Mr. Frakes is known for his advanced approach to managed care administration and technology. He served formerly as vice president of data management at Foundation Health Corporation, with national responsibility for provider data, contract implementation, credentialing and benefits administration. From 1986 to 1996, Mr. Frakes was vice president of operations and chief operations officer for Foundation Health Preferred Administrators, a third party administrator specializing in physician groups with capitated HMO contracts and PPO plans. The company was acquired from El Camino Hospital District in 1991. Mr. Frakes joined the original El Camino startup venture, and built an operation with 200,000 self-funded and medical group members and $12 million in revenue. From 1978 to 1986, he managed HMO and self-funded systems development for Blue Cross of California and TakeCare.

Mr. Frakes received a B.A. in English from the University of Santa Clara, and completed the Stanford Executive Program on Healthcare.

Dottie Higgason-Robinson
Director of Sales

Dottie Robinson has more than thirty years experience in a wide range of healthcare businesses including health technology and insurance companies, third-party administrators and hospital administration.

Before joining Health Access Solutions as Director of Sales she spent several years as a software vendor, first with UniHealth and then with OAO HealthCare Solutions. Roles include director of client services, director for product development, installations and quality testing, and then as Vice President of consulting and marketing. She also worked for other large payer organizations in systems development and as director of claims.

Ms. Robinson received her degree in Business Administration from Los Angeles City College and has attended a number of industry training programs. She is experienced in a wide range of managed care applications, practice management software, and Microsoft Windows software.

Tim Schulze
Director, Software Development

Tim Schulze joined Health Access Solutions in 2001 and has led the development of many features currently found in Access Express. He also played a key role in the implementation of our first clients, Arcadian Management and Health Care Partners. In 2004, Mr. Schulze accepted the position of Software Development Manager. In 2006, he was promoted to his current role as Director of Software Development.

Mr. Schulze graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1997 with a bachelors degree in Computer Science. After graduation, Tim moved to Silicon Valley where he worked at Hewlett-Packard as a software engineer in HP's outsourcing services division. Tim left HP in 1999 and joined E-Stamp as an IT software development lead where he played a key role until the company was sold in 2001.