EMR Match - Consultant Roster

Linda - Managing Consultant

Twenty years of experience in healthcare information technology, administration, and clinical and practice management. Linda is an expert in clinical workflows and processes, needs evaluations, workflow and process optimization, and the technology used in support of efficient and profitable delivery of healthcare services (EMR, PMS, Lab, EDI, ancillary technologies and HIE). Linda's depth of experience and excellent interpersonal skills allow her to interact effectively with all members of an organization: physicians, clinicians, C-level, administrators, managers, technologists, and staff. She is results-driven with a strong commitment to quality and integrity.

Tom - Senior Consultant

Seventeen years of experience in healthcare information technology, administration, and clinical and practice management. Tom has served in numerous healthcare information technology roles, including CIO of a major hospital group, where he led acquisition and integration of an enterprise-level EMR intitiative. Tom's broad range of HIT experience includes selection and seamless integration of core and ancillary technologies in healthcare settings. Among his many strengths, he is an expert in patient portals, security, and physician portability and network solutions. Tom's background in software makes him an excellent choice for projects involving extension or customization of existing applications.

John - Senior Consultant

Sixteen years of experience in information technology infrastructure, hardware, servers, networks (including LAN, WAN and wireless), and network security. Selecting the right EMR/PM solution is of critical importance, but getting it up and running is equally important, and John is up to the task. "Tuning" of hardware configurations facilitates maximum performance with little or no "down time" for your system, and John is a hardware optimization expert. With over 40 EMR implementations under his belt, John is your first choice for all of your hardware selection, acquisition, installation, configuration and maintenance needs. Clients appreciate John for his knowledge and expertise, friendly demeanor, and dry sense of humor.

Ken - Senior Consultant

Fourteen years of experience in healthcare information technology, including 8 years of EMR experience. Ken has completed over 20 successful EMR implementation projects, including 8 in a hospital and owned practice setting. Drawing upon his background in nursing and his clinical work experience, Ken is uniquely equipped to analyze and optimize your practice workflows and processes. Figure in his information technology expertise, and Ken becomes a potent resource in the context of EMR/PM system selection and implementation. Clients comment favorably on Ken's ability to relate to their needs and explain technical issues in layman's terms.

Elena - Consultant

Eight years of HIT experience, all of which include EMR. Elena has worked with numerous clients on EMR adoption projects and HIE initiatives. Her strong suit is HIT interoperability, including intra- and extra-network interoperability issues, as well as LOINC and MEDCIN. Elena has a broad knowledge of information technology infrastructure and networks, including network security. She is an expert in translator and middleware, meta solutions, application accessibility and sharing, and remote access and portability. Clients love working with Elena. Her smile and positive attitude are a welcome addtion to any EMR project.

Marla - Consultant

Seven years of EMR experience, all in a hospital setting. Marla has worked with numerous hospital and hospital group clients on EMR adoption projects. She is a billing and EDI expert, focusing on billing accuracy and reduction of reimbursement lag. The results obtained from the PM portion of any EMR/PM system are only as good as the inputs created by users. Marla stands ready to train and retrain your staff on billing best practices. Marla has deep knowledge the medical coding and billing standards, including CPT, ICD-9, and HCPCS, and she served on the Advisory Panel for the ICD-9 code set. She is also well versed in LOINC and MEDCIN. Marla's passion for life transfers to her career. Her clients love her energy level, and her enthusiasm and optimism are infectious.