Terri Couts, RN-BC MHA CHCIO, CDH-E, FCHIME in

Terri Couts, RN-BC MHA CHCIO, CDH-E, FCHIME

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SVP Chief Information and Digital Officer at Sharp HealthCare
📍 San Diego Metropolitan Area, United States

Terri Couts is the SVP, Chief Information and Digital Officer at Sharp HealthCare and a CHIME Board of Trustees member. A Board Certified Nurse Informaticist with a degree from The University of Akron, she leverages her clinical background to spearhead digital transformation, enhance patient outcomes, and optimize technological initiatives.

Terri is passionate about lifelong learning, recently beginning a Doctorate in Health Informatics. She is deeply committed to mentoring and coaching the next generation of healthcare leaders, focusing on professional development and elevating the field through her experience in bridging the gap between clinical needs and technology.

Before her career in IT leadership, Terri worked as a Legal Nurse Consultant, offering expert opinions on medical malpractice cases.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
SVP Chief Information and Digital Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Diego Metropolitan Area, United States
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Priorities

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Digital Health Innovation
As a Chief Information and Digital Officer, she leads technological initiatives, software optimization, and digital transformation to improve hospital systems and patient care delivery.
Clinical Informatics
Her background as a pediatric nurse and current pursuit of a Doctorate in Health Informatics underscore her focus on applying data and IT to improve clinical workflows and outcomes.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
SVP Chief Information and Digital Officer
Sharp HealthCare
12-2022 - 10-2025
EVP, Chief Digital Officer
The Guthrie Clinic
7-2021 - 6-2022
SVP and CIO
The Guthrie Clinic
2-2016 - 7-2021
Vice President Clinical Applications, PMO, Integration
The Guthrie Clinic
6-2014 - 10-2015
Chief of Staff, Epic Implementation
NYC Health + Hospitals
In the press

Media appearances

Guthrie chief digital officer heads to Sharp HealthCare. Featured in Becker's Hospital Review
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Terri Couts, RN, Appointed Chief Digital Information Officer at Sharp HealthCare. Featured in Wittkieffer
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Education
Associates
Stark State College
Bachelor of Science
The University of Akron
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