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By: Joshua Finley
Dr. Jason La Marca's career has been defined by his concurrent passions for medicine and technology. As a physician informaticist, he currently serves as the Chief Medical Informatics Officer for a Southern California healthcare system. In this role, Jason leverages his combined expertise in clinical medicine, computer science, and innovation to directly enhance patient care through technology.
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Early Tech Passion Ignites Lifelong Drive
Jason's interest in technology started early. "I taught myself how to use an early desktop computer my surgeon father brought home when I was just 12 years old. I walked into his office, sat down at the machine, and started reading the manuals," he recalls. This hands-on introduction sparked a lifelong passion for programming and building computers. In high school, Jason gained proficiency in early languages like Turbo Pascal. During college at Boston University, he remotely accessed mainframe computers while also building custom PCs. "I was on the path to being in the right place at the right time, just as the online world was first being conceptualized," he notes. Still, Jason chose to focus his undergraduate studies on cell and molecular biology before pursuing medicine. However, his innate draw to technology never faded.Bridging the Gap Between IT and Clinical Teams
After finishing medical school, Jason's combined medical and technical expertise proved invaluable. While working for Prime Healthcare, he served as the company's webmaster and led electronic health records (EHR) implementations. In these roles, Jason recognized a need for better communication between IT staff and clinical teams. As Jason explains, "IT professionals wanted to help but didn't speak the same language as medical practitioners. I gravitated toward bridging the gap between IT and clinical medicine." He continues, "Even today, physician informaticists who can connect these two worlds are still rare." With his dual domain knowledge, Jason could translate between the languages of technology and medicine.