About Us: digiChart Executive Team
G. William Bates, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer
Bill Bates is the founder and chief executive officer of digiChart. He is also a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Prior to joining digiChart, Dr. Bates served as professor of obstetrics and gynecology and dean of the College of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina at Charleston. Dr. Bates was executive vice president and chief medical officer of PrincipalCare Inc., a company that acquired and managed OB-GYN practices in metropolitan areas. Dr. Bates received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also holds the degree of master of business administration with an emphasis on health care administration from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Shelley Predmore, Chief Operating Officer
Shelley Predmore brings more than 25 years of healthcare operational and technical expertise gained from senior level management positions with United HealthCare in Dayton, OH and Birmingham, AL; MedPartners in Ft. Lauderdale, FL; VIVRA Specialty Network and Per-Se Technologies in Atlanta, GA and HCA Physician Services in Nashville, TN. Ms Predmore joined digiChart as Vice President of Client Services in 2005 and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in November 2007 to oversee all operational departments at digiChart, including client services, product development and technical operations. She holds a Bachelor of Information Technology Degree from American Intercontinental University.
Earl Smith, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Earl Smith leads digiChart's Sales team and all sales operations nationwide. He brings over 20 years experience in developing high-performance sales teams and strategies within the electronic medical record and healthcare information technology industries. Most recently he served as a Vice President, Sales Support at Eclipsys Corporation, Boca Raton, FL. Mr. Smith began his healthcare career as a R. N. and Head Nurse of ICU at Sisters of Charity Hospital; Buffalo, NY. He earned degrees from State University College at Buffalo and Trocaire College.
Julie Maples, CPA, Vice President of Finance
As Vice President for Finance, Julie Maples is responsible for directing all aspects of finance and accounting for digiChart. She joined digiChart as Controller in 1998 and was promoted to Vice President, Finance in 2003. Before joining digiChart, Ms. Maples was Regional Controller for Gambro Healthcare. Prior to that she was Director of Accounting for InterSYS, a computer integration and consulting company. She also served as Senior Accountant for Ren Corporation. Ms. Maples received her BS from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green in 1991, and fulfilled her experience requirement during her tenure with Ren Corporation before passing the CPA Exam in 1994.