From HTM to C-Suite Rehman Syed, BE, MS, CBET, CCE

Transcript:From HTM to C-Suite Rehman Syed, BE, MS, CBET, CCE:
From HTM to C-Suite Rehman Syed, BE, MS, CBET, CCE Katherine Navarro, CCE About the Speakers Rehman Syed, (Syed) BE, MS, CBET, CCE Director, Clinical Engineering. Health and Hospital Corp. NYC Employed by Crothall HTS Compass Group Two decades of Clinical Engineering Experience Member of ACCE, BOK Committee and ACCE FDA Task Force AAMI’s National Coalition for Alarms Management safety committee AEHIT Education Committee ACHE NJ Diversity Committee About the Speakers Katherine Navarro, CCE Staff Biomedical Engineer for the South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX 10 years experience in the HTM/CE field Started career in VA through the Technical Career Field (TCF) Program for Biomedical Engineers Became a Certified Clinical Engineer in 2015 Currently Chair of the Body of Knowledge Committee for the ACCE Disclaimer There is NO DEFINED PROCESS on how to get from HTM to C-Suite We are only sharing ADVICE! Our advice is based on our experience and the experience of professionals who made the journey to the C-Suite Please hold your questions until the end of the presentation The Professionals Interviewed From the VA: Lucas Marsh – Chief, Healthcare Technology Management Service, Charleston VA Hospital Jennifer Defrancesco – Resident Regional Manager, Health Technology Solutions (previously the Associate Director of the Dayton VA Hospital) Jason Newman – Deputy Director VHA Non-Expendable Program, Department of Veterans Affairs Private Sector: VP of Procurement NYC COO Hospital NY CMO, CTO, CEO, 2 CNO NYC Corporate Director Converged Technology NYC Two Executive Associate Directors (Clinical services and Support Services) They act as COO and report to CEO Questions: Who in the audience wants to be a member of a hospital C-Suite team? Why would it be good to have a C-Suite executive with HTM background? Benefits of HTM in C-Suite Benefits of having hospital executive leaders with clinical engineering backgrounds: Stays current on new clinical technologies Key player in equipment life-cycle management Experience in healthcare technology acquisition Have knowledge of and experience working with many other services Understand clinical & technical aspects of a healthcare organization Patient-focused & technology-focused perspectives From HTM to C-Suite Career Advancement Roles HTM Supervisor – supervise staff HTM Manager – manage resources (human and financial) HTM Director – direct the course of a department / service Vice President of Converged Technologies – lead multiple services (Biomed, IT apps, IT Technologies) Senior Vice President or CTO – lead services / hospital strategies Chief Executive