P3 Collaborative Members

While a core group of full-time staff is dedicated to P3, the organization is supported by a panel of the world’s top hospital operations experts, researchers, thought leaders and reform opinion leaders. Their expertise is in the use and evaluation of data, clinical and business intelligence, as well as industrial engineering and organizational psychology. Depending on the unique needs of the hospital, any member of this panel may be deployed to assist in their area of expertise.

Li Lin, Ph.D. – Dr. Lin is Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York. He obtained his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University in 1989, with specialties in simulation of complex systems. He has helped several hospitals in developing computer simulation models of Emergency Departments (ED), Operating Rooms (OR), decision models of workflow efficiency analysis, six-sigma improvement projects, and conducting financial performance studies of the hospitals’ operations. These hospitals include Erie County Medical Center (ECMC), Mercy Hospital of Buffalo and Saint Vincent Health Center. His work in home care covers many critical issues, such as nurse scheduling, OASIS, HHRG/case mix index, and pay for performance (P4P) in the Medicare reform. Dr. Lin’s current research in patient safety and healthcare IT in the ED is supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Virginia Tyler, MDiv, CHE – Ms. Tyler holds a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Rochester. She's also a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, with over 15 years of experience in organizational strategy and development in healthcare and not-for-profits. Ms. Tyler has worked nationally and internationally on hospital development and design, community health programming, and healthcare strategy.

Roger London, M.D., MBA – Dr. London has over 24 years experience as both a practicing board certified nephrologists and physician executive. In addition, Dr. London has extensive clinical and academic research experience. Dr. London holds the position of Vice President and Medical Director of Flagship Healthcare Management. Previously he has held the role of VP and Medical Director of the Lenox Hill Healthcare Network and VP Quality and VP Medical Management for Oxford Health Plans of NY/NJ/CT during Oxford's successful corporate turnaround. Dr. London graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in history and he earned his M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. After completing his internship and residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Dr. London did post doctoral research in renal physiology and a clinical nephrology fellowship at Yale University. Dr. London holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University and is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Ken Simone, D.O., Hospitalist Program Strategy - Dr. Simone founded the oldest Hospitalist program in Maine and served as its administrative director for ten years. In addition, he has developed and rebuilt numerous hospitalist programs on a national level. He has authored and co-authored two hospitalist books: Hospitalist Case Studies: Tactics and Strategies for 10 Common Hurdles, and Tools and Strategies for an Effective Hospitalist Program and is cited frequently in hospitalist publications. He sits on the editorial advisory board for a national hospitalist publication. He has been a workshop facilitator and featured speaker on hospitalists at various conferences and gatherings across the country.

Edric Engert, MBA - President and founder of Abraxeolus Consulting, LLC, Mr. Engert has 15 years of health care experience. His focus and expertise lies in the areas of strategy, business building, and financial modeling. In the hospital/provider environment, he is a national leader in the area of Health Information Exchange, building value and sustainability models, as well as a means of quantifying value and risk within exchanges. In the pharmaceutical environment, he has focused on formulating new strategies and as well as business development through licensing and the creation of new entities and product lines. Prior to founding Abraxeolus Consulting, Mr. Engert was Global Head of Portfolio Management and Licensing at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals . Mr. Engert also worked in the Health Care practice of McKinsey & Company, Inc. Mr. Engert holds an MBA from The Wharton School of Business, a Bachelors of Science in Theoretical Mathematics from MIT, and a Diploma from the Juilliard School of Music.

David J. Robinson, M.D., MS, FACEP - Director of Research and Interim-Chairman for the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Texas – Houston. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine with additional fellowship training in cardiovascular research and observation medicine and has designed and developed more than 8 observation centers in the last 10 years. He speaks nationally and internationally on the subjects of observation medicine, error reduction, acute cardiovascular management, and process control and has more than 30 publications in these studies. Dr. Robinson is a founding member of the Society of Chest Pain Centers and Providers, and is a member of the American College of Physician Executives, Society of Academic Emergency Physicians, and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Short Term Observation Services, serving as Chair (2001-3), and Councilor (2003-5).

Robbin Dick, M.D. – Dr. Dick is a Board Certified Internal Medicine physician who developed the first 6 bed Observation Unit in NY, in 1996. As a member of the NY State Observation task force, he presented on observation services throughout NY State. Dr. Dick is Director of the 24 bed Observation Unit at Strong Memorial Hospital, a nationally recognized model of excellence.

Jessy Gene Huebner – Mr. Huebner’s areas of specialization include Strategic Pricing, Staff Education and hospital information integrity in Charge Master, Order Entry and Sub-systems. He is the author of the text book "Introduction to Patient Accounts" and has lectured over one thousand hours to healthcare organizations. Mr. Huebner, a consultant in the area of Healthcare Reimbursement with hundreds of hospital validation reviews completed, is President of MedCompliance Services, Inc., Miami Beach, Florida. He has received CHFP certification and numerous awards by HFMA. He is a graduate of Baylor University and Texas A&M University with a BBA (Accounting & Economics) and an MAT (Education & Business).

Paul Savage - President and founder of Healthcare Intelligence, Mr. Savage is a 35-year veteran of the hospital industry. Mr. Savage has held senior management and consulting roles with the largest medical centers in the New York region, including Columbia-Presbyterian Medical, the Mount Sinai Hospital and St. Vincent's Medical Center. Experienced in the areas of in Strategic Planning, Information Technology and other senior management roles, he specializes in change management, growth strategies, quality and operations improvement. Additionally, he has held senior planning and consulting roles with Coopers & Lybrand and Thomson Corporation. An MBA with an undergraduate degree in engineering, he taught hospital administration and information technology at New York University. Mr. Savage has earned a reputation for break-through means of leveraging public databases as strategic tools to level the playing field for small and large healthcare systems. He is a member of NADO, AHA and IIF. Mr. Savage presented at the International Association of Forecasting annual meeting last year with Hans Levenbach, Ph.D., an international expert in statistical analysis and business forecasting.

Tim Gee, Workflow Automation & Point of Care Technology Adoption – Principal of Medical Connectivity Consulting, Mr. Gee has focused his 20+ years in health care on workflow automation through the integration of medical devices and clinical information systems. Provider services include process improvement, needs assessment, technology planning and vendor selection. Areas of focus include hospital-wide patient flow, medical device-EMR integration, variable acuity care delivery, and patient safety issues like Medical Emergency Teams and alarm fatigue. Enabling technologies include wireless networks, alarm notification systems, RFID, bar codes, and point of care computing devices. Mr. Gee presents at conferences and workshops nationally on topics including remote monitoring, patient flow, point of care technologies, and writes for Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, MX and 24x7 magazines. He also has a weblog (www.medicalconnectivity.com) that is widely read by providers and vendors interested in workflow and the intersection of IT, medical devices, and related technologies.

Leslie J. Miller, M.D., Emergency Medicine Program Strategy – Dr. Miller received her B.A. from Harvard College and Medical Degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York. She has completed training in process redesign through Arthur Anderson, Inc. and The Advisory Board and has been involved in numerous emergency department redesign projects as project team members and project leaders. Her primary interests and focus is on ED process redesign and quality improvement. Dr. Miller is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. She is a member of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine and the American College of Physician Executives.

Karen Cassaro, RN, MSN, Supply & Vendor Strategy – Ms. Cassaro's background includes Nursing Management, Case Management and Clinical Nurse. In, addition, she has extensive experience on the device manufacturing side of health care as a Clinical Support Specialist for two technology companies, Cardiodynamics and Cyberonics. Her diverse background prepared her for her present role as the Clinical Coordinator in Corporate Materials Management for a three hospital system in Central New Jersey.

James P. Crimmins, Data Standardization Strategy – Mr. Crimmins is a Partner in Brattle St Commodities, LLC, a hedge fund, and President of Telluride Investment Strategies, LLC a consulting firm providing investment and risk management advice. Mr. Crimmins graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Yale College in 1983, and a M.A. in Physics from Harvard in 1987.

Stewart Teed – Stewart provides operational and performance analysis. With over 20 years of management experiences, he provides all facets of design, development and implementation of enterprise wide business performance management and analytic applications.