Executive Healthcare Manager, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, on contract to:
U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), Fort Detrick, MD
January 2009 – Present
Oversee Congressional Special Interest, Small Business Innovative Research, and other innovative federal funding supporting emerging and enabling clinical informatics technologies.
Chief Executive Officer, E-Health Designs, LLC
June 2004 – Present
E-Health Designs, LLC is a Virginia LLC which provides healthcare information technology consulting to the Department of Defense.
Senior Consultant, Goldbelt Raven, LLC
July 2006 – December 2008
On contract to U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center to oversee Congressional Special Interest and Small Business Innovative Research clinical informatics research projects.
Senior Consultant, Axiom Resources Management, Inc.
on contract to Clinical IT Program Office (CITPO), TRICARE Management Activity, Falls Church, VA
July 2004 – July 2006
Senior Consultant for Requirements Management, Cost Estimates, and Configuration Management for AHLTA, DoD’s Electronic Health Record My company, E-Health Designs, LLC, sub-contracted to Axiom Resources Management, which contracted with TRICARE Management Activity.
Program Manager, Clinical IT Program Office, AHLTA, TRICARE Management Activity, Falls Church, VA
July 2002 – July 2004
Program Manager, GS-14, step 10, for Defense Health Services Systems (formerly known as Resources IT Program Office), responsible for Central Credentials Quality Assurance System, Risk Management Systems, Adverse Actions Reporting System, and Patient Safety Reporting System.
November 2000 – July 2002
On contract to Resources IT Program Office, TRICARE Management Activity to lead design, development, testing, deployment, training, and sustainment of the Military Health System’s Central Credentials Quality Assurance System. Worked with ASMR, Inc. to turn-around failed project Awarded 2002 Military Health System Automated System of the Year Team Award at TRICARE Conference.
November 1980 – December 2000
Served in a variety of responsible line and staff management positions in Navy Medicine between 1980 and 2000:
- Head, Patient Administration, Naval Hospital, Philadelphia
- Director, Office of Medical Affairs, Great Lakes, IL
- Managed Care Consultant, Navy Surgeons General Office, Washington, DC
- Associate Administrator, U.S. Naval Hospital, Rota, Spain
- Administrator, Naval Hospital, 29 Palms, CA
- Director for Data Quality, Decision Support, Business Intelligence, and Knowledge Management, Naval Medical Information Management Center, Bethesda, MD
- Retired as Commander, Medical Service Corps, USN
Education:
The George Washington University – School of Business
MS, Information Systems Technology
1999 – 2000
Activities and Societies: Capstone Project with Pavsek, Faris, Ramsey,and Regan: Complete Design Specifications for “Shenandoah University On-Line MBA Program”
The George Washington University School – School of Public Health and Health Services
MHA, Healthcare Administration
1979 – 1980
Activities and Societies: Recipient, 1979 Charles B. Letourneau Award, American Academy of Medical Administrators
Administrative Residency, North Miami General Hospital, Miami, Florida
State University of New York at Albany
BA, Psychology
1974 – 1978
Activities and Societies: Vice President, Five Quad Volunteer Ambulance
Recommendations For Robert E. Connors, FACHE, PMP:
“Bob demonstrates a remarkable ability to operate independently with minimal oversight while managing an extensive health IT project list. His responsibilities include interfacing with leading experts in industry, academia, and government related to data visualization, data analysis, natural language processing, population health, and future health IT strategies (to name but a few). Furthermore, his technical proficiency is sufficient to allow him to understand the finer details of his projects. His white papers and executive summaries are superb, reinforcing his title as a subject matter expert. He is an incredible asset to TATRC and a true pleasure to work with.” October 6, 2008
Steve Steffensen, MD, Chief, Advanced Information Technology Group (AITG) & Clinical Neurologist, TATRC
Additional Information:
Honors and Awards:
- Military Health System of the Year, TEAM Award, for Central Credentials Quality Assurance System (CCQAS), presented at Healthcare Information Management and at the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society Annual Meeting
- Senior Executive Award for Sustained Excellence in Service to the American College of Healthcare Executives, presented at Lewis Angelo Symposium, ACHE Annual Congress
- Charles B. Letourneau Award, by the American Academy of Medical Administrators, for Student Research Paper of the Year, on the topic, “Problems and Solutions for the Future of the American Urban Hospital.”
- Navy Meritorious Service Medal times 2
- Navy Unit Commentation Medal
- Navy Commendation Medal times 2
- Navy Achievement Medal
- National Defense Service Medal