January 26, 2023
Since last March, 2 professors from HEC Montréal, Guy Paré and Kevin J. Johnson, have been participating in a panel of experts on the advancement of digital transformation in the health and social services sector in Quebec.
The Digital Transformation and Optimization Department (DTNO) of the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) organizes quarterly meetings with dozens of healthcare professionals, experts and university researchers. The primary objective is to advise the management committee on various decision-making elements (orientation, planning and implementation), with a view to developing the Quebec health system and facilitating its digital shift. These experts were consulted in particular in order to develop a list of tools that will make it possible to follow the evolution of the digital transformation already started within the 34 establishments of the network, and thus ensure the achievement of the established objectives.
Guy Pare
Kevin J. Johnson
“The digital transformation of our public healthcare system is a necessary, ambitious and extremely complex project. It is wise and reassuring on the part of the ministerial authorities to have set up this panel of experts. I am happy to have the opportunity to share and put to use the knowledge that I have developed in digital health over the past 25 years. »
“Digital transformation involves profound cultural and managerial changes. States of mind, daily reflexes, as well as the way of making decisions, will among other things be called upon to evolve. It is a pleasure to respond to the ministry’s call by sharing my expertise and experience in organizational transformation in the network. »
Specializing respectively in digital health and organizational transformation, Guy Paré and Kevin J. Johnson bring complementary expertise to the advisory committee, whose mandate is still ongoing.
About Guy Paré and Kevin J. Johnson
Guy Paré holds a doctorate in administration from Florida International University and a master’s degree in management science from HEC Montréal. He is a full professor in the Department of Information Technology, director of the doctoral program in administration and holder of the Connected Health Research Chair at HEC Montréal. Digital health specialist for more than 25 years, he has more than 130 publications in scientific journals. It appears at 5e world rank of the most influential researchers in the field of medical informatics, in a ranking published in September 2022 by Stanford University.
Kevin J. Johnson holds a doctorate in administration from HEC Montréal and a master’s degree in psychology from the Université de Montréal. Associate professor in the Department of Management, he is also director of the MBA program and of the Center for the Study of Organizational Transformation (KETO) at HEC Montreal. He has acted as a strategic advisor to public organizations, private companies and consulting firms. Co-author of seven reference professional books on management and organizational transformation, his research work focuses mainly on change management, the underlying psychological phenomena, and organizational behavior. He sits on the Digital Transformation Management Committee of the Ministry of Health and Social Services (CGTN) as a representative of the panel of experts.