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Cynthia Tanner

Cynthia Tanner

Assistant Professor of Physics

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Author, Philosopher, Erstwhile Physicist, Retired Healthcare IT Consultant

  • Education

    • Madison Memorial High School

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      Diploma

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

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      B.S. with Honors Physics and Mathematics

      Activities and Societies: Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Hoofers Sailing Club

    • University of California, Berkeley

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      Ph.D. Physics (X-ray Astrophysics)

      Activities and Societies: University Symphony Orchestra, University Summer Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Music, International House.

  • Experience

    • Illinois Wesleyan University

      Aug 1996 - Jul 1999
      Assistant Professor of Physics

      Taught several physics courses, introductory astronomy, astrophysics, musical acoustics, and freshman English composition. Carried out externally-funded research in X-ray astrophysics at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Supervised undergraduate research projects. Served on two faculty committees. Delivered numerous science talks to professional and lay audiences.

    • Epic Systems Corporation

      Jul 1999 - Nov 2001
      Product Manager, EpicCare Inpatient

      Oversaw design and development of, and served as sales and implementation consultant for, the EpicCare Inpatient Clinical System. Participated in every stage of the product’s life cycle except for the writing of code.

    • Epic Systems Corporation

      May 2002 - Oct 2002
      Clinical Software Tester

      Designed and carried out regression tests of new electronic medical record software products. Tested the software’s appearance, performance, functionality, durability, and usability. Reviewed software product documentation for accuracy, style, and mechanics.

    • Healthlink

      Jan 2003 - Oct 2003
      Epic Consultant

      Supported and led process analysis, training, system build, testing, and go-lives of EpicCare Inpatient and EpicCare Ambulatory for a large academic healthcare organization in Chicago’s northern suburbs.

    • Tanner Wood Associates, LLC

      Mar 2004 - now
      Contract Epic Consultant and Sole Proprietor

    • Froedtert Hospital

      Apr 2004 - Oct 2004
      EpicCare Ambulatory System Build, Testing, and Training Contract Consultant

      Supported EpicCare Ambulatory training and build teams at a hospital in Milwaukee. Designed and wrote EpicCare Ambulatory training materials for primary care and specialty clinics. Carried out system build and testing for EpicCare Ambulatory in build and production environments. Wrote, tested, and revised competency assessments for EpicCare Ambulatory trainees. Wrote EpicCare Ambulatory test scripts. Built detailed, years-long, medical histories for training patients and In Basket messages for training users. Provided troubleshooting and technical advice for the entire EpicCare Ambulatory project team. Show less

    • Nemours

      Jul 2004 - Feb 2005
      Epic Practice Management System Build and Support Contract Specialist

      Provided system build, technical support, troubleshooting, and extensive process documentation for 15 trainers of Epic’s Prelude, Cadence, HIM, Resolute Professional Billing, Resolute Hospital Billing, and ADT systems at a large children’s hospital with sites in Delaware and Florida.

    • Leatherman-Hyde Workshop

      Nov 2004 - now
      Screenwriter

      Author of "Into the Arms of Angels" -- The poignant story of one man's journey as he struggles to cope with the death of his best friend on September 11, 2001.

    • Children's Memorial Hospital

      Apr 2005 - Jun 2005
      EpicCare Research Optimization Contract Specialist

      Guided the Allergy Clinic of a Chicago children’s hospital, which was live on EpicCare Ambulatory, through a review of its clinical research data needs.

    • Froedtert Hospital

      Jun 2005 - Dec 2007
      EpicCare Ambulatory Support and Build Contract Specialist

      Designed, built, tested, and provided end user support for EpicCare Ambulatory order transmittal, user security, result routing, charting tools, and In Basket setup for a large academic healthcare system in Milwaukee.

    • Culbert Healthcare Solutions

      Mar 2008 - Apr 2014
      EpicCare Build Analyst

      For MaineHealth, provided support for unit testing and integrated testing of lab interfaces. Designed and implemented an import of historical immunization data from a separate billing system into Epic. Worked on system build, testing, and post-live support for MaineHealth's EpicCare Ambulatory roll-out. Built, tested, and supported e-Prescribing functionality. Integrated a sample set of Healthwise clinical references into EpicCare.

    • Froedtert Hospital

      Mar 2008 - May 2008
      Workflow Audit Report Analyst

      Supported the audit of a complex Epic workflow for the processing of patients' test results. Designed and documented several Chronicles searches and reports.

    • Northwoods Listener

      Jul 2014 - now
      Independent Blogger

      http://northwoodslistener.wordpress.com/

    • Culbert Healthcare Solutions

      Jan 2015 - Aug 2015
      Epic Analyst

      Build, testing, and troubleshooting of interfaces, preference lists, Surescripts functionality, specialty workflows, inpatient rounding workflows, and other EpicCare enterprise roll-out projects for MaineHealth.

    • Culbert Healthcare Solutions

      Feb 2016 - Aug 2016
      Epic Optimization Analyst

      Optimization projects for MaineHealth's enterprise Epic roll-out.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • EpicCare Ambulatory

      Epic
      Jan 2000

    • Prelude

      Epic
      Aug 1999

    • Resolute Professional Billing

      Epic
      Aug 1999