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Peggi Ann Amstutz
MBA, CCS, CCS-P,
Senior Manager,
AHIMA Certified ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer,
Moss Adams LLP

Peggi Ann Amstutz, MBA, CCS-P, CCS, AHIMA certified ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, is a senior manager at Moss Adams.

Her Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
ICD-10 Readiness and Adoption

Anastasia Anderson, Associate, Bennett, Bigelow & Leedom, P.S.

Anastasia’s practice focuses on regulatory and commercial matters, such as billing compliance, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, fraud and abuse, and regulatory requirements governing biotechnology products.

Her Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Too Much Care? Stepped Up Medical Necessity Fraud Litigation Against Hospitals

Kimberly D. Baker, Member, Williams Kastner

Kim advises health care clients on risk management, credentialing, quality assurance, and employment issues, including terminations and investigations into discrimination complaints and EEOC charges.

Her Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Double Trouble – Disruptive Physicians and Hostile Work Environments

Howard assists clients with employee benefit matters relating to health, cafeteria, and other welfare plans.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Federal Healthcare Reform Begins for Health Plans
Health Care Reform: New IRS Guidance on W-2 Reporting of Health Care Coverage

George Deering, President, Deering and Associates

George is President of Deering and Associates, an Executive Search Firm established in 1986 that specializes in healthcare recruiting primarily on the West Coast.

Barbara Derry, RN, FACMPE, Principal, Derry Nolan & Associates, LLC

Barbara is a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives with more than 30 years of experience in healthcare. Owner/principal of Derry, Nolan & Associates, she provides medical & physician practice consulting services to Pacific Northwest medical practices, integrated health systems, specialty clinics and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).

Darren A. Feider, Member, Williams Kastner

Darren's practice involves general employment litigation of wrongful discharge and discrimination claims, the drafting of employment and consulting contracts, non-compete agreements and severance packages for both employees and employers, and conducting investigations for private and public employers in response to EEOC and Washington State Human Rights Commission complaints.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Retaliation Claims and Potential Claimants May Increase Litigation in the Medical Field

Daniel Fisher, CEO, EmSpring Corporation

Dan Fisher is CEO of EmSpring Corporation, an employee benefits firm with an emphasis on health insurance and self-funded medical plans, benefits and plan design, HR and integrated payroll technology.

Nora Haile, Principal, nhaile solutions, LLC

Through nhaile solutions (dba nhaile communications), Nora provides writing and general marketing services to clients in the professional services, healthcare, real estate and sustainable development markets, among others. Nora collaborates with web designers, graphic designers, brand and media strategists, social media experts, public relations firms and fellow writers to meet client needs.

Ruth I. Hansten, PhD, RN, FACHE, Principal Consultant, Hansten Healthcare PLLC

Dr. Hansten developed the nationally acclaimed Relationship & Results Oriented Healthcare Certification Program (RROHC). RROHC care delivery combines patient and family-centered care with high impact interdisciplinary team practices.

Lindsay Harris,
Manager of Health Promotion and
Clinical Support Services,
Healthcare Management
Administrators, Inc.

Lindsay Harris is HMA's Manager of Health Promotion and Clinical Support Services and is HMA’s subject matter expert on wellness & disease management programs. She consults with HMA clients and their brokers to design & implement effective programs that achieve results.

Her Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Making Wellness Programs Work

Kathryn M. Hindman,
Shareholder,
Bullard Smith Jernstedt Wilson

Kathy Hindman’s primary focus is employment-related advice, litigation prevention and training. She specializes in public and private sector wage and hour compliance, workplace harassment and discrimination, managing family medical leave, injured workers, the interactive process and reasonable accommodation.

Her Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
2011 Human Resource Checklist

Renee M. Howard, Shareholder, Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.S.

Renee is a Shareholder with Bennett Bigelow & Leedom and is experienced in representing a wide range of health care providers and suppliers.

Her Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Legal Challenges to Medicaid Rate Reductions Frustrated by Proposed Federal Rules

Roberta Hurst,
Vice President,
Moss Adams Capital LLC

Roberta Hurst is a Vice President in Moss Adams Capital LLC, the investment banking affiliate of Moss Adams LLP. She provides strategic advisory, financing, and merger/acquisition services to health care companies.

Her Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
To Merge or Not to Merge: How to Prepare for this Decision

Janet Jay, Sales & Service, Physicians Insurance Agency

Janet Jay is the Agency Sales and Service Representative for Physicians Insurance Agency.

Her Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Employee Dishonesty: Protecting Your Practice from the Inside

Erin's practice includes all areas of employee benefits law, including qualified retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, health and welfare plans, and fringe benefit plans.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Federal Healthcare Reform Begins for Health Plans
Health Care Reform: New IRS Guidance on W-2 Reporting of Health Care Coverage

Loy Maslen, RN, BSN, NNP-BC, CPUM Associate, Quality Improvement and Education Consultant, Derry Nolan & Associates, LLC

Loy Maslen, RN, BSN, NNP-BC, CPUM Associate, is a quality improvement and education consultant with Derry, Nolan & Associates, bringing over 30 years of diverse healthcare experience to inpatient and outpatient organizations.

Her Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Accountable Care Organizations: The Future of Quality Healthcare?

Greg Mennegar, Vice President, Spectrum Information Services NW, Inc.

Greg Mennegar has over 25 years of experience in the microfilm and document imaging industry. His history includes management of the Imaging Program for the Washington State Archives, operations management of one of the largest Computer Output Microfilm (COM) service bureaus in the US and extensive sales and consulting experience recommending and implementing document imaging and scanning solutions.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
How a Digital Lockbox Saves Money & Prevents Fraud

Anthony R. Miles, Partner, Stoel Rives LLP

Tony provides corporate, transactional and regulatory advice to a broad range of healthcare clients and entities.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Details and Bedevilment: New Data Validate Concerns & Raise More Questions About ACOs

Casey Moriarty, Healthcare Attorney, Miller Nash LLP

Casey advises health care entities and providers in matters involving patient confidentiality, hospital medical staff issues, state and federal regulatory compliance, and general business transactions.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Improving the Health of Community Hospitals: Is Affiliation an Option?

Paula Morgan, RN, Principal, Morgan Consulting Resources

Paula has matched talented healthcare executives with leading healthcare companies for 20 years. She brings to her work a broad view of healthcare, extending well beyond the specifications and requirements of a single position. Under Paula's leadership, Morgan Consulting Resources has grown to a nationwide healthcare executive recruitment firm serving all of the United States and Puerto Rico.

Crystal Nolan, MHA FACMPE, Principal, Derry Nolan & Associates, LLC

Crystal is an expert in all aspects of medical practice management for practices small and large, including assessing operations, staffing, financial and service line analysis, and designing marketing plans for increased profitability. Her expertise is sought for setting up new practices and clinic acquisition analysis, for either physicians or hospital administrators considering the purchase of a private practice.

Timothy J. O'Connell, Partner, Stoel Rives LLP

Tim's practice includes representing healthcare providers in NLRB and PERC proceedings, labor arbitrations, equal employment and discrimination cases before administrative agencies and courts, wrongful discharge litigation and other issues.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Changing the Rules: The Federal Government Makes Union Organizing Easier

Francis Orejudos, MPH,
Manager,
Moss Adams LLP

Francis Orejudos has over eight years of experience serving managed care organizations. He has led payer initiatives related to claims auditing, contracting, operational assessments, and business process redesign.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Maximizing Value from Purchased Services

Darryl Price, Healthcare Practice Leader, Slalom Consulting

Darryl Price is the Healthcare Practice Leader for Slalom Consulting. With twenty plus years of executive experience in healthcare, Darryl brings a keen understanding of the healthcare business and the technology solutions that drive success.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
In the Belly of the Beast - Industry Trends and Opportunities
In the Belly of the Beast - Why Projects Succeed

Chris Rivard,
Partner and Chair,
Moss Adams Health Care Group

Chris Rivard is a partner and chair of the Moss Adams Health Care Group.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
ACOs and Shared Savings: Making a New Health Care Model Work

David Robbins, Shareholder, Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.S.

David has a national practice that focuses on representing health care clients in litigation involving regulatory compliance, including false claims issues, anti-kickback and physician self-referral rules, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and health care licensing.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Too Much Care? Stepped Up Medical Necessity Fraud Litigation Against Hospitals

Stephen Rose, Health Care Attorney and Owner, Garvey Schubert Barer

Stephen Rose has more than 25 years representing healthcare providers in matters relating to Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements, government audits, and corporate compliance plans.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
ACOs: Will There be Savings to be Shared?

Austin Ross, Vice President, Amerinet/HRS

Austin Ross is a Vice President with Amerinet, a leading national group purchasing organization, that strategically partners with healthcare providers to reduce costs and improve quality.

Tim Smigel,
Account Executive, Oregon
Physicians Insurance
A Mutual Company

Tim Smigel is an account executive with Oregon Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
The Facts About Billing Errors & Omissions Insurance

Mary H. Spillane, Member, Williams Kastner

Mary's practice emphasizes health care law, state and federal appeals, medical malpractice and products liability defense litigation. Mary has chaired both the firm’s Health Care Practice Group and Appellate Practice Group since their inception.

Her Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Double Trouble – Disruptive Physicians and Hostile Work Environments

Stacy J. Stelzriede,
Partner,
Moss Adams LLP

Stacy J. Stelzriede leads the health care practice at the Los Angeles office of Moss Adams. She has over 20 years of experience in public accounting, serving both for-profit and not-for-profit health care organizations.

Her Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Is Your Audit Committee Highly Functional?

Kevin Villanueva,
Senior Manager,
Moss Adams LLP

Kevin Villanueva leads the firm’s information security and infrastructure practice. He has over 14 years of experience in information technology, with particular focus on disaster recovery planning and IT security.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Disaster Recovery: What’s Your Plan?

Gary Volland,
Applications Development Manager,
IT Auditing & Consulting Group,
Moss Adams LLP

Gary Volland is an applications development manager in the Moss Adams IT Auditing and Consulting Group.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
ICD-10 Readiness and Adoption

Robert J. Walerius, Healthcare Attorney and Partner, Miller Nash LLP

Robert J. Walerius' practice emphasizes corporate, transactional, regulatory, and medical staff issues relating to healthcare. He has provided legal advice to healthcare and educational facilities and professionals for more than 30 years.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
Improving the Health of Community Hospitals: Is Affiliation an Option?

Harman Wales, CFA
Managing Director,
Moss Adams Capital LLC

Harman Wales is a Managing Director in Moss Adams Capital LLC, the investment banking affiliate of Moss Adams LLP. He leads teams that perform strategic advisory, financing, and merger/acquisition services to health care companies.

His Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
To Merge or Not to Merge: How to Prepare for this Decision

Maryann Yelnosky,
Shareholder,
Bullard Smith Jernstedt Wilson

Maryann Yelnosky is a graduate of the University of Oregon, where she earned her Juris Doctor in 1986. She has spent the last 20 years representing Northwest employers and health care providers specializing in litigation defense, including discrimination, employee management, employee training and medical malpractice.

Her Oregon Healthcare News articles include:
2011 Human Resource Checklist

Oregon Healthcare Association News and Information
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Meeting the Challenge of Healthcare Reform: The Clinically Integrated Network

Capitation Isn’t a
Four-Letter Word

Oregon Hospitals Partner with National Experts to Drive Patient Care

Self-funded Plans in the Environment of Healthcare Reform

The Sunnyside Health and Wellness Center: Creating a New Clinic from Scratch

Drug Use Escalates in Oregon: Primary Care Providers Caught in the Middle

Delivering World Class
Healthcare

Oregon Health Plans Report Solid Profits Through September 30, 2011