The Team
Marty Hudson, CPA and MedicalGPS President, has worked in the service industry since 1981. From 1996 to 2003, prior to co-founding MedicalGPS, LLC, he served as a senior vice president of finance for Aveta Health, Inc., previously PhyCor, Inc., a large physician practice management company. Prior to his tenure as senior vice president, Mr. Hudson served as CFO in a 100-provider multi-specialty clinic, providing expertise in financial management, strategic financial planning, internal control procedures, and operations. Before entering healthcare, he served 15 years in public accounting maintaining management positions as income tax and audit manager, and overseeing financial and information technology departments. Mr. Hudson holds a Bachelor's degree in accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in 1986.
Jerry Stone, MedicalGPS Chief Operating Officer, has 25 years of service industry experience. Prior to co-founding MedicalGPS, LLC in 2003, he served as senior vice president of operations for Aveta Health, Inc., previously PhyCor, Inc., a large physician practice management company, where he was employed from 1994 to 2003. Mr. Stone specializes in workflow & process re-design, and has lead the development and implementation of decision support information systems in healthcare organizations as well as the airline industry. Before entering healthcare in 1994, Mr. Stone served 15 years with American Airlines and held executive level positions both in general management of field operations, and on staff as a senior industrial engineer. Mr. Stone holds a Bachelor's degree from Auburn University's School of Engineering.
Ranette H. Halverson, Ph.D. MedicalGPS’ Statistician is a Professor (31 yrs.) and Chair of the Computer Science Dept. (16 yrs.) of Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX. Dr. Halverson received her Ph.D. from the University of North Texas in Computer Science, a Master of Science from Midwestern State University in Mathematics, and a Bachelor of Science from Midwestern State University in Mathematics and Biology. Dr. Halverson has also received numerous awards for teaching and research. Dr. Halverson's Ph.D. research focused on the theory of the development of algorithms, which is a branch of computer science that is significantly mathematical in nature. Her work included the development and proof of several statistically based algorithms. Dr. Halverson is the author of a research document at the University of North Texas titled, “Efficient Linked List Ranking Algorithms and Parentheses Matching as a New Strategy for Parallel Algorithm Design.” She has published more than 30 professional research papers and has conducted numerous workshops and conference presentations. Dr. Halverson brings to MedicalGPS the educational and experiential background in statistics, computing, and mathematics to assist in the development of the necessary statistical models, and test benchmarks to assure MedicalGPS clients of the required statistical significance of the results. Dr. Halverson teaches courses which are mathematically based and applies that knowledge to MedicalGPS clients. One area of specialty is "Modeling and Simulation." In this course Dr. Halverson presents to her students the basics of collecting data and using it to simulate real life environments such as hospitals and factories. Students are also taught the basics of sampling methods, including appropriate sample sizes to achieve statistical significance in the analysis necessary to produce the computer programs representing the modeled systems. Students then compare the results to the necessary benchmarks to evaluate the effectiveness of their models.
Casey S. Owen, MedicalGPS' server-side Software Engineer, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Murray State University with a Degree in Computer Information Systems in 2004. A complex problem-solver at his core, Casey is a senior-level Microsoft .NET web application engineer who is also proficient in SQL Server administration. He has developed complex systems ranging from multi-million dollar eCommerce engines, online loan applications, content management solutions and on-demand business intelligence portals.
Corey M. Foster, MedicalGPS' client-side Software Engineer, holds a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications from Middle Tennessee State University. Corey's experience includes mobile app development, web design, client-side web programming, graphic/interface design, and multimedia authoring. His broad skill-set makes him a remarkable project lead for web, multimedia and software projects. Mr. Foster has been engaged in his field for more than 10 years. His expertise has been utilized on projects for large corporations and entities including HCA, Bosch Tools, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Warner Brothers Records, The John Lennon Songwriting Tour, Big Idea, Lifeway, and others.