Garvin Young Pow

Garvin Young Pow

Senior Management Consultant

About

Senior Program Manager leading provincial digital health platforms that enable secure data sharing across 1,000+ healthcare providers in Ontario. Bringing 20+ years of experience delivering large-scale health technology and interoperability initiatives across Ontario Health, the Ministry of Health, hospitals, laboratories, and community care organizations. Proven track record driving digital transformation programs that improve care coordination, enhance clinical workflows, and enable data-driven decision-making across the health system. Experienced in managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives, coordinating clinicians, government, and technology vendors to deliver programs on time, on budget, and aligned with strategic health system priorities. Deep expertise in health information exchange, interoperability standards (HL7 FHIR, HL7 v2, LOINC, ICD-10-CA), vendor integration, and enterprise-scale program governance. Skilled in facilitating stakeholder workshops, executive briefings, adoption strategies, and operational transition planning. Key initiatives include: • Integrated Assessment Record (IAR) – province-wide standardization of clinical assessments and service utilization tracking across 1,000+ providers • Ontario Laboratories Information System (OLIS) – secure lab information exchange enabling integration with hospitals, labs, and EMRs • HART Hub Brampton – integrated digital platform connecting mental health, addiction, housing, and primary care services • Enterprise Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCP/DR) – strategic resilience and operational readiness for multi-organization programs Known for aligning technology delivery with provincial health priorities, driving adoption at scale, and successfully delivering programs from concept through implementation and operational transition.

Country

Canada

City

Greater Toronto Area

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Integration, Requirements Analysis

Experience

Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Peel Dufferin

Senior Management Consultant

Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Peel Dufferin

2025-3 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

Brampton, ON

HART HUB BRAMPTON INTEGRATED CARE PLATFORM Lead implementation of an integrated digital platform enabling coordinated care across mental health, addiction, housing, and primary care providers, improving cross-sector collaboration and service delivery. • Lead end-to-end delivery across eight partner organizations, enabling integrated service delivery and care coordination. • Develop project charter, integrated project plan, governance framework, and delivery roadmap for multi-organization execution. • Manage scope, timelines, risks, and dependencies, ensuring operational readiness under tight deadlines. • Lead cross-functional teams spanning clinical, operational, technical, and vendor groups, ensuring objectives and timelines are met. • Conduct system and environmental assessments to inform integration architecture and scalable platform design. • Deliver executive dashboards, briefings, and steering committee materials to support decision-making and oversight. • Oversee PHIPA/FIPPA compliance and data-sharing agreements, ensuring secure, compliant cross-sector information sharing. ENTERPRISE BUSINESS CONTINUITY & DISASTER RECOVERY (BCP/DR) Lead development of an enterprise-wide business continuity and disaster recovery capability, strengthening organizational resilience and readiness. • Establish program scope, governance structure, and executive sponsorship, including a BCP Steering Committee, improving enterprise risk oversight. • Develop integrated project plans, milestones, and reporting frameworks for structured delivery and executive visibility. • Coordinate Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and risk assessments to identify critical processes, system dependencies, and recovery priorities. • Manage third-party vendor engagement, designing and implementing a scalable, compliant BCP/DR framework. • Provide quality oversight across all deliverables, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and executive readiness.

Ontario Health | Ministry of health

Senior Program Manager (Consultant) – Integrated Assessment Record (IAR)

Ontario Health | Ministry of health

2012-4 - 2024-3 · 12 yrs

Toronto, ON

INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT RECORD (IAR) PROGRAM Led provincial digital health initiatives enabling standardized clinical assessment data sharing across 1,000+ providers, improving care coordination and system-wide decision-making. • Directed multi-year projects from initiation to operational transition, aligning with provincial digital health priorities. • Developed project charters, integrated plans, governance frameworks, and delivery roadmaps, ensuring structured execution. • Led cross-functional teams of architects, developers, analysts, clinical SMEs, and vendors, maintaining alignment across stakeholders. • Managed scope, timelines, risks, and dependencies, proactively resolving conflicts. • Implemented stage-gate governance, milestone reviews, and change control processes. • Delivered executive dashboards, briefing notes, and options papers for senior leadership and steering committees. • Led onboarding for 1,000+ providers, improving uptake, standardization, and adoption of best practices. • Facilitated workshops, aligning clinical workflows, care coordination, and service utilization tracking. • Implemented HL7 FHIR standards; managed vendor onboarding and conformance testing for compliant interoperability. • Developed clinical data standards, XML schemas, and integration guides. • Delivered Service Utilization, interRAI Child & Youth Mental Health, Assessment Entry Module, and Provincial Viewer projects, enhancing patient journey visibility. • Consolidated infrastructure across three Health Information Network Providers, reducing complexity, cost, and improving reliability. • Led enterprise data integration and reporting initiatives supporting analytics, research, and COVID-19 surveillance. • Ensured PHIPA/FIPPA compliance and oversaw privacy/security assessments (PIA, TRA, PEN/VA). • Conducted post-implementation reviews and supported operational transition, driving continuous improvement.

eHealth Ontario / Ministry of Health

Senior Consultant

eHealth Ontario / Ministry of Health

2004-10 - 2011-3 · 6 yrs 6 mos

Toronto

ONTARIO LABORATORIES INFORMATION SYSTEM (OLIS) Contributed to the implementation of Ontario’s provincial laboratory information exchange, enabling secure, standardized sharing of lab orders and results across healthcare organizations to support clinical decision-making and continuity of care. • Led integration of Hospital Information Systems (HIS), Laboratory Information Systems (LIS), and EMRs using HL7 v2 standards, enabling province-wide interoperability and real-time access to laboratory data. • Developed HL7 interface specifications and vendor implementation guides, ensuring consistent, standards-based system integration across organizations. • Managed vendor onboarding and conformance testing, including HL7 message test libraries and technical workshops, achieving reliable and compliant data exchange. • Facilitated stakeholder workshops with hospitals, labs, and clinicians, aligning workflows for lab ordering, reporting, and clinical review. • Conducted current-state and future-state workflow analysis, supporting system design improvements and user adoption. • Delivered OLIS Clinical Viewer demonstrations and training, driving adoption and effective use of shared laboratory data. • Implemented LOINC and ICD-10-CA standards, enabling consistent clinical data classification and supporting analytics and reporting. • Supported development of client, provider, and user registries, improving identity management and secure access to lab information. • Developed enterprise reporting and analytics solutions, including data repositories and governance frameworks, enabling provincial reporting, compliance monitoring, and data-driven decision-making. • Collaborated with stakeholders and OLIS user groups to resolve interoperability challenges, improving system integration and promoting standards adoption across the province.

Smart Systems For Health Agency

Project Manager (Consultant)

Smart Systems For Health Agency

2002-10 - 2004-9 · 2 yrs

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

SECURE MESSAGING INFRASTRUCTURE (SMI) Led implementation of secure messaging solutions enabling trusted communication and information exchange across Ontario healthcare organizations. • Managed multiple SMI implementation projects, delivering secure communication capabilities across provincial healthcare stakeholders.. • Developed project charters, integrated plans, and delivery schedules, ensuring structured execution and alignment across technical teams and vendors • Led migration of multimillion-dollar SMI infrastructure to a new data center, minimizing service disruption and ensuring continuity of critical messaging services. • Coordinated deployment of servers, storage, and network components, supporting scalable and reliable secure messaging operations. • Managed vendor relationships, contract negotiations, and milestone approvals, ensuring accountability and successful delivery outcomes. ENTERPRISE REPORTING SOLUTIONS Delivered enterprise reporting capabilities to support operational visibility and data-driven decision-making. • Designed reporting architecture leveraging COTS tools, enabling report generation, ad hoc analysis, and enterprise data aggregation. • Developed reporting repositories and anonymized data views, supporting privacy compliance and improved usability of sensitive data. • Enabled stakeholders to access actionable insights through standardized reporting solutions, enhancing planning, monitoring, and operational decision-making.

Education

University of Waterloo

University of Waterloo

LinkedIn

Major in Computer Science, Minor in Economics

1988 - 1993 · 5 yrs

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