J. Scott Smitherman, MD, MBA in

J. Scott Smitherman, MD, MBA

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AVP, CMIO - Providence Clinical Network at Providence
📍 Olympia, Washington, United States

J. Scott Smitherman is the Associate Vice President and CMIO for Providence Clinical Network. Board-certified in Clinical Informatics and Internal Medicine, he champions using AI-driven technologies like ambient documentation to reduce physician burnout. He focuses on optimizing clinical workflows and leveraging EHRs like Epic to improve patient care across the organization.

Outside of his professional role, he is a family-oriented person who spends most of his free time with them. He and his family enjoy outdoor activities, including skiing and cycling, or simply playing in their backyard. His wife is a neurosurgeon, and they relocated to Washington for their careers at Providence.

He describes his clinical philosophy as being a "less is more" kind of doctor, avoiding unnecessary tests or prescriptions.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
AVP, CMIO - Providence Clinical Network
Location
Olympia, Washington, United States
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Ambient Documentation
He is a vocal advocate for AI-driven ambient technologies like Microsoft's DAX, believing they are transformative and the future for easing clinician documentation burdens.
Reducing Physician Burnout
A core focus of his work is using technology to solve for the crisis of physician burnout, allowing doctors to spend less time on administrative tasks.
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Career

Work history

1-2019
AVP, CMIO - Providence Clinical Network
Providence
7-2015
CMIO - Ambulatory
Providence Health & Services
9-2008 - 1-2019
CMIO - Southwest Washington Region
Providence Health & Services
7-2005 - 8-2008
Internal Medicine Physician
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
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Education
1998 - 2002
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Baylor College of Medicine
2015 - 2019
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst
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