Career Transition

19 years ago this month, I was part of a foursome that started Patient Care Technologies.  We spent some time deciding what we were doing, then settled on electronic medical records for home care.  We worked with MEDITECH and had Data General build us a then state-of-the-art handheld device.

We were the first system to do clinical documentation for home care.  Over the years, we transitioned from the original handheld to laptops then to tablet devices.  We switched from DOS to Windows, added a billing module and eventually rewrote the whole system to be process driven - full of business intelligence.  We grew from 4 employees to a high of 175.  Our original funder and long time stategic partner, MEDITECH, acquired us in April of 2007.  As of 12/31/2009, PtCT ceased to exist and we all became MEDITECH employees.

My employment at MEDITECH ended on 1/15/10.  It feels very different to me after being part of the same organization for so many years, but it is time to move to something new.

As of 2/1/2010, I am a Senior Consultant with ACS-HCS.  I will be building a strategic consulting practice, with a focus on homecare.  My first client is the Health at Home department of Centura Health, Colorado's largest health care organization.  I am flying out to Denver early on Monday mornings and flying back home on Thursday nights.  Less than a week in, it's very exciting.