2021 Service Awards

50 YEAR LOOK BACK IN TIME VIDEO PLACEHOLDER

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Monte Casey – Information Technology Division

Monte began his IT healthcare career on June 1, 1971 at Fairview Hospital. He quickly became a programmer, systems analyst, project lead, and manager. He has worked on many hospital systems: Payroll, Medical Records, Time and Attendance, Inventory, Nurse Scheduling, Universal Billing paperless system, and Order Entry and Result Reporting. Monte has many notable accomplishments in his Cleveland Clinic career. Monte designed and implemented the first Nurse Scheduling system in the World. Monte’s design was replicated by ANSOS and later acquired by IBM and marketed internationally. Not only did hospitals utilize Monte’s

design it was also prevalent in the automotive industry. Monte’s design has endured the test of time and is still widely used today, some 40 years later. Monte also worked with Clinical Engineering, to design one of the first employee clocking systems which interfaced with Time and Attendance and Payroll systems. Outside of work, Monte has a successful fly fishing business that he started over 30 years ago – Steelhead Guide. He teaches fly fishing basics and guides clients in steelhead fishing. In December 2018 Monte launched Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing (PHWFF), where volunteers teach fly tying, fly rod building, casting and fly fishing to active military and disabled veterans. Monte has implemented 4 PHWFF programs in 3 years surrounding Greater Cleveland, this encompasses half of the programs of its kind in the state of Ohio. According to Monte, “the IT Hospital Industry has no limitations,” and he believes nothing is impossible, “we just don’t know how to do it yet.” To him, IT is not just a job, it’s exciting, challenging and self-rewarding. “I’ve experienced IT in its infancy, and where we are today and can only imagine health care being like Star Wars over the next 50 years.”

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