Curtis Watkins is President and Chief Executive Officer of CereCore. In this role he is responsible for the strategic implementation and support of information technology services, applications and processes for CereCore’s clients. Before serving as president and CEO, he held the position of vice president and chief strategy officer for CereCore. Curtis has more than 20 years of IT experience, including IT strategic consulting, systems strategy development and leadership.
Prior to joining CereCore, Curtis served as the corporate vice president and deputy chief information officer (CIO) for Community Health Systems (CHS). Responsible for hospital clinical systems strategy and product development, he also led the organization’s enterprise architecture and meaningful use program. Earlier in his career, he served as CIO for St. David’s Health System, as well as a program director with Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), successfully leading one of the largest IT realignments in the company’s history.
With an extensive track record of IT leadership, Curtis has refined the development of IT organizational support structures, in addition to complex system implementations and integrations. Curtis serves on the board of directors of the Nashville Technology Council and is an avid supporter of the United Way. He earned his MBA from the University of Massachusetts and a bachelor’s degree from Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.
Brigham Freeze is Chief Financial Officer of CereCore. In this role, he manages all aspects of financial planning, budgeting, accounting, billing and reporting as well as providing oversight of CereCore’s contracts management team.
A Certified Public Accountant (Inactive), Brigham has more than 20 years of experience in financial and accounting management roles. Prior to joining CereCore, Brigham was employed with HealthSpring/Cigna and Iasis Healthcare. Brigham also spent seven years with Ernst & Young’s Audit and Advisory Services group where he served a number of publicly-held healthcare companies in the Nashville area. Brigham served for close to ten years as treasurer for his church.
Craig McCollum is responsible for MEDITECH International Services for CereCore International and MEDITECH implementation and delivery services for CereCore. Prior to CereCore, he held the position of MEDITECH practice director for Vision Consulting. Craig has more than 30 years of healthcare IT and finance experience, including practice leadership, business development, EHR project leadership, EHR implementation, and financial management.
Craig previously served as MEDITECH practice manager for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), where he was responsible for project management of large health system MEDITECH revenue cycle implementation and multiple MEDITECH related consulting engagements. Craig also served as financial applications director at Cook Children’s Health Care System in Fort Worth, Texas and managed MEDITECH revenue cycle/financial implementation across system.
Craig is a member of Medical Users Software Exchange (MUSE) and Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Craig is MEDITECH READY certified in project management, general financials, supply chain management and human resources planning. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Fresno State University.
Daniel Eyre is responsible for business development for CereCore International and is focused on building the CereCore brand in the UK and other international markets. He has worked in healthcare for nearly 25 years and gained experience on implementing technology solutions while working within the NHS and in the private sector for EPR vendors and Nuance. Dan also worked for the consulting firm CapGemini on central government projects as well as healthcare organisations and witnessed the time savings that healthcare technology can bring to patient care and back-office employees. He brings this varied experience to work in partnership with organisations to help them deal with their pain points in the most appropriate and economical way. Dan attended Leeds Metropolitan University where he studied Systems Analysis and Design.
HealthTrust Europe is committed to strengthening provider performance and clinical excellence through an aligned membership model, and the delivery of total spend management solutions that leverage its operator experience, scale and innovation.
HealthTrust Europe operates as the UK arm of HealthTrust, one of the leading group purchasing organisations in the United States. HealthTrust globally serves approximately 1,600 acute care facilities and more than 43,000 alternate care sites, and leverages $45B of spend to negotiate cost saving opportunities and best terms for its members. As part of HCA Healthcare, a leading healthcare provider, HealthTrust Europe is committed to supporting the delivery of high quality, cost-effective care in the communities it serves
To find out more about HealthTrust Europe, visit: www.healthtrusteurope.com
Through our sister company, Healthtrust Europe, CereCore is recognized as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service's G-Cloud 13 framework. Learn more by searching for Healthtrust Europe on the new Crown Commerical Service website: https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/suppliers
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Led divestiture efforts and provided ongoing support for close to 60 hospitals. Walking hospitals through the technology transitions required during merger and acquisition activities means we have well-established processes and best practices.
Spun out as a wholly-owned subsidiary of HCA Healthcare. Focused primarily on MEDITECH hosting, implementations, managed services, and support.
Expanded services to include level 2 application support, legacy application support, and EPR staffing.
Launched additional services: IT staffing, IT help desk and Epic services.
Rebranded to CereCore. Launched advisory services.
Launched the MEDITECH Resource Library and expanded support to include patient portals.
Launched CereCore International to work with organisations around the world on digital healthcare initiatives.
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