TIGER Staff Development & Continuing Education Facilitators

Elizabeth O. Johnson, MSN, BSN, RN, FHIMSS

Vice President of Clinical Informatics

Tenet HealthSystem

As the Vice President of Clinical Informatics for Tenet HealthSystem, Liz has responsibility for the strategic vision and the tactical plan for all clinical systems used throughout the Tenet organization of 70+ provider organizations. Today that suite of products includes over 3,000 clinical applications and 5,000 custom interfaces.

With 30 years of healthcare experience, over 20 in executive positions throughout provider organizations, she understands provider operations from every perspective, and the role IT plays in enabling best practices to be deployed by healthcare providers.

Previous positions in the hospital provider market include CNO; COO; Director of Critical Care; Director of Women’s Services

Liz serves on numerous national committees to influence health policy and health technology. In addition, she has recently begun her doctoral studies in Organizational Behavior.

Joan M. Kiel, Ph.D., C.H.P.S.

Chairman, University HIPAA Compliance

Associate Professor of Health Management Systems

Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

In addition to being a mathemagician, Joan is certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security (CHPS) and is on the CHPS examination construction committee through AHIMA.

Joan is also the Chairman of the American College Health Association (ACHA) National HIPAA Committee. Previously Joan held health administration positions in Pittsburgh and New York City.

Joan is author editor of Information Technology for the Practicing Physician (Springer Verlag) and Healthcare Information Management Systems - 3rd ed. (with Marion Ball and Charlotte Weaver) (Springer Verlag).