Michelle Stansbury has been with Houston Methodist since July 1993 and is currently vice president of innovation and information technology applications. Her strength is in developing strategy and leading teams to drive strategic initiatives. In 2016, Houston Methodist deployed Epic to its main academic medical center and all physician practices and in 2018 established the Center for Innovation. Under Ms. Stansbury’s leadership, Houston Methodist received the highest adoption score of Epic functionality of any new Epic client, and the hospital saw higher operating activity and greater revenue after the deployment of Epic.

Before joining Houston Methodist, Ms. Stansbury held leadership roles at Compaq Computer Corporation and Amoco Oil. Her most recent passion is digital health innovation, and she has been part of the team leading innovation initiatives at Houston Methodist. Ms. Stansbury was instrumental in establishing the Center for Innovation, has responsibilities for day-to-day management of the Innovation Department, and has strategic responsibilities for intelligent automation and digital transformation of patient access, patient management and billing practices.

Ms. Stansbury speaks regularly at conferences and panels on innovation, digital transformation and building innovative cultures. She was named as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Healthcare IT for 2019–CIO and IT Executives by Health Data Management Magazine. She was also named as one of the 2020 Women to Watch in Health IT by Becker’s Hospital Review. In 2021, she was nominated for the HIMSS Changemaker in Health Awards.

Michelle earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Phoenix University. She is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society.