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Jerilyn Hosfield   e-mail: jhosfield@cox.net Cell: 602-228-3418

 

Summary of Qualifications

Dedicated health information technologist offering 22 years of health informatics, technical, and software training experience; strong techno-literacy, research, analytical, and leadership skills; excellent attention to detail, and excellent communication skills in interacting with physicians, co-workers, and others; solid credentials include an M.S. in Instructional Design (to be conferred September, 2010) and a B.S. in Computer Information Systems; a self-starter and motivated individual pursuing a Ph.D. in Information Technology beginning October, 2010.

Specific skills include:

 

·          10 years instructional design experience developing CBT and e-learning products for the healthcare industry;

·          Applying PMBOK and IBSTPI guidelines and standards to instructional design and product development;

·          Proficiency developing products using Indigo Rose AutoPlay Media Studio, Adobe Captivate, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Robohelp, and others;

·          Extensive use of Microsoft Office products including Project, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, and FrontPage

 Experience

Founder, President The HealthWare Forum

June 2000 – Present

 

  Provide healthcare software, education, training and support services to physicians and other healthcare providers

 

·          Provide practice management software, ASP, EDI, ERA & EMR software and support

·          Develop and implement CD and web based interactive software training solutions

·          Develop healthcare web sites and implement web based tools to enhance client image and Internet presence

·          Provide industry related consulting services for business development, practice management and product implementation

 

  Clients include: healthcare software companies, billing companies, value added resellers, physicians and dentists.

 

Founder, President HealthWare Systems, Inc.

1993 – 2000

 

  Provide hardware and software solutions to physicians and other healthcare professionals

 

·          Hardware product acquisition, installation and support services

·          Networking products and services

·          Health care software installation, training, and technical support including practice management software and EDI solutions

·          Established Y2K readiness for clients

 

Clients included: medical and dental physicians, group health practices, rural health clinics, hospitals, healthcare billing companies, medical ambulatory companies, emergency air evacuation companies, healthcare educational institutions, laboratories, insurance companies, health care software companies, value added resellers, patient advocacy companies, public municipalities and other government entities.

 

EDI Developer/Trainer CyData, Inc. A subsidiary of CyCare Systems, Inc.

1992 – 1993

 

·      Managed and developed EDI implementation strategies between CyCare Systems’ EDI claims clearinghouse and various healthcare software companies across the U.S.

·          Researched, developed and deployed various state specific EDI requirements as they relate to national standards claims processing

·          Assisted healthcare companies in the analysis, development and deployment of EDI solutions and clearinghouse integration

 

Product Manager Medisoft Corp.

1991 – 1992

·          Guided a team charged with a medical software product line to sustain and grow the company's flagship product, Medisoft. This resulted in increased profitability of the existing product

·          Guided a separate team in the specifications development of the first Windows version of Medisoft.  This product was designed based on existing ideas as well as new ideas derived from industry knowledge and experience as it relates to customer expectations and requirements 

 

Responsibilities included communication with all areas of the company such as engineering, marketing, sales as well as customers to develop product specifications and marketing strategies assisting them to understand product positioning, key benefits and target customers

 

Medical Product Manager Cyma Systems, Inc.

1988 – 1991

·         Managed an engineering team in the development and release of Cyma Medical Practice Management.  Responsible for the product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle, including: gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with engineering, sales, marketing and technical support to ensure that revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met

·         In a joint venture with Lytec Systems, Inc., specifications were designed to release a brand new practice management system to accommodate the 1992 HCFA change and to address the Y2K issue which existed in the company's then current medical product.  MPM II was developed, tested and released to the market to accommodate the new HCFA requirements and to prepare existing customers for Y2K readiness.

 

Professional Memberships: American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Healthcare Information and Management System Society (HIMSS) National Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Arizona Medical Group Management Association (AZMGMA)

Education:   MS in Education, specializing in Instructional Design for Online Learning Capella University, Minneapolis, MN Expected in September, 2010   MS in Biomedical Informatics Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, FL Expected in May, 2012   BS in Computer Information Systems DeVry University, Phoenix, AZ, 1988