Advisory Board Member Profile
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Christopher Collinge
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Department of Health in Orange County
Director 
Area of Expertise
Big Company Challenges, Innovation Processes, Digital Transformation, Innovation Tools to Automate Processes
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Chris Collinge is the Director of Information Technology for the Florida Department of Health in Orange County. His team has developed innovative strategies for state-wide IT projects and standardizations for mobile and tablet technologies for use with their EHR system. Mr. Collinge received a "Best Practice" award from the National Association of County and City Health officials for Qflow client tracking system.
His leadership in developing systems to support medication reconciliation and clinical decision support has impacted patients across the state and helped support the work of the 18,000+ employees in the Florida Department of Health. Mr. Collinge continues to work on behalf of patients struggling with chronic conditions, and finding innovative ways to improve their quality of life. Most recently, he led an effort to develop a system that allows Orange County staff to visually monitor TB patients taking medications remotely (Video Direct Observed Therapy); a process that was previously quite costly, and often had a negative impact on a patient’s daily life. Mr. Collinge states that a big part of their success is due to management's commitment to hearing staff frustrations and concerns at every step they take toward MU attestation, and that this approach has ultimately led to their most innovative solutions.
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