Tuesday, December 31, 2013

An end of an era.

Today is the last day I worked at TriWest Healthcare Alliance.  www.triwest.com It seems like so long ago when I started.  11 1/2 years is over 1/4 of my life.  That figure has rolled around in my head for the last six months.  I will say I wasn't sure if TriWest would keep going after losing the contract to United Healthcare.  I wanted to write about how I was irritated about our company losing out, but then I recalled the words of our CEO Dave McIntyre who said that we will go quietly in the night with our heads held high.  That was a bold statement in my opinion and he was spot on right.

I will tell you it has not been easy since March 31st.  (When most people left.) Some jokingly said that we'd be sitting around watching movies and having 3 hour lunches.  I can tell you that simply did not happen.  Migrating a company that has been up for nearly two decades is not easy.  So much data and so many processes.  I suppose steering the Titanic was easy either.  (Not a very good comparison admittedly) On the data side, imagine having to take 20 lbs of sand and put it into a 5 lb sand bag.  You will have a hard time for sure!  Much data, not longer needed, had to be deleted.  I think this is a good thing though!  Some folks simply could not decide what data to keep and what data to get rid of.  I am glad however that TriWest was able to get through this transitional period and transfer IT control over to as hosting company.

http://www.triwest.com/en/about-triwest/triwest-news/corp-news-archive/2013/09/vapccc-contract/

For me...it was time to move on.  Perhaps I'll get a change to work at this great company in the future, but we'll have to see when the future comes.