L. Brett Lewis
1706 20th Street
San Francisco
,
CA
94107
voice/message: 415.695-2855
fax: 415.821-3905
email: brettlewis@rcn.com
online
resume:
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Objective
Management position in healthcare
information technology with an emphasis on current industry developments and
emerging technologies
Summary
Eleven years of management
experience in healthcare information systems including analysis, application
development, implementation, and integration.
Clinic
management background –
strategic management focus.
Familiarity
with a wide variety of application types including AR/GL systems, appointment
scheduling, and HMO processing.
Wide
variety of systems exposure from mainframe COBOL to distributed
processing/database systems, SDLC, RAD, C, UNIX, and network enabled
applications.
Supervised
many successful systems conversions and systems integration projects.
Education
Masters Degree in Business Administration
San Francisco
State
University
Focus
within the department of Information Systems & Business Administration (ISBA)
and on Entrepreneurship,
as
applied to healthcare information technology
June 2002
Nominated for the 2002
SFSU
Graduate
Student Award for Distinguished Achievement
§
§
Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature
University
of
California
, Berkeley
Graduated with Honors
Additional
coursework at U.C. Berkeley:
Healthcare
Administration and Business Accounting (graduate level)
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Limited fluency in French and German
Employment Highlights
1999 to 2002
San Francisco
State
University
,
Graduate
School
of Business
MBA Degree Candidate, Information
Systems focus
Full-time program studies within the Department
of Information Systems & Business Administration focused on Internet-enabled
technologies and their impact on healthcare information technology.
Master's thesis topic,
"Standardization and Adoption of an Electronic Medical Record: Obstacles
and Opportunities", allowed for extensive synthesis of technology issues
currently impacting healthcare IT.
Coursework included in-depth
review of numerous IT development topics including UML, object oriented design,
SDLC, RAD project management, XML, XSD, SOAP, ebXML, MS.NET and web services. Additional
coursework in Internet marketing and e-commerce site design.
1998
Independent and Formal pre-MBA
studies
Including advanced mathematics,
calculus, statistics, and Human Biology.
1992 to 1998
Sabbatical
Family and personal obligations,
now satisfied.
1988 to 1992
Blue Shield of California, HMO Group
San
Francisco
,
CA
Specialist, HMO Management Information Systems
Recruited to build a team and direct the
development of an MIS subsystem utilizing a PRO-IV RAD/UNIX/C/client-server/DEC-VAX
platform to be marketed to outside users, primarily IPA’s.
Additionally,
within the HMO group as a whole, formalized the methodology of the Information
Systems staff (internal programmers and analysts) and designed a tracking system
to manage rapid application development projects.
Assisted
in the development of a benefit limit and exclusions module.
Designed
enhancements to capitation/risk-sharing module.
Served
as a technical advisor to the national association of Blue Cross/Blue Shield
organizations on the development of standards for electronic claims.
Supervised/coordinated
the production of extensive general HMO system requirements for potential new
vendor.
1981 to 1988
McDonnell Douglas Physician Systems Company
Torrance
,
CA
(formerly Science Dynamics Corporation)
Technical Resource Analyst (on-staff consultant)
1985 to 1988 (in addition to
position of Regional Manager listed below)
Lead special projects for
nationally recognized clients – including
Stanford
University
,
Georgetown
University
, U.C.L.A., U.C.
San Diego
, and U.T. Dallas – coordinating Systems
Design, Programming, Market Research, Sales, and Service departments, reporting
independently to VP Client Service.
Worked with select design team
to develop a distributed processing system for managing the delivery of
ambulatory care for hospitals and university medical schools
(Honeywell/COBOL/Intel/CPM).
Developed
prototype PC configuration for internal staff communication and mainframe
interaction (early telecommuting).
Instrumental
in the decision to develop completely new large scale, distributed processing,
client-server system (VAX/VMS/ Pro-IV/Unix/C).
Active on team producing comprehensive requirements documentation.
Introduced
matrix management concepts resulting in a company-wide restructuring and better
end-user service.
Western
Regional Manager, Client Services
1981 to 1988
Advanced
rapidly from hire position of Service Representative to Western Regional
Manager.
Hands-on management
responsibility for initial client analysis and conversion, systems utilization
analysis, advanced systems training, and ongoing change processes for clients in
a six-state region.
Hired, supervised, and trained
several systems analysts serving university medical schools, county hospitals,
and medical clinics. Primary
responsibility for Stanford University Clinics.
Produced
more after-installation sales and net revenue than any other region, performing
well above industry standards.
In addition to management
duties, selected to sit on the committee developing baseline applications design
of a new PC-based, networked system for clinics and small hospitals.
Key
contributor to the design of several major software enhancements to shared
mainframe system including HMO tracking and reporting, general ledger, open
claims, ad-hoc reporter, appointment scheduling, and foreign systems
interfacing.
Frequently developed course
materials, produced documentation, and led training sessions for both in-house
staff and clients.
1978 to 1981
Boucher
&
Lippe
,
MD
's, Medical Corporation
San
Francisco
,
CA
Business Manager
Hired as this group's first
professional manager/administrator. Responsible for all administrative
functions.
Instituted CRAHCA chart of
accounts; standardized the processing of payroll, accounts payable, accounts
receivable, insurance and collection procedures.
Produced
first comprehensive, comparable periodic financial reports.
Instrumental in the formation of
a professional corporation.
Negotiated
employee benefit contracts for professional liability, group health, and
disability income insurance plans.
Group income increased more than
50% in the first year and an additional 30% in the second year under my
management at this eight-year-old organization.
Professional
Memberships
Health
Level Seven (HL7), Electronic Health Record SIG
American
Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
Medical
Group Management Association (MGMA), Managed Care Assembly and Information
Management Society SIGs
Healthcare
Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), member Computer Based
Patient Records, eCommerce/eHealth, and Integration SIGs.
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