Summary
David Foster is a seasoned healthcare IT strategist and Senior Business Application Analyst with over two decades of experience designing integration architectures and value-based care solutions for payers and providers. He combines deep expertise in interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR, X12), master data management, and risk-adjusted payment workflows with a strong track record in sales engineering, solution demos, and ROI-driven business cases. A trusted advisor to executive teams, David has driven strategic wins at Oracle, Edifecs, and Mayo Clinic while translating complex clinical and regulatory requirements into pragmatic, auditable architectures. More recently he’s been applying AI/ML to practical healthcare problems—improving readmission prediction, documentation automation, and billing/coding accuracy—cutting through hype to deliver measurable business value. Based in Jacksonville, FL, he pairs hands-on technical depth with facilitation and Six Sigma-informed process optimization to accelerate adoption and outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
35 years of employment as a software developer
University of Kansas
English