PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY:

6/2001 Present Speaker/Writer/Consultant

8/1987 6/2001 Medical Staff Coordinator, Memorial Hospital, Belleville, IL

Duties encompassed all aspects of medical staff management including credentialing and recredentialing, updating and revising bylaws and policies and procedures to meet accreditation standards and State/Federal regulations, medical staff meeting management, maintenance of financial records, coordination of peer review activities, and implementation and maintenance of physician data base.

CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified Medical Staff Coordinator, 1991 (recertified 2001, 2003) (Certification title changed to Certified Professional Medical Services Management in 2004)
Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist, 1997 (recertified 2001, 2003)

PUBLICATIONS:

Books and Educational Courses

National Association Medical Staff Services Core Curriculum, Unit III, Meeting Management, Documentation, and Management of Information, Published 2000

Author MSSPs Take Charge, Opus Communications, 2002

Contributing Editor, Credentialing and Privileging Desk Reference, HCPro, Inc., 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 Editions

PMSM Professional Development Handbook, National Association Medical Staff Services, 2003, 2004, 2005

PCS Professional Development Handbook, National Association Medical Staff Services, 2003, 2004, 2005

National Association Medical Staff Services Independent Study Program Course 3, Principles of Medical Staff Organization and Healthcare Finance, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Research assistant, Privileging Conflicts, HCPro, Inc. 2005

Professional Magazine Articles

"Confidentiality in the Documentation of Peer Review Activities", National Association of Medical Staff Services OverView: January-February 1994; Vol. 21, No.1

"Taking the Initiative", National Association of Medical Staff Services OverView: July-August 1995; Vol. 22, No.4

"Take Care When Releasing Information to Third Parties", National Association of Medical Staff Services OverView: July-August 1996; Vol. 23, No.4

"Reengineering the Medical Staff Peer Review Process", National Association of Medical Staff Services OverView: August 1997; Vol. 24, Issue 7

January - December, 1997 - Monthly column - Situations and Solutions, National Association of Medical Staff Services OverView

Letter to Editor The Physician Executive, Jan./Feb. 1999, Re: Article entitled A Centralized Verification System

JCAHO Clarifies Use of Temporary Privileges Again, National Association Medical Staff Services Synergy, May/June 2001

Freelance contributions on various medical services issues, Advisor for Medical & Professional Staff Services, C&R Publications, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Hospitals and Medical Staffs Square Off Over Bylaws Amendment, National Association Medical Staff Services Synergy, Vol. 32, No. 6, November/December 2004

RECENT PRESENTATIONS (Complete list available on request):

Evaluating, Developing and Implementing Core Privileges, Maryland Association Medical Staff Services, Olney, MA, 11/5/04

Evaluating, Developing and Implementing Core Privileges and Hot Topics in Credentialing and Privileging, New Hampshire Association Medical Staff Services, North Conway, NH, 5/19/05

Credentialing Physicians and Allied Health Professionals, Missouri Hospital Association, Springfield, MO, 6/16/05, Blue Springs, MO, 7/28/06, and St. Louis, MO 8/11/05

Hot Topics in Credentialing and Privileging, and MSPs Take Charge, Keys to Professional Development, Nebraska Association Medical Staff Services, Omaha, NE, 6/23/05


PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Student Faculty, National Association Medical Staff Services, 2005

Editorial Advisory Board, Briefings On Credentialing, HCPro, March 1997 Present

Editorial Advisory Board, Advisor for Medical & Professional Staff Services, C&R Publications, January 2001 Present

NAMSS Independent Study Program Team Member 2000 - Present

NAMSS Library Team Leader PCS 2002 - Present

NAMSS Library Team Member PMSM 2002 - Present

President, Missouri Association of Medical Staff Services, November 2000 - 2002

President-Elect, Missouri Association of Medical Staff Services, June 2000 November 2000

President, Greater St. Louis Area Chapter of the Missouri Association of Medical Staff Services, 1998 1999

President-Elect, Greater St. Louis Area Chapter of the Missouri Association of
Medical Staff Services, 1996 - 1997

Editorial Board, OverView, National Association of Medical Staff Services, January December 1997

National Association of Medical Staff Services Strategic Planning Committee 1997

National Association of Medical Staff Services Conference Planning Committee 1998 - 1999

National Association of Medical Staff Services Nominating Committee 1999 - 2000

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

National Association Medical Staff Services
Missouri Association Medical Staff Services
Greater St. Louis Area Chapter of the Missouri Association Medical Staff Services
Illinois Association Medical Staff Services