Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service (GCHHS) senior executive Damian Green has been named as chief information officer at Queensland Health. Green, who also steps into the role of CEO at eHealth Queensland, replaces former eHealth Queensland’s former chief executive Dr Richard Ashby who resigned earlier this year following allegations of an undeclared relationship involving an individual linked to the replacement of the state’s patient administration system (PAS). The roll-out of the replacement PAS has been abandoned while the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission investigates. In an email to staff on Thursday, which was cited by the Brisbane Times, Queensland Health director-general Michael Walsh said in his role at GCHHS as executive director, digital transformation and chief information officer, Damian was “pivotal” in driving continuous improvement in health service delivery and quality. “Damian will no doubt bring this rich experience and forward thinking to his role leading eHealth as the agency continues to move through a period of transformation with the roll-out of the digital hospital.” The PAS records and retrieves non-clinical related information about patients and is separate to the state’s digital hospital system, the integrated electronic medical record (ieMR). Queensland Health bought the ieMR software from US-based Cerner in 2011 and it is now been used in 16 hospitals across the state, according to the Brisbane Times. Green joined GCHHS in January 2013 as executive director people, systems and performance before moving into the role of executive director at Robina Hospital and executive director, digital transformation. Prior to GCHHS, he was a management consultant at PwC Australia. Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebookhellip;Twitter: @CIO_Australia,Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation onLinkedIn: CIO Australia Follow Byron Connolly on Twitter:@ByronConnolly Related content feature The CIO’s new role: Orchestrator-in-chief CIOs have unique insight into everything that happens in a company. Some are using that insight to take on a more strategic role. By Minda Zetlin Dec 04, 2023 12 mins CIO CIO CIO opinion Fortifying the bridge between tech and business in the C-suite To be considered a tech-forward company today, there has to be a focus on tech fluency across the C-suite, which creates a unique opportunity for CIOs to uplevel their roles and expand their footprint across the enterprise. By Diana Bersohn and Rachel Barton Dec 04, 2023 7 mins CIO CIO CIO brandpost Sponsored by G42 Understanding the impact of AI on society, environment and economy By Jane Chan Dec 03, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe