Donnie Parish
Job Title: Vice President, Strategy Programs – Federal/Civilian
Organization: General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT)
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Mr. Parish is the executive liaison between GDIT, IHS, and tribal leadership related to the IHS Modernization program. His most previous role was CIO for Cherokee Nation Health Services. During his 15 years as CIO at Cherokee Nation, he was responsible for all Health Information Technology and Digital Health initiatives within the Cherokee Nation Health Services. Under his leadership the Health Information Technology division emphasized the use of information technology to improve program performance, manage risk and increase access to patient care. The Health Information Technology Division directs all information technology capital planning and investment control, enterprise architecture, information systems, electronic government, and information resources management programs in collaboration with all other Cherokee Nation organizational components. He led the effort of implementing a new Oracle Health Electronic Health Record system to the largest Native American healthcare system, as well as continuing the Cherokee Nation’s long-term support of Health Information Exchanges on local, state and national levels. Donnie began working in tribal healthcare in 2004, holding various information technology management positions along the way. Prior to working with the Cherokee Nation, Mr. Parish has worked in other industry sectors such as Telecommunications and Manufacturing with an emphasis in developing information systems architecture, managing project implementations, and leading dynamic teams. Donnie has a Bachelors of Business Administration from Northeastern State University and has been a member of the College of Business and Technology committee for many years, including as Chair. As a member of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), he has obtained a certification as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) and participated on many workgroups including certification testing development. As a member of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), he has received certification as a Certified Healthcare CIO (CHCIO) and Certified Digital Health – Executive (CDH-E), as well has sat on many Indian Health Services Office of Information Technology workgroups and committees, including Co- Chair of the Information Systems Advisory Committee (ISAC).
