Jim Tate

Jim Tate brings a unique combination of skills to the eHealth field. His direct experience encompasses both clinical and technological environments.  Jim is an experienced Project Manager in the implementation of both EHR and Practice Management systems and has led numerous implementations in the United States, as well as China.
Jim founded and serves as President of EMR Advocate, LLC. which provides extensive consulting services to physicians, EHR vendors, developers and other stakeholders in the Health Information Technology industry. EMR Advocate has actively supported more than 25 Ambulatory and Inpatient EHR vendors in their CCHIT Certification projects since 2006. Jim has a multi-decade background in clinical workflow management and has been directly involved for the past 5 years in the due diligence, planning and implementation of electronic health records. He has consulted with physician groups, software vendors and other industry entities.  His knowledge and ability to see and address both provider and vendor concerns allow him to bring extraordinary value to his clients.

Jim is committed to the proper use of technology to improve health care. Jim has presented at numerous national HIT conferences including TEPR and HIMSS and is active on numerous HIT blogs. Specialties include EHR implementation, the physician/EHR interface, EHR Certification projects and Health 2.0 technologies. He is currently involved in the development of an intuitive PHR (Personal Health Record).

History

Founder, Principal Consultant (July 2006 – Present)
EMR Advocate, LLC. (Asheville, NC)
www.emradvocate.com

Project Manager (August 2005 – July 2006)
Allscripts/Healthmatics (Chicago, IL)
First Project Manager Certified in both PM and EHR Implementation

Director, EHR Task Force (July 2004 – July 2006)
Asheville Pulmonary and Critical Care (Asheville, NC)

Director, Clinical Operations (1994 – 2006)
Asheville Pulmonary and Critical Care (Asheville, NC)