Leadership Perspectives: Laura Merrick, Sr. Director eSolutions (MHN)

Data analytics leaders are key to their organizations. Join the conversation with amazing leaders who share their powerful perspectives. These days, data & analytics leaders hold key importance for guiding their organizations toward digital transformation and evolution. They are the lighthouses that help direct their organizations toward the incredible value that is unlocked through the leverage of properly-run data and analytic programs. But, they are also are humans, and just like many of us, they must work through conflict, company politics, time zone changes and other challenges. Please join us for our new monthly Leadership Perspective Series where we talk to some of the greatest data & analytics leaders across the globe. These quick, slide-free discussions will highlight the leader's perspectives, challenges and triumphs. What are they working on? How do they keep their heads above water? What creative approaches they are using to bring a data-driven culture to the forefront of their organizations? This month we will feature Laura Merrick, Sr. Director of eSolutions at Medical Home Network (MHN). Laura's area of excellence is where data meets adoption to drive transformation that improves patient outcomes in the Healthcare industry. In this candid, slide-free session she will share insights and personal stories around that journey. Laura will also touch upon MHN's mission to adopt the HL7® FHIR® (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) standard and to provide an open, flexible and extensible Healthcare Interoperability architecture built upon the Google Cloud Healthcare API.   ABOUT LAURA: Laura Merrick is an experienced Program and Product Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. She has strong program and project management professional skills in Nonprofit Organizations, U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Public Speaking, Healthcare Information Technology (HIT), and Healthcare Management.