MedAxiom Fall 2014 Speakers

	Margie Amato MBA, RHIA, ACS-CA Vice President, Revenue Cycle Solutions and Senior Consultant MedAxiom Margie Amato, MBA, RHIA, ACS-CA, has worked in health care administration for over 25 years. In her role as Director of MedAxiom’s Business Office Coding Network (BOCN) Margie helps member practices improve the profitability and effectiveness of the complete billing process. This is accomplished through extensive educational coding programs, networking and by utilizing a management system of key indicators to measure and benchmark each step of the billing process. Her health care experience varies from coding and quality/utilization management to oncology service-line management. The most recent years have been devoted to cardiology practice management. Before coming to MedAxiom, Margie served as Practice Administrator for Utah Heart Clinic for 10 years and then served as the Director of Physician Services for a Salt Lake City hospital where she started and managed a cardiology practice, a neurosurgery practice, and a hospitalist program. Margie holds a Bachelors Degree in Health Information Management from the College of Saint Mary and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska. Margie maintains credentials as a Registered Health Information Administrator and an Advanced Coding Specialist in Cardiology. Margie currently serves on the Board of Medical Specialty Coding where she writes and updates test questions for the ACS-CA and SCP-CA Cardiology coding exams. She recently served on the Utah Health Information Management Association Board as the Director of Alternate Care. Margie also served in the Presidency of the Utah MGMA Board of Directors for 7 years.

	Jeff Anderson MD, MPH, MBA, FACC Physician The Heart Institute at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Jeffrey B. Anderson, MD, MPH, MBA, FACC, is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology; he has a master’s in public health with an emphasis on epidemiology. Dr. Anderson has spent the last several years working with infants with congenital heart disease with nutritional failure to better understand the etiology of their growth problems and to design interventions to improve their growth. In addition, he has obtained formal training in Health Services Research methodology through completion of courses offered through the James M. Anderson Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Anderson is the Chair of the Research and Publication Committee of the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative, the Director of Value Delivery and the Chief Quality Officer of the Heart Institute at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

	John Austin Chief Operating Officer Oklahoma Heart Hospital South John Austin serves as Chief Operating Officer for the physician owned Oklahoma Heart Hospital South.Mr. Austin joined Oklahoma Heart Hospital South (OHHS) in 2008 and was instrumental in the development, construction, and opening of the specialty hospital.Since opening in January 2010, John has added several successful services lines including neurosurgery, interventional pain management, intensive cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary function & stress testing, MRI, and a 70,000 square foot medical office building.OHHS is currently ranked in the 99thpercentile for patient satisfaction according to Press Ganey. Mr. Austin holds a Masters in Healthcare Administration from Washington University and a Bachelor in Business Administration from Howard Payne University.Mr. Austin is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and currently serves on many local community boards.Mr. Austin previously held similar senior administrative positions in Kansas, Florida, and Oklahoma.

	Ben Bache-Wiig MD President Abbott Northwestern Hospital, part of Allina Health Ben Bache-Wiig, MD, is president of Abbott Northwestern Hospital, the largest Allina Health hospital. Prior to this role, Dr. Bache-Wiig served as vice president of medical affairs for Abbott Northwestern from 2009 to 2011. Dr. Bache-Wiig is board-certified in internal medicine. As an accomplished medical executive, he supports values-based leadership and advocates for high-quality patient care. He completed his undergraduate studies at Michigan State University. He attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin and completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Dr. Bache-Wiig has 20 years of experience as part of the North Clinic, PA, a multi-specialty clinic with more than 50 physicians, serving both as a medical director and physician president. He has been recognized several times by Minneapolis/St. Paul magazine as one of the area's top physicians.

	Alan Baum MD, FACC Physician Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio Dr. Baum joined Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio in 1997 and has played a key role in its growth and success ever since. He and Dr. Fernando Triana pioneered the Cardio-Hospitalist Program at Methodist Hospital providing 24/7 coverage and care for heart patients in San Antonio and throughout South Texas. Dr. Baum has a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Austin College in Sherman, Texas, and a medical degree from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, in Galveston, Texas. He completed his internship, residency and fellowship at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas. Dr. Baum was chief resident from 1990 to1991 and chief fellow from 1993 to 1994. After completing his fellowship, Dr. Baum served as a staff cardiologist at Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic and as an assistant professor at Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine in Temple, Texas until 1997. Dr. Baum belongs to a number of professional organizations including Texas Medical Association and American College of Cardiologists. He is board certified in Cardiovascular Diseases.

	Ginger Biesbrock PA-C, MPAS, MPH, AAC VP - Consulting MedAxiom Consulting Ginger Biesbrock is currently the Director of Operations at West Michigan Heart, a 39 Physician practice with 24 mid-level providers. Ginger oversees all operations for ambulatory services, tertiary care and rural health practices. Ginger’s background as a Physician Assistant with a Master of Physician Assistant Studies from Grand Valley State University has been a valuable asset to her work in operations. Ginger also obtained a Master of Public Health degree from Michigan State University. Prior to her role as Director, Ginger was the COO of The Cardiovascular Group at Centra-health. This consisted of 22 Physicians and 10 mid-level providers. Ginger’s responsibility included all operations for ambulatory services in an outpatient department of Centra-health. Ginger has been a Midlevel Provider for 13 years, 10 of which have been in Cardiology and the other 3 years were spent in Internal Medicine. She has worked in acute care settings and also provided ambulatory services. Both Grand Valley State University and Western Michigan University have utilized Ginger as an adjunct faculty member for the past 8 years. Ginger has done process improvement work to include readmissions, Heart Failure clinic operations, multidisciplinary clinic development and general office operations. She has received greenbelt training in Lean/Six-sigma.

	Cathleen Biga President & CEO Cardiovascular Management of Illinois Cathleen Biga is President and CEO of Cardiovascular Management of Illinois. She has over 30 years experience in health care, including positions as hospital CEO, VPof patient Care services and has been active in practice management for the last 15 years. She has recently completed three integrations for her current groups – successfully transitioning 46 cardiologists. CMI now offers management, billing, and EHR support for the integrated groups. Cathleen serves as the Executive Director of Adventist Heart and Vascular Institute and is instrumental in the development and growth of the CV Service Line for the organization. She has been active nationally with consulting and lecturing on physician/hospital integration, development and formation of CV SL, quality initiatives, development of Clinical co management agreements, designing balanced quality score cards, and advocacy issues. She serves on the advisory board of Medaxiom, is Past-President of CSCA, past-president of Cardiology Advocacy alliance, an active member of numerous ACC committees and workgroups and is on the Illinois Board of Councilors of ACC. She serves on multiple Boards and remains active in her community. With her background in hospital administration she is able to bring a unique perspective to practice management in these complex times.

	David Bishop Director - CV Service Line St. Luke's Heart David Bishop currently serves as the Service Line Administrator for St. Luke’s Heart. Prior to this he was the Senior Director for St. Luke’s Clinic in the heart and lung service line. He has been with St. Luke’s for the past 19 years in a variety of roles both inpatient and outpatient. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Science, along with a Master of Health Science degree from Boise State University. David has been involved in the community for several years including volunteering on United Way committees, serving as a Boy Scouts of America Volunteer, participating in the Rotary Club of Boise, and serving on several committees for the St. Luke’s Health Foundation. David is married and has a son and two daughters. In his spare time he enjoys fishing, white water rafting, restoring classic cars, and spending time with his family.

	Gerald Blackwell MD, FACC President/Chairman of the Board Wellmont CVA Heart Institute Dr. Gerald Blackwell graduated from Marshall University School of Medicine in 1983 and completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at Ohio State University in 1986. Dr. Blackwell went on to complete a Cardiology Fellowship in 1980 at Ohio State University and received special training in Cardiac Nuclear Magnetic Resonance at the University of Alabama-Birmingham in 1990. He was Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Medicine at the University of Alabama until 1995 when he joined the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute. Dr. Blackwell has expertise in all aspects of general cardiology and has special interests in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, (MRI) and Nuclear Cardiology. He is board-certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and member of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Dr. Blackwell serves as President of the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute. He is also the governor of the Tennessee chapter of the American College of Cardiology.

	Denise Brown VP – Business Intelligence Solutions & Senior Consultant MedAxiom Consulting Denise Brown is the Vice-President of MedAxiom Consulting. As a health care executive with over 25 years of experience in hospital system and private practice healthcare operations, operational efficiency, physician recruitment, business development, marketing, and facilities planning; she recently achieved her Green Belt in Lean Sigma from the Johns Hopkins, Center for Innovation in Quality Patient Care. Prior to her current position she was Chief Operating Officer at West Michigan Heart in Grand Rapids, Michigan. There she led the clinical, technical and business operations initiatives; business development efforts and operationalized both co-management and integration efforts for the practice. Ms. Brown also served as Director of Business Development for Wisconsin Heart and Vascular Clinics, owners of the Wisconsin Heart Hospital. She has extensive experience in developing clinical program models to drive referring physician, patient/consumer and payer engagement. Denise also held prior positions as the AV.P. of Purchasing for Health Services Corporation of America (HSCA) one of the founding members of AmeriNet GPO as well as Materials Management Directorships at two healthcare systems in Wisconsin.

	Dwight Chrisman MD, FACC Interventional Cardiologist Arkansas Cardiology After completing work on his bachelor’s degree at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Dr. Chrisman attended UA for Medical Sciences and earned his MD degree in 1997. Following his internships and residencies in internal medicine at UAMS, he went on to complete a fellowship at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio. He holds board certification in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, and nuclear cardiology. Dr. Chrisman’s specialty interests in cardiology include high-risk artery intervention, carotid artery stenting, renal artery and lower extremity intervention, and acute heart attack intervention and recovery. Dr. Chrisman was the first cardiologist in Arkansas to provide carotid artery stenting and is a member of the Baptist Medical Center steering committee to provide faster treatment for acute heart attack patients. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and holds memberships in the American Board of Internal Medicine, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and American Society of Cardiovascular Tomography.

	Edmund Coyne MD, FACP, FACC President Cardiovascular Medicine, PC (Davenport) Dr. Coyne received his undergraduate training at Boston University and his medical degree from Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency in the Department of Medicine at St. Elizabeth.s Hospital in Boston. While a major in the Air Force, he completed his Cardiology Fellowship at Wilford Hall U.S.A.F. Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Since 2004, Dr. Coyne has held the position of President at Cardiovascular Medicine, P.C. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors for Genesis Heart Institute. Dr. Coyne is a fellow in the American College of Physicians and the American College of Cardiology. His professional memberships include the Iowa Medical Society, the Scott County Medical Society, and the American Medical Association. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease. He is licensed to practice in both Iowa and Illinois and is available for outpatient consultation and follow-up visits at the Davenport East Rusholme Iocation. He has staff privileges at Genesis Medical Centers and Trinity Medical Centers.

	Brian Dearing MD, FACC, FSCI Physician Cardiology Associates Dr. Dearing is originally from Mandeville, Louisiana, and attended undergraduate and medical school at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He completed his internship, residency and fellowships in cardiology and interventional cardiology at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, formerly Alton Oschner Medical Foundation. Dr. Dearing is currently Interventional Cardiologist and Peripheral Vascular Intervention of Cardiology Associates. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Board in Cardiovascular Disease, Subspecialty Board Interventional Cardiology.

	Audrey Douglas-Cooke VP Patient Care Services Sentara Heart Hospital Ms. Douglas-Cooke has worked in the health care profession for the past 30 years amassing a wealth of experience ranging from Oncology to Surgery to her current role as Associate Nurse Executive for Sentara Heart Hospital. Although her career keeps her quite busy and engaged, Ms. Douglas-Cooke is a sought after speaker for the past 10 years. Because of her expansive knowledge base, it is not uncommon to hear Ms. Douglas-Cooke speak on topics such as Cardiac Disease in Women, Organizational Leadership or Health Care and its Impact on the Business Community. On various occasions, Ms. Douglas-Cooke serves as a motivational speaker, addressing her audience on a multi-disciplinary array of topics that have included “The Power of One”. “Getting Started, Getting Motivated and Changing You” etc. She is currently a member of several service organizations. She is currently President, National Coalition of 100 Black Women-Tidewater Chapter and Vice President Iota Phi Lamba Sorority, Norfolk Chapter. As a member of the Board of Directors for the American Cancer Society, she has played a strategic role in coordinating the merger of the Mid-Atlantic Division. Having also served as a member of the National Board of Directors for the American Cancer Society, Ms. Douglas-Cooke has promoted and initiated many programs that positively affected cancer patients nationwide. Ms. Douglas-Cooke was selected by the Governor of Virginia to serve on the Board of Directors for the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation. There, she collaborated with the Virginia Senators and the House Delegates to carefully plan and oversee the execution of the dollars attained from the Phillip Morris Settlement for tobacco prevention. It is difficult to cite the numerous accolades and awards Ms. Douglas-Cooke has received during her ongoing stellar career. She has received the Volunteer of the Year Award from the American Cancer Society. She was also bestowed the June Rosenthal Memorial Mission Award which is granted to someone whose volunteerism radiates the core essence of honor, servitude and dignity. Ms. Douglas-Cooke also received the highest honor from the American Cancer Society, namely the St. George National Award. A strong advocate for research, Ms. Douglas-Cooke has written or co-authored several internal articles on various health topics, the most recent of which was published in 2009 on Interactive Education with Heart Failure patients.

	Rock Erekson MBA, CMPE CEO Pavilion Services, LLC Rock Erekson is the CEO of Pavilion Services; a St. Louis based Management Services Company. Pavilion Services was created in late 2010 as a spin-off of the central services staff of Metro Heart Group of St. Louis (MHG). Pavilion was created by the Board of MHG in anticipation of physicians' integration with competing hospital systems. Pavilion provides a wide range of 'back office' business functions for the integrating physician(s) as well as, the hospital systems with which they have aligned. These business functions have received National recognition. The services include revenue cycle management, Information Technology (IT), Electronic Health Records (EHR), accounting, transcription and administrative/consultative services. Previously the Executive Director of Metro Heart Group of St. Louis, formerly a 38 physician cardiology group, he has served in this position since January 1996. With the myriad of changes and challenges facing private practices today, he has taken an active leadership role both nationally and within the St. Louis metropolitan healthcare market including his participation with MedAxiom, Cardiology Advocacy Alliance and the Medical Group Management Association. Graduating in 1978 with a BS in Business, Rock entered the health care work force as an assistant administrator of a multi-specialty physician group, the Budge Clinic, which is now affiliated with Intermountain Healthcare in northern Utah. After completing his MBA at Utah State University in 1985, he accepted the position of Executive Director of University Surgical Associates, and while in Louisville directed formation of University Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates and University Pediatric Surgical Associates, the physician private practices of the Department of Surgery at University of Louisville Medical School in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1994 he relocated to Utah as the Director of Professional Services for the state of Utah with HealthTrust and subsequently Columbia, HCA.

	Doug Garner VP Thomas Hospital Doug has been with Thomas Hospital since January, 1994 and was promoted to Vice President in June, 1994. He joined Thomas with 19 years of prior healthcare and information systems experience. Thomas Hospital, a non-profit, community hospital, is the premier provider of acute care in Baldwin County, one of the fastest growing and most dynamic healthcare markets in Alabama. Doug's direct operations and planning responsibilities and experience while at Thomas Hospital have involved essentially all areas of the Hospital with focus on the cardiovascular service line. Doug received his Bachelor of Science in Banking and Finance (1974) and his Masters in Finance (1976) from the University of Alabama. He is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma business honorary society and a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

	Sanford Gips Managing Partner The Heart House Dr. Gips graduated from The University of Michigan with Magna Cum Laude distinction. He received his M.D. and cardiology training from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. While there, Dr. Gips was a member of the AOA Honor Society and the recipient of the Upjohn Award for Clinical Excellence.

	Alan Greenwood Principal/Corporate HR/Training Director Inspiration FX Alan, who is originally from Cheshire England, brings 17+ years’ experience in leading, training and inspiring company teams to work effectively together. As a consultant, speaker and author, Alan has educated others on how to rekindle the passion and rediscover their “WHY” for their profession. As a Company Culture Architect™, he thoroughly understands the commonly overlooked importance of developing professional mindful relationships that build trust, value, respect and open communication within teams. He has held senior level leadership positions in the multi-billion dollar hotel and leisure industry. And as a consultant, Alan applies his knowledge capital to other markets such as; Medical, Education, Technology, Government, Non-profit and Entertainment. By accessing and applying behavioural and cognitive sciences to his methodology, he has helped diverse teams achieve their tasks at hand. Alan’s motto “Inspired people make an extraordinary world.” He provides Leadership, Management Consulting, Personal Development and Dimensions of Diversity programs worldwide from USA and Europe to the South Pacific Islands. Alan has had the pleasure of successfully facilitating workshops for 70+ nationalities around the globe. In one case study - Alan worked with a business that was under performing and helped increased their revenue by 220% with-in an 18-month period. He did this by training team members on how to develop their company culture by utilizing conflict resolution skills, and engaging in crucial conversations.

	Pat Holloway Chief Operating Officer Oklahoma Heart Hospital Physicians Pat Holloway is Chief Operating Officer of Oklahoma Heart Hospital Physicians (OHHP), the state’s largest cardiovascular provider consisting of 65 employed physicians and 24 mid-level providers. He has served as the group’s chief administrator for the past 14 years and has been integrally involved in the formation, development and operations of Oklahoma Heart Hospital (OHH), the physician group’s parent organization. OHH consists of two specialty heart hospitals (99-bed OHH North and 62-bed OHH South) with combined volumes of approximately 1,400 open heart surgeries, 4,000 coronary interventions, 12,000 coronary caths, 500 endarterectomies and 300 peripheral bypass grafts. Prior to OHHP, Pat worked as Chief Executive Officer for two cardiovascular groups affiliated with MedCath, Inc. and as Director of Physician Operations with Baptist Health System in Birmingham, Alabama. He received his BS and MBA degrees in accounting and finance from the University of North Texas and his MHA degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

	Ann Honeycutt Practice Administrator Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists, Richmond, VA Ann has been the Executive Director for Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists, a 38 man cardiology group in Richmond, VA. for 12 years. VCS is the largest independent cardiology group in Central Virginia. She has served in numerous roles in healthcare for over 30 years including the CEO for Stuart Circle Hospital and Executive Director for St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond, Va. Ann is the Administrative liaison for the Va. Chapter of the ACC and has served on the Cardiology Advocacy Board (CAA) since inception in 2005 and was President in 2007. During her years in Richmond, Ann has played an active role in the community working with the AHA, Children’s Hospital and RMGMA. She has served on the Children’s Hospital Board for over 16 years and was Chairman of the Board for 4 years. Ann was also involved with Central Virginia Health Network, the first network for non profit hospitals in Richmond prior to the hospital consolidations, and served as their chairman. She is currently working with other independent groups in Richmond to develop a clinically integrated network. VCS has been involved in Clinical Co Management partnerships with their local hospital.

	Suzette Jaskie President & CEO MedAxiom Consulting Suzette Jaskie is President of MedAxiom Consulting and the Executive Vice-President of MedAxiom. Ms. Jaskie was the CEO of West Michigan Heart and Wisconsin Heart and Vascular in Milwaukee, WI prior to her current position. She also previously served as the Executive Director of the Frederick Meijer Heart and Vascular Institute, for Spectrum Health System in Grand Rapids, MI, that governs and manages the cardiovascular service line for the regional health system. Ms. Jaskie has a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Hartford and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin. Ms. Jaskie is a former President of Medical Group Management Association's cardiovascular assembly (CSCA) and is currently a serving on the American College of Cardiology's Practice Management Council. Ms. Jaskie is a faculty member of the American College of Cardiology Advanced Leadership Institute and a former board member of the Cardiovascular Advocacy Alliance. She has rich experience in strategic planning and program development and has been a speaker at numerous conferences on varied topics such as Physician Compensation, Strategic Planning, Product Line and Program Development, Performance Management, Operations Efficiency, as well as Governance and Leadership.

	William Katsiyiannis MD, MS, FACC, FHRS Chariman of Cardiology Minneapolis Heart Institute Dr. Katsiyiannis has a special interest and experience in performing complex catheter ablations, as well as device implants and extractions. He is the co-director of the Genetic Arrhythmia Clinic and screens, diagnosis and cares for families who have been affected by long QT syndrome, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD), brugada syndrome, left ventricular noncompaction, catecholamine-induced, polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. He is a recognized expert in his field, speaking nationally on the latest in abnormal heart rhythms.

	Nicole Knight Director, Revenue Cycle Solutions MedAxiom Nicole Knight, LPN, CPC, CCS-P, has worked in health care administration for over 18 years. Her health care experience varies from Cardiology and Neurology practice operations, clinical management, business office management, and consulting for coding and compliance. The most recent years have been devoted to practice operations and Electronic Health Record project management and implementation. Before coming to MedAxiom, Nicole served as Practice Administrator for Baptist Neurology and Northeast Florida Cardiology. She has continued to work as a coding and compliance consultant for various multi-specialty practices including Neurology, Hematology/Oncology, Radiology, Orthopedic, ENT, Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Internal Medicine. She has provided procedure and Evaluation and Management audits, reporting, physician and staff compliance education sessions nationally. Nicole maintains her LPN licensure in Louisiana and Florida. She is a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders and the American Health Information Management Association. She received her Advanced Coding Certification with the Board of Medical Specialty Coding. Nicole is a certified AHIMA ICD-10-CM Trainer and completed a Lean Healthcare training course at Johns Hopkins University. She also serves on the Physician Practice Council for AHIMA.

	Dr. Warren S. Levy MD, FACC President & Chief Medical Officer Virginia Heart Dr. Levy is an interventional cardiologist who serves as President and Chief Medical Officer of Virginia Heart, located in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. Virginia Heart remains an independent private practice with 38 cardiologists and18 Nurse Practitioners providing care at nine clinical offices and six hospitals, covering a large geographic footprint. Dr. Levy has served on committees of the American College of Cardiology, as Chairman of Clinical Risk Management (Peer Review) for a major hospital, is Medical Director of Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Services and has served on the Admissions Committee of The George Washington University School of Medicine. He is currently Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Cardiology at The Georgetown University School of Medicine and has published multiple studies as first author in major peer reviewed medical journals. Dr. Levy currently serves on the Advisory Council for MedAxiom, coordinates the physician meetings at the MedAxiom Conferences and is Medical Director for the new CME credit available to physicians at this year’s meetings.

	Elizabeth Mann Partner Mayer Brown Law Firm Elizabeth Mann is a partner of Mayer Brown based in the firm's Los Angeles office. She concentrates her practice on health care regulatory and litigation matters and co-leads Mayer Brown's significant Health Care practice. Elizabeth acts as outside General Counsel to a health care organization that insures, delivers and administers clinical care in 48 states. This organization is reimbursed by both private and public payors. She has advised this organization with respect to regulatory, contracting, reimbursement and litigation matters. Elizabeth is familiar with the significant regulatory changes resulting from the enactment and implementation of the ACA, and the ongoing change requirements resulting from the expansion of government coverage under both Medicare and Medicaid. She advises participants in all aspects of the health care system, including insurers, provider groups, group purchasing organizations, hospital systems, pharmacy benefit managers and providers of senior care living facilities and medical services. Elizabeth's health care litigation experience is quite varied. She was lead counsel for American Specialty Health in a nationwide antitrust litigation concerning Medicare Advantage benefits. The defendant was a large public company providing health benefits. This case was successfully resolved before trial with ASH achieving all of its litigation goals. Elizabeth represented Amgen, Inc. defending a nationwide antitrust matter involving the marketing and sale of anticancer therapies. After a lengthy bench trial where Amgen prevailed defeating preliminary injunction claims, the case was favorably settled. Elizabeth has handled a number of qui tam actions involving claims under federal and multiple state laws. She represented a major pharmaceutical company defending qui tam claims brought by an individual realtor and multiple states, including California. Elizabeth also defended American Specialty Health in a nationwide class action asserting that insureds were denied health benefits in violation of ERISA. Elizabeth and her team achieved a complete dismissal with prejudice of this litigation. Elizabeth's clients report that they have been very satisfied with the litigation outcomes she has delivered. They attribute this success to her mature sense of risk assessment, allowing her to give "odds beating" advice when it comes to strategic decisions involving how hard to push a case, whether to try it, and when, and under what circumstances, to settle. Many of Elizabeth’s clients report that over time she has become a valuable member of their management team, having developed a strong understanding of their business needs and imperatives. Elizabeth’s clients often refer her services to their colleagues. Elizabeth is very active in the Los Angeles legal community. She is the Chair Emeritus of the Litigation Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. She is a member of the Board of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers. In these capacities she regularly interacts with prominent Los Angeles judges and attorneys. Elizabeth has twice been named by the Daily Journal as one of the top 100 women litigators in California. Elizabeth was instrumental in securing the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles’s 2007 Pro Bono Partner of the Year award for a prior firm. Elizabeth is also a member of the Board of Directors of LA's Promise. LA's Promise is a non-profit organization that partners with Los Angeles Unified School District to manage two inner city high schools. LA's Promise is part of a growing trend toward public-private partnerships designed to enhance the performance of troubled schools increasing educational opportunities in diverse and often blighted neighborhoods. In addition, Elizabeth is a member of the Board of Directors of the Constitutional Rights Foundation.

	Mark McDonald MA, CMPE Assistant Vice President The Heart Institute at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Mark McDonald received an MA from the University of Cincinnati. Subsequently, he held positions with Kaiser Permanente as Manager, Management Engineering, the Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati as the Vice President for Cardiovascular Services, and the Ohio Heart and Vascular Center as the Chief Operating Officer prior to joining the Heart Institute at Cincinnati Children’s as the Assistant Vice President (AVP). The Heart Institute AVP role is responsible for the integration of the clinical and research missions of the Heart Institute, strategic planning and daily operational business management. The institute encompasses Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, elements of other medical specialties and basic science research as a completely integrated service line. McDonald is published on strategic planning, operations analysis, facility design and cardiovascular business development. The articles reflect extensive experience in private practice, integrated delivery networks, adult and pediatric cardiovascular services.

	Mike Mytych Principal Health Information Consulting, LLC Mr. Mytych is Principal and Founder of Health Information Consulting, LLC and has over fifteen years of consulting experience both domestic and international. Mr. Mytych is a recognized expert in Electronic Health Records (EHR) Health Information Exchange (HIE), Clinical Systems, RCM and Process Integration. His EHR expertise is recognized in Cardiology, Cancer/Oncology, Orthopedics and Nephrology/Dialysis and has conducted over 100 vendor selection engagements. His projects have included assisting Integrated Delivery Systems and Regional Health Information Organizations to exchange and access patient records across legal boundaries including the Minnesota eHealth Initiative, Wisconsin Health Information Exchange, District of Columbia Exchange, and the Manhattan Exchange, NYCLIX. Mr Mytych has worked as an advisor to major corporations, investment research firms, venture capital firms such as Amerisource Bergen, Baxter, IBM, Glaxo/Smith Kline, Convergence, Quest Diagnostics and others. He has a clinical background in pharmacy and he has 15 years Health Care vendor sales experience and was VP of Sales for Physician Systems at Baxter prior to starting his consulting practice. He holds a B.S. Degree from the University of Dubuque in Economics and a MBA from Marquette University. He is an adjunct faculty member at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee teaching Health Care Information Systems & Technology Procurement in the Masters Program for Health Care Informatics and has spoken at over two dozen health care conferences.

	Dr. Jorge Navas Vice President Clearwater Cardiovascular Consultants Dr. Navas was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Navas earned his Bachelors of Science degree at the University of Notre Dame and his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico Medical School. Dr. Navas completed his internship and residency at the University of Puerto Rico Medical School/San Juan VA Hospital. He completed his clinical cardiology fellowship and research fellowship at Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women’s Hospital receiving an Individual National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Navas joined Clearwater Cardiovascular and Interventional Consultants in 1994. Prior to joining the practice, he was an associate physician and instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, and a staff physician at the Atlanta VA Hospital, and assistant professor of medicine at Emory University. Dr. Navas is also an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Navas is board certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine. His main areas of expertise are clinical cardiology and diagnostic cardiac imaging, including echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, vascular imaging, cardiac PET scanning and Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Dr. Navas serves as chairman of noninvasive modalities at CCIC and he monitors the regulatory issues that affect these areas. In 2012, Dr. Navas was awarded "The Excellence in Medicine Award" by the Morton Plant Mease Foundation in recognition of his medical excellence and contributions to the community.

	Jeff Ozmon VP- Consulting MedAxiom Consulting Jeff has more than 20 years of healthcare industry experience serving health systems, hospitals, medical groups and academic institutions. For the past 4 years, Jeff has served as the VP at Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, an integrated 85 member cardiology and CT surgery group at Carolinas Healthcare System. During Jeff’s tenure at Sanger he was responsible for 26 locations, representing over 500 employees in North Carolina and South Carolina. Previously, he spent 3 years with LarsonAllen, LLP as a healthcare consultant with expertise in physician-hospital alignment, strategic and business planning, compensation plans, process improvement, organizational development, governance and leadership development. Jeff's experience also includes serving as large group administrator for Primary Care, Multispecialty and Specialty group in both private practice and integrated health systems including Sentara and Columbia/HCA. He has a Masters of Business Administration from Averett University and is a Certified Medical Practice Executive since 2009.

	Matt Phillips MD President Austin Heart Hospital, HCA Matthew Phillips, MD is originally from New York City, NY. He received his MD degree at the University of Michigan. He completed his internship and residency and cardiology fellowship at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland AFB, TX. Dr. Phillips is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology and in the sub-specialty of Cardiovascular Disease. His areas of special interest are in clinical and nuclear cardiology. He currently serves as President of Austin Heart, PA.

	Joel Porter Attorney Maynard, Cooper & Gale Joel Porter received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Auburn University in 1999 and both a Juris Doctor and Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Alabama in 2004. Mr. Porter assists health care providers, including both hospitals and physician groups, on a wide variety of matters, such as contracting, transactional issues, compensation issues, fraud and abuse, reimbursement, compliance and other matters. Mr. Porter has also developed a specialized expertise representing and advising physician groups and hospitals/health systems across the United States in integration transactions and related ventures that are designed to improve the quality and delivery of health care services to patients in their local communities. Such representation typically includes the negotiation of long-term physician employment or services agreements, practice group purchase or leasing agreements, service line management agreements and governance documents for the integrated practices.

	Marshall Priest MD Physician St. Luke's Heart

	Cynthia Reed MBA, RT, R, MR COO Orlando Health Heart Institute Cindy Reed is an accomplished and experienced healthcare leader at the Orlando Health Heart Institute. With 30 years in healthcare, she has a proven track-record in leading her organization and team to long-term success. Reed began her healthcare career in Radiology. After years in the clinical setting, she moved into leadership as the Director of Radiology Services, then became Administrator for Ancillary and Diagnostic Services at Orlando Regional Medical Center, the only level one trauma center in Central Florida, before accepting the role she holds today, Chief Operating Officer for the Orlando Health Heart Institute. As administrator for Orlando Regional Medical Center, she led over 800-employees, at the 808 bed, acute care facility. Since becoming COO and in collaboration with the Orlando Health Heart Institute physician leaders, she directed efforts which resulted in improved alignment of services, standardization of care and supply chain management and improved quality and financial performance for the cardiovascular service line. Additionally, Reed provided operational oversight for the design, construction and opening of the Heart Institute’s 150,000 square-foot outpatient facility; which provides a variety of services including physician practices, diagnostic testing, rehabilitation and on-site pharmacy and laboratory. Reed is an active board member for the American Heart Association, including the Executive Leadership Team for Go Red for Women, the Heart Walk and annual Heart Ball. She continues to be a member of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and maintains her professional licensure. Reed is a proud alumnus of Northcentral University where she earned her Masters of Business Administration and from Florida Southern College, where she earned her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude.

	Douglas Rothrock MD, FACC Interventional Cardiologist/Electrophysiologist Prescott Cardiology Dr. Rothrock is an interventional cardiologist and founded Prescott Cardiology in March 1998. Dr. Rothrock graduated from Reed College with top honors in 1974 and obtained his medical degree in 1978 at Oregon Health Sciences University. Dr. Rothrock completed his Internal Medicine training and Cardiology training at Oregon Health Sciences University in 1984. Dr. Rothrock is Board Certified with the National Boards, American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Cardiology. Dr. Rothrock was named an Associate Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University and taught Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Rothrock then completed fellowship training in Electrophysiology and became board eligible. Dr. Rothrock has completed training in Nuclear Cardiology and Sleep Medicine 2010. Dr Rothrock was nominated, International Association of Cardiologist for 2010. Dr. Rothrock's hobbies include flying, scuba-diving, and photography.

	Jeff Russell CAO Northeast Ohio Cardiovascular Specialists Jeff Russell is Chief Administrative Officer for Northeast Ohio Cardiovascular Specialists (NEOCS) located in Akron, Ohio. NEOCS has 26 cardiologists and 22 non-physician practitioners covering six hospitals and nine offices in a three-county area. Mr. Russell has been with NEOCS for four years. A major recent accomplishment is completing the negotiation of the group’s 2nd generation employment agreements with their hospital partner. Jeff has been in healthcare for nearly 30 years with lengthy engagements in hospital financial management, consulting and group practice management. Jeff graduated from the University of Delaware with a BS in Accounting.

	Joel Sauer VP - Consulting MedAxiom Consulting For over 14 years, Joel Sauer was Chief Executive Officer of a large Midwestern multi-specialty physician group. Through his leadership, the group expanded from a single specialty practice of 15, to over 225 physicians with over 600 employees in nearly every medical specialty. In 2009, Joel orchestrated the acquisition of his own group by a large health system and then acquiring other practices to create an accountable care network. Beyond engineering the transaction details, Joel provided the leadership behind the operational and cultural integration of the merged entities. Beginning in 2001, Joel led his group's conversion from a paper chart to a full electronic health record. Given the complexity of the process, both from an operational and cultural standpoint, Joel considers this one of his greatest accomplishments. Joel headed up two significant site development projects for the group including the construction of an attached, two operating room, ambulatory surgery center and a significant expansion and renovation of the group's previous building. Other relevant experiences Joel brings to the table include: strategic planning, joint venture formation, hospital/health system relations, financial analysis, payor contract negotiations, implementing operational efficiencies, and ancillary services creation. Prior to his tour as CEO, Joel worked for a large hospital, managed an outpatient ancillary services business, and worked for a healthcare software developer in implementation and support.

0	Doug Segar MD Physician St. Vinvent Medical Group

	Fred Simmons, JR. CMPE, CPA CEO Clearwater Cardiovascular and Interventional Consultants Frederic R. Simmons, Jr., CPME, CPA, has wide ranging experience in the medical practice industry as a CEO, Executive Director, consultant and outside accountant. Fred has served as the CEO of Clearwater Cardiovascular and Interventional Consultants in Clearwater, Florida since 1995. Previously, he served as Executive Director of University Medical Service Association, Inc., the faculty practice plan of the University of South Florida, College of Medicine in Tampa, FL. Before joining UMSA, Fred practiced public accounting in the Accounting and Audit Division of a national CPA firm. Throughout his career, Fred has provided consulting and expert witness services in the medical practice industry. He is a frequent contributor to MedAxiom and MGMA. Fred has written numerous articles on practice management topics and is a contributing author of the Medical Practice Management Body of Knowledge Review Series: Financial Management book for MGMA. Fred has served as the Chairman of the MGMA Survey Advisory Committee and currently serves on the MedAxiom Survey Committee. He is a Past President of the Academic Practice Assembly of the Medical Group Management Association. Fred received his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Florida State University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Florida.

	Mark Steiner MD Managing Partner Orlando Heart Center Dr. Steiner joined the Orlando Heart Center in August of 2001. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree at University of Virginia in 1990, received his Doctorate in Medicine from Washington University in St. Louis in 1994, completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Barnes Hospital at Washington University in St. Louis in 1997, and finished his Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology Fellowships at Emory University in Atlanta in 2001. Dr. Steiner became the Managing Partner of the Orlando Heart Center in 2007. In 2010 they created the Orlando Health Heart Institute and in September 2011 the Orlando Heart Center integrated with the Orlando Health Hospital System. Currently the Orlando Heart Center is a 25 physician single specialty cardiology group with presence at three primary hospitals, four primary offices and four outreach offices.

	Kay Stewart-Huey Service Line Administrator Children's Healthcare of Atlanta With Industrial Engineering as Ms. Stewart-Huey’s educational background, she has had over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry specializing in hospital management engineering, healthcare consulting, physician practice management, and service line administration. Kay joined Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in 1996 and has held numerous positions using her expertise in fiscal and operations management, strategic planning and business analysis, and developing productive partnerships with both physicians and hospital staff. In her current position as Vice President of Cardiac Services, Kay works in partnership with the Chief of Cardiac Services to provide overall strategic direction and management oversight of clinical and business operations for the cardiac service line. As Vice President, she is responsible for developing and executing the service line strategic plan, ensuring successful business operations, delivering excellent patient outcomes and experience, and engaging physicians and staff for optimal recruitment and retention. The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Cardiac Service Line is currently engaged in national collaboratives on quality improvement initiatives, informatics and data analysis for benchmarking clinical and operational metrics, and developing models for demonstrating the value proposition.

	Deepak R. Talreja MD, FACC Physician Cardiovascular Associates Deepak Talreja, MD, a Virginia Beach native, completed his undergraduate education (1993) and medical school at the University of Virginia (1997). He completed an Internal Medicine residency at Vanderbilt University in Nashville (2000), and a Clinical Cardiology Fellowship (2003) as well as an Interventional Cardiology Fellowship (2004) at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. His special medical interests include treatment of coronary artery disease coronary intervention and structural heart repair (including catheter based therapy for aortic stenosis and closure of atrial septal defects and patent foramen ovale). He has extensive training and expertise in echocardiography, nuclear cardiology with special interests in stress echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, valvular heart disease, and preventative cardiology. Dr. Talreja is active in our cardiac research program. Dr. Talreja is on the faculty of Eastern Virginia Medical School and routinely participates in medical lectures throughout the region. He volunteers in the community and in the Virginia Beach Free Clinic. Dr. Talreja is accepting new patients and is available for patient consultations and diagnostic testing at our Virginia Beach office.

	Lori Walsh VP - Membership MedAxiom Lori received her Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville then a Masters in Health Administration for University of Arkansas in Little Rock. While completing her master’s degree, she began working in cardiology with Heart Clinic Arkansas, as a graduate assistant. Lori felt so comfortable in this environment, she stayed with HCA through 2009 working within the operational side of the practice. During her tenure, she oversaw a full EHR implementation with GEMMS, launched three new outreach clinics and a cath lab, as well as managing the staff at these new facilities. Lori became entrenched within the practice and was promoted to Director of Operations where her involvement included a practice merger, workflow redesign projects and more. Lori’s role with MedAxiom as National Sales Manager is to bring her vast practice experience to our current and prospective members through building relationships and sharing the value of the MedAxiom membership benefits for the practices.

	Patrick White President MedAxiom Pat has been in the health-care management field for over thirty years, seventeen of which were in medical-group practice management. He received a master of public health degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and spent thirteen years with the Henry Ford Health System, including five years as the Administrator for the Department of Internal Medicine. He has also served as the Executive Director of Michigan Heart, a 36-member cardiology practice in Ann Arbor, for twelve years. Pat was also very active in the Cardiology Leadership Alliance (CLA) and served as its President in 2001. Pat is on the Board of Directors for the Council for Certification in CardioVascular Imaging (CCCVI) and also on the Board of Directors for the CCCVI Foundation for which he is also the Secretary/Treasurer. He is also on the Board for the Cardiology Advocacy Alliance.

	David Wolinsky MD FACC FASNC President-elect ASNC Nuclear Cardiology Cleveland Clinic Florida Cleveland Clinic Florida He spent 22 years as a senior partner in Albany Associates in Cardiology in Albany, New York before joining the Heart and Vascular Institute of Cleveland Clinic Florida in 2011. Dr. Wolinsky has always been active in nuclear cardiology. He establish the first outpatient nuclear cardiology laboratory in upstate New York. He is a found a member of the American Society Nuclear Cardiology and has been active in quality initiatives and advocacy. He helped revise the appropriate use criterion for MPI and is the lead author of the ASNC Model Coverage Policy for SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. Dr. Wolinsky is president-elect of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology . His focus is on demonstrating value and improving outcomes with nuclear cardiology. He is a member of the leadership committee of IMAGE GUIDE, the ASNC registry for nuclear cardiology testing . In addition to his interest in nuclear cardiology Dr. Wolinsky is passionate about his two Basset Hounds.