Tom Brazelton joins UW Health administration

Tom Brazelton, MD, MPH, professor, Division of Critical Care, and vice chair of quality, has recently accepted the position of UW Health Physician Administration Director for CDI, Coding & HIM. In this role, he will provide vision, direction, and oversight of the clinical documentation integrity (CDI) program, coding, billing, and health information management (HIM), working closely with providers, coders, and the revenue cycle. Brazelton will step away from his position as vice chair of quality, as well as from his role directing UW Health Med Flight’s Pediatric/Neonatal Critical Care Transport Program, a position he began and served in for 20 years. In addition, he will leave his role as physician informatics director for UW Health’s Telehealth Program, which he founded in 2012 and shepherded through its pandemic-driven expansion. Brazelton will retain a 50% clinical position in the department.