Spring summit presenters

Dan Chandler M. D.

Tufts

Daniel Chandler is a clinical informaticist and practicing primary care doctor at Tufts Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine residency with an additional year as Chief Resident at Tufts in 2007. He was Director of Resident Primary Care Education for a decade, where he oversaw curriculum development and implementation for the Internal Medicine program. He was also Director of Information Technology for his practice from 2009 until 2020, when he became the system’s Associate Chief Medical Information Officer for Ambulatory. He helped direct the build and implementation of Tufts’ Epic-Ambulatory and continues to work on optimization efforts in that area. He has completed several of Epic’s Level Up and Tune Up programs to improve provider efficiency and satisfaction, as well as several internal projects to optimize medication workflows, In Basket management, and provider documentation. His professional focus is on improving and enhancing the IT systems to offer the maximum support to our clinicians and to allow for seamless, efficient, high quality care delivery for all patients.

Harley Friedman, M.D. Internal Medicine Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Dr. Harley Friedman's entire career has been based at Dartmouth Health. He was the Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency for 15+ years and has a love for medical education and evaluation. Harley has since transitioned into his role in Clinical Informatics, leading the inpatient teams. He is a computer nerd at heart and has learned how to write and debug Epic’s Cache code to create custom solutions for difficult problems.  Clinically, he started his career as a “full stack” general internist (that’s a computer nerd joke) caring for both inpatients and outpatients, He is currently a Hospitalist.  Harely is a SciFi / Fantasy fan, loves to sail, and work on his maple syrup and pickling skills.

Colleen Mason, IT Director of EPIC Patient Access 

Cambridge Health Alliance

Colleen Mason, Director of EPIC Patient Access at Cambridge Health Alliance. Colleen oversee a wide range of Epic applications, including Cadence, Prelude, Identity, HIM, Grand Central, Referrals, Welcome, MyChart, Hello World, RTE, and Hospital Logistics. Collen says, "With over 30 years of experience in Epic configuration and project management. I am excited to discuss the topic of Self-Scheduling with you today. I look forward to our session and hope it provides a valuable learning experience for everyone involved. I look forward to your engagement."

Christine Suchecki, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NI-BC,  Director of Nursing Services, Clinical Informatics, Digital

Mass General Brigham

Christine Suchecki serves as the Director of Nursing Services for Clinical Informatics,

Digital at Mass General Brigham in Somerville, MA. She oversees the

collaboration of nursing informatics within an enterprise model across the entire system to manage digital content and workflows within the Electronic Health Record (EHR) for nursing and health professionals. Christine leads departmental initiatives aimed at enhancing inter-team digital processes and collaboration.  She is driven to improving the patient care digital experience for nurses. Christine earned her BSN from Fitchburg State College, her MSN with a focus on  informatics from Duke University and her DNP from the MGH Institute of Health Professions. Christine has worked in a variety of clinical and informatics settings. Throughout her career in informatics, Christine has taken on a wide range of roles encompassing project management, clinical application expertise, and clinical content expertise. She has presented her informatics work on a range of topics at local informatics

consortiums, groups, and EHR vendor conferences. Christine holds her board

certifications in Informatics and Nurse Executive Advanced from the American

Nurses Credentialing Center.

Sucharita Kher, MD FCCP

Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine.

Vice-Chair, Clinical Operations and Quality, Dept of Medicine. 

Attending Physician, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine.

Tufts Medical Center I Tufts Medicine

 Dr. Sucharita Kher is a Pulmonologist and Critical Care Physician, and Associate Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. She currently serves as Vice-Chair for Clinical Operations and Quality in the Department of Medicine at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Dr. Kher applies integrates evidence, systems redesign, and storytelling to drive sustainable change, prioritizing patient and clinician perspectives in care delivery. Her clinical interests include asthma, COPD, and tobacco dependence. She is a dedicated advocate for lung disease prevention and serves on the Board of the American Lung Association of Massachusetts. Dr. Kher has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and actively mentors emerging physician leaders. She was nominated to the esteemed Carol Emmott Foundation Fellowship for Women in Healthcare and also serves on the Board of the Tufts Medical Center Physician Organization. She received her medical degree from the University of Mumbai (India), completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Cook County Hospital, and pursued fellowship training at Tufts Medical Center.

Ali Bahadori, M.D.

Enterprise Platform Architect for Inpatient  Mass General Brigham

Dr. Ali Bahadori is an Internal Medicine physician and Hospitalist with 25+ years of experience in clinical informatics. He is currently the Enterprise Platform Architect for Inpatient at Mass General Brigham

Kristy Brown, IT Director and Epic Program Administrator 

UVM Health

Kristy Brown, MBA, PT, serves as the Director and Epic Program Administrator for UVM Health IT. She brings more than 25 years of experience across the healthcare landscape, beginning her career as a physical therapist before moving into healthcare business consulting, IT leadership, and enterprise‑level EHR project management. Kristy has led several large-scale initiatives, including the multi‑year implementation of Epic across five hospitals and over 25 ambulatory clinics within the UVM Health.

James Griffith, Project Manager, Business Analytics, IT Department

Cambridge Health Alliance

James Griffith is a project manager with the Business Analytics team in the IT Department at Cambridge Health Alliance, where he has worked since 2015.   Prior to this current role, he worked with this same team as a business data analyst. His areas of focus include workflow improvement, and knowledge management strategies.  He is a PMI-certified Project Management Professional and holds an MS in Health Informatics & Management from University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

Daniel Burns, Applications Analyst IV Cambridge Health Alliance

Daniel Burns is an Applications Analyst IV at Cambridge Health Alliance, where he led the implementation of direct, open, and ticket-based MyChart self-scheduling across the organization. He is passionate about leveraging technology to improve user satisfaction and expand access to care for a diverse patient population. Outside of work, Daniel is a marathon runner and the father of 4-year-old twin girls.

Michelle D. Payne Weiss, MPH, Director of Business Analytics

Cambridge Health Alliance

With over 15 years of experience at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), Michelle Weiss currently serves as the Director of Business Analytics. Her extensive tenure at CHA spans the roles of Business Data Analyst and Project Manager, providing her with a deep, holistic understanding of hospital operations and the intricate intersections between clinical systems, IT, and the EMR.