Doug Horner
Co-Founder and President

Doug Horner conceived both WebChart and the MedWeb network that enables healthcare providers to take advantage of WebChart. As president and chief system engineer, Doug is responsible for overall leadership across a broad range of activities, with special emphasis on strategic planning, product development, and integration efforts.

Doug has worked in the software industry for nearly 12 years, building expertise in systems, networks, and management. His experience in healthcare technology over the past six years has enabled MIE to predict the impact of intranets and other new technology on healthcare provision. Doug has published several papers on medical technology, artificial intelligence, and information systems. A former electrical engineering student at Purdue University, he has presented his findings at Purdue, as well as other organizations, including the Medical Group Management Association.

Prior to working in healthcare, he served as senior software engineer for NBS Imaging, designing and implementing statewide systems for digital management of driver’s license information, and as Chief Software Engineer of Medisys, Inc., a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based medical-office software provider. Doug and Eric Jones joined forces to found MIE in 1995.

Eric Jones
Co-Founder and Chief of Operations

Eric Jones is responsible for the financial and operational aspects of MIE’s business. Prior to launching MIE with Doug Horner in 1995, Eric spent seven years as operations manager and systems support manager for Medisys, Inc., a medical-office software provider located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His duties included negotiating and maintaining the company’s support contracts with its 75 largest accounts. He was also responsible for coordinating all engineering functions, including upgrades, new-customer installations, and integrating hardware, software, and installation services into turnkey operations.

Earlier in his career, Eric also served as hardware manager for Synergistic Business Infrastructures, where he supervised a technical staff that designed, installed, and maintained various hardware platforms. He holds a B.S. in business administration from Indiana Wesleyan University and an A.S. in electronics engineering technology from ITT Technical Institute.

Peter Norder
Executive Vice President/Business Development

Peter is responsible for business development at MIE, as the executive in charge of software implementation services, sales, marketing, and VAR and Certified Selling Partner program development.

Peter’s career in database systems began in 1989, using enterprise database marketing and profitability systems for the financial-services industry. He created demographic, product-usage, and behavior-based predictive models by marrying Geographic Information Systems data with customer-specific information. Peter’s decision-support systems experience and knowledge of the healthcare industry helps him optimize MIE WebChart implementations while retaining the company’s focus on highly customized, client-driven solutions.

Peter received a bachelor’s degree in commercial marketing from Western Michigan University’s Haworth School of Business. During his collegiate studies, Peter also focused on computer science and biomedical engineering. He joined MIE in 2001.

Andrew Horner
Director, Technical Services

Andrew Horner is responsible for overseeing the Technical Services division of MIE. The Technical Services staff delivers outsourced information technology support, telecommunications services, and network services. Since he joined the company in 1997, he has focused his energies on helping MIE grow this core division based on a strong client-service orientation.

Andrew manages the day-to-day activities of the technical-support staff, maintains MIE’s support contracts, and develops new business. He is also MIE’s lead technical consultant and has a very active role in the design and deployment of new technologies within MIE’s large support-services customer base.

Prior to joining MIE, Andrew pursued studies in computer graphic design and Web-page development at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Dave Juntgen
Director, Software Development

David has been a member of the core development team at MIE since 1999, specializing in WebChart and WebChart PACS. This has allowed him to serve as the primary link between MIE’s software engineers and the implementation specialists who work directly with clients. David translates an understanding of detailed client needs into software products customized to meet or exceed those needs. In addition to supervising the software team, he is responsible for all HL7 (Health Level 7) and DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) interfaces between MIE and third-party vendors. As MIE’s manager of product development, David directs the efforts of MIE’s programming staff-including research, development, testing, and rollout of MIE enhancements-as well as integrating MIE’s User Advisory Board suggestions.

David joined MIE as a programming intern in 1999, while pursuing his studies in computer science at Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Bridget Hamm
Director, Implementation Services

Bridget Hamm is an implementation specialist and project coordinator for MIE’s core software product, WebChart. She is responsible for the integration of MIE products into client enterprises, managing post-implementation progress, and providing education and software training for healthcare organizations’ employees, physicians, non-physician providers, business associates, and other third-party providers. Bridget also assists in product development, testing, and implementation of new WebChart functionality.

Prior to joining MIE in 2002, she was director of medical billing for a large physician group. She received her bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and supervision from Purdue University’s School of Business, also focusing on studies in computer science. In 2001, Bridget completed the requirements of the American Academy of Professional Coders.