MedeAnalytics Leadership Team
MedeAnalytics delivers
healthcare performance management solutions that
improve
financial, operational and clinical outcomes,
with compelling return on investment
and rapid time-to-value.
Michael E. Gallagher
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
mike.gallagher@medeanalytics.com
Mike Gallagher has over 30 years experience in healthcare executive leadership, with demonstrated success in management, operations, strategic planning, financial controls, acquisitions and divestitures. Mike assumed the role of chief executive officer in 2007 after serving on the MedeAnalytics board of directors since 2004, as vice chairman from 2006-2009, and added the chairman role in April 2009.
Mike most recently served as a partner in Shamrock Investments, LLC, a firm he co-founded in 1987. He has been an investor and advisor in numerous merger and acquisition and strategic planning engagements, and has served on the boards of several public and private providers and health plan organisations. He was formerly chairman, president and chief executive officer of Health Net of California, chief executive officer of Paragon Ambulatory Surgery and a group vice president with American Medical International. Mike’s professional career also included positions with Coopers & Lybrand and service in the United States Marine Corps.
Mike holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master's of business administration from the University of Southern California, and sits on the board of The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation.
Sal DeTrane
Chief Administrative Officer
sal.detrane@medeanalytics.com
Sal joined MedeAnalytics in 2004 and is responsible for all business development initiatives, including channel and partnership development, as well as merger and acquisition activities. He also helps to define corporate strategy and drives business planning.
Prior to joining MedeAnalytics, Sal was a founding managing director of Nucleus Partners LLC, a venture capital and consulting business. While at Nucleus, Sal supported the MedeAnalytics' Board for over 18 months in developing and executing their business strategy and realising the successful syndication of a Series B funding round.
Prior to Nucleus Partners, Sal had significant roles in managing The Halo Fund, a $25 million venture fund that co-invested with The Angels' Forum, an angel organisation with a $20 million private equity portfolio. While at Nucleus Partners and The Angels' Forum, he was an active advisor and participant on many of the boards of directors of early and growth-stage portfolio companies. Prior to that, Sal was a director in Andersen's Technology Corporate Finance Practice, where he advised and assisted clients on acquisition, divestiture, joint venture and private equity transactions in a broad range of technology and healthcare segments. Sal has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Temple University and is a certified public accountant. Sal relaxes shooting hoops and coaching his son’s sports teams and is a newbie in the world of wine-making.
Terry Fouts, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
terry.fouts@medeanalytics.com
Terry Fouts, M.D., joined MedeAnalytics in September 2008 as chief medical officer with a leadership role guiding the strategic development of MedeAnalytics’ clinical products and services. Dr. Fouts served for 19 years as a medical executive for healthcare providers and major health plans, developing policy, wellness and disease management programs, quality initiatives and product development. He has been responsible for managing national and international programs to reduce medical costs and strengthen health operations. Dr. Fouts’ medical executive career follows a 19-year career as a practicing internist.
Most recently, he served as senior vice president and chief medical officer at Great-West Healthcare in Greenwood Village, Colo. Prior to that, Dr. Fouts was national medical director for patient management and clinical cost management, respectively, for Aetna. He also served as vice president of medical management for CIGNA International.
Dr. Fouts earned his B.A. from the University of Kansas and his M.D. from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He served his internship at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, TX and residency at Maricopa County General Hospital in Phoenix, Ariz. Dr. Fouts served as a general medical officer in the United States Air Force and was board certified in internal medicine in 1976.
In his spare time he makes great use of everything Colorado has to offer. Living in the Rockies gives him access to world-class mountain biking, hiking, skiing and on occasion, annoying the local trout population.
Stephen “Steve” Lerch
Chief Financial Officer
steve.lerch@medeanalytics.com
Steve Lerch joined MedeAnalytics in June 2009. With over 30 years in business, management and public accounting, Steve brings a unique blend of broad industry skills, significant transaction experience and an extensive public company finance and operating background to the company.
Most recently, Steve served as the chief revenue officer for Kowabunga! Inc. (AMEX: KOW), a leader in performance marketing and technology solutions for the online advertising industry. Prior to that, Steve spent 11 years serving as the chief financial officer and chief operating officer for Workstream, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTM), an on-demand software company in the talent management space, and Rewards Network, Inc. (NASDAQ: DINE), a credit card-based loyalty marketing and finance platform. Prior to his various executive suite roles, Steve was a business assurance partner for Coopers & Lybrand LLP, now PricewaterhouseCoopers, where his client base included numerous healthcare institutions.
Steve and wife Renee have four children ranging in age from 19 to 27. Steve is an avid sports fan and golfer and is also very active in various parish ministries. He is a history buff and enjoys reading. Steve holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame.
David A. Watson
Chief Operating Officer
david.watson@medeanalytics.com
Dave is a senior IT executive with 25 years of delivering business solutions across a variety of business areas. Dave joined MedeAnalytics from Kaiser Permanente in 2007.
At Kaiser, Dave served as senior vice president and chief technology officer, where his responsibilities included technology long-term strategy, systems architecture and information security services across Kaiser’s hospitals, medical groups and insurance companies, serving nearly nine million members in nine states. Prior to Kaiser, Dave served in a variety of executive IT roles in the life sciences sector at Baxter Healthcare and at Allergan, Inc. Before his tenure in healthcare, Dave worked for recognised industry leaders such as Northrop Grumman and Mattel.
Dave is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School’s Executive Development Program and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California. Away from the office, Dave enjoys spending time with his family, deep sea fishing and advising a select group of healthcare and technology startups.
Paul Fitzsimmons
Managing Director, MedeAnalytics International
paul.fitzsimmons@medeanalytics.com
Paul Fitzsimmons brings to MedeAnalytics International 16 years experience working in the UK healthcare sector in a variety of posts with educational institutions and major NHS consultancy firms including CHKS and Latterly Ardentia. His team is responsible for all client delivery services for MedeAnalytics International including implementation, account management and client advocacy.
Previously, Paul worked closely with executive management and clinical teams across London and the Southeast to successfully implement a variety of consultancy support programmes ranging from data warehousing and performance reporting to clinical benchmarking, clinician training and service re-engineering programmes. Paul has also lectured on healthcare management, and his work with community nursing and social care teams has been published in the International Journal of Management in Medicine.
Paul holds two masters degrees; An MBA from Bournemouth University and a jointly awarded international MA from Lancaster University in England and ESC Lyon in France. Paul also holds a diploma in Marketing from CIM and has recently gained his Yachtmaster offshore to help him navigate the stormy seas of NHS reform.
Ralph Keiser
Senior Vice President, Provider Solutions
ralph.keiser@medeanalytics.com
Ralph Keiser joined MedeAnalytics in August 2010 as senior vice president, provider solutions, with 29 years experience in corporate management, operations, strategic planning, sales management and marketing for numerous private and public healthcare IT firms. He has a track record of achieving exceptional revenue and profitability growth. Ralph oversees all U.S. provider sales.
Most recently, he served as senior vice president of the enterprise performance management sales group at Eclipsys (NASDAQ: ECLP), responsible for that business unit’s record 850 percent growth over a three-year period. He joined Eclipsys via the acquisition of EPSi, for which he was the executive vice president leading the sales and marketing team focused on Best in KLAS solutions for financial decision support and enterprise budgeting. Prior to EPSi, Ralph spent three years as a managing director at Cerner responsible for the creation of the PowerInsight data warehouse and business intelligence solution. His responsibilities included development of vision and supporting strategies, strategic client and business partner relationships, products and services development, marketing, sales and overall P&L responsibility, then as vice president of Knowledge Discovery (Executable Knowledge, HealthSentry, HealthFacts, Critical Outcomes, Outcomes Measurement).
In addition, Ralph has many years of experience as a “serial entrepreneur,” working with multiple start-ups within the healthcare industry. He was the founder and chief executive officer of @Outcome, Inc., an e-health company focused on web-based clinical workflow, documentation, clinical product development and distribution process improvement in the specialty healthcare areas of orthopedics and cardiology. He also was vice president of marketing and strategic planning for Medicus Systems, Inc. and vice president and general manager of the healthcare division of Synthesys Technologies.
Ralph received his bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Alabama. He is an active member of HIMSS and HFMA. He and his wife Annette are the proud parents of two wonderful young women. In his spare time, Ralph can be found on any body of water fly fishing or adding to his photography portfolio. He is a lifelong martial arts practitioner and active student of Iaido.
Scott Paddock
Senior Vice President, Payer Solutions
scott.paddock@medeanalytics.com
Scott Paddock joined MedeAnalytics in July 2008 with more than 15 years experience in operations, mergers and acquisitions, corporate sales and marketing, with an emphasis in healthcare and a history of achievement in leading revenue expansion. Scott oversees all U.S. payer sales.
Most recently, he served as executive vice president and chief solutions officer at MEDecision, Inc. Prior to MEDecision, Paddock was senior vice president of the Applied Technologies Solutions Division of RWD Technologies and spent over seven years in the health care and technology sectors of General Electric (GE) Corporation in various leadership, marketing and sales positions.
Scott is a trained Six Sigma Black Belt and holds a master's degree from Franklin University of Ohio. He earned bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering and physics from the State University of New York at Buffalo and Fredonia, respectively.
Scott is a member of HIMSS and the American College of Healthcare Executives. Scott spends his time off with wife Jane and children Evan and Maddison, along with his passion for remodeling and building specialised wine cellars.
Ken Perez
Senior Vice President of Marketing
ken.perez@medeanalytics.com
Ken Perez joined MedeAnalytics in February 2009 as senior vice president of marketing with over 20 years of experience in business, serving in senior marketing, business development and finance roles for technology and healthcare IT companies. Ken leads the strategic direction and orchestration of all of MedeAnalytics marketing functions, including product management, product marketing and marketing communications.
Previous to MedeAnalytics, Ken was a senior partner in a highly successful boutique sales and marketing consulting firm and was president of a California-based, international nonprofit organisation. Ken served for seven and a half years as the vice president of marketing for Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMCL), a healthcare IT company he helped take public in August 2001, writing the company's S-1, shaping road show messaging and sharing responsibility for investor relations with the company's CFO. Omnicell's market capitalisation increased during Ken's tenure from $150 million at the IPO to over $600 million. Additionally, Ken spent 11 years with Hewlett-Packard Company, serving in a variety of financial management and business development positions.
Ken earned his bachelor's degree in international relations from Stanford University and a master's degree in finance from UCLA. Ken is an avid skier and has enjoyed coaching youth basketball teams. He and his wife Janet have three teenage children.
Robert Raddemann
Senior Vice President, Finance
bob.raddemann@medeanalytics.com
Bob Raddemann joined MedeAnalytics in 2001 and has over 20 years of healthcare experience from a broad range of positions. Bob is currently responsible for managing the financial operation of MedeAnalytics, including audit and tax compliance and the annual SAS70 audit. During Bob’s past eight years with MedeAnalytics, he has held key positions which involved direct support to MedeAnalytics clients in the deployment and use of the company's solutions.
Prior to MedeAnalytics, Bob served as chief financial officer for a hospital association and a TRICARE health plan enterprise. He has held other financial executive management positions with large hospital systems and served as an auditor and consultant with KPMG. Bob’s deep financial and healthcare experience has allowed him to bring valuable insight into the design and direction of many MedeAnalytics' solutions.
Bob received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire and is a member of HFMA, for which he has held committee and board appointments. He currently resides in San Francisco, where he is active in PAWS, an organisation that assists disabled and elderly with their pet needs. He is an experienced traveler whose enjoyment outside work is life’s simple pleasures: friends, food, and football (Go Pack!).
“MedeAnalytics is the one solution that enables us to balance the constant challenges of providing quality patient care while managing our bottom-line.”
Domenic Segalla
Chief Financial Officer
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
