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Patty Adams
Seattle
Patty joined ECG in 2008 with extensive experience in consulting and academic healthcare administration. She has experience with strategic and business planning, research administration, physician compensation, and billing and clinic operations. She previously worked at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine as Department Administrator for Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) and as Director of Finance and Administration for the Department of Pediatrics, as well as Director for Clinical Planning and Implementation within the Dean’s Office. During that time, she opened and managed a multispecialty clinic; developed protocols for research programs; created funds flow models and faculty incentive plans; collaborated with hospital leaders on work expectations, FTE levels, and financial support for physician medical direction/administrative roles; and established robust reporting for clinical productivity expectations and annual budgets. In her consulting roles, Patty has provided faculty practice plan billing office reviews and strategic planning for specialty services and academic primary care networks and has created organizational and governance structures. She received a master of health administration degree from UW and a bachelor of arts degree from the College of Liberal Arts at Oregon State University.
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Sue Anderson
Washington, D.C.
Since joining the firm in 2004, Sue has focused on strategic planning, with a particular interest in cardiovascular (CV) services. She leads ECG’s CV Services Affinity Group, which is devoted to promoting the firm’s thought leadership in the field of cardiac services. Sue spearheaded ECG’s CV governance and leadership survey initiative with Thomson Reuters and led the development of "Strategies for Superior Cardiovascular Service Line Performance," a book published by HealthLeaders Media. She has extensive experience in programmatic development, CV service line strategic planning, hospital/physician alignment, physician workforce planning, and financial analysis. Prior to joining ECG, Sue worked for Arthur Andersen LLP in its healthcare litigation consulting practice. She holds a master of business administration degree from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and bachelor’s degrees in English and finance from the University of Richmond.
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Ed Baloun
Seattle
Since 1976, Ed has held positions in the healthcare industry, including Director of Finance for a major medical center and Director of Operations/Chief Financial Officer for an HMO. Since joining ECG in 1989, he has assisted academic medical centers, faculty practice plans, and medical schools in the areas of governance, organizational design, operations enhancement, management, and strategic issues. Ed holds a master of business administration degree from Loyola University Chicago and was formally licensed as a Certified Public Accountant.
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Earl Brigham
Seattle
In the healthcare field since 1987, Earl has assisted numerous clients in a broad range of challenges, including physician organization development, business and strategic planning, clinical workforce planning, graduate medical education reimbursement and program design, and organization and operation of ambulatory care. Before joining ECG, he was part of the senior administration for a 1,300-bed university-affiliated community hospital. Earl holds a master of hospital administration degree from The Ohio State University and a bachelor of science degree in biology from The University of Utah.
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Charlie Brown
Washington, D.C.
Charlie works in ECG’s Managed Care practice, where he focuses on strategic health plan contracting, negotiation, and revenue recovery. With more than 18 years of healthcare management and consulting experience, he has been successful in improving the bottom line of clients’ financial and operational performance. He has assisted clients in complying with the intricacies of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and Sarbanes-Oxley §404 requirements. As a Director at a national consulting firm, he focused on managed care contracting, operations, and revenue recovery. His expertise was developed while he was Director of Managed Care/Vice President of Practice Operations at Founders Health Care (Allegheny Integrated Health Group) and an Operations Manager/Medical Center Administrator at FHP Inc. Charlie holds a master of business administration degree from The University of Utah and a bachelor of arts degree in biology from the University of Colorado.
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Gita Budd
Washington, D.C.
Gita has more than 30 years of experience in strategy development and implementation for healthcare organizations. She leads projects focusing on strategic planning, business development, and physician alignment and has worked for a variety of healthcare organizations, including multiunit health systems, tertiary medical centers, community and rural hospitals, and managed care plans. Gita is a featured speaker on healthcare strategy and business development topics for a variety of local, regional, and national groups. She holds a master of business administration degree from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and a bachelor of arts degree, also from Northwestern University.
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Scott Burns
San Diego
Scott joined ECG in 2008 with more than 25 years of healthcare experience in mergers and acquisitions and business, strategic, and facility planning. He has been involved in numerous large- and small-scale projects, leading engagements for a range of clients, including federal and state health agencies, academic medical centers, urban tertiary hospitals, community providers, regional health plans, and physician group practices. Over the years, his work has resulted in tactics to enhance growth and performance, reduce costs, and improve patient populations’ access to needed healthcare services. Prior to joining ECG, Scott was a Director in the Health Industries Advisory practice of a Big 4 consulting firm and was a Director for Tenet Healthcare Corporation’s predecessor company, where he was responsible for overseeing acquisition and development activities, as well as leading planning and financial analyses in support of transactions and capital investments. He is a frequent speaker and author of healthcare industry white papers and publications on a variety of topics. Scott has a bachelor of arts degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, with a concentration in public administration and an emphasis on health services administration.
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Chris Collins
Boston
With over 15 years of experience, Chris works with boards and senior leadership of AMCs, health systems, and physician organizations across the country in the areas of enterprise-wide strategy, physician/hospital alignment, mergers and acquisitions, system-based physician organization design, and clinical program development. He has had the opportunity to advise several of the highest-ranking AMCs and health systems in the United States. Chris has played an integral role in the design and implementation of many innovative AMC organizational models, including the redesign of AMC inter-entity relationships, clinical faculty/community physician alignment, and faculty group practice integration. He has also has specialty-specific expertise in cancer and cardiovascular program development. Prior to joining ECG, Chris was a Principal in the Center for Health Innovation at Noblis, Inc. He is a frequent author of articles and presents nationally on the topics of physician/hospital alignment strategy and AMC integration. He has a master of health services administration degree from The George Washington University.
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Ben Colton
Seattle
Ben leads ECG’s Revenue Cycle practice. He assists health systems across the country in evaluating, optimizing, and improving their revenue cycle to support enhanced financial performance and operational alignment. He is also an expert on the operational and regulatory requirements for transitioning from freestanding to provider-based billing designation, and he has helped numerous organizations with this conversion process. Prior to becoming a member of our firm, Ben worked with a large multi-provider clinic, where he helped manage billing operations. While there, he also assisted with the implementation of a new practice management software system and developed the subsequent policies and procedures pertaining to the revenue cycle process. Ben holds a master of business administration degree from F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Washington.
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Jim Donohue
Boston
Jim works in ECG's Contracting and Reimbursement practice. With nearly 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, he has been assisting provider organizations with issues related to payor reimbursement and revenue realization, as well as evaluating and executing strategies to project and improve upon their financial performance. Jim has conducted dozens of consulting engagements for clients, focusing on managed care contracting, innovative and conventional reimbursement strategies, business operations, and strategic planning. Prior to rejoining ECG in 2008, Jim served as an independent consultant with clients that included Partners HealthCare System, Inc.; UMass Memorial Medical Group; Neighborhood Health Plan; and others. Jim holds a master of business administration degree, with a concentration in healthcare management, from the Boston University Graduate School of Management and a bachelor of arts degree from Boston University.
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Kevin Duce
San Diego
Since joining ECG in 2004, Kevin’s healthcare consulting experience has emphasized hospital/physician alignment and strategy, physician network development, compensation planning, and operational assessments of medical groups and hospital-based services. He has assisted numerous hospitals and health systems in the planning and development of integrated and aligned hospital/physician organizational structures, including California medical foundations, a 501(a) medical corporation in Texas, and employed physician groups. Kevin has specific expertise in assisting clients to design and develop successful hospital/physician alignment models, including governance structures, operating and management structures, and compensation planning. Prior to joining ECG, he worked at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota in the performance improvement department and as a clinic administrator. Kevin has master of health administration and master of business administration degrees from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management and a bachelor of science degree in biology from St. Olaf College.
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Gary Edmiston
San Diego
Gary is Chair of ECG’s Board of Directors and head of our Southwest Healthcare practice. For more than 25 years, he has provided assistance to leading integrated delivery systems, hospitals, and medical groups in addressing their most pressing strategic challenges. He directs consulting engagements in the areas of strategic and business planning, hospital/physician relationships, mergers and acquisitions, affiliations, and business development-related matters. Prior to joining ECG in 1997, Gary spent 7 years with Sharp HealthCare in San Diego, where he directed strategic planning and business development activities. He also directed the international division and held the position of Chief Financial Officer for Sharp’s for-profit, seven-company subsidiary. He previously served as a member of the Board of Trustees for The Carle Foundation. Gary received a master of business administration degree from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and a bachelor of science degree in economics from the University of California, Riverside.
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Maria Finarelli
Washington, D.C.
Maria has nearly 20 years of consulting experience with a focus on healthcare strategy, including organization-wide strategic plans, ambulatory care strategy, mergers and affiliation planning, and service line development. Maria has helped academic medical centers, multihospital systems, and community hospitals respond successfully to a broad range of strategic and organizational challenges and opportunities. She has particular expertise in analyzing the impact of key market drivers and environmental factors, improving competitive positioning, and identifying priorities for growth. Prior to joining ECG, she was a Principal at a national healthcare strategy firm. Maria holds a master of business administration degree from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and a bachelor of arts degree in American studies from Wellesley College.
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John Fink
San Diego
John assists healthcare provider organizations with strategic and business planning, hospital/physician alignment, new business ventures, and mergers and acquisitions. He uses his experience to effectively package communications to stakeholders and efficiently guide diverse groups of individuals as they make complex decisions. Over the last several years, he has focused on helping hospitals and physicians develop mutually beneficial financial relationships. John is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) and received both a master of business administration degree and a bachelor of science degree in finance from Indiana University.
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Kevin Forster
San Francisco
Kevin’s background in organizational development, strategy, and business development provides him with the expertise necessary to analyze and address a spectrum of healthcare issues. Kevin’s practice is focused on strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and the development of lasting relationships through joint ventures and other creative arrangements. He has a strong track record of implementing innovative solutions that foster integration among organizations, services, and clinical programs. Prior to joining ECG in 1999, Kevin worked in hospital administration at Evergreen Healthcare in Kirkland, Washington. His educational background includes receiving a master of business administration degree from the University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business, a master of health administration degree from the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, and a bachelor of arts degree from Emory University.
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Leah Gassett
Boston
Leah works in ECG’s Academic Healthcare practice. She has a broad range of experience with GME planning and academic strategy. Leah works with large, university-based AMCs and their component organizations, as well as with community teaching hospitals and academic health systems, on issues specifically related to the hospital-based academic enterprise. She possesses deep expertise and a highly detailed knowledge of GME program accreditation requirements and Medicare reimbursement regulations. Since joining ECG in 2006, she has worked with clients to facilitate strategic planning activities specific to the clinical-academic enterprise, conduct system-level programmatic reviews, and assess the feasibility of establishing/rationalizing GME programs. Leah has master of business administration and public health degrees from Boston University and completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Jennifer Gingrass
Seattle
Jennifer focuses on physician practice issues, ambulatory operations, process redesign, and medical group/hospital integration. Her practice concentrates on the organizational, strategic, operational, and financial alignment between large multispecialty group practices and affiliated health systems to achieve care delivery integration. She has served as an interim executive at a 2,000-physician management services organization, leading large-scale operational/information technology changes across employed physician groups. More recently, as industry incentives have shifted to value-based care delivery, Jennifer has led accountable care strategy engagements, with a focus on the reimbursement impact, required operational change, and necessary cultural transformation. She is a frequent speaker at American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) industry meetings. Prior to joining ECG in 2004, Jennifer worked in health/welfare benefits consulting at a global consulting firm. Previously, she provided day-to-day physician practice management. Jennifer holds a master of science degree in health systems management from Rush University and a bachelor of science degree, with an emphasis on science-business, from the University of Notre Dame.
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Todd Godfrey
Washington, D.C.
With nearly 15 years of healthcare experience, Todd has assisted numerous clients with issues pertaining to the physician enterprise, including serving as the interim executive director of a large, multispecialty medical group. Todd’s ability to build working, trusted relationships with both senior hospital leadership and physicians contributes to his successful facilitation of hospital/physician alignment transactions. In addition, he is able to gain an in-depth understanding of operational and performance issues and develop detailed financial turnaround implementation plans for clients. He has successfully designed physician compensation methodologies, as well as developed and implemented orthopedic service lines. Prior to joining ECG, Todd gained extensive experience in physician practice operations, performance improvement, and project management through his prior roles at both Boston Medical Center and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Todd graduated from Boston University School of Management with a master of business administration degree in health sector management. He also holds a bachelor of science degree in biology from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Joseph Hallal, M.D.
Washington, D.C.
With more than 40 years of experience in addressing the needs of patients and the leadership and patient safety/quality issues of various healthcare organizations, Dr. Hallal draws upon his expertise to provide assistance and insight on ECG’s many healthcare reform projects. Dr. Hallal’s extensive experience is instrumental in aiding healthcare systems, physicians, and medical practices to move forward and, potentially, in new directions as the changes created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unfold across the nation. Immediately prior to joining ECG, Dr. Hallal was a consultant to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. He has had a distinguished career in the private practice of clinical and interventional cardiology. His academic posts include Professor of Medicine at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Hallal was a Certified Surveyor at The Joint Commission, where he developed a strong interest in and knowledge of quality and safety issues in medicine. He holds a doctor of medicine degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Josh Halverson
Dallas
Josh has more than 15 years of experience in healthcare strategic and business planning, hospital operations, and physician organization development. At ECG, he has worked extensively with health system, hospital, physician organization, and academic medical center clients to address a variety of strategy and operational issues, including volume growth, physician group acquisitions, and hospital and physician integration. He also has specific expertise in physician organization development, compensation planning and incentive design, and service line/physician organization management, which has allowed him to improve organizational performance, facilitate growth, and optimize service line and physician group functioning. Josh previously worked in the healthcare strategy practice of a nationally recognized management consulting firm and as a Senior Director in an integrated healthcare system in Southern California. He holds master’s degrees in healthcare administration and public health from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, with concentrations in financial management and quantitative methods.
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Sean Hartzell
Washington, D.C.
Since joining ECG in 2007, Sean has focused on strategic and financial planning, service line development, and hospital/physician alignment with a particular interest in hospital/physician employment transactions. He is a contributing member of the firm’s transaction advisory service line, which focuses on developing and disseminating the firm’s thought leadership in the areas of transaction planning, facilitation, and implementation, and he has published thought leadership pieces and spoken nationally on these topics. In addition to transaction advisory services, Sean has extensive experience in hospital strategic planning, orthopedic service line development, physician compensation plan design and implementation, and physician compensation fair market value analysis. Previously, Sean held business development and finance positions at Inova Health System. He received a master of business administration degree from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia and a bachelor of science degree in operations research and industrial engineering from Cornell University.
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Maria Hayduk
St. Louis
Maria has extensive experience in physician compensation planning, medical practice development and operations, organizational performance improvement, and academic medicine. At ECG, she is responsible for the Proprietary Research and Custom Survey practice. Previously, Maria worked for Swedish Health Services and Vanderbilt Medical Group. She has a master of business administration degree from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University and a bachelor of science degree in biomedical engineering and mathematics from Vanderbilt University.
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Len Henzke
Seattle
Len has consulted for 15 years to a variety of leading hospitals, health systems, and medical groups nationwide. He directs consulting engagements pertaining to a broad range of complex healthcare issues, including system and organizational strategic planning, hospital/medical group affiliations and transactions, physician organization development and design, and clinical service line planning. Throughout his career, he has advanced numerous engagements as a broker between hospital executives and physicians in designing creative and effective alignment vehicles to further mutual goals. In addition, he has designed dozens of physician compensation plans, including value-based plans that incorporate quality, efficiency, and other metrics, to help organizations succeed in the era of accountable care. Len possesses a bachelor of arts degree from The College of William & Mary and master of business administration and master of health administration degrees from the University of Washington.
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Michelle Holmes
Seattle
Michelle joined ECG in 2005 with extensive experience in assisting with the implementation of an electronic health record (EHR) in a large, ambulatory healthcare system. Her concentration was in curriculum design and implementation of the EHR, as well as the development of population management and decision support tools to enable heart disease and diabetes care, cancer screening, and childhood immunization tracking. At ECG, Michelle focuses on helping physician groups leverage their EHRs to address strategic and operational challenges. She is committed to inspiring her clients and challenging their vendors to use their EHRs to optimize overall organizational performance. She has master’s degrees in business administration and health services administration from the University of Washington, a bachelor of arts degree in health services administration from Eastern Washington University, and a bachelor of science degree in business management from The University of Utah.
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Kevin Kennedy
Seattle
Kevin is a member of the ECG Board of Directors and head of our Northwest Healthcare practice. Since 1990, Kevin has assisted dozens of hospitals, health systems, and medical groups with their strategic, financial, and operational challenges. He has particular expertise in operations improvement, hospital/physician relationships, and physician compensation planning. Recent client experience includes developing several hospital/physician joint ventures, redesigning compensation plans for hospital-employed physicians, and conducting numerous operations improvement studies in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Kevin speaks frequently to industry associations and, in 1998, received the Yerger/Seawell Article of the Year Award for outstanding contribution to professional literature from the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). Kevin holds a master of business administration degree from The University of Chicago and a bachelor of science degree in business administration from The University of Arizona.
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Adam Klein
San Diego
Adam is the head of ECG’s Valuation Services practice. Since 1997, he has conducted valuations and appraisals of business enterprises, physician and executive compensation arrangements, accountable care funds flow arrangements and capital and intangible assets, as well as conducted economic damages assessments, for taxable and tax-exempt entities. His valuation studies are presented in a manner that allows parties to clearly understand how and why conclusions were reached so that they are best able to achieve fair and defensible agreements. He has conducted industry-leading research on drivers of physician compensation and speaks regularly on a variety of healthcare valuation topics. Adam is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) with the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts, a member of the American Society of Appraisers, and qualified by the Institute of Business Appraisers to perform business appraisal reviews. He received a master of business administration degree from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and a bachelor of arts degree in econometrics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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Jason Lee
San Francisco
Jason is a member of the Healthcare practice at ECG. He has over 9 years of consulting experience in strategic planning, hospital/physician alignment, and commercial contracting. His current practice focuses on managed care contract analysis and negotiation, development of hospital/physician financial relationships, and assessment of physician productivity. His projects have resulted in financial and operational success for a myriad of clients. He has a master of public health degree from San Diego State University and bachelor of arts degrees in both human biodynamics and molecular and cell biology from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Darin Libby
San Diego
Darin is a member of ECG’s Healthcare practice and has more than 15 years of experience working with health systems, hospitals, and medical groups. His healthcare background and leadership skills give him the experience to solve complex client problems, with specific expertise in corporate strategic planning, hospital/physician arrangements, and medical group financial management. Prior to joining ECG, Darin worked at Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue, Washington, where he led an effort to build a new hospital and managed the physician practice division. He also served as the Cancer Service Line Administrator at The Methodist Hospital System in Houston, Texas, where he managed the development of a comprehensive breast center and a urology institute. Darin received a master of health administration degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and a bachelor of arts degree from Austin College.
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Jim Lord
St. Louis
Jim is a member of ECG’s Board of Directors; heads the Midwest Healthcare practice; and specializes in strategy, organizational development, and incentive design. As the leader of Midwest Healthcare, Jim is regularly hired by health systems and large medical group practices to improve strategic, operational, and financial performance and to assist with the development of sound business relationships. Prior to joining ECG in 1997, he worked in medical group management for a large integrated delivery system in the Midwest. His background in operations and strategy provides him with the unique skills necessary to evaluate and address the most difficult healthcare issues. Jim is a regular speaker at national conferences on the topics of physician integration, health reform, and incentive design. Jim earned master of business administration and master of health administration degrees from Saint Louis University. He has a bachelor of science degree in finance, also from Saint Louis University.
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Andy MacDonald
Seattle
Andy has provided management consultation to healthcare organizations throughout the United States since 1979. His clients include senior leadership at many of the country’s major teaching hospitals, faculty physician practice plans, and medical schools. Over the course of his career, Andy has attained credentials as a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Consultant.
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Curt Mayse
St. Louis
Curt has 25 years of executive-level experience specializing in physician strategy, operational practice assessments, physician/hospital acquisition and integration, and revenue cycle improvement. Curt has served a wide variety of clients throughout the United States, including medical groups, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), and community hospitals. His expertise in physician practice management and the alignment of the interests of physicians and hospitals helps him to optimize clients’ business and operational performance and achieve their financial, quality, service, and market goals. He is a frequent speaker on practice management and strategy topics and a professor for master of health administration programs. During his previous 10-year tenure with LarsonAllen LLP, he was the Principal in charge of Physicians and Medical Groups nationally. Curt is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Practice Executives (FACMPE) of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and an AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC). He received a master of business administration degree from Maryville University and a bachelor of science degree in accounting from the University of Missouri.
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Francine Merenghi
St. Louis
Francine has more than 25 years of senior-level experience in medical group administration within independent and integrated delivery systems as well as faculty practice plans, and this experience includes managing large medical groups and developing and implementing physician-related strategies. Throughout her career, Francine has provided interim executive management services and focused on reengineering, troubleshooting, and implementing best practices within provider and payor organizations. Before joining ECG, she provided leadership and strategic and operational direction as Vice President of Operations for a 350-physician enterprise affiliated with Mercy, a leading integrated delivery system. She has been involved in physician practice acquisitions as well as employment and transition of practices from private practice to health system affiliation. Francine holds a master of business administration degree from Lindenwood University in Missouri. She has a bachelor of science degree in business and marketing from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana.
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Dan Merlino
Seattle
As a consultant since 1983, Dan has assisted major health systems, medical centers, and physicians’ organizations in developing business strategies and implementing organizational and operational improvements. Most recently, he has specialized in strategic planning, physician/hospital alignments, and subspecialty program development, assisting several hospitals in mergers, acquisitions, and new program development. Dan holds a master of business administration degree in organizational design and marketing from the University of California, Los Angeles and a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Whitman College.
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Steve Messinger
Washington, D.C.
Steve is the Managing Partner of ECG and a member of the ECG Board of Directors. As head of our Eastern Healthcare practice, Steve has extensive experience in strategic and business planning, business development, mergers and acquisitions, and managed care. He assists health systems, academic medical centers, and medical groups with developing and implementing strategies that drive competitive advantage, and he is an effective adviser to boards and executives who are managing the challenges and implications of transformational change. Steve has been a featured speaker on healthcare strategy and hospital/physician relationship issues for a variety of professional associations, trade groups, health systems, and physician groups. He has been published in several healthcare journals, including Modern Healthcare, Modern Physician, hfm (a publication of the Healthcare Financial Management Association), Group Practice Journal, and Health Care Strategic Management. He earned a master of health services administration degree from The George Washington University and a bachelor of science degree in clinical sciences from Cornell University.
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Katy Reed
Seattle
In her practice, Katy focuses on the areas of strategic planning, hospital/physician alignment, transaction assistance, and service line development. She has expertise in cardiology and oncology services and has worked with a variety of clients on their service line and programmatic needs. Most recently, Katy facilitated several hospital/physician transactions, including the acquisition and integration of multiple specialty groups and their associated ancillary services (e.g., infusion therapy) into a large medical center. She has substantial experience developing alignment models, designing funds flow and governance structures, conducting fair market value assessments, evaluating provider-based conversions, supporting physician practice valuations, facilitating hospital/physician negotiations, and providing ongoing integration assistance. Katy holds a master of business administration degree from the University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business and a bachelor of science degree in biology from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Ken Roorda
Seattle
Ken leads ECG's Children's Hospitals practice. Having worked in healthcare planning and operations since 1991, Ken has significant experience working for children's hospitals, AMCs, pediatric programs, practice plans, and other pediatric physician organizations. His work spans strategic and business planning, development of affiliations and other physician/hospital relationships, and topics related to physician group practice formation and operations improvement. Before joining ECG in 2000, Ken was responsible for directing the operations of a hospital-owned, 32-site clinic network. He holds a master of business administration degree and a master of science degree from The University of Arizona.
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Steve Sadowski
Boston
Steve provides consulting expertise to academic medical centers throughout the country, particularly on matters related to faculty practice. His experience includes engagements involving incentive plan design, organizational structuring, ambulatory care operations, design of financial arrangements, graduate medical education, professional fee billing, and managed care arrangements. Steve has spoken at national conferences and authored articles for industry publications. Prior to joining ECG in 1991, Steve had six years of line and staff experience in healthcare organizations, including three years as a Medical Group Administrator for the surgical department at a major Boston teaching hospital. He received a master of business administration degree from the Boston University Health Sector Management Program and a graduate certificate in management from Harvard University.
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John Skurka
Washington, D.C.
John works on an array of practice acquisition projects, drawing upon approximately 30 years of financial and operational expertise. More specifically, his past experience includes consulting engagements with large academic medical centers and their related group practices, as well as hospital management. He also brings an in-depth understanding of the concerns and needs of the community-based physician. Before joining ECG in 2010, John most recently served as Senior Consulting Manager – Financial Services for a national consulting firm. He previously held positions that included Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for a national portable X-ray provider; Director for a regional healthcare consulting firm; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of a professional liability insurance carrier; Director in the Corporate Finance Department of Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia; and Supervisor at Coopers & Lybrand. John holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting from The Pennsylvania State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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Ken Steele
San Francisco
Ken has extensive experience in managed care and hospital senior leadership positions, as well as in contract review, analysis, and negotiations. Ken has had responsibility for 20 hospitals with over $1 billion in annual managed care revenue. He has led many hospitals and hospital systems in substantially improving their contract reimbursement rates, contract language, and revenue cycle management. In addition to managed care, Ken has a comprehensive background in hospital operations, having held multiple hospital leadership positions, including CEO. He has successfully managed a hospital’s financial and strategic turnaround in a large, competitive market. Ken holds a master of health administration degree from the program in hospital and health services administration and a bachelor of science degree in business administration, both from The Ohio State University.
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Matt Sturm
Seattle
Since joining ECG in 2003, Matt has focused on strategic and business planning, service line development, and mergers and acquisitions within hospitals, health systems, and medical groups. He has a proven track record of developing innovative solutions that can be implemented. As a firm leader in oncology services, he has assisted dozens of oncology clients with a variety of strategic and operational issues. Matt also serves on the expert advisory panel for "Oncology Issues," the journal of the Association of Community Cancer Centers. Matt holds a master of business administration degree from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and a bachelor of arts degree in biology from Baylor University.
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Clay Tellers
San Diego
For 15 years, Clay has consulted extensively to academic medical centers (AMCs), assessing and improving their strategic, operational, and financial performance. He has deep expertise in evaluating and improving the finances, operations, and organizational infrastructure of schools of medicine (SOMs) and other health sciences schools and in developing financial and other affiliations across the components of an AMC. Prior to joining ECG in 1999, Clay was a Quality Improvement Analyst and an administrative fellow for PacifiCare, now UnitedHealthcare, a large, multistate managed care organization. He holds a master of health administration degree from the University of Southern California and a bachelor of arts degree in human biology from Stanford University.
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Jessica Turgon
Washington, D.C.
Since 1997, Jessica has assisted clients with healthcare operations improvement, revenue cycle optimization, and cancer program strategic planning and management. Her project work includes directing operations and revenue cycle improvement initiatives in academic medical centers, community hospitals, and physician practice settings. In addition, Jessica has extensive experience developing and leading oncology programs with multidisciplinary and clinical research initiatives. Her leadership in cancer center operations has significantly enhanced the financial and strategic standing of several programs, while also improving patient and staff satisfaction. Prior to joining ECG, Jessica was an Administrator of Clinical Services at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center. She received a master of business administration degree from The George Washington University and a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Marymount University.
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Isaac Ullatil
Washington, D.C.
Isaac has over 20 years of experience in management consulting for healthcare and IT services and has served in progressive leadership positions. His experience encompasses a variety of strategic, business planning, and organizational improvement projects, with a particular focus on merging strategy and technology to achieve workforce optimization. He is actively involved in providing resource management solutions to healthcare systems and hospitals, having done so across the globe. Prior to joining ECG, Isaac was practice leader for a global consulting firm, where he was responsible for growing the firm’s outreach in North America, South Africa, India, and the Middle East. Services included management consulting for hospitals in the areas of workforce management, IT solutions, and mergers and acquisition strategies. Isaac holds a master of business administration degree from Newport University and a master certificate in business management from A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, as well as a bachelor of science degree in engineering production/process from the University of Pune in India.
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Terri Welter
Washington, D.C.
Terri is the head of ECG’s Contracting and Reimbursement practice. Since 1996, she has been working in the areas of managed care and provider payment, including strategy development, reimbursement, contract negotiations, and operations. She has recently been closely involved with assisting health systems, hospitals, medical groups, physician hospital organizations (PHOs), and independent practice associations (IPAs) with developing and executing the types of arrangements needed to successfully react to healthcare reform and to establish contracting structures that facilitate hospital/physician alignment and clinical integration. Terri is a frequent national speaker on the topics of evolving provider payment vehicles and accountable care organization (ACO) development. She holds a master of science degree, concentrating in healthcare administration, from Villanova University and a bachelor of arts degree in preprofessional studies from the University of Notre Dame.
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John Whitham
Dallas
John offers nearly 20 years of senior-level healthcare experience enhancing the relationships between physicians and health systems. With a focus on expanding ECG’s presence in the state of Texas, John assists clients in addressing their strategic, operational, financial, and technology challenges. Prior to joining ECG, John served as a practice leader at a national consulting firm where he developed a significant IT and operations improvement practice. He has also served in C-level positions for large medical groups. John holds a master of health administration degree and a bachelor of arts degree in organizational communications from Indiana University.
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Dave Wofford
San Diego
Since 1996, Dave's consulting career has focused on physician business affairs and hospital/physician relationships. He works closely with medical groups on matters such as group practice formation, physician compensation plan redesign, revenue cycle management, and clinic operations. He also advises hospitals on physician practice acquisitions, fair market value assessments, strategic planning, and the negotiation and development of professional services arrangements with physicians. The breadth of Dave's experience provides him with an understanding of the issues related to hospital/physician relationships and affiliations, as well as the perspective and value that each party brings. This, in turn, allows him to help parties reach sustainable arrangements. He is currently spearheading the development of a book on hospital/physician alignment, which is scheduled to be published later this year. Prior to joining ECG, Dave served as an officer in the U.S. Army for 8 years. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Duke University and a master of business administration degree from The University of Chicago.
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