Alan D. Snell, M.D., M.M.M.
Chief Medical Informaticist
St. Vincent Health
10330 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46290
(317) 583-3248
Alan Snell, MD,MMM, a native of Brazil, IN, graduated from the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1976, then completed a Family Practice Residency in South Bend. He practiced Family Medicine and taught part-time in two residencies programs there for over twenty years.
In July 2007, Dr. Snell was appointed Chief Medical Informaticist for St. Vincent Health. In this new role, he is responsible for procurement, development, and implementation of new information technologies including electronic medical records, imaging systems, physician order entry systems and electronic documentation. He also is introducing web-based Personal Health Records to connect patients electronically with their physicians, hospitals, and other providers.
Prior to this role, he served from 1999-2007 as Chief Medical Information Officer at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center and assisted on the Cerner Project for its parent organization, Trinity Health. He also conceptualized a community health information exchange in the mid-1990’s and later served as CEO of Michiana Health Information Network. MHIN was cited in January 2007 by Forrester Research as one of only nine fully-operational health information exchanges, also known as RHIO’s. He also led the efforts to automate over 100 physicians’ practices in the South Bend-Mishawaka community.
In May 1999, Dr. Snell completed a Masters Degree in Medical Management through the American College of Physician Executives and Tulane University School of Public Health in New Orleans. In addition to his passion for information technologies, Dr. Snell has led several public health projects and the Healthy Community Initiatives of St. Joseph County. In 2000, he was appointed to the Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Executive Board by the late governor, Frank O’Bannon. He continues to pursue his goal of making his home state smoke-free in all public places and to improve the health status of his fellow Hoosiers.
Dec 2007