Rodney Joseph Burn, BSc, MHA, CPHIMS-CA, CDPSE, CHCIO, CDH-E, FHIMSS, FCCHL, Principal Consultant, RJB Consulting
In addition to his strategic leadership, Rod is a passionate mentor, providing invaluable guidance to young professionals in Health Information Management and related leadership roles (myself included). His dedication to developing future leaders and his unwavering support for ongoing professional development are perfectly aligned with the mission of Digital Health Canada and the criteria for Fellowship. Rod’s advocacy for digital transformation, combined with his hands-on experience and thought leadership, makes him an ideal candidate for the Digital Health Canada Fellowship.
Volunteer Contributions
CHIEF Advisory Committee Member • Faculty member • Community of Action Member Consumer Digital Health • Digital Health Canada Member Mentorship • CHIEF Executive Forum member • Conference Presenter • CPHIMS-CA credential holder • Webinar Wednesday Presenter • Blog Author
Biography
Rod Burns received a B.Sc. (Hons) in Medical Physiology from the University of Western Ontario in 1988 and a Masters of Health Administration from the University of Ottawa in 1992. He spent 15 years working in the hospital sector in Ontario and three years in the NSM LHIN environment.
He has held positions in Finance, Administration, Community Relations, Information Technology & Services, Clinical Utilization Management, Decision Support and Digital Health. Through a 30-year career, Rod has held senior leadership positions in Information Management portfolios developing and implementing multiple IS and corporate strategic plans.
He is currently providing digital health consulting at a provincial level in Ontario.
Rod is active in the professional community and a strong believer in on-going leadership development.
Along with memberships with various professional associations, he served as Board Secretary for ProResp Health in Sarnia, Board Chair of the Huronia Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic, Past President of the Ontario Chapter of the Health Information and Management Systems Society and Past President of the Southwestern Chapter of the Canadian College of Health Service Executives. He was one of the first Canadians to earn the CPHIMS-CA credential in 2005, his CDPSE and CHCIO and CDH-E credentials between 2015 and 2020.
Rod earned his FCCHL in 2018 and the FHIMSS credential in 2022 as a culmination of a career commitment to ongoing professional development.
Rod’s current professional interests lie in consumer health, health system leadership, digital health, and institutional knowledge management. He continues to support health service leadership development through his ongoing involvement as a CCHL CHE Program Evaluator and Fellowship Program Evaluator and Mentor. He is also a member of the CCHL Fellows Council.