About

My name is Cary Brown and I currently work as the Manager of Enterprise Architecture at Molina Healthcare, which arranges for the delivery of healthcare services and offers health information management solutions for over 4 million individuals and families who receive their care through medicaid, medicare, and other government funded programs in 16 states. My previous positions include the Senior Director of Applications and Enterprise Architecture for WellMed Medical Management, Inc. which is the parent company for provider, payer, and transportation organizations primarily serving Medicare eligible seniors in TX, FL, OK, AR, and NM. I am one of the founding members and currently serving my second term as board member of the San Antonio HIMSS (Health Information Management Systems Society) Chapter. I’m also honored to serve on the board of the Carrizo Project, a local San Antonio non-for-profit which provides goods and services to the local community and teaches valuable skills to citizens of developing countries like Honduras. I’ve worked in health care and IT service management industries for the past 16 years assuming both IT and operational leadership positions with start-ups, mid-sized, and enterprise organizations including Baylor College of Medicine, Clarian Health System, Virginia Commonwealth University, and MD Anderson Cancer Center.

My primary experience and passion remains working with new technologies and more importantly applying them in such as way that can derive as much value possible and not function within a vacuum of functionality . While technology can add great value to an organization it is important to effectively evaluate existing business processes, end-user work flows, and develop short- and long-term strategic goals. Some areas in which I’ve focused my efforts are:

Enterprise Architecture (Application & Infrastructure)
Strategic and tactical IT alignment
Program and project management
Business process re-engineering
Technology outsourcing strategies
Wireless and mobile device deployments
Web application development
Patient Portal Design
Enterprise network infrastructures
Network Security

Prior to WellMed I worked as a Senior Consultant for Tower Strategies, a strategic healthcare IT consulting company based out of Houston, TX. Before joining Tower Strategies I served as the key technology and infrastructure lead for Conceptual MindWorks, Inc. where I was responsible for the design and operation a highly reliable and secure architecture for an ASP-based electronic medical record application called Sevocity.Prior to my work there, I was Director of Operations for a 10k sq. ft. Internet Data Center in San Antonio, TX providing 99.999% high-availability outsourced infrastructure facilities and a variety of managed services. Prior to joining Relera I served management and executive positions at HealthAnswers, Inc., a healthcare content and communications company out of Austin, TX that developed the consumer health portal healthanswers.com.

I enjoy the perspective of working in healthcare and IT as there seem to be an endless stream of challenges to overcome. The satisfaction of using my experience to help organizations leverage technology in support of their business initiatives and strategic goals is what drives me and the work I do. I’ve been graced with the opportunity to work with several organizations and with people who have similar goals for improving patient care and leveraging new and innovative technologies to improve business and operations.

Certification:

ScrumMaster Certification

December 15th, 2011

Video Credits:

Cynergy Systems RIA Showcase Video, February 26, 2011
WellMed User Interface Showcase Video
http://tv.cynergysystems.com

KENS-5 News San Antonio, February 11, 2011
Doctors Embracing iPads as a Clinical Tool, by Wendy Rigby / KENS 5
http://www.kens5.com

Speaking Engagements:

San Antonio HIMSS Chapter, September 2011
Lunch & Learn Session – The Role of Accountable Care Organizations in the Evolution of Healthcare

San Antonio HIMSS Chapter, April 2011
Lunch & Learn Session – State of the Chapter & 2011 HIMSS National Meeting Recap

Topic: Accountable Care Organization’s

The Texas Lyceum, February 6, 2010

Quarterly Meeting Subject: Our Growing Lives Online: Safe or Not?
Panel Topic: Healthcare Security & Privacy
Moderator: Dr. Adolfo Valadez, Assistant Commissioner for Prevention and Preparedness Services, Texas State Department of Health
Panelists: David Finn, Health Information Technology Officer, Symantec; William Phillips, Chief Information Officer, University Health System; Cary Brown, Senior Director of Applications and Enterprise Architecture, WellMed Medical Management, Inc.

Publications:

Health Data Management
Mobile Tech: One App at a Time
Author: Beckie Kelly Schuerenberg, Managing Editor December 2007

Health Data Management
Finding the Right Computer Cart
Sidebar – Making The Case For Carts
Author: Zack Martin, Managing Editor August 2006

Health Data Management
Mobile Apps: Plenty of Choices, Challenges (Special Report)
Author: Zack Martin, Managing Editor July 2006

Health Data Management Online Education Series Presenter
Selecting the Right Mobile Devices and Wireless Networks

www.healthdatamanagement.com April 17th, 2006