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Clients

Paras and Associates has installed ALVIN at several of California's leading public hospitals. These include

San Joaquin General Hospital
San Joaquin County Health Svcs.
Riverside Co. Regional Medical Ctr.
Contra Costa Health Services
Contra Costa Regional Medical Ctr.
San Mateo Medical Center
LA County + USC Medical Center
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr.

Partners

Paras and Associates has partnered with innovative market leaders to make ALVIN the premier Video Interpretation Solution

Management

Melinda Paras – President and CEO

Melinda Paras is the past Director of Communications, Policy and Planning for the Alameda County Medical Center (ACMC) an independent hospital authority operating safety-net medical facilities in Alameda County. She oversaw the strategic planning and facilities planning efforts of ACMC including facilities planning and the oversight of the new Critical Care Building project of ACMC. She led the strategic planning activities of the ACMC Board of Trustees, policy and legislative activities, and all internal and external communications of the Medical Center.

Melinda Paras is previously the Executive Director of Health Access a California health policy and advocacy organization. She is also the former President of the ACMC Board of Trustees and a former San Francisco Health Commissioner.

Raymond Otake, J. D.– CTO

Mr. Otake has pioneered the use of videoconferencing for the purposes of healthcare interpretation over the last 7 years, including the oversight of the first clinical trials of this new application for Alameda County Medical Center and San Francisco General Hospital. He has directed the testing and evaluation of new technology and its application to the issues of language access. Mr. Otake has had over 15 years of health care information technology management experience including work as the CIO and IT Director in community clinic settings including Asian Health Services, Oakland, California. Mr. Otake is a board member of the Health Access Foundation and member of the California State Office of HIPAA Implementation Advisory Committee. He holds a Juris Doctorate from John F. Kennedy University.

Peter Praetz, M.B.A. – CFO

Peter Praetz is the past Chief Financial Officer of San Francisco General Hospital and the Alameda County Medical Center. Mr. Praetz oversaw the implementation of a multiple information systems projects which included a clinical information system for the San Francisco Department of Public Health Integrated Delivery System. This system established an automated lifetime medical record and a single patient identifier. He is also currently a financial consultant for the California Association of Public Hospitals advising on the Medicaid waiver between the State of California and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Systems.