Paper to Pixels.
Bedside to Boardrooms.
Small firm. Strategic reach.
We didn't leave medicine.
We just found a bigger exam room.
Calyx Partners started with a practicing Med-Peds physician — board certified in both Pediatrics and Internal Medicine. Then somewhere along the way, an EHR workflow that wasn't working the way it should demanded attention. So we fixed it. Then another. And another.
“We didn't leave medicine. We just found a bigger exam room — one where the patient is the entire health system, and the treatment plan is strategic transformation.”
We built the VP of EHR Transformation & Optimization role at Sutter Health — a $12B system — from scratch. Created the title. Wrote the job description. Hired for it. It took conviction and clarity about what health systems actually needed at the intersection of clinical practice and technology. That work set the foundation for everything we do at Calyx Partners today.
Epic named our founder Physician of the Year in 2013. We've served as interim CMIO at NYC Health + Hospitals, Guthrie Clinic, and KeyCare. We've coached CMIOs at every stage — from newly-titled physicians finding their footing to experienced leaders ready to accelerate their impact.
David K. Butler, MD FAMIA
Founder & CEO, Calyx Partners, LLC
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine & Pediatrics (Med-Peds)
Fellowship
Applied Clinical Informatics
Recognition
Epic Physician of the Year, 2013
Fellow, AMIA (FAMIA)
Previous Roles
System VP, EHR Transformation — Sutter Health • Interim CMIO — NYC H+H, Guthrie, KeyCare • The Chartis Group • Geisinger • Cleveland Clinic
20+
Years in Clinical Informatics
50+
CMIOs Coached & Mentored
$12B
System Scale at Sutter Health
#1
Epic Physician of the Year, 2013
Numbers that actually
matter.
Now
Founder, Calyx Partners
CMIO coaching, executive mentorship, the field guide nobody else would write
Sutter
VP, EHR Transformation & Optimization
$12B system. Created and named the role. First physician to bridge clinical and IT at system scale
2013
Epic Physician of the Year
Peer-nominated recognition — KidShare collaborative, e-learning, national Epic presentations
Multi
Interim CMIO Engagements
NYC Health + Hospitals, Guthrie Clinic, KeyCare, Cleveland Clinic, Cayuga Medical
Where the work
has been done.
Sutter Health
VP, EHR Transformation & Optimization — $12B system
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Strategic EHR partner to CIO/CMIO
NYC Health + Hospitals
Enterprise CMIO services, CDS strategy
Guthrie Clinic
Interim CMIO, Physician Black Bag Series (4.8/5 rating)
KeyCare
EHR optimization, 50% antibiotic reduction, 35% metric improvement
UC Irvine & UC San Diego
Epic governance advisory
Writing & speaking
out loud.
Podcast
May 2020
Interview with the CMIO Podcast
This Week Health
Sep 2019
Thoughts on 2019 Epic UGM
HISTalk
Mar 2019
To Douse the Flames of Physician Burnout
HISTalk
Apr 2017
A Prescription for Poor Clinician Engagement
Healthcare IT News
Feb 2017
Top 5 Ways to Bring Doctors to the EHR Optimization Table
HISTalk
Sep 2017
Treatment for Big Company Disease
Healthcare IT News
Aug 2016
Taking Lean to the Screen
Healthcare IT News
Feb 2016
Preventing EHR Lava Pits
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