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Study Group: General and Acute Care Hospital Economic Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 135

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

Louis Rocco

System Director of Purchasing
HALLMARK HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
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Louis Rocco is the System Director of Purchasing at Hallmark Health System, in Massachusetts. He has over 25 years of experience in purchasing and has negotiation, analytical, reporting and communication skills in inventory, distribution, purchasing, mailroom, reimbursement and accounts payable background....

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Kenneth Morris

Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer
DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
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Kenneth Morris is Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer at Duke University Health System. Reporting to the President and CEO of the System, Mr. Morris provides top-level management and oversight of all financial operations including Accounting, Financial Reporting, Budgeting, Financial Analysis,...

Peter Davis, MPH, MHA, FACHE

President and Chief Executive Officer
ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL
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Peter Davis, MPH, MHA, FACHE, is the President and Chief Executive Officer at the St. Joseph Hospital and Trauma Center in Nashua, which is a part of the St. Joseph Hospital System in New Hampshire. He has over 35 years of experience in hospital administration, system development, physician practice...

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Rochelle Pleskow, MS, HSA, Healthcare Consultant, Rochelle J Pleskow, MS,HSARochelle Pleskow, MS, HSA

Healthcare Consultant
Rochelle J Pleskow, MS,HSA
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Rochelle Pleskow is a senior health care professional with industry experience encompassing the clinical, business and technological perspectives of medicine, clinical practice protocols have been developed, and physician profiling report cards have been created as well as revenue streams with contract...

Richard Baland, Sole Proprietor, Richard Baland, CPARichard Baland

Sole Proprietor
Richard Baland, CPA
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Richard Baland is an Independent Healthcare Consultant. Previously, Mr. Baland was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Richardson Medical Center in Rayville, Louisiana. He has also served Lutheran Social Services (LSSS), Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC), Texoma Womens...

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Glen McDaniel, MS, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, GM GlobalGlen McDaniel, MS, MBA

President and Chief Executive Officer
GM Global
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Glen McDaniel, MS, MBA, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of GM Global. He specializes in clinical chemistry and organizational management. Mr. McDaniel has been a healthcare consultant consulting on Long Term Acute Care, hospital operations, clinical lab science, ethics, decision making,...

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GLG NewsSM Analyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts (?)

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Antidepressants Vary More in Side Effects, Not Efficacy

August 30, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective | health.usnews.com

[SIDE EFFECTS] The main differences among the newer antidepressants are side effects and drug interactions.  See the Commentary for a drug-by-drug list of these key differences. [PCP's] This review comes from a group of primary care docs, which is important because most depression is treated by PCPs....

State Medicaid Cuts May Limit Market for New Antipsychotic Lurasidone

August 30, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

LURASIDONE DEMONSTRATED EFFICACY IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA IN PIVOTAL PHASE 3 STUDY | www.pipelinereview.com

Lurasidone is an atypical antipsychotic owned by Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma. Phase 3 PEARL 1 Study: 6-week, multi-site, double-blind placebo-controlled trial in 500 pts with DSM4 schizophrenia with PANSS score greater than 80. RESULTS: 80mg dose was superior to placebo; 40mg & 120mg was not....

Why is Healthcare Reform Losing Popularity

August 28, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Deficit Plays into Health Reform | www.washingtonpost.com

The polls are showing healthcare reform is losing its support on main street. The country is realizing the cost of universal coverage is going to be high, and the national debt and annual budget deficits are at unbelievably high levels even without health care reform. The consequences of healthcare...

Healthcare Reform Train under full steam

July 15, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Hospitals accept deal that would cut reimbursement | www.modernhealthcare.com

Healthcare Reform, Where are we, how will the Federal Government pay for it, what does it mean for hospitals, and what does it mean in the long run?  Congress is under pressure to develop a healthcare reform bill, which makes me nervous.  The issues of Tort Reform and sustainable payments...

Achieving Health Care Reform

May 28, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Achieving Health Care Reform--How Physicians Can Help | content.nejm.org

The authors of the article build their case for healthcare reform on assumptions that may not be correct, but nevertheless accept the assumptions as givens.  The authors outline a system of reform that relies heavily on government interventions and the supply side of the healthcare industry...

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Facility, Non-Academic/Community Hospital
  • For-Profit Chain or Multifacility Hospital
  • Integrated Healthcare Delivery Network (IDN)
  • Consultancy, Healthcare-Focused
  • Facility, Government/Public Hospital
  • Academic Medical Center/Hospital or Clinic
  • Facility, Academic Medical Center

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • President
  • Director
  • Operations Executive
  • Consultant
  • Chief Operating Officer

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Hospital CEOs (US) 180
Ambulatory Surgery Center Experts 133
Chief Financial Officers 1798
Managed Care Experts 670
Current or Former Chief Financial Officers in Hospital Facilities 164