Program Faculty The 2007-8 Medical-Dental-Legal Update
"Your speakers are excellent!"R.L., MD, - PORTAGE, MI
Judy Bee
(La Jolla, CA)
is a principal of Practice
Performance Group and has over 30 years of medical practice operations
and consulting experience. She has consulted with hundreds of practices
nationwide with an emphasis on cost effective staffing, patient flow and
marketing. Ms. Bee has presented over 1,000 workshops, seminars and lectures,
is an editorial consultant for Medical Economics and Patient Care
magazines, and is publisher of UnCommon Sense, a leading practice
management, subscription newsletter for physicians and creator of the staff
training DVD Treating Patients Right. You may contact Ms. Bee at (858) 459-7878
or by email at judy@ppgconsulting.com.
David J. Cooper, Esq.
(Bloomfield Hills, MI)
has been a trial lawyer for over 40 years specializing in civil litigation
with particular emphasis on medical malpractice. He is a past president
of the Michigan Association of Defense Trial Counsel, a member of American
Educational Institute's CME Advisory Committee, and has been continuously
listed in the trial lawyers section of Best Lawyers in America
for two decades. You may contact Mr. Cooper at (248) 505-6293 or by email
at dcoopersr@genworks.com.
Owen J. Dahl, MBA
(Houston, TX)
has over 24 years experience in consulting and managing medical practices
with particular expertise in revenue cycle management, strategic planning,
mergers and acquisitions, organizational behavior and information systems
implementation. He is the former CEO of New Orleans-based SALCO Management,
Inc. which directly managed 65 physicians and in 2004 was selected one of
New Orleans' top 10 places of employment. He is a frequent speaker to medical
audiences and developed and teaches the review course leading to certified
healthcare business consultant designation, and the author of Think Business!
Medical Practice Quality, Efficiency, Profits. You may contact Mr. Dahl
at (281) 367-3364 or visit his web site at Owen
Dahl Consulting.
Barry A. Franklin, Ph.D.
(Royal Oak, MI)
is director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Laboratories at William Beaumont Hospital
which, during his tenure, has achieved national recognition in the treatment and evaluation
of coronary artery disease. His areas of research interest include combining exercise
physiology with cardiology, heart disease prevention and cardiovascular risk reduction,
obesity and metabolism and lipids/lipoproteins. Dr. Franklin holds adjunct faculty
appointments at Wayne State and University of Michigan medical schools and has written
or edited over 500 publications including 21 books. His is editor in chief of American
Journal of Medicine and Sports and holds editorial positions with almost 20 other
scientific and clinical journals.
Alan G. Gilchrist, Esq.
(Farmington Hills, MI)
is a partner in the firm of Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, PC. For over
30 years he has represented physicians and healthcare entities in payment
and licensing disputes, staff privileges, and federal and state criminal
cases. He also advises healthcare practitioners and professional organizations
on payment requirements of third party payers. Among his clients are the
American Academy of Family Physicians, Henry Ford Health System and the
Detroit Medical Center. Mr. Gilchrist is a member of American Educational
Institute's CME Advisory Committee. You may contact Mr. Gilchrist with your
questions or comments at (248) 539-9900, or by email at
Agilchrist@FosterSwift.com.
William H. Ginsburg, Esq.
(Los Angeles, CA)
is Senior of Counsel with Peterson & Bradford, LLP with over 40 years and
300 jury trials of experience in healthcare law and professional liability
defense. He is a Diplomat in the American Board of Trial Advocates, has
tried cases in over 19 states and has been involved a number of controversial
cases including seminal "Right to Die" cases in California and representing
Monica Lewinsky in Paula Jones v. William Jefferson Clinton. Mr. Ginsburg
has authored a number of peer reviewed articles in Journals including The
Duke Law School Journal of Law & Contemporary Problems, The Annals
of Emergency Medicine and The American Journal of Emergency Medicine,
and has lectured at many medical societies and Universities. You may contact
Mr. Herzberg at (818) 562-5800
Jeffrey Hertzberg, MD, MS
(Minneapolis, MN)
is president of Medformatics, Inc. a consulting firm specializing in the
design, implementation, and selection of health care information systems.
Dr. Hertzberg was board-certified in internal medicine before completing
a graduate degree in Medical Informatics at the University of Minnesota.
He has focused on consulting since 1994 developing disease state management
programs and electronic health records for clients of all sizes. Dr. Hertzberg
also teaches medical informatics at the University of Minnesota Medical
School, is a frequent author in this area and has lectured at Harvard Medical
School, the Mayo Clinic, and the Kellogg Graduate School of Management,
among others. You may contact Dr. Herzberg at (612) 822-0958 or by email
at jhertz@medformatics.com.
Louis Kuritzky, MD
(Gainesville, FL)
is a board-certified family practitioner and a clinical assistant professor in the
University of Florida's Department of Family Medicine where he has twice received
the Family Practice Residency's "Teacher of the Year" award. He has given over
1,000 presentations to medical audiences on dozens of clinical topics and has
published more than 100 articles, chapters, audiocassettes, videotapes, and
monographs. Dr. Kuritzky is on the speaker bureaus of Boehringer Ingelheim,
Novartis, Pfizer, and Sanofi-Aventis U.S.
S.P., MD - ATLANTA, GA"An outstanding teacher and speaker."
B.D., MD - COLUMBUS, OH"Always superb."
G.K. Mangelson, CFP
(Cincinnati, OH)
is an expert in the areas of medical malpractice protection and prevention and has
written several publications and training manuals including the best selling book,
"Cover Your Assets: Lawsuit Protection." Mr. Mangelson has lectured to medical
professionals in every state of the country for over two decades.
Pamela L. Moore, Ph.D., CPC
(Denver, CO)
is senior editor of practice management for Physicians Practice,
America's leading practice management journal circulated to more than 300,000
physicians nationwide. Previously Ms. Moore was a director with ModernPractice.com
and senior editor with the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) as
well as three other healthcare publications. Ms. Moore is a board member
of the Colorado Healthcare Strategy and Management group, a published author
and a recognized observer and commentator on healthcare management. You
may contact Dr. Moore at (303) 316-7740.
Karen S. Schechter, MBA
(St. Louis, MO)
is Director of Healthcare Services at Stone Carlie, a financial, tax and
management consulting and accounting firm with wide expertise in medical
organizations and practices. She has 24 years experience in the healthcare
industry and in addition to being a certified coding specialist for physicians
has expertise in medical practice organizational and practice staffing issues,
revenue optimization and cost control, billing systems, documentation reviews
and reimbursement audits. Ms. Schechter is co-author of a practice management
column for the AMA's American Medical News and a frequent speaker
to physicians and office managers. You may contact Ms. Schechter at (314)
889-1100 or by email at kschechter@stonecarlie.com.
Robert P. Siemion, Esq.
(Southfield, MI)
is a senior partner in Siemion, Huckabay, Bodary, Padilla, Morganti, & Bowerman,
PC. He has been a defense trial attorney for over 30 years with particular
expertise in defending against medical malpractice, professional liability,
drug and product liability, and HMO claims. Mr. Siemion is the 1999 recipient
of the State Bar of Michigan's Respected Advocate Award. You may
contact Mr. Siemion by email at rsiemion@siemion-huckabay.com.
Steven Stralser, Ph.D.
(Phoenix, AZ)
is a Clinical Professor teaching Entrepreneurship in the MBA program at Thunderbird:
The Garvin School of International Management. Previously he taught Marketing and
Entrepreneurship at The University of Arizona where in 1998 he was named Faculty of
the Year. Dr. Stralser was also a Fulbright Senior Scholar, teaching marketing management
in the MBA program at the Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Entrepreneurship,
and he is author of, MBA in a DAY: What you would learn at top-tier business schools
(if you only had the time!), published in 2005 by John Wiley & Sons. You may contact
Mr. Stralser with your questions or comments at (800) 758-3464, or by email
at SStralser@aol.com.
James A. Stroud, CPA (Birmingham,
AL)
is a member of the accounting firm of Warren, Averett, Kimbrough & Marino,
LLC where he specializes in medical practices focusing on staff training
and motivation, compensation and incentive plans, and continuous practice
improvement mechanisms. He has over 30 years of experience, lectures often
and is a frequent facilitator for medical office retreats. You may contact
Mr. Stroud with your questions or comments at (205) 979-4120, or by email
at Jim.Stroud@WAKM.com.