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Phil Dalton – President
Phil Dalton has over 25 years of experience in healthcare
strategy, marketing, policy and planning. He has developed
hundreds of strategic, marketing, and business plans for
hospitals, outpatient centers, health systems, physician
groups, HMOs and other health related businesses. His
clients have included nonprofit hospitals, for profit
hospitals, County Hospitals, District Hospitals, Health
Plans, Foundations and Government. Mr. Dalton has assisted
the process of numerous hospital sales and acquisitions.
Mr. Dalton’s previous experience includes the
following positions: Vice President of the Camden Group,
Western Region Director of Strategic Healthcare Consulting
at Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Senior Vice President of
Business Development and Marketing for a large tertiary
hospital, President of a healthcare joint venture corporation
and Regional Services Coordinator for Kaiser Permanente
in Southern California. He received his MS from Harvard
University in Health Policy and Management and a MPH
from the University of Minnesota.
pdalton@medicaldevelopmentspecialists.com
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Eric P. Themm – Senior Vice
President
Eric Themm is senior vice president with 20 years of health
care experience. He has worked with a broad range of healthcare
organizations throughout the country with a strong emphasis
on business and facilities planning for hospitals and
multi-provider systems. Mr. Themm has overseen and conducted
numerous engagements in the areas of strategic and business
planning, service line planning (e.g., cardiac, oncology,
women’s and children’s), program and service feasibility,
mergers/acquisitions/affiliations, short- and long-term
facility planning, medical staff development and development
of integrated delivery systems.
Mr. Themm is a frequent speaker and has published numerous
articles in professional Journals publications pertaining
to issues on strategic planning, service line centers
of excellence, medical staff development and facility
planning for hospitals and ambulatory centers. He is
active in numerous healthcare industry organizations.
Mr. Themm was formerly a Vice President with the Camden
Group. Prior to Camden, he was a project manager in
Ernst & Young's Health Care Business Advisory Group.
Mr. Themm received his bachelor's degree from Claremont
McKenna College in Claremont, California.
ethemm@medicaldevelopmentspecialists.com
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Dan Vincent – Senior Vice
President
Dan Vincent is a senior vice president with
over 20 years of healthcare experience. He has overseen
and conducted numerous engagements in the areas of,
budgeting and forecasting, margin improvement, internal
controls improvement, compliance management, policies
and procedures, organizational restructuring, benchmarking/dashboards,
valuation, mergers and acquisitions, strategic and business
planning, managed care and vision/mission alignment.
Prior to joining MDS, Mr. Vincent was formerly a director at KPMG LLP. Mr. Vincent has also held positions
as a principal of William M. Mercer, Inc. and as director
of CareAmerica Health Plans and Life Insurance Company.
Mr. Vincent received a bachelor's of science degree
in health administration from the University of New
Hampshire and a master's in health administration from
the University of Southern California. His certifications
include:
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Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) |
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Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) |
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Six Sigma, Green Belt, The University of Michigan |
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Certified in HealthCare Compliance (CHC) |
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Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) |
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Certified Healthcare Business Consultant (CHBC) |
dvincent@medicaldevelopmentspecialists.com
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Kenneth E. Avery – CPA, Vice
President
Mr. Avery is a Certified Public Accountant
responsible for valuations, financial feasibilities, and
compliance studies. He has prior auditing experience with
Arthur Andersen & Company working with clients in the
hospital, medical laboratory, and medical supply businesses.
He served as Controller and Treasurer for American Medical
International (AMI) a large publicly traded acute care
hospital chain where he directed the corporation’s accounting,
finance services, and acquisitions. He was chief financial
officer and treasurer of Pioneer Medical Group, a large
multi-specialty medical group with eight clinics in the
Los Angeles area. He also has twenty years experience
as a consultant to the healthcare industry.
He has prepared hundreds of healthcare business valuations,
financial feasibilities, and physician practice assessments.
He has also assisted physicians in buying and selling
their healthcare businesses. He has published numerous
articles on healthcare valuations, and is experienced
in recruitment and compliance issues, and medical group
information.
Mr. Avery holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and
Business Administration from California State University,
Long Beach. He is a member of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants, the California Society of
Certified Public Accountants, the Institute of Business
Appraisers, and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
kavery@medicaldevelopmentspecialists.com
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Christine Ortale – Vice President
Christine Ortale has over 20 years of experience
in the healthcare industry. Prior to joining MDS, Christine
worked at the corporate level for a multi-hospital system
where she was responsible for marketing and business development
at several hospitals. She has held positions in the marketing
and business development departments of various hospitals
throughout Southern California.
Christine also served as the vice president of sales
for a health care company where she received top honors
and recognition for her achievements. Christine is an
expert in planning and implementing service line development
programs including orthopedics, spine, cardio and vascular,
women's health with hospitals and physicians' groups.
In this regard, she has worked with hospitals and health
systems across the country.
Christine received her bachelor's degree from Cal State
University, Long Beach and her MBA with an emphasis
in marketing.
cortale@medicaldevelopmentspecialists.com
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