Paul Oates

Paul Oates is a faculty member in the Healthcare Management & Insurance Studies department at the University of Connecticut Health. He currently leads the IT Mergers and Acquisitions Practice at Cigna, where he specializes in enterprise architecture for clinical and informatics programs. His work spans healthcare interoperability, accountable care organizations, and value-based reimbursement systems.

• Education: Bachelor's in Management Information Systems from Clarkson University; Master's in Human Resource Management from Rensselaer at Hartford.

His research interests focus on healthcare IT integration, HIT/HIE frameworks, and clinical informatics advancements.

Notable professional achievements include:

• Certified Professional in Health Information Systems (CPHIMS)
• Fellow in the Health Information Management and Systems Society (FHIMSS)

Paul actively contributes to industry-wide adoption of FHIR standards and participates in HL7 payor user group initiatives.