Ellen Predaina

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Vice President at Tenet Healthcare

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Overview

Ellen Predaina is a solutions-focused Information Technology Executive at Tenet Healthcare with a long record of leading strategy and operations. Described as a strong leader and great problem-solver, she has extensive experience managing multi-million dollar budgets and implementing large-scale clinical applications like Epic EMR.

Outside of her direct professional duties, Ellen demonstrates a commitment to personal and professional growth. She actively pursues certifications in modern business practices, including Agile project management, design thinking for customer experience, and servant leadership, reflecting a dedication to continuous improvement.

Unique fact: Her professional experience is remarkably broad, spanning multi-hospital systems, insurance companies, healthcare consulting services, and health services vendors.

Personality Overview

Fast But Thoughtful

Direct & Assertive

Goal-Oriented

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Topics They Care About

Healthcare IT Strategy
Leads the development and implementation of business strategy, governance, and operations, with a focus on strengthening hospital and physician partnerships through technology.
Servant Leadership
Holds a certification in "Ken Blanchard on Servant Leadership, " indicating a value for leadership philosophies focused on team development and empowerment.
Agile Methodologies
Certified in Agile project management and user story planning, showing a preference for modern, flexible approaches to IT project execution.

Media Appearances

Ellen Predaina - Vice President at Tenet Healthcare | The Org. Featured in The Org

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Work History

3-2019
Vice President at Tenet Healthcare
6-2018 - 11-2018
Executive Director Of Operations at Orb Health
2012 - 4-2017
Director Of Information Technology at Dignity Health
2009 - 2011
IS PMO eHIS Ambulatory Director at Kettering Health Network
2006 - 2009
Director of Management Information Systems, Telecommunications and System CIO at Greene Memorial Hospital

Education

MBA from University of Phoenix
B.S. from Truman State University

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Insights For Selling To Ellen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return

DONT's

  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ellen is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ellen

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ellen move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Ellen take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Ellen

Personality Compatibility


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