Larry Paulson
Director, Provider Services

Larry has over 32 years of experience in healthcare, 25 years in information systems. He has a solid history of successfully providing the business and technology leadership and vision necessary to define, develop, and execute IT solutions that enhance the clinical and business processes of healthcare organizations. He has an in-depth knowledge of clinical information systems and leading healthcare systems vendors. Larry is a skilled change agent with a track record of transforming IS environments, improving staff morale, and increasing customer satisfaction.

Prior to joining Outlook Associates, Larry worked for a major healthcare software vendor as a VP in Research and Development for a leading integrated clinical product and 2 years as a VP, International Business Development in the UK where the product was being installed to support the National Health Service. Larry has over 12 years as a Chief Information Officer in stand-alone hospitals, a large not-for-profit Catholic healthcare system and US Naval Hospitals. He has led the selection and implementation of integrated clinical systems for these hospitals as well as departmental systems. Prior to being a CIO, Larry was Director, Clinical Systems for several hospital-based organizations (supporting hospitals and clinics) providing the IT leadership role in the selection, implementation and maintenance of clinical systems. In those roles he worked actively with the clinical staff (physicians, nurses and other medical personnel) helping define needs, select the proper IS to support those needs, and lead the implementation efforts.

Representative Experience

• As Vice President, International Business Development, with a major healthcare software vendor, Larry was a senior executive on a two-year assignment in UK after the company won a sub-contract to install clinical software in transformation of National Health Service. Prior to his assignment in the UK he held a senior leadership position in the research and development department for the vendor. He managed 160 to 200 staff members and annual budgets of $12 to $15 million. His responsibilities in the R&D department as well as the UK position supported sales teams by providing information about ongoing development and future product plans. He acted as customer executive sponsor for several high-profile clients.

• As CIO for a large hospital organization, Larry worked with the clinical and administrative leadership of the respective organizations to develop an IS Strategic Plan. He then presented the plan to the boards and secured a budget to implement the high-priority projects. As CIO he has led selection processes that have evaluated all of the major software vendors that support hospitals and clinics. He has implemented, operated and maintained most of the major healthcare software vendor’s products.

• As Directory, Clinical Services in Information Technology for several Healthcare Organizations, Larry worked with physicians, nurses, other clinical staff and administrative personnel to facilitate the formal documentation of their requirements and then led the selection and implementation process for order entry, results reporting, clinical decision support, pharmacy, radiology, laboratory and other systems. With a large Healthcare Organization in Southern California, Larry co-led a selection and implementation project for the selection and implementation of a totally integrated system for a large multi-entity IDN which included administrative, clinical and financial systems.

• Larry also has 8 years as a practicing Clinical Dietitian working as part of the healthcare team in hospitals supporting all aspects of the nutritional support of surgical and medical conditions including supporting dialysis centers. This clinical experience makes Larry knowledgeable and sensitive to the unique requirements of automated support of the clinical process.