Chief Information Officer
Catherine Claiter joined the Vancouver Island Health Authority in August 2005 as Chief Information Officer.
As Chief Information Officer, Catherine is responsible for the strategic operational management of Information Management/Information Technology for VIHA.
Catherine has broad experience in health information management strategic planning, senior IM/IT management, and clinical change management. Catherine is known in the health informatics industry for her knowledge of Electronic Health Record (EHR) solutions and her commitment to capacity building through leadership development.
Prior to joining VIHA, Catherine's experience in senior leadership included the roles of senior manager with the Courtyard Group, a professional services firm dedicated to healthcare; Director, Information Management at the Kingston General Hospital in Kingston, Ontario; and Manager of Program Planning at the University Health Network in Toronto, Ontario.
Catherine holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Science from the University of Victoria and is actively involved in a number of national Health Informatics committees and organizations.
To contact Catherine please call her assistant, Tanya Vaughan at 250.370.8111 x 2097 or e-mail: tanya.vaughan@viha.ca