Janel Paulk is an experienced healthcare IT executive with over 20 years of leading digital transformation in hospitals, healthcare systems, academic physician practices, and specialty health clinics as well as leading healthcare interoperability and integrated information systems implementations. She has expertise in Agile software development and release management and has led integration efforts utilizing APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources), and HL7 (Health Level 7) integration platforms. She excels at portfolio and program management as well as aligning strategic organizational goals with digital IT initiatives. She is recognized for building positive stakeholder relationships by establishing trust, setting expectations, listening to concerns, and taking action to deliver results. She is an effective leader, team builder, and problem solver.
Janel is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and Certified Professional in Health Information Management Systems (CPHIMS) professional. She is an active member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Health Level Seven International (HL7) Organization, and Toastmasters International. Janel has advanced degrees and certifications from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business and the University of Connecticut College of Continuing Studies and is currently pursuing an Executive Doctorate in Business Administration from Georgia State University.
Specialties: Hospital Patient Accounting System Implementation, EHR Healthcare Software Development and Implementations, SaaS and Cloud-Based implementations, Organizational Process Improvement, Portfolio and Program Management, Integrated Delivery System Connectivity (HIE, HIX, and Population Health Management), Agile Product Development, Software Release Management, Interoperability (HL7, HL7 FHIR, API) Integration Management and Call Center Management.