Patrick Guffey MD Mha
About Patrick Guffey MD Mha
Patrick Guffey, MD, MHA, serves as the Performance Improvement and Informatics Officer at the University of Colorado and holds multiple leadership roles at Children's Hospital Colorado. He specializes in pediatric anesthesiology and healthcare informatics, focusing on improving patient safety and care quality through collaboration and innovative practices.
Current Role at University of Colorado
Patrick Guffey serves as the Performance Improvement and Informatics Officer at the University of Colorado since 2016. In this role, he utilizes Lean principles and informatics to enhance patient care reliability. He also holds the position of Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Denver, contributing to academic and clinical education in the field.
Previous Experience at Children's Hospital Colorado
Guffey has held multiple roles at Children's Hospital Colorado. He worked as a Pediatric Anesthesia Fellow from 2009 to 2010 and later served as Associate Medical Director from 2010 to 2016. He also held the positions of Associate Chief Medical Information Officer from 2015 to 2019 and currently serves as Chief Medical Information Officer since 2019. Additionally, he is the Medical Director for Perioperative Performance Improvement, a role he has maintained since 2016.
Educational Background
Guffey's educational journey includes a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan, completed from 1996 to 2000. He earned his Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Michigan Medical School between 2000 and 2005. He further specialized in Anesthesiology at the University of California, San Francisco from 2006 to 2009, and completed a Master's of Healthcare Administration at the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management from 2016 to 2018.
Professional Collaborations and Contributions
Guffey collaborates with various companies, including Epic, GE Healthcare, Codonics, and Omnicell, to enhance interoperability and minimize medical errors. He chairs the board for Contexture, the largest Health Information Exchange in Colorado and Arizona. Additionally, he serves as the Medical Director and Board member of the Anesthesia Quality Institute's Patient Safety Organization, contributing to the establishment of a national reporting system for adverse events.
Research Interests and Leadership Roles
Guffey's research interests focus on the application of Electronic Health Records and Clinical Informatics to improve healthcare quality, safety, and outcomes. He has chaired the Epic system's steering board for pediatric anesthesiology, emphasizing the implementation of perioperative protocols to enhance patient safety and outcomes. He is also recognized for his leadership as a past president of the Colorado Chapter of the Health Information Management Systems Society.