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Paul Hodge

CEO and Chief Innovation Officer

paulh@mdvisitclinic.com

Paul, the founder of MDVISIT CLINIC and the MDVISIT platforms, has been a visionary leader in the healthcare sector since 1997. Beginning his career as a Microsoft Healthcare Systems Engineer, Paul developed an in-depth understanding of the industry’s systems, challenges, and evolving needs. His expertise spans health administration, healthcare regulations, and advanced technologies. Leveraging this extensive knowledge, Paul continually seeks opportunities to enhance patient experiences by developing innovative business models and revenue streams.
Work Experience

CEO/CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER 2022 to PresentMDVISIT CLINIC

  • Global U.S. inbound medical tourism
  • Orthopedics, neurosurgery, cancer treatment, cardiovascular care, oral surgery.
  • Luxury medical concierge
  • Luxury tourism concierge

CEO/CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER 2016 to PresentMDVISIT

  • Medical Clinics Company
  • Primary Care, Specialty Care, Holistic Care, and Nutrition/Fitness Care
  • Online Clinic, Onsite Clinic, In-Person Clinic, House Calls
  • Single internet storefront for all ambulatory healthcare needs
  • B2B and C2B
  • Direct contracts with and fully managed services for medical clinal clinics – serviced through the MDVISIT Medical Center Portal.​
  • Direct contracts with companies–employers— onsite medical clinics and decentralized healthcare for all employees—services through the MDVISIT Company Portal.​
  • Direct services for employees, all of which became direct customers of MDVISIT being services under software Terms of Service Agreements – serviced through the MDVISIT Customer Portal.

CEO/PRESIDENT (FOUNDER)/1997-2016​

Interface Healthcare Information Systems (IHIS) +​

  • Launched as an IBM Business Partner; IBM introduced me to NextGen Healthcare, a privately held electronic medical record company with roughly $5 million in revenue; eventually NextGen issued an IPO, NASDAQ: QSII, now with a market cap of $1.25B. I became NextGen’s 1st reseller with the largest territory of any of their resellers – all 50 states. ​
  • Was responsible for 8% of their corporate sales between 1997 and 2006. ​
  • Purchased and then upgraded Entergy’s data center (2003), in which we became an Application Service Provider (ASP) in the healthcare industry; needed to support the transition from client-server networks to cloud-based networks​
  • 170+ medical clinics and multi-specialty organizations (MSO) in 14 states​
  • Information systems include 1) practice management, 2) electronic medical records, and 3) population health management.

EDUCATION​

  • Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, University of Arkansas 2013 – focusing on SaaS equity analysis. ​
  • Unfinished BBA Management (need 8 additional hours)​
  • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (1996 – 1997)​
  • Dale Carnegie: Sales Training & Effective Communications (1983, 1984, 1992)​

COMMUNITY​

  • Life Design Seminars (coach/facilitator) 1995 – 1997, 2004 and 2005​
  • Aha! Process – Bridges out of Poverty (coach/facilitator) 2013 to present