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53 Avanza Healthcare Strategies (Austin, Texas). Avanza advises ASCs on outpatient services and community health initiatives so the facilities can meet their financial, regulatory and community goals. Joan Dentler, MBA, serves as president and CEO of Avanza Healthcare Strategies and has 25 years of experience in healthcare consulting. Ms. Dentler founded ASC Strategies in 2007 and Outpatient Strategies in 2011, and combined the companies to form Avanza Healthcare Strategies. Avanza's team of seasoned professional is skilled in areas including strategic planning, feasibility assessment, operations and regulatory compliance. Avanza hired three new team members in March. e company hired Susan Neorr, MBA, as a senior consultant of payer relations, Michael Peabody, MBA, as a senior consultant of accreditation and develop- ment and Maria Sarafine, MHA, as a consultant for community health centers. Blue Chip Surgery Center Partners (Cincinnati). Blue Chip man- ages ASCs and provides centers financial, payer, legal and operation services. e company presently operates 17 surgery centers across the United States. e company specializes in managing spine-focused ASCs and has devel- oped successful centers across the nation in Ohio, Maryland, Nebraska and Georgia. e company also manages several multispecialty outpatient sur- gery centers largely owned and led by physicians. Jeff Leland serves as the company's CEO and Kathleen Whitlow, BS, RNC, CASC, is COO. Jay Rom serves as president of the company. Prior to joining Blue Chip, Mr. Leland was the executive director of Lutheran General Medical Group, a Chicago- based 260-physician, multispecialty medical group and a senior vice presi- dent at ASCOA. Ms. Whitlow has been with Blue Chip since 2008 and has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry. The C/N Group (Merrillville, Ind.). e C/N Group is a family-owned company that has developed almost two-dozen healthcare facilities since 1985. e company, founded in 1980, currently employs 230 people. e C/N Group ensures success for ASCs by focusing on a facility's medical staff and its daily operations as well as providing staff members with the necessary technology tools and training. e company seeks to make direct investments in any proj- ect it undertakes and can hold either a minority or majority investment role. e company's expertise and relationships aid in obtaining debt financing. Ravi Chopria serves as the company's CEO. As a leader of e C/N Group, he has completed healthcare projects totaling more than $75 million in capital ex- penditures. Raman Chopra and Rajiv Chopria serve as principals for e C/N Group. Raman Chopra spent seven years in strategic consulting before joining e C/N Group and worked as director of consulting services for Equifax, an information services company. Rajiv Chopra worked in the banking and man- agement consulting industries prior to joining e C/N Group. Community Care (Nashville, Tenn.). Community Care was founded in 1998 by E. Tony Reed, who currently serves as the company's president, CEO and director. Community Care offers a "turn key" approach to developing mul- tispecialty ASCs. e company partnered with surgery centers in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Florida and Maryland. Community Care offers management services in business function and quality assurance, as well as marketing. Constitution Surgery Centers (Avon, Conn.). Ophthalmologist e- odore J. Krawiec, MD, and Kris Mineau co-founded the company in 1997. Mr. Mineau is now president and CEO. John D. Newman serves as senior vice president and general counsel. Constitution Surgery Centers formed de novo partnership with physicians in the mid-90s to develop freestanding ASCs. e company now focuses on developing single-specialty centers focused on ophthalmology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, otolaryngology and urology in addition to multispecialty facilities. e company currently operates 15 outpatient facilities throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Is- land. CSC offers a range of development, financial management, operational and turnaround services. Covenant Surgical Partners (Nashville, Tenn.). Covenant Surgical Partners operates ASCs, as well as anatomic pathology laboratories, anesthe- sia entities and physician practices. Covenant Surgical Partners operates 29 facilities around the United States and offers administrative, financial, sup- port and center management services. e company was founded by health- care executives in 2008. Rick Jacques is the president and CEO of Covenant Surgical Partners. Mr. Jacques has more than 23 years of experience in the ambulatory surgery center industry and previously served as the vice presi- dent of business development of AmSurg. Elite Surgical Affiliates (Houston). Elite Surgical Affiliates was founded in 2008 by Lori Ramirez, CEO and president. Boyd Yarbrough serves as COO and was one of the founding partners of Elite Surgical Affiliates. e com- pany develops and manages surgical facilities with a focus on orthopedics, spine and pain. Elite Surgical Affiliates offers facilities development, man- agement and operational services in addition to back-office services such as billing and collections. Eveia Health Consulting & Management (Issaquah, Wash.). Naya Kehayes, MPH, and R. Matthew Kilton, MBA, MHA, are the principals of Eveia Health Consulting & Management. Ms. Kehayes founded Millennium Health Consulting in 1998, which was renamed to Eveia Heath Consulting & Management in 2006. e management company has helped more than 500 clients in 43 states. Eveia offers payer contracting solutions such as re- imbursement review, negotiations, contract compliance, reimbursement au- dits, payer due diligence and payer credentialing review. Additionally, the company offers financial services including ASC feasibility studies, ASC op- erations analysis and review, case cost review and analysis and fee schedule analysis and development. Eveia's merger and acquisition services are com- prised of contract reviews, financial impact analysis of contracts for merging or acquiring facilities and site of service evaluations and cost analysis. Eveia Health joined forces with ECG Management Consultants, a national consult- ing firm, in October 2015. Foundation HealthCare (Oklahoma City). Foundation HealthCare was founded by Tom Michaud in January 1996. Mr. Michaud serves as the company's chairman and markets the company's foundation program to po- tential surgeon partners. Stanton M. Nelson serves as the company's CEO and has various other investments including real estate, banking and media. Mike Shuster is the company's COO and has 25 years of experiencing in phy- sician networking, joint venture and referral development. Since Foundation HealthCare's inception, the company has acquired three surgical hospitals, 10 info@physiciancontrol.com or call 404.920.4950 www.physiciancontrol.com At IMS affiliated ASCs, physician owners are involved with decision making for the organization, a rare concept in today's ASC environment. IMS specializes in development and management solutions for all types of ASCs. Our emphasis on physician control and our no-nonsense ap approach set us apart from traditional ASC management companies. Our experience allows us to finalize transactions quickly, so you can focus on what matters: your patients. 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