Sajid Ahmed is a true innovator and pioneer in healthcare information systems. He has experience in all aspects health IT, including telehealth to deliver the best quality of medical care to patients, facilitate collaboration among multiple and diverse medical care providers and systems, and increase the efficiency of healthcare environments. He is also a highly respected consultant on innovation, and frequently lectures about entrepreneurship, innovation and health information technology. Mr. Ahmed is currently the Chief Information and Innovation Officer of Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in South Los Angeles. Sajid led the new hospital’s over $70 million health information technology initiative and standing up a brand new hospital organization and new inpatient facilities on the 42-acre MLK Medical Center Campus. Mr. Ahmed was the founder and interim Executive Director of HITEC-LA (Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center for Los Angeles County) for electronic health record adoption and implementation for over 4,000 primary care providers throughout L.A. County. Before leaving L.A. Care, Mr. Ahmed created and launched eConsult in partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. eConsult is an innovative telehealth system that allows for virtual consultations and collaboration with physicians. Mr. Ahmed has lectured at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Fielding School of Public Health, and as a guest lecturer at the California Institute of Technology (CalTech), University of Southern California (USC) and CalState LA. He was honored for his teaching at the USC Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, and also was a finalist for the Advanced Business League (ABL) Innovative Leadership Award on Healthcare. Sajid continues to serve on various advisory boards for organizations in healthcare and technology.

Chief Information & Innovation Officer @ Leading an innovative, state of the art greenfield build of the new and independent Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital estimated to open in 2014. From February 2013 to Present (2 years 9 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaAdvisory Committee @ California Health and Human Services Agency announced The Institute Population Health Improvement's mission is to implement California's Health Information Exchange (HIE) programs under the State’s Cooperative Grant Agreement with the federal Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). From November 2012 to Present (3 years) Sacramento, California AreaVice Chair Board of LANES @ The LANES program is a stakeholder built organization to facilitate health information management and health information exchange in Los Angeles County. From 2010 to Present (5 years) Greater Los Angeles AreaFounder, Interim Executive Director, eHealth Strategy Advisor @ Designed and Founded HITEC-LA, the Regional Extension Center for Los Angeles County and it goal of 3,000 Primary Care Provider Electroni Health Record Implementations and lead the successful funding of about $23 million and initial operations of HITEC-LA.. From April 2010 to February 2013 (2 years 11 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaDirector of Health Information Technology (Health IT) & Innovation @ Responsible for coordination, management and strategy for eHealth and Health Information Technology initiatives at the largest Public Managed Care Health Plan in the United States. From September 2008 to February 2013 (4 years 6 months) Los Angeles, CACo-Chair Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center @ From 2009 to 2010 (1 year) Sr. Data Architect @ From April 2008 to August 2008 (5 months) Sr. Data Architect Consultant @ From March 2007 to April 2008 (1 year 2 months) Chief Information Officer @ From December 1999 to January 2007 (7 years 2 months)

Sajid Ahmed is skilled in: Information Technology, Data Architecture, Information Assurance, User Interface, Business Intelligence, Healthcare Information..., Healthcare, Strategy, SDLC, Health Policy, Health Information..., Program Management, Healthcare Consulting, Managed Care, EMR, Informatics, Healthcare Management, eHealth, Hospitals, Medicaid, Project Management, Healthcare Industry, EHR, Health Information..., HIPAA, Quality Improvement, Analysis, Management, Public Health, Data Analysis, Clinical Research, Revenue Cycle, Epic Systems, Process Improvement, Entrepreneurship, Medicine, Physicians, Policy, HL7, Medicare, Leadership, Grants, IT Strategy, Software Documentation, Ambulatory, Program Development, CPOE, Program Evaluation, Medical Imaging, Epidemiology