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Member Profile
Oregon Health & Science University
John Kenagy
Chief Information Officer
John Jay Kenagy, MHA, FHIMSS, is chief information officer at Oregon
Health & Science University (OHSU), in Portland, Oregon, serving in this
role since July 2001. His responsibilities include developing the information
technology strategy and directing the IT department for the health care,
academic, research, and community service missions of the university.
From 1999 to 2001, John served as Associate CIO for OHSU. The Information
Technology Group has an annual operating budget of $30 million and a capital
budget of $10 million. The department of 325 staff maintains a complex
information technology and telecommunications environment.
As an academic health system CIO, John has served on a number of national
and regional IT bodies. He serves as the chair of the University HealthSystem
Consortium Chief Information Officer Council (2005-2006). He was elected
as president of the Oregon Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management
Systems Society (2003-2004).
In 2003, John was appointed to Fellow status in the Healthcare Information
and Management Systems Society. He has also been a Certified Professional
in Healthcare Information and Management systems.
John is pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Capella University's
School of Business. His doctoral research is focused on health care information
technology implementation success. John earned his Bachelor of Science
degree in electrical engineering at Stanford University. He was awarded
a Master's degree in Healthcare Administration at University of Southern
California and received the Alexander Cloner Outstanding Student Award
at graduation.
In addition to the IT operational responsibilities, John has enriched
his experience and knowledge through teaching and mentoring. He has an
appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Informatics
and Clinical Epidemiology in the OHSU School of Medicine. John has taught
at the University of Oregon and University of Southern California.
Prior to joining OHSU, John worked for thirteen years at the Department
of Veterans Affairs, most recently as Chief Information Officer for the
VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network in Long Beach, California. John directed
major IT projects and strategy for this extensive network of healthcare
facilities and served on several national IT committees.
Notable awards include a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Commendation
and American Legion Medal of Valor for deeds following the 1994 Northridge
Earthquake and the 1999 Emerging Leader Award by the USC Health Services
Administration Alumni Association.
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