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As a result , he has an inherent appreciation of the institution ’ s digital capabilities and understands what is needed to take it to the next level .

“ It gives me an immense pleasure to give back to the organization that I went to myself and which teaches and educates hundreds of thousands of students throughout the state ,” comments Nath .

Recognising the significance of digital transformation , Nath has helped to design and implement many clinical and financial systems , including financial and statistical reports which provided the hospital and academic administration with greater accessibility to patient ’ s financial records .

What ’ s more , he also spearheaded the rollout of enterprise-wide applications such as imaging solutions and was instrumental in achieving meaningful use , rolling out electronic medical records ( EMR ), computerized physician order entry ( CPOE ), enterprise resource planning ( ERP ), cost accounting , revenue cycle , and ADT Systems . However , this is just the tip of the iceberg .

Data , cloud technology and more

SUNY Downstate Medical Center is now beginning the next stage of its digital transformation . Working with IT firm Presido , the institution is preparing to redesign its entire network infrastructure to ready itself for the digital age of healthcare .

Such a modern network needs a modern data Center and this is another technological feat which is going to help transform the healthcare and education enterprise , says Nath . Ensuring the uptime of missioncritical operations is more important than ever with data Center downtime costing around $ 8,000 per minute , according to an in-depth study

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