Chief Medical Information Officer - WellMed Medical Management - Texas

Position Summary

The Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) serves as the senior physician leader responsible for advancing the strategic use of clinical information systems, digital health solutions, and emerging technologies to improve patient outcomes, clinician experience, operational efficiency, and value-based care performance across WellMed. The CMIO acts as the primary liaison between Clinical Operations, Information Technology, Population Health, Quality, Risk Adjustment, and Executive Leadership. This role leads the Clinical Informatics function, oversees optimization of the electronic health record (EHR) platform and associated technologies, and ensures technology solutions effectively support WellMed's mission to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care.

Position Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the WellMed Clinical Informatics program.
• Provide executive oversight of the EHR platform and integrated clinical applications.
• Establish governance processes for enhancement prioritization, workflow optimization, and system adoption.
• Partner with clinicians and operational leaders to improve usability, efficiency, and patient care workflows.
• Guide implementation of system upgrades, medical content, clinical decision support, and interoperability initiatives.
• Evaluate, recommend, and oversee implementation of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and clinical automation tools.
• Promote innovation that enhances provider efficiency, documentation quality, patient engagement, and clinical outcomes.
• Assess technology investments and develop business cases supporting operational and clinical excellence.
• Serve as the bridge between clinicians and technology teams.
• Identify, mentor, and develop physician and APC informatics leaders.
• Lead change management strategies for technology deployment and adoption.
• Ensure clinicians receive effective education, training, and ongoing support for technology solutions.
• Collaborate closely with IT, Operations, Quality, Population Health, Care Management, and Risk Adjustment teams.
• Provide clinical leadership for enterprise technology initiatives and clinical care enablement programs.
• Partner on the design and implementation of workflows that improve patient care delivery and operational performance.
• Leverage clinical data and technology to improve quality measure performance, risk adjustment capture, and clinical documentation integrity.
• Support enterprise initiatives focused on affordability, outcomes improvement, and population health management.
• Use analytics and reporting capabilities to inform clinical and operational decision-making.
• Participate in senior leadership committees and strategic planning activities.
• Present recommendations and outcomes to executive leadership.
• Ensure informatics initiatives align with organizational objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.

What Makes an OptumCare Organization Different?

• WellMed is mostly a Medicare Advantage Plan that operates as a health system focused on quality/value-based outcomes.
• Most of our physician leaders began their careers in our clinics, developing clinical and leadership growth opportunities for you.
• We are influencing change on a national scale while maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations.
• We recognize that we are better together, and collaboration is the key to healthier patients and an invigorating work environment.

Pay

Base salary plus annual RRP bonus. Compensation range: $279,500