Drex DeFord is formerly the CIO at Scripps Health, Seattle Children's, Steward Healthcare, & the US Air Force. CHIME Board Chair & HIMSS National Board Member. Lean-Leader. Keynote Speaker. Writer. Award-Winner. Story-Teller. Retired Air Force Vet, Proven Under Fire. A Trusted Healthcare Social Connector. Now a Freelance Consultant and President of drexio digital health, providing advice, guidance, and support for... - Health Systems: Governance; Program Execution; Lean IT Leadership; Coaching; Interim CIO; Proven delivery of better, faster, cheaper, safer, easier-to-access healthcare solutions - Investors & Start-Ups: With 30 years in the trenches; I've seen it all, let me help - Vendors/Solution-Providers: Go-to-market strategies; product-design and service-delivery; insight on exec decision-makers and healthcare provider buying processes Ask me: I can get it done, or connect you to somebody who can. I've been in your shoes. I've spent more than 25 years at some of the nation’s most respected health systems. As a digital health leader, I understand your competing priorities. Your strained resources. The pressure to differentiate your services, distinguish your brand, and deliver better, faster, cheaper, safer, easier-to-access care. All amid seismic changes in our industry. You’re busy. Let me help you innovate. "Dude. It's like he knows about everyone, and everything." -- Senior Executive Customer