Our Management Team

Creighton Arita

Mr. Arita formed Praxis, LP in 1992; a subsidiary of DataHouse Holdings Corp. (DataHouse). In 2000, the company began doing business as TeamPraxis. From the earliest days of the company’s life, Mr. Arita recognized the power technology had to improve the quality of patient care and reduce healthcare costs.

Utilizing the experience gained while he was an executive vice president at the investment consulting firm Cadinha & Co., LLC, and the extensive expertise in information technology that grew from his years at DataHouse, Mr. Arita has made innovation and enterprise the hallmarks of TeamPraxis.

Today, TeamPraxis is poised as a change agent for Hawaii’s healthcare industry, transforming the way individual physicians do business by using technology to enable more personalized healthcare.

“It’s a matter of being able to see beyond the horizon,” says Mr. Arita. “Here at TeamPraxis, my responsibilities are to anticipate change and emerging trends, realize the full potential of evolving technology, understand the needs of individual healthcare providers and integrate that knowledge to create products and services to best meet the needs of our clients.”

Mr. Arita holds a bachelor's degree in finance, real estate, and economics, and a master's degree in business administration and strategic planning from the University of California at Berkeley.

Marvis Shigeta-Rosa

Ms. Shigeta-Rosa has been with TeamPraxis since the company’s founding in 1992. As the COO of TeamPraxis, she is one of the primary architects of the company’s business development and long-term planning strategies. Ms. Shigeta-Rosa oversees the company’s core functions including claims filing, reimbursement management, patient billing, payment processing, and compliance governance. Ms. Shigeta-Rosa has played an integral role in TeamPraxis’ expansion, thanks to her more than 25 years of experience in healthcare management.

“I view my top priority as ensuring that we continually perform at a level which meets our clients and our own expectations,” says Ms. Shigeta-Rosa. “From the allocation of resources within the company, to researching systems and processes that will enable us to better serve our physicians, we’re always striving for quality and efficiency.”

Prior to joining TeamPraxis, Ms. Shigeta-Rosa was the financial aid director for the Med-Assist School of Hawaii and also worked in front-office operations for Doctor's on Call, an urgent-care facility.

Ramona G. Hinck

Ms. Hinck joined TeamPraxis as the chief financial officer in May 2007. Her responsibilities include accounting and administration support.

“This is an exciting time for TeamPraxis and the healthcare industry in Hawaii. As TeamPraxis expands its network of physicians and the services provided to the medical community, the company looks forward to the challenges and opportunities that come with it,” says Ms. Hinck. “My mission at TeamPraxis is to insure that a solid internal infrastructure is provided in support of that mission and in achieving the rapid advances being made by TeamPraxis in its service to the healthcare industry.”

Ms. Hinck has more than 20 years of experience in accounting, financial operations and tax consulting. Prior to joining TeamPraxis, she served as the assistant operations and financial controller at Kamehameha Schools, and previously as the financial asset division operations manager. She has also worked as a senior tax consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers and as a senior tax specialist at KPMG International.

Ms. Hinck holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

Danette Maruyama

Ms. Maruyama has been with TeamPraxis for two years, joining the company after six years of directing sales and marketing efforts for parent company, DataHouse.

As the vice president of client relations, she oversees everything from the initial installation of hardware and software to conducting post-implementation assessments, ensuring that clients realize the full potential of their investment. She is also project manager for the electronic health records initiative and is actively involved in the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, an innovative government strategy to improve healthcare outcomes through the use of technology and data collection. Ms. Maruyama also shares responsibility for investor relations.

“It’s my job to stay 10 steps ahead of the game,” says Ms. Maruyama. “ I need to anticipate what client needs are and fix potential problems before they happen. Here at TeamPraxis, it’s all about being responsive, seeing our clients on a regular basis and being 100 percent committed to their success. What’s unique about TeamPraxis is that we provide our clients local support, when they need it and where they need it.”

Prior to joining DataHouse, Ms. Maruyama worked in telecommunications at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH). A graduate of UH, she has a bachelor’s degree in marketing.

Arthur Tsoi

Mr. Tsoi has been with TeamPraxis since November 1998. As chief information officer, he is responsible for network administration, software support, and research and development. Mr. Tsoi oversees the network infrastructure, delivery of services to customers, technical support operations, and other system administration support.

“It’s vital that we offer our physicians safe, secure, and reliable systems and support,” says Mr. Tsoi. “At TeamPraxis, we’re proud to provide physicians not only the most current technology, but technical support that is responsive and available whenever help is needed.”

Prior to joining TeamPraxis, Mr. Tsoi was responsible for application development, network management and software support for the environmental engineering firm Earth Tech, a Tyco International Ltd. Company. He also spent two years in the Hawaii offices of Bank of America, N.A., providing network support and training. Mr. Tsoi brings more than 11 years of experience in network management, information technology and system training to TeamPraxis.

Mr. Tsoi received a Bachelor of Science in information systems and computer science from Brigham Young University Hawaii.

Bob Landis

Mr. Landis joined TeamPraxis in 2008 and has been involved with the Allscripts Clinical Quality Solution (CQS) since its nationwide launch. In addition to supporting Allscripts sales and marketing, he is responsible for tracking market trends and for client inputs into future CQS products.

“I am fortunate to work with Allscripts clients who are recognized leaders for their quality transformation efforts, making sure they have a voice in our product development and that our products improve the health of their patients.”

Prior to joining TeamPraxis, Mr. Landis spent more than 15 years at Hewlett-Packard. His HP accomplishments include providing the cross-functional strategy team leadership that brought wireless all-in-one printers into HP’s $5 billion consumer printing portfolio. Additionally, he’s conducted client needs research and developed global markets for a number of HP’s emerging technology product lines.

Mr. Landis has a bachelor’s degree in engineering physics.

Barry Major

Barry Major joined TeamPraxis in 2010 as the Clinical Quality Solution (CQS) Product Manager. His responsibility is to define CQS product strategy and develop an actionable product roadmap. He also contributes to the development of requirements and designs for new product features and enhancements.

He brings over twelve years of professional experience, including eight years in software product management roles for startup and established companies, including Handspring, Get2Hawaii and TravelWorm.

Mr. Major earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.

Bill Meredith

Mr. Meredith joined TeamPraxis in 2011 as the Director of Analytics Product Strategy. His responsibilities include creating innovative solutions that bring enterprise quality analytics and clinical decision support at the point of care for physicians.

“At TeamPraxis, our focus is to ensure the success of our independent physician network, allowing them to utilize the same innovative technology employed by large health systems nationwide. We believe that by giving the patient care team a complete view of their patient’s health, it will lead to convenience and cost savings, healthier patients, and support PCMH and ACO initiatives“

Mr. Meredith has over 25 years experience in the fields of strategic planning, consulting, business development, acquisitions, operations management, and sales. A recognized metric centric, creative thinker, Bill has served as a catalyst for new ideas and maintains a strong strategic planning discipline. Bill has worked in a variety of industries in various leadership positions at PeopleSoft, Kronos, and CIBER and has garnered extensive experience developing service delivery practices, service model strategies, strategic consulting, multinational implementations, and a focus on added value customer requirements.

Mr. Meredith holds a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from DePaul University.

Carl Barton

Mr. Barton joined TeamPraxis in 2010 as the Director of Business Development. His responsibilities include directing the sales and marketing team and developing business relationships to maximize the value of TeamPraxis products and services.

“TeamPraxis is excited to continue to offer robust solutions to Hawaii’s Independent solutions. Our solutions shine as a funding platform and we are committed to excellence from our ConnxtMD Practice Management , Allscripts Enterprise Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Clinical Quality Solutions (CQS) software to our fully integrated full service medical billing solutions.“

Mr. Barton has over 12 years of experience in Information Technology industries, including over 7 years of clinical workflow integration of Electronic Health Records (EHRs). He has worked to satisfy the technology needs of clinical staff at the Physician’s Center Mililani, a Special Medical Project for the Marshal Islands and the Medical University of South Carolina. He also worked for Clinical Labs of Hawaii as a liaison between Marketing, IT and the customer in the building and maintenance of electronic lab results interfaces.

Mr. Barton holds a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from Appalachian State University.

Stephen Stinton

Mr. Stinton first joined TeamPraxis in September 2007. In his current role as Director of Strategic Initiatives - Government, Mr. Stinton is tasked to stay abreast of the numerous government initiatives and requirements relating to healthcare information technology, as well as to assist in strategic planning to ensure that TeamPraxis’ products continue to empower physicians to take advantage of these initiatives each year.

“The end goal is to provide peace of mind by simplifying the ever-changing government requirements for our physician clients,” says Mr. Stinton. “The government and other insurance payers continue to provide financial incentives to physicians for use of health information technology and quality reporting. Our goal is to simplify these processes so that our clients can maximize these revenue streams without the administrative burden of monitoring all of the rules and updates of the various programs.”

Prior to joining TeamPraxis, Mr. Stinton previously worked as a government contractor for BAE Systems and as a communications staff member in the Office of the Governor of the State of Hawaii. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Ethics, Politics and Economics from Yale University.

Catherine Higuchi

Ms. Higuchi is responsible for overseeing all of TeamPraxis’ software research and development. Ms. Higuchi joined the company in November 2008.

“TeamPraxis provides an extraordinary opportunity to design and develop innovative software products in Hawaii.“ say Ms. Higuchi. “Through the incredible talent and vision of our team, TeamPraxis has successfully developed software solutions that are used by physicians across the nation. I am very proud of our accomplishments and look forward to the many new opportunities on the horizon of the healthcare industry.“

Ms. Higuchi has more than 15 years of experience in the software industry, spanning across multiple sectors. Prior to joining TeamPraxis, Ms. Higuchi held positions as Software Development Manager, Senior Software Engineer and Project Manager working in the biotechnology, telecommunications, networking and insurance industries.

Ms. Higuchi holds degrees from the University of Washington in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.