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Our consultants are leaders and subject matter experts across medical staff services, peer review, clinical quality, organizational performance and patient safety, quality and risk management.
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Dr. Smith brings 30 years of clinical practice and hospital management experiences to his work with physicians and hospitals across the United States. He is a Clinical Professor of Surgery (Voluntary) in the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Section at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center. He has expertise in system quality and performance improvement, peer review, ongoing and focused professional practice evaluation, management of deficient practitioner performance, criteria-based privileging, low volume practitioners, ED call and external focused review.
Dr. Lefkowits brings almost 40 years of clinical experience and is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine. He has served as President of the Medical Staff, Chair of the Credentials Committee and Peer Review Committee and supported hospital and medical staff functions by chairing fair hearings, providing crisis management and press interactions, and developing and nurturing physician leadership programs. He is the Immediate Past President of the Colorado Medical Board.
Dr. Bordelon brings 30 years of clinical experience and is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, and the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, among other regional and national professional societies. He has served as the Chief of Surgery, a member of the Medical Executive Committee and several hospital medical staff functions. He is a past member of the Colorado Medical Board.
Dr. Thompson is a psychiatrist with over 25 years of clinical experience as a psychiatric oncologist and women’s health expert. Additionally, she has focused on physician wellness and provider burnout for the past 20 years, and currently holds a system wide role as Enterprise Wellbeing Medical Director. Dr. Thompson has developed a diverse well-being program with multiple facets to support physicians and other advanced practice providers, including annual burnout assessments and a robust peer coaching program. This unique program has demonstrated improved provider burnout rates and has grown to include over 300 trained physician and APP coaches.
Michael R. Callahan brings an unparalleled level of healthcare consulting experience. Formerly a healthcare attorney for over 40 years, he provides consultative services, educational programs and thought leadership in his role as Senior Consultant. His areas of focus include hospital/physician relations, medical staff bylaws and policies, peer review policies and investigations, privileging and credentialing issues, National Practitioner Data Bank guidelines and reporting standards, EMTALA standards, accreditation compliance, medical staff integration and hospital/medical staff disputes.
In addition, he is recognized as a national expert involving all aspects of the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005.
“I have been receiving a lot of support from the MEC for a total transformation in how we govern the medical staff. Most members who attended yesterday’s retreat have shared with me their desire to go all the way, to revamp our Bylaws and Rules and Regulations and bring us into the present. They are willing to follow your advice and recommendations in all aspects of governance, credentialing, peer review, etc. I am so grateful to you for helping us work through our perennial problems and giving us practical suggestions. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us, reviewing our Bylaws before you came, and telling us as it is.”
Professional Staffing of qualified Medical Services Professionals (MSPs) to fill temporary vacancies or augment staff and CVO Services for interim or long-term support.
Nationwide network of board-certified physician reviewers providing unbiased assessment of care in all specialties and subspecialties.
Physician executives and senior-level industry experts with extensive experience in governance, compliance, and medical staff leadership.
