Kane Woodward

Experience

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  Smurfit-Stone

  May 2001 - Sept 2001

  IT Specialist

  This work term position involved support for the facilities 400+ users and extensive network. This includes troubleshooting software and hardware problems on numerous Windows and Unix based systems. It also involved assisting in the integration of a PeopleSoft based system and developing Visual Basic based applications for engineers and management to better track statistical data in a 24/7 operating environment.

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  Acadia Centre for Social and Business Entrepreneurship

  May 2002 - Apr 2003

  Entrepreneurial Technologist

  Development of web based tools to help ACSBE customers and partners to interact in a dynamic e-commerce style environment.

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  Acadia University

  Sept 2002 - Apr 2003

  Support Technician

  This position involved extensive support to the more then 4000 students and staff relating to universities leading edge IT environment.

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  Labrador-Grenfell Health

  Aug 2003 - Jul 2006

  Senior Clinical Analyst

  This position involves programming development/support for the regions clinical departments using VB.NET, SQL, Meditech Magic, and Summit Healthcare Scripting Tools. I meet with lead physicians, nurses, radiologists, pharmacists, emergency staff, admissions and laboratory staff to plan and create regional solutions relating to ordered procedures, patient list management, quality control reports, system data flow, develop specialized activity reports to assist in patient care, automated scripts to enhance system usability, and other troubleshooting to enhance the overall patient care system. I have developed numerous dictionaries relating to system functionality and have done detailed testing to assure system quality of enhancements on our TEST system before taking it to LIVE. Also I have built guides and error catching reports to assist module leads in going to the next service release of the Meditech system. I have used an SQL backbone and with various tools including Visual Studio .NET and Summit Scripting to build intranet based applications for physicians and management to receive desired information beyond Meditech’s capabilities, and to assist department heads in doing user activity audits to reduce undesired system activity. Show less

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  First Consulting Group (Now under CSC)

  Jul 2006 - Oct 2007

  Senior Analyst

  This position involves both a technical and advisory component relating to many aspects of the organization including but not limited to the Meditech CS system, server support, script writing, system support, infrastructure troubleshooting. The main focus of my position at Montrose Memorial Hospital is to help the client to develop and get the most out of their clinical systems with main focus on Meditech CS and associated applications such as Iatric Tools. I meet biweekly with the clinical director’s counsel to keep up to date on the operations of the site and to present updates on current projects and new possible solutions. I also meet with our FCG off site team to receive updates on what they are doing and any onsite assistance they may need regarding user tasks and present new technical solutions the offsite helpdesk can handle. I worked with the site to update our system from Meditech CS 5.4 to 5.53 along with bringing up PCM shortly after followed by BMV. There are also numerous security and optimization projects in the works to bring this site up to or exceed currently technical and security standards. Show less

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  Catholic Health Initiatives

  Oct 2007 - Nov 2020

  This position is focused on working with multiple teams to resolve major incidents affecting our primary clinical core applications such as Cerner, Meditech, Epic, and Allscripts, along with various supporting applications. I am used as a content specialist working with the Major Incident team to guide and engage teams to quickly resolve wide spread or critical outages. I also work with the Meditech and Cerner teams on changes in workflow processes, software updates, and infrastructure. I continue to develop and maintain the various teams SharePoint portals from my previous position as well as other tasks. Show less This position has required me to provide level 2 & 3 application support to our clients on a day-to-day basis, with main focus being Meditech Technical applications for the Magic, CS, and Meditech 6 sites. This role was heavily project oriented towards the implementation of our Meditech 6.x application at 10 sites to date recently updated to version 6.08. I have also been involved with testing and updates for our Magic sites regarding interfaces to bring the sites up to ICD-10 standards. I am also involved in some server support duties and interface builds and edits. Show less This position has required me to provide level 2 & 3 application support to our clients on a day-to-day basis, with the main focus being on Meditech clinical applications and secondary focus on technical and financials. This support mainly comprises of recommending and implementing solutions to the sites regarding functionality to help improve overall performance and resolve outstanding issues. This exercises my knowledge of the Meditech system and associated systems such as PACS, 3M, Lab analyzers, etc used for interfacing with the system in both the building/development and troubleshooting/training capacities. I have been the primary Meditech analyst for PACS and other integration related projects involving upgrades or implementations for Powerscribe, Transcend, Precyse, E-gate, McKesson and others. I also take the effort to cross-train and share knowledge in our group work environment to better anticipate future issues and expedite problem resolutions which result in an efficient and diverse verbal knowledge-base with my colleagues. Show less

  • Clinical Core Applications Technical Supervisor

    Apr 2018 - Nov 2020

  • Clinical Core Applications Liaison

    Aug 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Technical Analyst III

    Nov 2011 - Aug 2017

  • Clinical Analyst III

    Oct 2007 - Nov 2011
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  CommonSpirit Health

  Nov 2020 - now

  National System Manager

  System Manager of the Technical and User Provisioning team supporting the Meditech EHR. I manage the 2 application teams supporting 21 production and 25 legacy EHR systems. My role includes work with alignment efforts in the merging organizational structures, and strategizing new and improved processes. This also includes planning and resourcing numerous work efforts from daily maintenance to enterprise levels migrations and updates. This often includes large scale projects that can include multiple teams and leadership across the country. Show less