Christopher Longhurst
Aschiefinformationofficer(CIO)forUCSanDiegoHealth,ChristopherLonghurstMD,MS,overseesalloperationsandstrategicplanningforinformationandcommunicationstechnology.HeisalsoresponsibleforplanninganddevelopingalladministrativeandclinicalinformationsystemsrelatedtooperatingUCSanDiegoHealthhospitalandclinicalfacilities.Dr.LonghurstleadsthecreationandexecutionofacomprehensiveinformationstrategytomeetfutureneedsofUCSanDiegoHealthalongwithcreatingstandards,architecturesandpoliciesforinformationtechnologiesacrossUCSanDiegoandtheUCsystem.HisareaofresponsibilityincludeselectronichealthrecordsandtheMyUCSDChartsystem.UCSanDiegoHealthhasreachedStage7ofelectronicmedicalrecord(EMR)adoption,arankingdevisedbytheHealthcareInformationandManagementSystemsSociety(HIMSS).ThisdistinctionisachievedbylessthanfivepercentofU.S.hospitals.Dr.LonghurstisalsoakeyfacultymemberintheDepartmentofBiomedicalInformaticsintheUCSanDiegoSchoolofMedicine.HemostrecentlyservedaschiefmedicalinformationofficerforStanfordChildren’sHealt