Geri Hansen , MSN, RN, NI-BC, CHCIO, CDH-E

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Vice President IS Applications at Baptist Health

Omaha Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Geri Hansen is the VP of IS Applications at Baptist Health, leveraging 20 years of experience to bridge clinical practice and IT. A registered nurse with an MSN, she specializes in creating cohesive teams and has recently earned CHCIO and CDH-E certifications, underscoring her commitment to leadership in healthcare technology.

Her career is defined by a passion for improving patient outcomes through technology. This is demonstrated by her leadership in telehealth, digital patient services, and publications on remote patient monitoring, reflecting a deep-seated drive to enhance care delivery by effectively translating clinical needs into technological solutions.

She began her career as a bedside nurse in an intensive care nursery before transitioning into healthcare IT leadership.

Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Cautious & Analytical

Price-Sensitive

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation.

Topics They Care About

Clinical IT Integration
Her entire career, from RN to VP of IS Applications, has focused on translating clinical needs into effective business and technology systems.
Epic Systems Excellence
Her recent posts express immense pride in her teams at Baptist Health for achieving Epic's "Summa Cum Laude" and "Magna Cum Laude" distinctions.
Remote Patient Monitoring
Co-authored multiple publications on using remote monitoring for diabetes management and previously led telehealth and RPM program implementations at Nebraska Medicine.

Media Appearances

Geri Hansen - Vice President IS Applications at Baptist Health | The Org. Featured in The Org

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Baptist Health Reaping Benefits From EHR Consolidation. Featured in HCI Innovation Group

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Work History

1-2025
Vice President IS Applications at Baptist Health
1-2021 - 1-2025
Director Enterprise Application at Nebraska Medicine
9-2019 - 1-2021
Applications Manager at Nebraska Medicine
4-2016 - 10-2017
Registered Nurse at Nebraska Methodist Health System
3-2016 - 9-2019
Telehealth Program Manager at Nebraska Medicine

Education

2012 - 2015
MSN -Executive from Nebraska Methodist College
2001 - 2003
Associate of Science (A.S.) from College of Saint Mary

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Insights For Selling To Geri

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Geri is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Geri

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Geri move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Geri take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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