Corey M. Gaarde FHIMSS, CPHIMS

Corey Gaarde is a Principal and Project Executive for IMEG's Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) Advisory Services Team. His role strategically aligns healthcare information technology to the collaborative design process. As a biomedical engineer with more than 20 years of healthcare experience, he fosters client and vendor relationships while developing and implementing complex healthcare IT projects. His technical expertise, clinical aptitude, and innovative approach bridges the gap between technology, architecture/engineering, and clinical operations to drive an owner's mission and create service-oriented design. Corey focuses on technology innovation to improve patient and caregiver experience, while ensuring a connected care interoperability model. His consultative ability to collaboratively challenge the current state offers unique perspectives while encouraging innovative solutions that balance cutting edge results, realistic expectations, and favorable outcomes. Corey currently serves on the Environmental Standards Council (ESC) for The Center for Health Design. The ESC focuses on the environmental factors that contribute to patient, staff, and family satisfaction and is committed to improving the regulatory standards of the Joint Commission and Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Healthcare Facilities.