improvement initiatives, and inpatient medical coding for Acute Care and Critical Access Hospitals, a nursing home, and rural health clinics.

戴安娜·鲁伊斯（Diana Ruiz）
拉雷多（Laredo），里奥格兰德（Rio Grande）山谷周围地区
Direct: 956-452-1268
电子邮件:Diana.Ruiz@uth.tmc.edu

戴安娜·鲁伊斯（Diana Ruiz）是质量改善顾问II，用于质量健康中心IT改进中心，她将与当地的小型，农村和FQHC临床实践合作，通过优化的电子健康记录和电子健康记录和患者的安全来改善实践工作流程，患者护理和患者的安全临床信息系统。她于2010年首次在血浆行业开始职业生涯，是一名在实验室工作的加工技术人员，并在四年后搬到了质量部门。她在等离子体中心中担任许多角色，优质的专家/协调员是她的主要冠军。她的背景包括内部审计，法规合规性和发展。