Authors

Burt Zweigenhaft, PhD, DLitt
Editor-in-Chief, VBCC
Managing Partner, Upstream Partners, LLC
Executive Director and Co-Founder, AVBCC
Managing Partner, Upstream Partners; Co-Founder and Chairman, AVBCC
Principal, CSI Coding Strategies, Inc
Principal, CSI Coding Strategies, Inc
Founder and President, Navigating Cancer
Jayson Slotnik, JD, MPH
Managing Partner, Health Policy Strategies
Lawrence B. Keller, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, RHU®, LUTCF is the founder of Physician Financial Services, a New York–based firm specializing in income protection and wealth accumulation strategies for physicians.
Director of Health Policy, ACCC
Director of Health Policy, ACCC
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
University Distinguished Service Professor of Breast Cancer; Professor of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Co-Developer of Work Stride: Managing Cancer at Work, Johns Hopkins Healthcare Solutions; Co-Founder of AONN+
Director of Physician Compliance Aervices, KForce Healthcare, Inc
Director of Physician Compliance Aervices, KForce Healthcare, Inc
Carolina Urologic Research Center
Myrtle Beach, SC
At Kansas City Cancer Center/The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Sarah W. Rock, MSOD, focuses on performance and quality improvement efforts.
Policy Coordinator, Association of Community Cancer Centers
Policy Coordinator, Association of Community Cancer Centers
Clinical Services Manager, RJ Health Systems
Clinical Services Manager, RJ Health Systems
President, SM Health Communications, Newtown, PA
President, SM Health Communications, Newtown, PA
Naim Bulbulia, Esq, is a partner in the law firm Hartman, Doherty, Rosa, Berman, & Bulbulia LLC, where he practices in the area of Trusts and Estates.
Medical Oncologist and former ASCO President
Scott Gottlieb, MD
Former FDA Commissioner
Steven Peskin, MD, MBA, FACP
Executive Medical Director of Population Health and Transformation, Horizon BCBS
Scott Breidbart, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer, Affinity Health Plan
Matthew Eyles
President and CEO, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
Ted Okon, MBA
Executive Director, Community Oncology Alliance (COA)
President, Tennessee Oncology
Lucio Gordan, MD
President, Florida Cancer Specialists
Robert Carlson, MD
CEO, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
Pat Basu, MD, MBA
President & CEO, Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Christian Downs, MHA, JD
Executive Director, Association of Community Cancer Centers
Tommy Pourmahram
Vice President, Specialty Provider, McKesson
President, Specialty Physician Services, AmerisourceBergen
Chief Patient Officer, Communications, Global Policy, and Population Health, Merck
VP, Strategic Customer Group Oncology, Pfizer
Eric Dozier
VP, Oncology North America, Lilly Oncology
Brenda Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN
CEO, Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
Daniel Klein
President and CEO, Patient Access Network (PAN) Foundation
Ray Bailey, BPharm, RPh
Pharmacy Director, Florida Cancer Specialists
Brian Gockerman, MBA
Managing Director, Unlimited Systems
Parag Shah
President, Practice Solutions, Integra Connect
CEO, Canton & Company
Michael Consuelos, MD, MBA, FAAP
Principal, MJC Solutions; former CMO, Hospital Association of Pennsylvania
Jamie Bachman
Executive Director for Oncology Services
Brian Shields
Manager of Performance Improvement, Oncology Service Line, UCHealth
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Division Gynecology, Dept OBGYN
Cancer Center of Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
GYN Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist
UCLA Health
Los Angeles, CA
Clinical Coordinator
The University of Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, AZ
Senior Director
Clinical Guidelines & Quality Improvement
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Bethesda, MD
Research Associate
IMPAQ Health, IMPAQ International
Washington, DC
Senior Research Analyst
IMPAQ Health, IMPAQ International
Columbia, MD
Regional Practice Administrator
Beaumont Medical Group
Southfield, MI
Director, Operations
Beaumont Medical Group
Southfield, MI
Stephen R. Broderick, MD
Thoracic Surgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
and Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC
Patrick Forde, MD
Director, Thoracic Oncology Clinical Research Program
Associate Professor of Oncology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Regional Manager
MultiCare Regional Cancer Center
Tacoma, WA
Gastroenterologist
Founder, The Scope of Practice
Shawntea (Taya) Gordon, MBA, FACMPE, CMOM
Chief Revenue Cycle Officer
H4 Technology
Epic Health Research Network
Epic Health Research Network
Kaiser Family Foundation
Product Manager
iQueue for Infusion Centers
LeanTaaS
Jan Hailey, MHL, CMC, CMCO, CMIS, CMOM
Independent Healthcare Consultant
Elkhart, IN
Rani Khetarpal, MBA
Vice President, Provider Partnerships
New Century Health
Healthcare Consultant
Excelsis Enterprises, Inc
Houston, TX
Chief Operating Officer
Huron Gastro/Center for Digestive Care
Ypsilanti, MI
Lead Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Hematology/Oncology
Health First Cancer Institute
Director, Practice Consulting Cardinal Health, VitalSource (TM)
GPO
VP
Biosimilars
Cardinal Health
Bob Gold, MS
Chief Behavioral Technologist
Chief Executive Officer
GoMo Health
Asbury Park, NJ
Abramson Cancer Center
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Inovalon - Complex Care Solutions
Bowie, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief
Division of Hematology/Oncology
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Associate Professor and Section Chief
Medical Oncology
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Enterprise Medical Director of Research
Comprehensive Care and Research Center
Philadelphia, PA
Chief Executive Officer
Utah Cancer Specialists
Salt Lake City, UT
Clinical Informaticist
XIFIN
San Diego, CA
Vice President, Clinical Informatics
XIFIN
Salt Lake City, UT
Chief Scientific Officer; Director
Lung Cancer Research Program
Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Nashville, TN
Executive Medical Director
AdventHealth Cancer Institute
Orlando, FL
Medical Director of the Clinical Trials Office
Moffitt Cancer Center Tampa, Florida
Senior Project Manager
XIFIN
San Diego, CA
Kem Tolliver, CMOM, CPC, CMPE
President, Medical Revenue Cycle Specialists
Bowie, MD
President
Utah Cancer Specialists
Salt Lake City
Director of Patient Advocacy, Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation
Scientific Director
Mc-Givney Global Advisors
Wayne, PA
Professor, Gastrointestinal Medicine
The University of Texas M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Professor, Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive
Cancer Center
Chicago, IL
Professor, Clinical Genetics
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
Professor, Oncology
Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baltimore, MD
Joseph Chao, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
GI Medical Oncology Section
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, CA
Chief Medical Officer
Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions
Director of Quality & Value-Based Care
Alabama Oncology
Principal
Fuse Innovation
Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions
Executive Director
Michigan Society of Hematology & Oncology
Troy
Professor
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Radiology and Radiological Science
Johns Hopkins Medicine,
Baltimore, MD
Jonathan Wesley Riess, MD, MS
Medical Director of Thoracic Oncology
Associate Professor, Hematology and Oncology
University of California
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, CA
Director
Biosimilars Council, a Division of the Association for Accessible Medicines Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Washington, DC
Chief Strategy Officer
Inato
Paul G. Richardson, MD
Clinical Program Leader and Director of Clinical Research
Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center
Institute Physician
RJ Corman Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Monique Hartley-Brown, MD, MMSc
Medical Oncologist, Department of Medicine
Member of Faculty, Harvard Medical School
Attending Physician, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA
Director of Pharmacy
Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, GA
Associate Attending
Breast Medicine Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Cancer Center
New York, NY
Director
Policy
Association for Accessible Medicines
Washington, DC
Wallace Akerley, MD
Professor of Medicine
Thoracic Oncology
Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Katie Kerrigan, DO
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Medical Oncology
Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Cindy Borassi
Director
Oncology Business Development and Program Design
GoMo Health
Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD
Medical Oncologist and Medical Director
Quality Informatics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College Chair, Lymphoma Research Foundation, Scientific Advisory Board
New York, NY
Tycel J. Phillips, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, MI
Peg Rummel, MHA, RN, OCN, NE-BC
Oncology Nurse Navigator
Hematology/Head & Neck Clinical Services
University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
Chairman of the Board
Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies/
The Oncology Group and RC Billing
Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies
Cedar Park, TX
Marketing Writer
Austin Community College, TX
Content Marketing Strategist
Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies
Cedar Park, TX
Professor
Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology
James Cancer Hospital
The Ohio State University
Amanda L. Brink, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AOCNP
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics
Division of Cancer Medicine
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Aung Naing, MD, FACP
Professor
Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics
Division of Cancer Medicine
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Sundar Jagannath, MBBS
Director, Center of Excellence for Multiple Myeloma
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
Richard Kim, MD
Service Chief, Medical Gastrointestinal Oncology
Senior Member, Gastrointestinal Oncology Department
Moffitt Cancer Center
Professor, Oncology
University of South Florida College of Medicine
Tampa, FL
Marianne Davies, DNP, ACNP, AOCNP, FAAN
Associate Professor, Yale School of Nursing
Yale University
West Haven, CT
Oncology Nurse Practitioner-Thoracic
& Solid Tumor Senior Advanced Practice Provider II
Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven
Yale Comprehensive Cancer
Center New Haven, CT
Shawn Perkins, RN, BSN, OCN
Thoracic Nurse Navigator
UNC Cancer Hospital
Chapel Hill, NC
Executive Director of Cancer Health
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, MI