SHANNON SHIRK
HEALTH CONNECT AMERICA
SHANNON SHIRK
TITLE : CIO INDUSTRY : HEALTHCARE
“ Until now , there hasn ’ t been a common , full-featured data lake or warehouse , or visualisation tools , so having the ability to surface the data allows us to make datadriven business decisions .
“ We ’ re starting to automate a lot of manual processes , freeing up people ’ s time to work on their normal , day-to-day jobs , helping to improve people ’ s lives .”
Shirk admits the overall technology team within Health Connect America is relatively lean , but is pleased to report that its multi-site , multi-state support system is working effectively . One of the big challenges facing the department is dealing
Shannon Shirk is passionate about transforming organisations with technology and surfacing data to drive business and clinical decisions . He is primarily driven by three areas of focus :
• Excellence in people leadership
• Leading digital change through continuous focus and knowledge of business and technology
• Building meaningful relationships that last
At Health Connect America , Shirk owns the digital and automation transformation , applying a cloud-first strategy , deploying cloud-based data and analytics platforms , and building the data organisation that drives data strategy , governance , analytics and application , AI / ML , natural language processing , security and beyond .
Shirk is proud of his team and their ongoing technology transformation work .
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