Tim started in health care in the mid 1980s, with software startup Trinity Computing Systems. Trinity was a pioneer in medical device connectivity and applications developed on networked PCs - starting with the Apple II and then the IBM PC. Over the years Tim has worked for a variety of health care IT and medical device companies, mostly in medical device connectivity. In 2004 he started Medical Connectivity Consulting. Since then, he's completed many projects, large and small, for both hardware and software manufacturers and provider organizations.

As most medical device workflow occurs at the point of care, Tim's focus includes technologies like real time location systems (RTLS), alarm notification, unified communications, point of care computing devices, nurse call systems, medical device data systems, application software development, networking, and connectivity enablement for a wide range of medical devices. As workflow automation has reached ever closer to the point of care, Tim has grown increasingly involved in regulatory strategy and Biomed/IT hospital governance issues.

Tim is also affiliated with the Guidepoint Global Advisors, and Kingfish Group. You can download his curriculum vitae here (pdf). You may also review his past publications and speaking engagements.

Another health care lifer, Patricia began in diagnostic ultrasound in 1979, working in academic institutions, VA, county and university hospitals, collecting images and data for investigational studies across critical care, emergency, surgery, burn units and even the morgue.  Her exposure to patients with a breadth of conditions, working with nurses and physicians delivering leading edge of patient care, and trying new techniques and devices lead her to cultivate a deep appreciation for a systematic approach using process and quality improvement techniques.

After joining industry and working for several of the largest medical device companies, Patricia worked in product development and marketing for world-wide products. Her product development experience focused on eliciting product requirements, and specifying analysis packages for obstetrics, cardiology, vascular studies and general imaging. Her efforts also included industrial design, human factors and specifying user interfaces with efficient workflow.  She has experience with various product development processes using both waterfall and Agile design methods.   She has certificates as a Business Analyst and Scrum Master, and is studying for her 6 Sigma green belt.

Regulatory affairs was an important part of both her product development and marketing experience, meeting Quality System requirements pre and post market, preparing artifacts for submissions, managing shipholds and even working for one company under an FDA consent decree. 

Go-to-market is Patricia's third major domain of expertise. From product marketing to product line and company marketing plans and product launches, Patricia has served as an individual contributor and as the manager running marketing departments with North American and world-wide responsibilities.