Karen Loukota
About Karen Loukota
Karen Loukota is a System Engineering Specialist at TELUS Health in Calgary, Canada, with over 15 years of experience in health information management and clinical workflows assessment.
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Karen Loukota holds the position of System Engineering Specialist – THFS at TELUS Health in the Calgary, Canada Area. She has significant experience in health information management, with over 15 years in the field.
Professional Experience at TELUS Health
Karen Loukota currently works as a System Engineering Specialist – THFS at TELUS Health. Her responsibilities include supporting Account Executives, providing network and application performance support, and configuring and maintaining master EMR demonstration databases. She also responds to Canada-wide RFP/RFI, assists with executive escalations, and manages multiple projects within THPS.
Previous Roles
From 2012 to 2013, Karen Loukota served as a Senior Health Business Consultant at TELUS Santé | TELUS Health. Prior to that, she worked for five years as Manager Training Services at TELUS Physician Solutions (formerly Wolf Medical) from 2007 to 2012. During her tenure, she led and facilitated adult education, providing training experiences to clients on various platforms.
Education and Expertise
Karen Loukota studied Computer Programming at Institute of Technology Inc and achieved a Doctorate in Business Administration from 1999 to 2001. She also studied Computer Programming at Private College Ab from 1999 to 2000. Known for her deep expertise in TELUS Health’s EMR, including virtual care and CHR platforms, she is highly proficient with Microsoft Office and CRM software.
Skills and Competencies
Karen Loukota possesses strong communication and negotiation skills, extensive change management skills, and superior communication abilities. She is adept at mentoring and guiding team members, leading and facilitating adult education, and conducting change management, workflow analysis, and gap analysis functions. She also collaborates with stakeholders to build business readiness plans for product and/or service launches.