Brenda Wright, RN, MS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
12/02 – present
Principal, Beacon Healthcare
Consulting
Clinical Healthcare Information Technology Consultant
- As working consultant, currently managing major clinical application
implementations and deployment at a major cancer research institution.
Applications include both web based and traditional windows based
for the support of direct patient care by all levels of healthcare
providers. Serves as project manager for a co-development
initiative with a major healthcare information systems vendor.
7/93 – 11/02
Clinical Product Manager, QuadraMed Corporation
- Participates in activities relating to product strategy and development,
such as evaluating healthcare and technology trends, performing
competitive assessments, facilitating user forums, determining
product pricing / packaging, monitoring product life cycle, beta
events and product profitability. Launched numerous successful windows and web
based applications complimenting a full product suite. Maintains
close relationship with client base and serves as a professional
resource internally and externally to the corporation. Closely
collaborates with cross-departmental teams in developing strategic
plans and communicating system solutions. Prior to Product
Management, positions held include Project Manager, Development
Analyst and Implementation Specialist.
2001
Part-time Faculty, University of Maryland – Graduate
Program
1999 – 2002
Faculty Associate, University of Maryland – Graduate
Program & Northern
Virginia Community College – Health
Information Technology
2/92 – 7/93
Clinical Database Coordinator,
APACHE Medical Systems, Inc.
- Project Coordinator for the Cleveland Health Quality Choice Program
- evaluating quality and cost indicators in Cleveland’s healthcare
delivery system. Monitored data for variance, redundancy, and
validity - improving program code for internal consistency verification. Responsibilities
also included monitoring performance reporting activities, conducting
User Group meetings / training sessions and product demonstrations.
1/89 – 6/91
Health Data Consultant – Project
Coordinator,
Health Management Strategies, Inc.
- Performed statistical analysis, report generation and statistical
presentations detailing benefits, costs and utilization of medical
insurance and managed care contracts to benefit plan administrators. Coordinated
various disciplines in developing electronic data transmittal
capabilities among participating hospitals in the Federal Employee
Program.
Clinical Positions:
Executive
Assistant to Maryland State Director of EMS,
Shocktrauma Associates
Aeromedical Flight Nurse, U.S. Air Force Reserves
Nurse
Clinician
INOVA Fairfax Hospital Systems
Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
National Institutes of Health
EDUCATION
MS – Information
Management, Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia
Bachelor of Science – Nursing,
Towson University, Baltimore, Maryland
INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION
Author and presenter of various newsletters, user group forums,
and local roundtable groups plus the following;
- Integration Pragmatism (2002), Healthcare Information
and Management Systems Society
- If you Build It, Will They Come? (Sep 2001), Health
Management Technology
- Is Compliance In Your Future? (2000), 7th International
Nursing Informatics
- Trauma Nursing - Shock and Airway Management (1987), TASN - Johnson
City, Tennessee
- Shocktrauma Careplans (1987), Springhouse Publishing
Corporation
- Traumatic Amputations (Sep / Oct 1987), Journal
of Emergency Nursing
- Hand Injuries (Nov / Dec 1987), Journal of Emergency
Nursing
- Emergency Management Aspects (1986), Trauma and Alcohol Symposium
- Case Studies in Trauma (1985), 8th National Trauma Symposium
