As Baptist's chief medical information officer, Dr. Lancaster works to improve the effectiveness and usability of health care technology for physicians and other providers. He is also a part-time internist for the Baptist Medical Group. After his residency, Dr. Lancaster completed a clinical informatics fellowship and earned a master's degree in applied clinical informatics from Vanderbilt University. He was the chief medical information officer at West Tennessee Healthcare in Jackson, Tennessee, before joining Baptist.

Dr. Lancaster is board certified in internal medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine and board certified in clinical informatics from the American Board of Preventive Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Medical Informatics Association.

Dr. Mason is a board-certified general surgeon and native of New Albany, Mississippi, where he practiced for 22 years at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County. Dr. Mason serves as chief medical officer at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven, Mississippi, focusing on medical staff relations, quality of care and patient satisfaction. He earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from The University of Mississippi and completed his residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Skip Steward earned an MBA and has leadership experience in many diverse industries, including automotive, machining, food, service and health care. He is a Shingo examiner, a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), a Quality Management System Auditor, a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and a certified Lean Champion. Steward is a certified trainer in Training Within Industry (TWI) Job Instructions (JI), Job Relations (JR), and Job Methods (JM). He is an award-winning leader who has implemented streamlined business systems that deliver significant contributions to the bottom line, while increasing employee performance and improving productivity. He is recognized for superior project management and communication skills, and he has spoken both nationally and internationally.

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