Doug Hires serves as the Executive Vice President of Strategic Advisory Services where he brings over 25 years’ experience in the information technology and healthcare industries, including 10 years at First Consulting Group (FCG) where he served clients in the healthcare provider and health plan sectors.
During his career, Doug has delivered professional IT products and services spanning hardware, software, networks, process redesign, and implementation. Most recently, Doug served in a number of senior positions with 3M Health Information Systems, Inc. where he led a national team that delivered software and consulting services solutions for coding, transcription, speech recognition, clinical documentation improvement, document management, quality, and revenue cycle management. As a Vice President with FCG, Doug was corporate executive liaison to industry organizations including: College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), Health Insights (National Healthcare CEO Forum), The Scottsdale Institute (IT Leadership and Transformation in Healthcare), and The Academy CFO Forum (National Healthcare CFO Collaborative). He is also a member of Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS). He has been an active participant in CHIME for nine years during which time he has participated in CIO Forums and focus groups. Prior to joining FCG, Doug held positions with technology products and services companies, including Hughes Electronics and Wang Laboratories where he served in various sales, management, and marketing roles.
Doug holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from, respectively, the New England Conservatory of Music and North Texas State University.