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Contact: Ms. Kathryn A. Sweyer
ECG Management Consultants, Inc.
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Phone: 206-689-2200
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ECG Management Consultants, Inc. Expands With Addition of Senior Manager
Washington, D.C. – February 14, 2008 – ECG Management Consultants, Inc., one of the nation’s premier healthcare management consulting firms, today announced that Mr. Charles A. Brown has joined the company’s D.C. office as a senior manager.
Commenting on the hire, Mr. Stephen F. Messinger, Principal with ECG and leader of the D.C. office, said, “Charlie is an experienced healthcare manager and consultant who brings significant strength in the areas of managed care strategy and operations. He has a proven track record for improving financial and operational performance of hospitals and medical group organizations. He will be a tremendous asset to our consulting team.”
Mr. Brown’s career comprises more than 18 years of senior-level healthcare consulting experience, most recently as a director at CHC Healthcare Solutions, a subsidiary of Computer Horizons Corp. (now TEKsystems Inc.), lending his deep knowledge of managed care operations to assist clients in complying with the intricacies of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and Sarbanes-Oxley §404 requirements. He also served as a director at a national consulting firm where he focused on managed care contracting, analysis, and revenue recovery. Prior to that, he was director of managed care/vice president – practice operations at Founders Health Care (FHP)/Allegheny Integrated Health Group, and operations manager/medical center administrator at FHP. He received a master of business administration degree from The University of Utah and a bachelor of arts in biology from the University of Colorado.
About ECG Management Consultants, Inc.
ECG offers a broad range of strategic, financial, operational, and technology-related consulting services to healthcare providers. ECG provides specialized expertise in developing and implementing innovative and customized solutions that effectively address hospital/physician relationships, strategic and business planning, specialty program development, information technology, and the complexities of the academic healthcare enterprise. ECG has offices in Seattle; Boston; Washington, D.C.; San Diego; and St. Louis. For more information, visit www.ecgmc.com.