Jim Lewis is Managing Partner and CEO of Cumberland Consulting Group and has 26 years of consulting experience and more than 30 years of technology implementation experience. He founded Cumberland in 2004. Since then the firm has consistently been ranked among the profession's best small firms and consistently works with the top health organizations. "During the past year, Cumberland... Read more

By Dave Vreeland. During HIMSS 13, our company had the privilege of bringing together a select group of HIT executives from some of the nation’s leading health systems for a breakfast discussion. The food was impeccable thanks to Chef Donald Link. The topic was measuring and maximizing ROI on HIT investments. While incentive dollars offer a simple measure of ROI on the revenue side... Read more

By Eric Snyder. The Nashville Business Journal is pleased to announce the finalists for our 2013 Best in Business Awards. Finalists were picked by a panel of judges, who considered financial data like profitability and other metrics. Winners in five categories will be announced at an awards luncheon March 26 at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel. Winners and finalists will be profiled in the March 29 edition... Read more

By Kathleen Roney. Many hospitals implement health IT as enterprise-wide efforts because the process can be more efficient in the long run, especially for electronic health records, meaningful use and certain software upgrades. While it is quite an under-taking, the enterprise-wide approach often works best for many organizations. However, this does not mean that the adjustment to the... Read more

By Bob Herman. Hospitals and health systems are officially less than two years away from the go-live date of ICD-10. By Oct. 1, 2014, all providers must have made the transition to ICD-10. Amanda Brenegan, principal at Cumberland Consulting Group, shares six observations she's seen regarding hospitals and ICD-10 as the calendar is set to flip to 2013. 1. Most hospitals are in a... Read more

By Annie Johnson. On helping health care go digital, why he doesn’t take on every potential client, the value of customer service and his life in the theater. James Lewis, managing partner of Cumberland Consulting Group in Franklin, is originally from Chicago but has lived in the Nashville area for nine years. "I get pretty jazzed working with the people I work with," said Lewis... Read more

This year marks the fourth time Cumberland Consulting has been a Best Small Firm to Work For. Cumberland first appeared on the Best Small Firms to Work For list in 2008. At that time, Cumberland had only 45 consultants. Today, it has 160 and counting. And Jim Lews, Cumberland's CEO and Managing Partner says it will probably reach 200 by year's end. "We see great opportunities to increase... Read more

By Eric Snyder. The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Entrepreneur Center have named the finalists for the second annual NEXT Awards. The awards recognize the accomplishments of individuals and companies in five categories: health care; technology; digital media and entertainment; sustainability and social enterprise; and manufacturing and logistics. The NEXT Awards replaced the... Read more

Diverse Group Joins Board as Foundation Continues 2012 Year of Celebration NASHVILLE, Tenn. – June 18, 2012 – The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation (MPCF) announced today the addition of three new members to its Board of Directors: Damien Creavin, Scott Edwards, and David Vreeland. The current Board approved the new members at their May 17th Board... Read more

By Dave Vreeland. Cumberland brought together a select group of HIT executives from some of the nation’s leading health systems for a recent breakfast discussion.The topic: optimization. Now that many are on track for Stage 1 Meaningful Use and other compliance deadlines, the focus is beginning to shift beyond go-live toward getting the most out of HIT systems. The panel, made up of... Read more