The Order Optimizer software platform was designed by physicians at the hospitalist company, Intercede Health.

Started in 1995, Intercede Health was among the first hospitalist companies in the country.

Early on, the founding physicians recognized the need for an easy-to-use tool that would allow them to effectively and accurately generate comprehensive admission care plans from one or more diagnosis-based order sets. They also recognized the clinical management power of having key metrics available in real time so that treatment decisions are influenced during the inpatient stay.

After several years of development and clinical refinement, Order Optimizer has evolved into an Independent product and services company strongly endorsed by hospitalist and emergency department leaders.

Philip A. Sanger, MD

Dr. Philip Sanger is Chairman of Order Optimizer.

A pulmonologist with over twenty-five years of clinical experience, Dr. Sanger has blended his medical expertise with entrepreneurial talent. Dr. Sanger was instrumental in growing Independent Physician Associations in the early 1990s before turning his attention to developing Hospitalist programs. His insights on hospitalist medicine and medical management strategies can be found in national publications like Managed Healthcare Executive, Health Insurance Underwriters, The Hospitalist Magazine, and Disease Management Advisor.

Charles H. Robertson, Jr., MD

Dr. Charles Robertson, Jr. is Chief Medical Officer of Order Optimizer.

For more than 30 years Dr. Robertson has practiced pulmonary and critical care medicine .He has served as President of the Medical Staff of St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond, Virginia; he has served as an officer of the American Lung Association of Virginia and the Virginia Thoracic Society; he has been the State Medical Director and Medical Advisor for the Virginia Society for Respiratory Therapy; and was a Delegate for the American Thoracic Society. Dr. Robertson’s academic appointments have included: Clinical Associate Professor, Medical College of Virginia; Assistant Professor of Medicine and Physiology and coordinator of the Pulmonary Division, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland; Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Dallas Veterans Administration Hospital; and Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. He is the author of multiple articles and abstracts in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Journal of Applied Physiology, American Journal of Medicine, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Critical Care Medicine.

Robert Weathersby

Mr. Robert Weathersby is the President of Order Optimizer.

His expertise in internet application systems, application integration, global software delivery, and software development methodologies is reflected in numerous lectures, publications, and patents. Mr. Weathersby’s past positions include Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Long Term Care Group; Vice President Product Development, LifeHarbor (acquired by Vestmark); Chief Technology Officer, eFavorites; and Director and General Manager, IBM Enterprise Integration Group. He holds an MS from Boston University.