Where Knowledge and Know-how are United

CCI’s Professional Staff

The CCI Group

Frank Cavanaugh,                 Chicago, IL

Telephone 708-645-1235 or 708-267-8584

FrankCavanaugh@CCIgroup.org

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Skill Summary:

· Technology Management and Planning

· Vendor Selection

· Benchmarking

· Investor Services

· Retired PWC H/C IT Partner

 

 

Everett Hines,                    New York, NY

Telephone 201-573-0007 or 201-788-1631

EverettHines@CCIgroup.org

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Skill Summary:

· Technology Management and Planning

· Vendor Selection

· Contract Negotiation Specialist

· Investor Services

· Retired PWC H/C IT Partner

 

 

Samuel Schultz II, Ph.D.         Detroit, MI

Telephone 989-738-1153 or 989-768-0074

Sam Schultz@CCIgroup.org

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Skill Summary:

· Technology Management and Planning

· HIMSS CIO of the Year

· Founder and First Chairman of HL-7

· CIO of Academic Medical Center, Large Hospital Group and Healthcare Consortium

 

 

Jean Joslyn,   Chicago, IL

Telephone 815-308-5114

Jean Joslyn@CCIgroup.org

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Skill Summary:

· Technology Planning

· Vendor Selection

· Decision Support Systems

· Behavioral Care Systems

· Business Office Operations

 

 

Richard Dick, Ph.D.    Salt Lake City, UT Telephone 801-763-9933 or 801-362-6952

RichardDick@CCIgroup.org

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Skill Summary:

· Technology Visionary

· Author of IOM study on The Computer Based Patient Record

· Founder and first Executive Director of CPRI

Fred R. Mills, FACHE     San Antonio, TX Telephone 210 479 6502 or 210-241-3626

FredMills@CCIgroup.org

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Skill Summary:

· Technology Implementation &Utilization

· Mergers & Acquisitions

· Business Planning

· CEO of three health systems one with over $1 billion in annual revenue

 

 

CCI is a private corporation that culturally operates as a partnership. Every professional staff member is a working consulting professional. As a group we average over 30 years experience per individual. Our organization is flat. CCI  Principals are the consultants assigned to client engagements. Our principals accept only the engagements they wish to participate in.

 

Our Firm was founded by three Health Care Information Technology specialists, (Frank Cavanaugh, Everett Hines and Samuel Schultz). Their objective is to help clients address strategic projects with the industries most experienced individuals. Recognizing that the primary resource of any consulting firm is its professional staff, CCI has developed a team that shares a common interest and possess extraordinary knowledge and experience. Please contact any of our Principals or our Corporate office for further information.

 

"We cannot solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

                 - Albert Einstein

William A. MacFarlane, CMC, CHFP

Boca Raton, FL   561 393-6026 or  289-9275

BillMacFarlane@CCIgroup.org

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Skill Summary:

· Revenue Cycle Assessment & Management

· Physician Practices & Managed Care

· Implemented several Central Business Office (CBO) entities

· Performance Improvement and Business Process Redesign

James M. Cusick ,                 Red Bank, NJ Telephone 908 420-5707

JimCusick@CCIgroup.org

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Skill Summary:

· Technology Implementation &Utilization

· IT Planning & Vendor Selection

· Served as Interim CIO for several clients

· Hospital, vendor support, and consulting experience for over 39 years

Gary Johnson,                        Atlanta, GA

Telephone 770-993-5237 or 404-421-5237

GaryJohnson@CCIgroup.org

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Skill Summary:

· Information Technology Strategic Planning

· Software Requirements Definition

· Software Vendor Selection

· Prior Manager of Health Industry Strategic    Planning and Operations for IBM

Leo van der Reis M.D.    San Francisco, CA Telephone 415 661 8866

LeovanderReis@CCIgroup.org

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Skill Summary:

· Technology & Public Health

· Clients include: U.S. Food & Drug Administration, The World Bank,  State of California, Department of Mental Hygiene & The Commonwealth of Australia

Rajiv Kapur, Ph.D.              San Jose, CA

Telephone 408-489-7135

RajivKapur@CCIgroup.org

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Skill Summary:

· Technology Development & Utilization

· Outsourcing Evaluation and Management

· HIPAA Compliance Assessment

· Cerner Implementations

Connie Berg, R.N., M.B.A. San Francisco, CA Telephone 415 668-5175

ConnieBerg@CCIgroup.org

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Skill Summary:

· Clinical Technology Planning

· Nursing Operations Improvement

· Vendor evaluations/Contract Negotiations

· Feasibility studies and Assessments

· Business Analysis & Physician Programs

 

Mike Cook,                             Chicago, IL

Telephone 630 832-8206

MikeCook@CCIgroup.org

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Skill Summary:

· Margin Risk Mitigation for IT investments

· ITIL Best Practices for IT operations

· GPO/Supply Chain Management services

· EHR and Stark Exceptions Strategies

· CIO, Consulting and IT vendor experience 

Michael R. Cohen, M.M. ,      Chicago, IL

Telephone 630 584-0304 or 630 248-5703

MikeCohen@CCIgroup.org

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Skill Summary:

· IT assessment, strategy & implementation

· Vendor selection & contract negotiation

· Ambulatory and acute care EHR/EMR

· Project management

· Vendor and investor consulting