Bridging the gap…between the business of medicine and the practice of medicine.
Advisory Board and Authors
- Vanessa Geneva Ahern
- Vanessa Geneva Ahern is a freelance journalist who specializes in health and wellness topics. Her writing has appeared in Fit Pregnancy, Health, and SELF magazines. She is based in New York State’s Hudson Valley. Author: Emergency Planning—July/August 2007
- Lew Altfest, MBA, PhD, CPA, CFA
- President, L.J. Altfest & Co., Inc New York, NY Advisory Board: Financial Visioning—May/June 2007
- Geoffrey T. Anders
- President, The Health Care Group
Plymouth Meeting, PA
The Health Care Group
140 W. Germantown Pike, Suite 200
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
www.healthcaregroup.com Mr. Anders is a practice management consultant and attorney with more than 20 years of experience. He has helped medical practices plan and reorganize for success under managed care. He specializes in strategic planning, practice development, and inter-doctor arrangements. Advisory Board: Maximizing Practice Profits—March/April 2005 - Marianito (Mark) O. Asperilla, MD, FACP
- Infectious Disease Specialist 3300 Tamiami Trail, Suite 102A
Port Charlotte, FL 33952 Advisory Board: Emergency Planning—July/August 2007 - Dr. Mark O. Asperilla, FACP
- is an infectious disease specialist in Port Charlotte, Fla. Board certified in internal medicine, Dr. Asperilla has spent his career responding to communities in need. He founded ACCESS Care, Inc., a nonprofit organization that sends doctors to impoverished areas of Central and South America. In his home state of Florida, Dr. Asperilla established the Southwest Florida Disability Foundation to assist families of quadriplegics and paraplegics; the non-profit St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy; and free health clinics for uninsured patients with HIV and hepatitis C. In the wake of Hurricane Charley in 2004, Dr. Asperilla set up a mobile pharmacy and volunteer health clinic at a Federal Emergency Management Agency site in Punta Gorda. Dr. Asperilla has been granted several awards, including the Presidential Volunteer Service Award, a Point of Light Award, the AMA Foundation’s Pride in the Profession Award, and the American College of Physicians’ Charles Donegan Memorial Volunteerism Award. Advisory Board: Emergency Planning—July/August 2007
- Kristin Baird, RN
- Healthcare Consultant
Baird Consulting, Inc. Fort Atkinson, WI Advisory Board: Patient-Physician Communications—July/August 2006 - Dr. Stephan Baker
- 4425 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 200
Coral Gables, FL 33146
www.drbaker.com Dr. Stephan Baker is a board-certified plastic surgeon in Coral Gables, Fla., who specializes in reconstructive plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures. Advisory Board: Finding Work-Life Balance—November/December 2005 - Daniel J. Barnett, MD, MPH
- Instructor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 615 N. Wolfe St., Room E2148
Baltimore, MD 21205
www.jhsph.edu Dr. Daniel J. Barnett, MPH, is an instructor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Md. Dr. Barnett received his medical degree from Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. At Johns Hopkins, he completed a residency in general preventive medicine and earned his Master’s in Public Health. Dr. Barnett’s research and professional interests focus on public health emergency preparedness, including the education and training of public health workers. Topics of his academic publications include terrorism-related public health threats, pandemic influenza, and the mental health aspects of emergency response. Advisory Board: Emergency Planning—July/August 2007 - Paul J. Barringer, III, JD
- General Counsel, Common Good
1730 Rhode Island Ave.
Washington, DC 20036
http://cgood.org Paul J. Barringer is head of a health court initiative at Common Good, an organization established to promote policy change in the legal system. With a professional law degree from the University of North Carolina, Mr. Barringer has worked in private law practice in both North Carolina and Washington, DC. Prior to joining Common Good in 2005, Mr. Barringer was a health care consultant with Accurium, a company that he co-founded with the aim of helping employers control health care costs through the use of consumer education programs. Advisory Board: Health Policy Review—September/October 2007 - Randy Bauman
- President, Delta Health Care783 Old Hickory Blvd., Suite 260
Brentwood, TN 37027
www.deltahealthcare.com Randy Bauman is president of Delta Health Care, a Brentwood, Tenn.-based healthcare consulting firm that serves its physician clients with practice assessments, strategic planning, mergers, partner-level arrangements and other services. Mr. Bauman has over 18 years experience in the healthcare industry, specializing in all aspects of physician issues including strategic planning, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and group formations. He is a frequent speaker and writer on healthcare issues. Advisory Board: Small Practice Survival Guide—May/June 2008
Advisory Board: Finding Work-Life Balance—November/December 2005 - Sophie Beckman, CPA, CFP
- Financial Planning Specialist
Private Client Services
A.G. Edwards St. Louis, MO Advisory Board: Financial Visioning—May/June 2007 - Debra Best, MD
- Pediatrician
Medical Instructor DukeChildren’s Primary Care
4020 North Roxboro Road
Durham, NC 27704
www.mc.duke.edu Dr. Debra Best is a medical instructor at Duke University Medical Center’s Pediatrics department. She received her medical degree from Northwestern University School of Medicine and completed her pediatrics residency training at Duke University Medical Center. She began in private practice in the Raleigh area, and now is a medical instructor. At Duke Children’s Primary Care, she’s worked to develop a pediatric electronic medical record for use in the outpatient setting. Her main areas of interest include medical informatics, community pediatrics and medical student/resident education. Advisory Board: Reducing Practice Risk—March/April 2008 - Jim Bird
- President, WORKLIFEBALANCE.com
7742 Spalding Drive, #356
Norcross, GA 30092 Jim Bird is the founder and CEO of WorkLifeBalance.com, a Norcross, GA-based firm that offers management training and support programs with a special emphasis on relationship building, stress and change management and work-life balance. Mr. Bird is frequently quoted, published or appears in traditional and online media including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Knight Ridder Newspapers, Monster News and CNN International. Advisory Board: Finding Work-Life Balance—November/December 2005 - Clark M. Blackman II, CPA/PFS, CFA
- Investec Advisory Group, L.P. 1001 West Loop South, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77027
www.investec.us/pages/index.htm Mr. Blackman is the Executive Vice President, Managing Director and CIO of Investec Advisory Group in Houston. Prior to joining Investec, he was a regional and national director for Deloitte & Touche Investment Advisors. He has been on Worth magazine’s list of top advisers in America for the last nine years. A Contributing Editor to the American Association of Individual Investors Journal from 1990 until 2003, he has authored or co-authored over 50 published articles on investment and financial planning topics. Mr. Blackman has been in the financial consulting business for 23 years and is a CPA/Personal Financial Specialist, a Chartered Financial Analyst, Certified Investment Management Analyst, Accredited Asset Management Specialist and Certified Financial Planner. Advisory Board: Financial Planning—March/April 2006 - Dr. William Blanchard, MD
- Medical Director
Division of Cardiology
Nemours Children’s Clinic 3248 Bayou Lane
Pensacola, FL 32503 Advisory Board: Guide to Well-Being—November/December 2006 - Joel Blau, CFP
- President, MEDIQUS Asset Advisors
200 North LaSalle, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60601 Joel Blau, CFP, president of MEDIQUS Asset Advisors, a leading financial adviser to the medical community, is a frequent public speaker and has given financial seminars for the American Medical Association as well as other professional medical associations, hospitals, and clinics. Mr. Blau is a member of the Institute of Certified Financial Planner licensees and holds various securities and insurance licenses. Mr. Blau has co-authored Medical Practice Divorce: Successfully Managing a Medical Business Breakup (published by AMA Press) and most recently The Prescription for Financial Health: An Authoritative Guide for Physicians (published by Greenbranch Publishing). Advisory Board: Retirement Planning—May/June 2005 - Vicki Bokar, RN, CPHRM
- Director of Clinical Risk Management Mail Code HS1-05
The Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44195
www.ccf.org Vicki Bokar is the Director of Clinical Risk Management for Cleveland Clinic, a not-for-profit multi-specialty academic medical center located in Cleveland, Ohio. She directs the clinical risk management program for this 140 acre, main hospital campus and its 14 family health centers. Ms. Bokar has diverse risk management experience and has spent the past 19 years working in the professional liability claims and risk arena. She began her career as a registered nurse specializing in critical care. She held positions as a nurse paralegal for a prominent medical malpractice defense firm, and as a claims and risk manager for the Cleveland Clinic. She was a claims and litigation liaison for the claims department of a major professional liability insurance company. She also served as a risk manager for an academic and clinical practice group comprised of more than 800 multi-specialty physicians and practitioners. She became a certified professional in healthcare risk management in 2003 and is an active member of ASHRM.
Ms. Bokar has 20 years experience working in risk management. Starting as a registered nurse, she practiced critical care medicine, later working for attorneys at a medical malpractice defense law firm. She provided risk management services to the Cleveland Clinic, and later managed their malpractice claims for several years. Ms. Bokar started the Cleveland Clinic’s Clinical Risk Management department in 2003, and now oversees risk management activities for 11 health centers and a 1,200 bed hospital. Advisory Board: Reducing Practice Risk—March/April 2008 - Dr. Philip Bonanni
- Associate Chair, Department of Medicine—Unity Health System
1551 Long Pond Road
Rochester, NY 14626 Dr. Philip P. Bonanni is associate chair for clinical affairs in the Department of Medicine at Unity Health System in Rochester, N.Y. He is professor of medicine, nursing, and medical humanities at the University of Rochester and served as associate chair of primary care in the Department of Medicine since 1996. He has practiced Internal Medicine in Rochester since 1974. Advisory Board: Resolving Practice Dilemmas—July/August 2005 - Lawrence D. Brown, PhD
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Department of Health Policy and Management
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
600 W. 168th St., Sixth Floor
New York, NY 10032
www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu Lawrence D. Brown, PhD, is a professor in the department health policy and management at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in New York City. Among Dr. Brown’s professional interests are the political aspects of health policymaking and healthcare reform, including the intersecting roles of the Federal government, the private sector, and special interest groups. He has worked with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and helped to evaluate a foundation initiative encouraging communities to design innovative ways of providing coverage for the uninsured. Dr. Brown is the author of numerous academic journal articles, books, and book chapters, and is a former Brookings Institution senior fellow. He completed both his undergraduate and graduate studies at Harvard University. Advisory Board: Consumer-driven Healthcare—January/February 2008 - Neil B. Caesar, Esq.
- President, The Health Law Center
200 Woodruff Rd., A-3
Greenville, SC 29607
www.healthlawcenter.com Neil Caesar, president of the Health Law Center in Greenville, SC, has served the consulting and legal needs of medical practices, home health agencies, hospitals, healthcare networks and alliances, and other health providers nationally for over 25 years. Mr. Caesar is an active speaker and author on privacy issues; compliance issues; physician relationships and arrangements; fraud and abuse; reimbursement issues; networks and alliances; managed-care negotiations; hospital-physician relations; and numerous other topics. He serves on the editorial advisory boards of a number of healthcare industry publications and has written for such publications as Medical Economics, Home Health Care Dealer, Medicare Compliance Alert, and Hospital Network Insider. Advisory Board: Physician’s Legal Handbook—September/October 2005 - Dr. Michael Cahn
- Internist
Hamilton Medical Group San Jose, CA Advisory Board: Managing Your Practice—May/June 2006 - Judy Capko
- Capko & Company
501-I S. Reino Rd., No. 225
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
www.capko.com Advisory Board: Small Practice Survival Guide—May/June 2008 - J. Gregory Carroll, PhD
- Chief Executive Officer
Institute for Healthcare Communication, Inc. New Haven, CT Advisory Board: Patient-Physician Communications—July/August 2006 - Eugene M. R. “Rich” Charlebois, DO
- Three Rivers Family Practice
180 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Suite 301
Watervile, ME 04901
http://trfponline.com Dr. Rich Charlebois is a physician at Three Rivers Family Practice in Waterville, Me. He received his degree in osteopathic medicine from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of Pacific at the Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif. After completing his residency at nearby Downey Regional Medical Center, Dr. Charlebois and his family moved to rural Maine. He joined the Three Rivers’ medical staff in 2000. Advisory Board: Personal & Professional Growth—November/December 2007 - Paul J. Cherner
- Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson
222 N. LaSalle Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60601
www.hinshawlaw.com Paul J. Cherner, is a partner in the Chicago law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson, a national law firm with more than 425 lawyers in 27 offices coast-to-coast. Mr. Cherner has more than 30 years experience in advising businesses on compliance with labor and employment laws. He serves as outside labor and employment counsel to corporations within various manufacturing and service industries. Mr. Cherner has spoken at numerous seminars on labor and employment law subjects for clients, trade associations, professional associations and continuing professional education seminar organizations. Advisory Board: Physician’s Legal Handbook—September/October 2005 - Robert James Cimasi
- Health Capital Consultants
9666 Olive Blvd., #375
St. Louis, MO 63132 Robert James Cimasi, president of Health Capital Consultants, focuses on the financial and economic aspects of healthcare service sector entities including: valuation consulting; litigation support; business intermediary and financing services; certificate-of-need consulting; and, healthcare transactions including sales, mergers, and acquisitions. He is a nationally known speaker on healthcare industry topics. He is the author of several books on healthcare consulting and medical practice valuation and is often quoted by healthcare industry trade publications and the general media. Advisory Board: Resolving Practice Dilemmas—July/August 2005 - Sara R. Collins, PhD
- Assistant Vice President
The Commonwealth Fund
1 East 75th St.
New York, NY 10021
www.commonwealthfund.org
Sara R. Collins, PhD, is assistant vice president for the The Commonwealth Fund, where she directs the Program on the Future of Health Insurance. The program analyzes issues affecting the U.S. health insurance system such as cost, access, and quality. Dr. Collins is co-author of an annual report—issued jointly by The Commonwealth Fund and the Employee Benefit Research Institute—on the experiences of consumers using high-deductible health plans. An economist with a doctorate from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., Dr. Collins’s professional experience has centered on health and science policy research with a focus on healthcare expenditures. Advisory Board: Consumer-driven Healthcare—January/February 2008 - Adrianne Court
- Vice President of Human Resources
Oasis Outsourcing West Palm Beach, FL Advisory Board: Managing Your Practice—May/June 2006 - Jeffery Daigrepont
- Principal, The Coker Group
1000 Mansell Exchange West, Suite 310
Alpharetta, GA 30022 Jeffery Daigrepont is a principal of The Coker Group, a national healthcare consulting firm based in Alpharetta, Ga.. He is head of the Coker Technology Division and specializes in practice start-ups, strategic planning, operations, and deployment of fully integrated information systems for the medical practice. He writes and lectures frequently about medical practice technology. Advisory Board: Technology in Practice—January/February 2006 - Mary Stacia Dearmin, MD
- Hillcrest Hospital
6780 Mayfield Rd.
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
www.hillcresthospital.org Medina General Hospital
1000 East Washington Street
Medina, OH 44256
www.medinahospital.org Dr. Stacia Dearmin is an emergency pediatric physician in Ohio. Dr. Dearmin received her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1995. She began her career in private practice, eventually cofounding a small, independent pediatric practice with a physician colleague. Dr. Dearmin left the practice about a year after it was established, opting for part-time work in emergency medicine. She currently works in the emergency departments of two Ohio hospitals—Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, and Medina General Hospital in Medina. Advisory Board: Personal & Professional Growth—November/December 2007 - Donald L. DeMuth
- Partner, Donald L. DeMuth Professional Management Consultants Mechanicsburg, PA Advisory Board: Surviving the Malpractice Crisis—September/October 2006
- Marilyn Capelli Dimitrof, CFP
- Capelli Financial Services Bloomfield Hills, MI Advisory Board: Financial Visioning—May/June 2007
- Roger Feldman, PhD
- Professor, Health Policy and Management
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Mayo Mail Code 729, 420 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0392
www.sph.umn.edu
Roger Feldman, PhD, is Blue Cross professor of health insurance and professor of economics at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. He is also interim head of the school’s division of health policy and management. Dr. Feldman focuses his research on health insurance, particularly its organization, financing, and delivery; he is currently evaluating several consumer-driven health plans. He has served as an advisor to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Department of Justice and was a senior staff member on President Ronald Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisors. Dr. Feldman received his doctorate in economics from the University of Rochester and is a former Marshall Scholar at the London School of Economics. Advisory Board: Consumer-driven Healthcare—January/February 2008 - Dr. Lee Fischer
- Palm Beach Family Physicians
2669 Forest Hill Blvd
West Palm Beach, FL 33406 Dr. Lee Fischer practices family medicine in West Palm Beach, Fla. In addition, he reviews malpractice complaints for the Florida Board of Medicine. Advisory Board: Finding Work-Life Balance—November/December 2005 - Mike Fleischman
- Principal
Gates, Moore & Co. Atlanta GA Advisory Board: Managing Your Practice—May/June 2006 - Elfrena Foord, CFP, CPA
- Principal, Foord Van Gruggen
Ebersole & Pajak Sacramento, CA Advisory Board: Financial Visioning—May/June 2007 - David Foster, CPA
- Foster & Motley, Inc.
6725 Miami Ave. Suite 200
Cincinnati, OH 45243 David Foster, CPA, CFP, is a co-founder of Foster & Motley, a Cincinnati based fee-only financial planning and investment management firm providing comprehensive financial advisory and investment management services to individuals and families. He is an expert in retirement plan distributions and the income- and estate-tax implications of large IRA and retirement plan balances. He has been recognized by WORTH Magazine as one of America’s “Best Financial Advisors” for four consecutive years. Mr. Foster has been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Money Magazine, USA Today, Morningstar Investor, Kiplinger Retirement Newsletter, as well as a number of books on financial planning. Advisory Board: Retirement Planning—May/June 2005 - Richard Frankel, PhD
- Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics
Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN Advisory Board: Patient-Physician Communications—July/August 2006 - Denise Friday, CLU
- Senior Vice President, AMA Insurance Agency
200 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60601
www.amainsure.com Denise S. Friday is a vice president with AMA Insurance Agency, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Medical Association that offers insurance and related products to the physician community. She has been with AMA Insurance Agency since its inception in 1988. During her tenure, Ms. Friday has managed the development and introduction of more than 20 new products/services and continues to direct the design and launch of new products for physicians and their families. Ms. Friday is a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and holds licensure in all 50 jurisdictions for life, health and property and casualty insurance. Advisory Board: Financial Planning—March/April 2006 - Laura Gater
- Author: Small Practice Survival Guide—May/June 2008
- Seymour Goldberg, JD, CPA
- Goldberg & Goldberg
One Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 3S09
Melville, NY 11747 Seymour Goldberg, JD, CPA, is a former IRS agent who is specializes in advising clients on IRAs and qualified retirement plans. He lectures widely and has authored several books on retirement distributions and estate taxes. Mr. Goldberg has been quoted in The New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, Money, U.S. News & World Report, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal and the Tax Hotline. He has also been interviewed on CNN, CNBC and WCBS. Advisory Board: Retirement Planning—May/June 2005 - Toni L. Goldfarb
- Old Tappan, NJ
www.tonigoldfarb.com Toni L. Goldfarb is a New Jersey-based medical writer who started her career working in laboratory and clinical research. During over 25 years of writing about medical and scientific subjects, she has frequently collaborated with physicians in the preparation of research papers, monographs, continuing medical education programs, and patient education materials. Her work has also appeared in medical magazines, popular periodicals, and health newsletters. Previously she was the editor and publisher of Medical Abstracts Newsletter, which provided consumers with easy-to-understand summaries of new medical journal reports. She is also co-author of the American Lung Association’s popular smoking cessation book, 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life (Wiley, 1998). Author: Consumer-driven Healthcare—January/February 2008 - Mary Jo Gorman, MD, MBA
- Chief Executive Officer
Advanced ICU Care 999 Executive Parkway, Suite 320
St. Louis, MO 63141 Advisory Board: Evidence-based Medicine—January/February 2007 - David Hatem, MD
- President
American Academy of Communications in Healthcare
Internist University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MS Advisory Board: Patient-Physician Communications—July/August 2006 - Dr. Greg Hinson
- Family Practice Nantucket
57 Prospect St.
Nantucket, MA 02554 Dr. Greg Hinson is a family physician who operates a fully automated solo private practice on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts. His Website is www.ackdoc.com. Advisory Board: Technology in Practice—January/February 2006 - Stephen Hodes, MD
- Gastro Consultants 205 May Street
Edison, NJ 08837 Advisory Board: Guide to Well-Being—November/December 2006 - Cheryl R. Holland, CFP
- President, Abacus Planning Group, Inc
3200 Devine Street Suite 101
Columbia, SC 29205 Cheryl R. Holland, CFP, is a fee-only financial planner who’s been named among the top financial advisers by Worth magazine and Medical Economics. Bloomberg Wealth Manager twice included her in its annual survey of the top wealth managers in the nation. In addition, she has been widely quoted in Forbes, Money, Worth, Financial Planning, Journal of Financial Planning, Medical Economics, Investment Advisor, Kiplinger’s, Bloomberg Wealth Management, and other national financial publications. Advisory Board: Retirement Planning—May/June 2005 - Mark E. Huizenga
- 3841 Butterworth Dr. SW
Grand Rapids MI 49544
www.huizenga-consulting.com Advisory Board: Small Practice Survival Guide—May/June 2008 - Deborah Abrams Kaplan
- www.kaplanink.com or info@kaplanink.com Deborah Abrams Kaplan is a freelance journalist whose credits include the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, Continental and other publications. Prior to freelancing, she investigated medical malpractice claims for a physician-owned insurance company, representing doctors from the initial phone call through the litigation process. She continues to review and chronologize medical records and depositions for attorneys. Ms. Kaplan also worked as a project manager for Healthcare Technology Systems, where she wrote and edited scripts for telephone-based screening and monitoring systems used in clinical drug trials. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Advisory Board: Reducing Practice Risk—March/April 2008
- Ron Knaus, DO
- 1520 Gulf Blvd., Suite 1602
Clearwater, FL 33767 Advisory Board: Guide to Well-Being—November/December 2006 - Donald Jay Korn
- Donald is a New York-based financial writer with particular expertise in taxes, investments, real estate, financial planning, retirement planning, estate planning, life and health insurance. He has authored seven books on financial topics and is a regular contributor to Financial Planning, Black Enterprise, Tax Hotline and Bottom Line/Personal. He is a former Contributing Editor of Physicians Financial News.
Author: Retirement Planning—May/June 2005
Author: Financial Planning—March/April 2006
Author: Financial Visioning—May/June 2007 - Mark Langdon, Esq.
- Member, Arent Fox 1050 Conn. Ave. NW, D.C. 20036 Mark Langdon counsels on a wide variety of healthcare regulatory and reimbursement matters, with a particular focus on fraud and abuse investigations and corporate compliance. Mr. Langdon has represented a diverse array of industry clients, including hospitals and health systems, medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, managed-care companies, healthcare industry associations, long-term care providers, hospices, durable medical equipment companies, physicians and physician practices, management companies, telemedicine and ehealth providers, and ambulatory surgical centers. He has particular expertise on the Medicare/Medicaid Anti-Kickback Act, the Federal Physician “Stark” Law, and the False Claims Act. Advisory Board: Physician’s Legal Handbook—September/October 2005
- Diahann W. Lassus, CFP, CPA
- President, Lassus Wherley
1 Academy Street
New Providence, NJ 07974
www.lassuswherley.com Diahann W. Lassus is president and co-founder of Lassus Wherley, a wealth management firm with offices in New Providence, N.J. and Naples, Fla. Lassus Wherley is a fee-only firm with expertise in financial planning, investment management, tax preparation, and other financial capabilities. Ms. Lassus was named one of Worth magazine’s top financial advisers six times, beginning in 1994 with the top-60 list and most recently the 2004 Most Exclusive 100. She was named among the 120 Best Financial Advisers for Doctors by Medical Economics magazine. She has been profiled in the Dow Jones Investment Advisor Magazine, CPA Wealth Provider, the Journal of Financial Planning and Financial Advisor Magazine. She is an accomplished author and lecturer with articles appearing in newspaper financial columns and other financial-interest publications. She speaks on financial topics at universities and business seminars on a regular basis. Advisory Board: Financial Planning—March/April 2006 - Dr. Jonathan A. Leviss
- Medical Director, Sentillion, Inc.
300 Brickstone Sq.
Andover, MA 01810-1492 Dr. Jonathan Leviss serves as Medical Director, Healthcare Strategies for Sentillion, an Andover, Mass.-based provider of identity and access management solutions to the healthcare industry. Dr. Leviss also practices internal medicine at a community health center in West Warwick, R.I. Dr. Leviss has held faculty positions at the New York University School of Medicine and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, has co-authored papers in several peer-reviewed academic medical journals, and frequently presents at academic and industry conferences and forums. Advisory Board: Technology in Practice—January/February 2006 - Ryan Losi
- Piascik & Associates
Innsbrook Corporate Center 4470 Cox Road, Suite 250
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Advisory Board: Optimize Your Practice—March/April 2007 - Jayme Matchinski
- Partner, Harris Kessler & Goldstein LLC
640 North LaSalle Street, Suite 590
Chicago, IL 60610 Jayme Matchinski, an attorney with the Chicago firm of Harris Kessler & Goldstein, works with healthcare providers on regulatory compliance, reimbursement, licensure and certification issues, healthcare transactions, and the purchase, sale, and formation of healthcare entities. She has also successfully represented health care providers in reimbursement claims against insurance carriers and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Advisory Board: Maximizing Practice Profits—March/April 2005 - Scott Luria, MD
- Associate Professor
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Fletcher Allen Health Care 1 So. Prospect Street
Burlington, VT 05401 Advisory Board: Evidence-based Medicine—January/February 2007 - Mal Makin, CFP
- President, Professional Planning Group Westerly, RI Advisory Board: Financial Visioning—May/June 2007
- Allan Markus, MD, MS, MBA, FACP
- Director, Campus Health Service
Arizona State University
PO Box 872104
Tempe, AZ 85287-2104
www.asu.edu Dr. Allan Markus, MS, MBA, FACP, is Director of the Campus Health Service at Arizona State University in Tempe, where he oversees a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, and other medical professionals who provide health care services to the school’s nearly 65,000 students. In addition to his medical training, Dr. Markus has earned a Master of Science in management and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland University College. He also volunteers with the Phoenx-based Los Amigos Chapter of The Flying Samaritans, a group that provides medical care to remote areas of Baja California, Mexico. Advisory Board: Personal & Professional Growth—November/December 2007 - Yvonne Martin
- BMG NOW 1041 Via Sorrento
Newbury Park, CA 91320
230 McDill Dr.
Port Charlotte, FL 33953 Advisory Board: Optimize Your Practice—March/April 2007 - Robin McFee, DO, MPH, FACPM
- Toxicologist, Long Island Regional Poison and Drug Information Center
Winthrop-University Hospital 259 First St.
Mineola, NY 11501
www.lirpdic.org Dr. Robin McFee, MPH, FACPM, is a toxicologist at Winthrop-University Hospital’s Long Island Regional Poison and Drug Information Center and a clinical assistant professor in the department of preventive medicine at the State University of New York, Stonybrook. Dr. McFee is alsomedical director of Threat Scienceª, an emergency preparedness consultancy. She has published and lectured widely on topics such as bioterrorism and weapons of mass destruction, emerging pathogens, and medical toxicology (particularly among adolescent and pediatric populations). A graduate of New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. McFee has pursued additional training in toxicology and preventive medicine and received a master’s in public health from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. She is board certified in preventive medicine. Advisory Board: Emergency Planning—July/August 2007 - Timothy McNichols, MD
- Ferrell-Duncan Clinic
1001 E. Primrose
Springfield, MO 65807
www.ferrellduncan.com Dr. Timothy McNichols is an internist at Ferrell-Duncan Clinic, a physician-owned practice in Springfield, Mo. Dr. McNichols received his medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine. He joined Ferrell-Duncan shortly after completing his residency at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in California. Advisory Board: Personal & Professional Growth—November/December 2007 - Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/NPP, FAAN, FNAP
- Dean and Distinguished Foundation Professor in Nursing
Center for the Advancement of Evidence-Based Practice
Arizona State University 500 N 3rd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004-0698 Advisory Board: Evidence-based Medicine—January/February 2007 - Ann Mills
- Assistant Professor, Center for Biomedical Ethics—University of Virginia
POB 800758
Charlottesville, VA 22908 Ann Mills, M.sc. (Econ), MBA, is an assistant professor in Medical Education and member of the core faculty at the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Virginia. Ms. Mills is director of outreach programs and co-director of the Program in Ethics and Policy in Healthcare Systems. Ms. Mills has written on the healthcare delivery system and is co-author of two books on healthcare organization ethics. In addition, she is the editor of a recently published book which explores the ACGME competencies on professionalism and system-based practice. Advisory Board: Resolving Practice Dilemmas—July/August 2005 - Kathryn I. Moghadas
- 6400 South US HWY 17/92
Fern Park, Florida 32730 Advisory Board: Optimize Your Practice—March/April 2007 - Martin Moll
- Director
Aldrich Kilbride & Tatone Lake Oswego, OR Advisory Board: Managing Your Practice—May/June 2006 - Gwen Moran
- Author: Optimize Your Practice—March/April 2007
- Stephen S. Morse, PhD
- Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health 722 W. 168th St., Room 1021
New York, NY 10031
www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu Dr. Stephen S. Morse is associate professor of clinical epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. He is also founding director and senior research scientist at the school’s Center for Public Health Preparedness. In addition to his work in academics, Dr. Morse spent four years in the public sector as program manager for biodefense at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, part of the U.S. Department of Defense. He has served the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine on committees convened to address issues such as emerging pathogens and biological warfare, and has authored numerous publications on these topics. Dr. Morse has also collaborated with international scientists on projects such as the development of early warning and response systems for infectious disease prevention. Dr. Morse received his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin. Advisory Board: Emergency Planning—July/August 2007 - Peter S. Moskowitz, MD
- Executive Director, Center for Professional and Personal Renewal
555 Bryant St., Suite 160
Palo Alto, CA 94301
www.cppr.com Clinical Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Radiology
Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital
725 Welch Rd., Room 1635, MC 5654
Palo Alto, CA 94304
http://med.stanford.edu Dr. Peter Moskowitz is a career and life coach for medical professionals and Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Professional and Personal Renewal in Palo Alto, Calif. He is also a practicing radiologist and clinical professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. As a trained and certified professional and organizational coach since 1996, Dr. Moskowitz has worked with hundreds of physicians on issues such as work-life balance, career transitions, and stress management. He has also delivered presentations, workshops, and seminars for hospitals and medical professional societies on career and life management. Dr. Moskowitz received his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco, and he is board certified in diagnostic radiology. Advisory Board: Personal & Professional Growth—November/December 2007 - Rosemarie Nelson
- Principal
MGMA Health Care Consulting Group
Syracuse, NY Rosemarie Nelson is a Syracuse, N.Y.-based consultant for the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) in Englewood, Colo. She has experience as a medical office manager, in information technology, and as a consultant to physicians and practice professionals. Ms. Nelson conducts educational seminars and provides keynote speeches on a variety of healthcare technology and operational topics. She has authored numerous articles on practice management issues. Advisory Board: Technology in Practice—January/February 2006 - Andrea Nierenberg
- Principal, Nierenberg Group
420 East 51st St.
New York, NY 10022 Andrea Nierenberg heads The Nierenberg Group, a business consulting firm based in New York, which specializes in customized training, workshops and keynote addresses for business executives. She is author of Nonstop Networking: How To Improve Your Life, Luck and Career and Million Dollar Networking: The Sure Way to Find, Grow and Keep Your Business; both books are published by Capital Books. Ms. Nierenberg has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, Chicago Tribune and Entrepreneur. Advisory Board: Resolving Practice Dilemmas—July/August 2005 - Peggy J. Noonan
- Author: Evidence-based Medicine—January/February 2007
- Michael Ozner, MD
- Medical Co-Director of Wellness and Prevention
Baptist Hospital of Miami 13920 Southwest 92nd Ave.
Miami, FL 33176 Advisory Board: Guide to Well-Being—November/December 2006 - Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD
- Intrepid Resources®/The Medical Risk Manager Company 5000 West Esplanade Ave., #432
Metairie, Louisiana 70006 USA
www.intrepidresources.com Dr. Palmisano is president of Intrepid Resources/The Medical Risk Manager Company and lectures extensively on patient safety, risk management, leadership, medical liability reform, emergency communications, and disaster preparedness. He graduated from Tulane Medical School and Loyola Law School, and served as the 2003-2004 president of the American Medical Association. He is a clinical professor of surgery, clinical professor of medical jurisprudence at Tulane University School of Medicine and adjunct professor in the Department of Health Systems Management of the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans. Dr. Palmisano serves on the Board of Governors of the National Patient Safety Foundation, the Board of Governors of Tulane University Health Sciences Center, the editorial board of The Journal of Patient Safety and the Board of Governors of The Doctors Company. Advisory Board: Reducing Practice Risk—March/April 2008 - Steven Palmisano
- Chief Executive Officer
Emdat, Inc. Covington, LA Advisory Board: Managing Your Practice—May/June 2006 - Carol Patton
- Carol is a freelance journalist based in Las Vegas. More than 700 of her articles have appeared on Websites and in consumer magazines, newspapers and trade publications. She covers healthcare trends, medical practice management, human resources, business, technology and education. She is the author of Resolving Practice Dilemmas (Doctor’s Digest, July/August 2005).
Author: Finding Work-Life Balance—November/December 2005
Author: Resolving Practice Dilemmas—July/August 2005
Author: Guide to Well-Being—November/December 2006
Author: Managing Your Practice—May/June 2006 - Emily Paulsen
- Author: Patient-Physician Communications—July/August 2006
- Patricia E. Powers, MPPA
- President and CEO
Center for Health Improvement 1330 21st Street, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95814 Advisory Board: Evidence-based Medicine—January/February 2007 - Carol Pryor
- Senior Policy Analyst, The Access Project
89 South St., Suite 404
Boston, MA
www.accessproject.org Carol Pryor is the senior policy analyst at The Access Project, a Boston-based research and advocacy group focused on healthcare access. Ms. Pryor received Masters degrees in public health and education from Boston University. She has more than 20 years of publications experience. In her work with The Access Project, she has researched and written numerous reports on medical debt and other health policy issues for organizations such as The Commonwealth Fund and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Advisory Board: Health Policy Review—September/October 2007 - Kevin Quinley
- Senior Vice President, Medmarc Insurance Fairfax, VA Advisory Board: Surviving the Malpractice Crisis—September/October 2006
- Max Reiboldt
- Managing Partner, The Coker Group
1000 Mansell Exchange West, Suite 310
Alpharetta, GA 30222 J. Max Reiboldt, CPA, is managing partner and chief executive officer of The Coker Group, a national healthcare consulting firm based in Alpharetta, Ga. Mr. Reiboldt oversees Coker’s services and coordinates and supervises most projects. He personally engages in consulting projects with physicians and health systems nationwide. His expertise covers physician employment and compensation, physician network development, business and strategic planning, disengagements of practices and network unwinds, practice operational assessments, hospital-physician services, medical staff development, practice appraisals, and negotiations for acquisitions and sales. Mr. Reiboldt also performs financial analyses for health care entities as well as equity planning arrangements for medical practices. Advisory Board: Physician’s Legal Handbook—September/October 2005 - William M. Sage, MD, JD
- Vice Provost for Health Affairs
University of Texas at Austin, School of Law
727 E. Dean Keeton St.
Austin, TX 78705
www.utexas.edu/law Dr. William M. Sage is Vice Provost for Health Affairs and the James R. Dougherty Chair for Faculty Excellence at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law. Dr. Sage received both his medical and law degrees from Stanford University in 1988. An Elected Fellow to the Hastings Center, Dr. Sage has been teaching health law and related topics since 1995. In 2002, he served on the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Rapid Advance Demonstration Projects: Health Care Finance and Delivery Systems; in 2004, he participated in the JCAHO Tort Resolution and Injury Prevention Roundtable. Dr. Sage’s publications include numerous scholarly articles and book chapters on medical liability, tort reform, and other health law issues. He is currently on the editorial board of the journal Health Affairs. Advisory Board: Health Policy Review—September/October 2007 - Matt Salo
- Director, Health and Human Services Committee
National Governors Association
Hall of the States
444 N. Capitol St., Suite 267
Washington, DC 20001
www.nga.org Matt Salo is Director of the Health and Human Services Committee at the National Governors Association, a public policy organization representing U. S. governors. Mr. Salo’ss previous experience includes health policy work at the National Association of State Medicaid Directors. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia. Advisory Board: Health Policy Review—September/October 2007 - Ann Narinian Sanders, BS Pharm
- Senior Clinical Pharmacist Tampa General Hospital
2 Columbia Drive
Tampa, FL 33606
www.thg.org Ms. Sanders is a Senior Clinical Pharmacist with Tampa General Hospital, and a consultant pharmacist for the state of Florida. She received her B.S.Pharm from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, and is currently studying for her M.B.A. with dual concentrations in risk management and health care administration. As a pharmacist for 21 years, Ms. Sanders has worked at hospitals and long term care facilities in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Florida. Advisory Board: Reducing Practice Risk—March/April 2008 - James W. Satterfield
- President and Chief Operations Officer, Firestorm Solutions, LLC 1405 Old Alabama Rd.
Roswell, GA 30076
www.firestorm.com Mr. James W. Satterfield is president, chief operations officer, and co-founder of Firestorm Solutions, LLC, a risk management consulting firm specializing in business continuity and disaster planning. Mr. Satterfield has held upper management positions in various public and private companies. His experience in identifying and managing risk extends to the insurance and reinsurance, technology, communications, and environmental fields. An author of books on disaster planning, Mr. Satterfield is currently focused on disaster preparedness in schools and universities. Advisory Board: Emergency Planning—July/August 2007 - James W. Saxton, Esq.
- Shareholder, Stevens & Lee Lancaster, PA Advisory Board: Surviving the Malpractice Crisis—September/October 2006
- Kalyan Sennerikuppam
- President, Meritel Group Inc.
7942 North Lilley Road
Canton, MI 48187
www.meritelgroup.com Advisory Board: Small Practice Survival Guide—May/June 2008 - Richard Sheff, MD, Chairman and Executive Director
- The Greeley Company, The Division of HCPro, Inc.
59 Lockeland Ave.
Arlington, MA 02476 Dr. Richard A. Sheff serves as chairman and executive director for the Greeley Company, an Arlington, Mass.-based healthcare consulting and training company. Dr. Sheff, who practiced family medicine for 13 years, is a leading faculty member for Greeley’s national seminars and provides educational and consulting services in a wide range of areas including governance, hospital and medical staff performance improvement, managing poor quality and disruptive physicians, patient safety and error reduction, credentialing, medical staff effectiveness and redesign, medical staff leadership development, strategic planning, and regulatory compliance. He has also authored numerous books on healthcare related topics, is a popular national speaker and serves on the faculty of the American College of Physician Executives and The Governance Institute. Advisory Board: Finding Work-Life Balance—November/December 2005 - Richard Shames, MD
- The Preventive Medicine Center 25 Mitchell Blvd., Suite 8 San Rafael, CA 94903 Advisory Board: Guide to Well-Being—November/December 2006
- Lewis Sharps, MD, FACS
- President, Positive Physician’s Insurance Exchange 1500 E. Lancaster Avenue, Suite 104
Paoli, PA 19301
www.positivephysicians.com/ Dr. Lewis. Sharps is an orthopedic surgeon, as well as founder and president of Positive Physicians Insurance Exchange. Headquartered in Paoli. Pennsylvania, PPIX is the first physician-driven medical liability company in Pennsylvania. Advisory Board: Reducing Practice Risk—March/April 2008 - Marc Singer, MBA, CFP
- Founding Partner and Adviser, Singer Xenos Wealth Management
800 Douglas Road, Suite 750
Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.singerxenos.com Marc Singer is a founding partner and adviser of Singer Xenos Wealth Management in Coral Gables, FL. In 2004 Mr. Singer was named one of the nation’s 100 most exclusive advisers by Worth Magazine. He is also listed in Medical Economics Magazine as one of the nation’s 150 leading advisers. In addition to serving as a financial adviser, Mr. Singer is a member of the Singer Xenos investment committee, ensuring the implementation of sound investment strategies for the firm’s clients. He has developed innovative investment strategies that help physicians protect their personal assets from liability claims. He is actively involved in the current tort reform efforts and has lectured extensively on the topics of financial and investment planning and creditor protection for physicians. Mr. Singer holds a Masters of Business Administration degree and is a Certified Financial Planner with over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Advisory Board: Financial Planning—March/April 2006 - Edward A. Slott, CPA
- E. Slott & Company
100 Merrick Road, Suite 200 East
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
http://www.irahelp.com Ed Slott, CPA, is a nationally recognized IRA distribution expert and a professional speaker. He is the author of Parlay Your IRA into a Family Fortune (Viking; 2005), The Retirement Savings Time Bomb and How to Defuse It (Viking; 2003) and Ed Slott’s IRA Advisor, a monthly IRA newsletter and he is a personal finance columnist for numerous financial publications. Mr. Slott is often quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Time, Newsweek, Money Magazine, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, Medical Economics, Investor’s Business Daily, Smart Money and a host of additional national magazines and financial publications. Advisory Board: Retirement Planning—May/June 2005 - Kathy Stepp, President
- Stepp & Rothwell
7300 College Boulevard, Suite 150
Overland Park, KS 66210
www.steppandrothwell.com Kathy Stepp is a principal and founder of Stepp & Rothwell, a fee-only financial planning and investment advisory firm in Overland Park, Kansas. Ms. Stepp holds the designations of Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), and Personal Financial Specialist (PFS). She is a former national board member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), the largest professional organization of fee-only financial planners, having served as a NAPFA national conference chair. She also is a former board member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), Kansas City Chapter. She has been named among the top financial advisers in the country by Worth, Medical Economics and Mutual Funds magazines. Advisory Board: Financial Planning—March/April 2006 - Trevor J. Stone, MHSA
- Private Sector Advocacy Manager, American Academy of Family Physicians
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway
Leawood, KS 66211-2672 Trevor J. Stone, private sector advocacy manager with the American Academy of Family Physicians, assists AAFP members with health plan interaction issues, such as reimbursement problems, profiling letters, contracting and credentialing. Advisory Board: Maximizing Practice Profits—March/April 2005 - Joan Szabo
- Joan has written about business and health issues for the past 25 years. Before becoming a full-time freelance writer in 1995, she was senior editor for Nation’s Business, published by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She has written for a number of healthcare publications, including Physicians Financial News, Medical Laboratory Observer, Physicians Practice and the Joint Commission Perspectives on Patient Safety newsletter. She is the author of Maximizing Practice Profits (Doctor’s Digest, Mar./Apr. 2005).
Author: Physician’s Legal Handbook—September/October 2005
Author: Maximizing Practice Profits—March/April 2005
Author: Surviving the Malpractice Crisis—September/October 2006 - Susan M. Tellem
- President, CEO, Tellem Worldwide
11835 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 925 East
Los Angeles, CA 90064
www.tellem.com Susan M. Tellem, APR, is president and chief executive officer of Tellem Worldwide, a Los Angeles-based publicity and public relations agency. Her specialties include healthcare, beauty and fitness, animal products and services, as well as the Internet arena. Ms. Tellem is a 22-year member of Public Relations Society of America and serves on the board of the Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Association. An accomplished public speaker and frequent lecturer, she has won dozens of awards in public relations and marketing. Advisory Board: Resolving Practice Dilemmas—July/August 2005 - Grace-Marie Turner
- President, Galen Institute
P.O. Box 19080
Alexandria, VA 22320-0080
www.galen.org
Grace-Marie Turner is president and founder of the Galen Institute, a non-profit research organization focusing on healthcare policy. Ms. Tuner has a background in politics and journalism. She lectures and publishes regularly on topics related to free market healthcare reform. Ms. Turner has served on Federal healthcare advisory committees, including the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Medicaid Commission. In the mid-1990s, she was executive director of the National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform (also known as the Kemp Commission), a Congressional committee charged with investigating potential reforms to the U.S. tax code. Advisory Board: Consumer-driven Healthcare—January/February 2008 - Gray Tuttle, CHBC
- The Rehmann Group
4086 Legacy Parkway
Lansing, MI 48911
www.rehmann.com Advisory Board: Small Practice Survival Guide—May/June 2008 - Jack Valancy
- Jack Valancy Consulting Management for Health Care
12434 Cedar Road, Suite 2
Cleveland Heights, OH 44106 Jack Valancy, an independent practice consultant in Cleveland, has been advising physicians on all types of business management issues since 1979. Advisory Board: Maximizing Practice Profits—March/April 2005 - Neil Versel
- Neil is a Chicago-based freelance healthcare journalist, specializing in health information technology, healthcare quality, physician practice management and healthcare finance. He is a contributing editor of Health-IT World News and has written for numerous other healthcare publications, including Hospitals & Health Networks, Health Executive, Managed Care, Canadian Healthcare Technology and E-Health Insider. Mr. Versel also writes a Weblog on health information technology, at http://clinicalit.blogspot.com. Mr. Versel was a staff reporter at Modern Physician magazine, where he won two Crain Communications Editorial Excellence Awards. Author: Technology in Practice—January/February 2006
- Lynn Wagner
- Lynn is a healthcare writer based in Shepherdstown, W.Va. She has covered healthcare policy, business and research for over 20 years. She is the former Editor of Provider Magazine, published by the American Health Care Association. She also served as Washington Bureau Chief for Modern Healthcare and as Staff Reporter and Contributing Editor of Physicians Financial News. Author: Error-Proofing Your Practice—January/February 2005
- Dr. Catherine J. Wheeler
- Ob/Gyn, President, Utah Medical Society Salt Lake City, UT Advisory Board: Surviving the Malpractice Crisis—September/October 2006
- Drs. Les and Vicki Wilson
- Wilson Family Medicine 2009 Miccosukee Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32308 Advisory Board: Optimize Your Practice—March/April 2007 - Charles Young, MRCP
- BMJ Clinical Evidence
BMJ Publishing Group BMA House
Tavistock Square
London WC1H 9JR UK Advisory Board: Evidence-based Medicine—January/February 2007 - Karen Zupko
- President, Karen Zupko & Associates, Inc.
625 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 702
Chicago, IL 60611
ww.karenzupko.com Karen Zupko is president of Karen Zupko & Associates, a Chicago-based practice management consulting and training firm with clients nationwide. Ms. Zupko built her firm from a "solo practice" to a team of 17. Consultants and advisers at Karen Zupko & Associates have specific skills in management, reimbursement, marketing, Internet services, financial management, and contracting. Clients include physician practices, medical societies, academic medical centers, Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and medical associations. Ms. Zupko is on the board of editorial consultants of Medical Economics magazine, and is a member of the American Marketing Association, the Health Care Strategy Forum and Women in Communications, and has served on the board of trustees of Chicago’s Grant Hospital. Advisory Board: Physician’s Legal Handbook—September/October 2005 - Edward Zurad, MD
- Family Physician Tunkhannock, PA Advisory Board: Surviving the Malpractice Crisis—September/October 2006
