Leadership, the Rx for a Healthy IT Organization: Podcast interview with Mary Finlay, Deputy CIO of Partners Healthcare
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As deputy CIO for Partners HealthCare System, Mary Finlay has the daunting task of managing 1,100 information systems and telecommunications staff, and overseeing a massive IT infrastructure. It consists of 30,000 desktops distributed throughout 150 locations, 60,000 network connections, and 1,000 applications.
In 1994, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, two of the top academic medical centers in New England, founded Partners HealthCare System. Today, it ranks as the region's largest integrated healthcare system, comprised of community hospitals, specialty hospitals, community health centers, long-term care services, and other health-related entities.
Finlay has consistently received awards for her outstanding contributions to IT leadership. She frequently makes CIO Magazine's list of top CIOs to watch. In 2004, she received an award from the New England Business and Technology Association for addressing critical business issues. Babson College gave its Center for Information Management Systems IT Achievement 2006 Award to Finlay for her commitment to developing the careers of IT professionals.
Join us for a conversation with Mary Finlay, award-winning CIO for Partners HealthCare System.
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Bio
Mary Finlay is the deputy chief information officer of Partners HealthCare System, Inc. It is comprised of 10 hospitals in the eastern Massachusetts region. She is responsible for the daily management of an organization of 1,100 information systems and telecommunications staff. Previously she was CIO of Brigham and Women's Hospital, and a senior systems consultant with Automatic Data Processing. Finlay holds a MBA degree from Simmons School of Management, where she was a recipient of the Phyllis Rappaport Alumni achievement award in 2004.
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