Bill McQuaid, CIO of Parkview Adventist Medical Center, began his career in IT nine years ago as a network administrator before becoming the director of IT and subsequently the chief information officer at Parkview Adventist Medical Center. He oversees a team of seven and is responsible for all of the hospital’s information technology initiatives.
In 2006, Parkview was recognized as a national award winner in healthcare service quality by Avatar International Inc. Parkview’s overall customer satisfaction score exceeded customer expectations in a survey of all emergency room patients, as well as among patients in the medical surgical, intensive care, maternity, day surgery and special procedures units. In addition, Parkview was the first hospital in Maine to deploy an SSO solution and recently received the highest rating on the Maine Health Management Coalition’s Medication Spotlight Survey due to the technology.
A single sign on system has been installed at the Parkview Adventist Medical Center. The SSO allows for physicians and clinicians to sign on to the hospital’s database quickly and