OVERVIEW

Founded in 2007, H&T Medical Solutions LLC (HTMS) is a privately-held software company based in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Our product, MentalNote, was developed and designed by Dr. James Hughes, a psychiatrist who wanted a simple electronic documentation system for his private practice. And now it has evolved into an Electronic Medical Records only for the behavioral health environment. The value it brings is that it saves time when creating medical documentations. Our business model is that if you can't instantly install and simply get started using an EMR, then it's probably not for you.

FOUNDERS

James B. Hughes, M.D., D.A.B.P.N.

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. James Hughes is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and specializes in adult psychiatric care. He currently practices at The Center for Anxiety and Depression in Mercer Island, Washington, and he is the originator of MentalNote software.

Dr. Hughes completed medical school and internship in 1999 at the University of Texas Medical Branch before going on to receive dual specialty training in both Family Medicine and Psychiatry at West Virginia University. During his training he was appointed Chief Resident, and received awards for teaching, academic achievement, and medical excellence. Hospital appointments have included Henry Ford Cottage Hospital in Grosse Pointe, MI, and Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD along with medical directorship positions in established community clinics.

Dr. Hughes developed MentalNote for his own medical practice after seeing a need for a flexible and intuitive medical documentation and prescription writing program. When he met and befriended then pharmaceutical representative and technologist Thanh Tran, the two decided to form H&T Medical Solutions LLC (HTMS) and offer this electronic medical documentation process to other professionals in the behavioral health industry. Dr. Hughes' work has been nationally recognized and has received recommendation by the APA Corresponding Committee on Electronic Health Records.

Thanh H. Tran, M.S.E.E.

Chief Executive Officer

Born in Vietnam, Thanh H. Tran was educated in the United States. He received his Bachelor and Masters in Electrical Engineering at Michigan State University and an Associate in Computer Graphics Technology at Schoolcraft College.

Prior to venturing into entrepreneurship, he gained IT, management and sales experience working for General Motors, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Eli Lilly. Mr. Tran was working for Eli Lilly as an account-based senior pharmaceuticals sales representative when he found out the importance of a simple clinical documentation software. He quickly recognized the potential of Dr. Hughes' electronic documentation program as a software solution for all mental health doctors and service providers.

Besides his work at HTMS, Mr. Tran is a huge supporter of the Detroit Community. In 2010, he founded D-NewTech, a uniquely Detroit organization that offers entrepreneurs the resources and venues to showcase their startup businesses. Currently, there are over 400 members. He thoroughly enjoys the challenges of entrepreneurship, and the opportunities it has given him to reach out to other enthusiastic entrepreneurs.

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Alan Siegal, M.D.

Dr. Alan P. Siegal, of Hamden, Connecticut, was named the 2010 Clinician of the Year for his passion for providing excellent mental health care to older patients, counseling family members and caregivers, educating the greater medical community, and volunteering to further the understanding of late-life mental illness. Dr. Siegal is director of Geriatric and Adult Psychiatry, LLC, and, working with five APRNs, three social workers, two research associates, and six administrative staff, is committed to providing excellent care to his patients in six nursing homes, six assisted living facilities, and an outpatient office. He is known for his remarkable finesse in dealing with complex medical patients with psychiatric problems and multiple medications. Dr. Siegal is also an associate clinical professor in the department of psychiatry at Yale University. Additionally, he works to educate primary care physicians, family practice physicians, and longterm care providers to ensure that older adults with mental illness receive appropriate care. With enthusiasm and warmth, Dr. Siegal devotes his time, energy and expertise to his work and many volunteer activities. “I am humbled and honored to be recognized by my peers as AAGP’s Clinician of the Year,” Dr. Siegal commented. “For the past 27 years I have tried to improve the lives of the patients and families that have allowed me to participate in their care. It has been a deeply rewarding and enriching experience, and I am flattered to be acknowledged by my colleagues.”

Sanjay Gupta, M.D.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta was the intermediate past President of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists in 2010. He currently is the Vice President of Niagara Frontier Psychiatric Associates since July 2009, the Associate Medical Director at Brylin Hospital since 2009 and the Associate Medical Director for Geriatrics at Brylin Hospital. For 14 years, Dr. Gupta was the Chairman for the Department of Psychiatry at the Olean General Hospital and was the Medical Director of the inpatient Behavioral Health Program. He consulted as an Advisory Board for Lilly, the pharmaceutical company in Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Gupta received his MBBS through Delhi University and completed his medical training in 1984 at Maulana Azad Medical College.

Cynthia Archer-Gift, Ph.D.

Dr. Cynthia Archer-Gift, a 10-year veteran of the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH), is retired and have her own Psychiatric Consulting Services firm. She was named acting director of the Walter P. Reuther Psychiatric Hospital. Dr. Gift is the first Caribbean-American woman to run the hospital in its history. Archer-Gift holds a Ph.D in Higher Education/Psychiatric Nursing Administration and a Specialists Degree in Education Administration and Supervision from Wayne State University and both masters and bachelors degrees in nursing from the University of Detroit-Mercy. Born on the island of Trinidad and Tobago, Archer-Gift was first educated in England and Scotland, and is also a graduate of the West Herts Hospital School of Nursing in Hertfordshire, England, and William Smellie Maternity Hospital in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Randal Charlton

Randal Charlton has had a varied career with a common theme: starting businesses dedicated to commercializing research in animal, plant and human technology. Charlton co-founded Asterand, a supplier of human tissues for drug discovery and development, in early 2000, which became the first anchor tenant of the Wayne State University Research and Technology Park (TechTown). In ten years, with an investment of less than $11.6 million, Asterand has established a global repository containing many thousands of samples from cooperating hospitals on four continents. Asterand revenues grew from $100,000 in 2001 to $18 million in 2007. Asterand became fully public company in 2007 and Charlton stepped down from the company to become the executive director of TechTown. Since joining TechTown, the organization has secured over $12 million in foundation and federal support for the development of programs to support entrepreneurship and to build-out and expand the TechTown incubator facility. TechTown has grown from 100,000 square feet to 200,000 square feet and the tenant base has multiplied several times. Charlton served MichBio, the Michigan Life Sciences Industry Association, as director for three years and as chairman for three years. In 2007, his work with Asterand won him the Heimlich Award for accomplishments in medical technology. That same year he was appointed Special Assistant and Economic Advisor to Wayne State University’s President. He currently serves as the Wayne State University Entrepreneur-in-Residence. In 2008, Charlton was elected as chairman to the Wayne State University College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Board of Visitors and also won the New Enterprise Forum’s Entrepreneur of the Year award. In 2009, Charlton was inducted as one of Lawrence Tech University’s Grant Thornton Leaders & Innovators and was a Payne-Pulliam School of Trade and Commerce Door Opener recipient. Charlton was one of Crain’s Detroit Business’s 2009 Newsmakers of the Year. In 2010, Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan, in partnership with DBusiness magazine and News/Talk radio station 760AM WJR, selected Charlton as one of their "Champions of the New Economy."

Martin Dober, M.B.A.

Martin Dober is senior vice president of entrepreneurship and innovation for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). In this role, he leads a team focused on delivering programs that encourage entrepreneurship and innovation across business sectors. This includes directing all programs under the state’s 21st Century Jobs Fund - a $2 billion, ten-year initiative to transform Michigan’s economy. Before joining the MEDC, Martin held business development positions in several small technology companies, including iRobot Corporation, American Systems Technology, Inc., and EIP, Inc. He worked as a technology business consultant for the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center (sbTdc), specializing in equity finance and government contracts. His career also includes experience in mergers & acquisitions at Delphi, finance at Chrysler, and engineering at the Budd Company. Martin holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Kettering University (formerly GMI). He currently serves on the board of directors for the HBS Club of Michigan and the Kettering University Alumni Association.