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Study Group: Economic Experts on Managed Care(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 597

This study group may include physicians, care providers, and researchers specializing in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, nursing, optometry, genetics, and mental health. It may also include experts knowledgeable on diagnostic labs, disease management, medical devices, long term care, surgery centers, health management, pharma, and biotechnology, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

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David Ziolkowski, Sr Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Sampson Regional Medical CenterDavid Ziolkowski
Sr Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Sampson Regional Medical Center

David Ziolkowski is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at the Sampson Regional Medical Center located in Clinton, North Carolina. He manages over a dozen technical and non-technical departments within the hospital expanding his role to Senior Vice President, Support Services and...

John Waugh, Director of System Laboratory Operations, Henry Ford Health SystemJohn Waugh
Director of System Laboratory Operations
Henry Ford Health System

John Waugh is the Director of System Laboratory Operations at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, the 12th largest US hospital laboratory, research & academic medical center. Mr. Waugh has expertise in new and emerging clinical and molecular diagnostic systems including products and services from Cepheid,...

Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD
Director of Pathology
Bellevue Hospital Center

Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD, is the Director of Pathology at Bellevue Hospital and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at New York University School of Medicine. He is also the Medical Director for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine of the South Manhattan Healthcare Network and Northern...

Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM, Pharmacy Consultant, Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHMDea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM
Pharmacy Consultant
Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM

Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM, is currently a consultant working with health plans and pharmaceutical companies. He was previously the Senior Director of Pharmacy Services for Independence Blue Cross, a large commercial and Medicare health plan in Pennsylvania. Prior to this position, he was the Associate...

Bilyana Savic
President
Insurance Insights

Bilyana Savic is the President of Insurance Insights. She is a consultant to insurance companies and insurance brokerage firms, specializing in the health insurance product categories of major medical, life, long term care, Medicare supplement, disability, accident and specified disease, but also with...

Arnold Greensher, MD
Independent Contractor-Medical Director
SCHALLER ANDERSON, INC.

Arnold Greensher, MD, is a Medical Director for the commercial managed care section of Schaller Anderson Healthcare, Arizona. He is Board certified in Family Practice and Pediatrics and fellowship trained in Genetics. Dr. Greensher lectures widely on issues related to Medical Malpractice, Risk Management...

Robert Dondes
Independent Consultant
Robert Dondes, Consultant

Robert Dondes is an Independent Consultant based in the mid-Atlantic United States, with headquarters in Maryland. His private practice focuses on managed care, health insurance, strategic analysis, and operational improvement. Mr. Dondes is affiliated with the consulting division of the Pennsylvania...

Ken Powell, President, Genesis Business DevelopmentKen Powell
President
Genesis Business Development

Ken Powell is the President of Genesis Business Development, a global healthcare consultancy. Mr. Powell has experience in the identification, acquisition, and commercialization of intellectual property, new businesses, and products in the medical device and clinical diagnostics market segments worldwide....

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GLG NewsSMAnalyses by this Study Group's Experts(?)

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Wrong Solution By The Wrong People In the Wrong Way At The Wrong Time | 07-03-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Somehow, healthcare, energy, education....in fact nearly every major issue today has turned into a contentious "them vs. us". It would always be preferable that reasonable men attempt to reach a reasonable conclusion, but government bodies today (eg., politicians and key administrators) are...

Missing Earnings in Turbulent Times Hospital and Medical Insurers | 07-03-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

CMS (and several large insurers) refusing to pay for "Never Events" will further challenge cash strapped hospitals, and poses increased pressure to increase prices as hospitals attempt to cost-shift to the commercial carriers.  Not paying for alleged hospital mistakes will garner stronger administrative...

Evolence Approval- what effect will it have on the filler market | 07-02-2008
Author: Sunil Dhawan, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Stanford University

This article is important because it outlines the rationale and benefits of the new collagen based filler from Ortho-Neutrogena/ Johnson and Johnson. This filler appears to last at least 6 months, and does not require pre testing as other collagen based fillers have needed in the past. The fact that...

Adolesecnt acne treatable | 06-27-2008
Author: Sunil Dhawan, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Stanford University

This article is important in that, for the most part , it describes a basic therapeutic regimen for adolescent acne patients. The only error is describing the inflamed lesions as "infections." Acne is predominantly an inflammatory condition, not an infectious one, though a bacteria is involved...

Trends for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) | 06-26-2008
Author: William Fink, R.Ph., President, Managed Care Pharmacy Consultants, Inc

There will be an increased use of costly diaylsis, especially among those people 70 years or older.  One would think that there would be a greater awareness of a disease consting $31 billion dollars a year.  However, this does not seem to be the case.

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New York, 07-30-2007

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