What is an entity information officer? And why you may need a few

Officer in charge of entity information. This new position represents an important advancement in healthcare information technology at hospitals and health systems. What exactly is an entity information officer, you ask? John P. Donohue, vice president of IS entity services at Penn Medicine Information Services, part of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based health system Penn Medicine, is one of the best experts to answer the question. Donohue is in charge of overseeing the entity services group, which includes a number of seasoned IT executives, as well as the onsite teams that serve Penn Medicine's multiple entities. These entity technology groups are in charge of business management and facilitating the technological interface between operations and information services. Each entity group is led by an entity information officer and includes resources for clinical engineering, platforms, and network technology.