HIT Consulting, LLC (HIT Group)
CEO and CMIO, Nicholas Appolonia, a clinical expert in his own right, is aggressively positioning this veteran-owned small business for growth by making key investments in clinical domain expertise. Earlier this year, the HIT Group brought on board Dr. Marshall, aka Captain Bob, former Navy CMIO and Madigan Army Medical Center as VP of Informatics; and Arlen Ophof, recently at the HIT Directorate at DHA as Chief of End User Training & Support. A majority of the HIT Group consultants are clinicians – as well as veterans who provide quality solutions to a diverse group of individuals and agencies. In addition to its Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), HIT employs healthcare usability and functional experts who focus on designing systems to look and work based on input from Health Care Providers (HCPs).
MedRed, LLC
MedRed, LLC is a medical informatics software company founded in 2007 by William K. Smith, MD. Dr. Smith is a board-certified physiatrist, and a recognized expert on prosthetics, rehabilitation and medical informatics. Their TBI Toolbox, which was selected in 2010 as a winner of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Industry Innovation Award, has become an enterprise solution for identifying, tracking, diagnosing, and studying traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) for active duty military personnel and veterans. In addition, they were a winner of the VA-sponsored Medical Appointment Scheduling contest. They have shown through these successes an innovative and clinical edge that aligned with the HUBZone designation they received in late 2014 makes them unique in the Field. Aligned with the winning Leidos/Cerner/Accenture team, they should bring an innovative and clinical bent to the DHMSM project.
MicroHealth, LLC
Recognized in our Top 25 Small Businesses you should know for the DHA HITS Generation 1 IDIQ, MicroHealth is a CVE verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that specializes in Health Information Technology (HIT) for Federal and commercial health organizations. MicroHealth CEO Frank Tucker, a former practicing clinician in the Army Medical Corps, held numerous executive leadership positions including the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Deputy CIO for Strategy and the Defense Health Information Management System (DHIMS) Chief Technology Officer. Both Claude Hines (Deputy PEO for Innovation and Delivery at Joint Medical Information Systems) and Page McNall (formerly CMIO and Chief Dental Officer for DHIMS) add domain expertise and program management knowledge and experience in programs at DHA and VA.
Cognitive Medical Systems
An original co-founder of this SDVO, WO and HUBZone small business, Mary Lacroix was a senior executive for a large family practice clinic and former CIO at Naval Medical Center – San Diego. Dr. Emory Fry, Cognitive’s CEO, is a neonatologist by training and a recognized leader in the field of health informatics and, in early 2015, Cognitive hired Rocky Reston, a longtime Air Force Medical Service and Defense Health Agency veteran as their Chief Medical Informatics Officer. As further evidence of Cognitive Medical Systems’ clinical chops, they are identified under the Health category as an INC 5000, ranked #95 of the fastest growing private companies in America. With its strong clinical pedigree, expect this named member of the winning Leidos/Cerner/Accenture DHMSM Team to fare well in getting its share of work.
The BITS Group
Business Information Technology Solutions, Inc. (BITS) or The BITS Group, is a VA verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). BITS CMIO, Dr. Jack Taylor (CMIO) has a legacy background at the TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) and has been in the middle of the VA-DoD IT sharing initiatives for years. With contracts at the VHA Office of Informatics and Analysis, BITS delivers clinical expertise to Health Provider Systems at VA and to VA data standardization efforts. BITS provides seasoned former military and commercial Clinical Informaticists (physicians, nurses, and medical administrators) as subject matter experts for IT program and projects.
Clinovations GovHealth
Clinovations Government + Health Inc. (Clinovations GovHealth) is a women-owned and minority-owned small business. Their Chief Medical Officer, Manan Trivedi, is an Internal Medicine Physician and Iraqi War Veteran. Clinovations Gov Health has experience with Meaningful Use of electronic health records (EHRs), National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) certification, and health IT and interoperability requirements to support the medical home. With expertise in clinical care delivery, EHR implementation, interoperability, and quality measurement, Clinovations brings a base of best practices and in the trenches experience that will be in much need as a named member on the Leidos/Cerner/Accenture DHMSM Team that will be delivering on the $9B DoD EHR modernization effort.
B.E.A.T.
Based out of San Antonio, Business Enabled Acquisition and Technology, LLC is uniquely positioned to serve the Service Medical components as well as DHA as it consolidates activities under IT as a Shared Service. B.E.A.T. has experience and expertise to support the military medical community and, uniquely, the military dental community. Dr. David E. Corman, DDS, serves as BEAT’s Dental Consultant providing support to DHA’s Dental Care Office. This unique niche applied to health technology/business solutions for DHA and across Federal Health should allow them to find their share of work as DHA consolidates and modernizes and integrates systems and services with dental focus.
The Informatics Applications Group (TIAG)
Founded in 1999, TIAG is an SBA certified 8(m) woman-owned small business. One of the original co-founders of TIAG, Fred Goeringer was the first program director of the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center. TIAG has always recognized that health IT requires a multi-disciplinary approach and brings clinical and business informatics experts that represent physicians, nurses, and IT professionals who have a proven track record in transforming the Military Health System and the Army Medical Department. Their real world experience provides an understanding that the patient/healthcare provider relationship is at the core of the mission. TIAG’s dedicated focus on clinical informatics and broad reach across MHS continue to make them a coveted partner for industry and a transformative partner at DHA and VA.
Many of the above have been identified in our Top Small Businesses reports for VA, CMS, and DHA.
Top Small Businesses to partner with for Veterans Affairs T4NG
Top Small Businesses to partner with for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid SPARC contract
Top 25 Small Businesses you should partner with at the Defense Health Agency
Once again, we welcome your input if you believe your firm warrants inclusion on this list, and will update the report on a rolling basis to reflect the changing landscape in these critical areas.
