Leadership
Anthony Long
MBA, FACHE, FACCA, CAAMA
Partner
Expertise In...
- Principal with more than 25 years executive leadership experience
- Oversees strategy and operations consulting division for Pinnacle
- Orchestrated numerous strategic hospital mergers and acquisitions
- Broad expertise in service-line development and strategic planning
- Specializes is cost saving initiatives involving supply chain management
Curtis Bernstein
CPA/ABV, CVA, ASA, CHFP, MBA
Partner
Expertise In...
- Principal with more than 20 years executive leadership experience
- Management experience in both provider and consulting settings
- Current focus on strategic and valuation consulting services
- Licensed CPA with leadership positions at the ABA and AHLA
David White
MBA
Partner
Expertise In...
- Principal with more than 25 years’ executive leadership experience
- Viewed by his clients as a highly creative thinker and problem solver
- Core focus includes health services valuation, financial analysis, market research, and practice management consulting
- Works with health systems, rural and community hospitals, specialty service providers, and single and multi-specialty groups nationwide
Jennifer Cottrell
CPA, CGMA
COO, CFO
Expertise In...
- More than 20 years of executive leadership experience
- Leads strategic operations and financial strategy
- Broad expertise in healthcare and many other industries
- Oversees communications, HR and business development
- Passion for team building, mentoring and corporate culture
Kelly Loya
CPhT, CPC-I, CHC, CRMA
Associate Partner
Expertise In...
- More than 25 years of health care experience including operational, administrative and clinical
- Tackles complex issues given her background – coding/billing, first responder, pharmacy and nursing
- Identifies/mitigates risk, improves compliance adherence and drives operational efficiencies
- Leveraging expertise and industry intuition, she provides multilayer data analysis for complex reviews
Kristen Taylor
CPC, CHC
Associate Partner
Expertise In...
- More than 20 years of experience in coding, revenue cycle processes and compliance for physicians/hospitals
- Conducts operational assessments, legal investigations for billing and reimbursement anomalies, coding reviews and provider education
- Expertise includes medical center management of the ancillary and surgical coding and billing staff across all major service lines
James Connors, III
MBA, ASA, CFA
Senior Director
Expertise In...
- More than 20 years experience in business val./financial consulting
- Expertise includes business and securities valuation to reduce exposure to compliance issues
- Supports transactions for mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures in the health care industry
- Extensive expertise across a wide variety of modalities and providers
R. Kyle Kramer
FACCA, FAAMA
Senior Director
Expertise In...
- Senior Director with more than 25 years executive leadership experience
- Proven track record for building teams and delivering results that enhance patient care delivery
- Core focus includes organizational strategy/transformation including physician engagement/leadership
- Extensive experience includes all leading modalities: cardio, neuro, ortho, gastro, oncology and more
Arlene Baril
MHA, RHIA, CHC
Director
Expertise In...
- 40 years of healthcare experience including management/leadership
- AHIMA certified ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer with hands-on expertise
in 5 of the CMS PPS systems - Experience in HIM operations, revenue cycle assessments and charge description master reviews
- Audit experience in RAC, APCs,
MS-DRGs, Profee, ASC, IRF, LTAC, and third-party audits - Experience developing Clinical Documentation Improvement programs and staffing
Lori Carlin
CPC, COC, CPCO, CCS
Director
Expertise In...
- More than 20 years experience in Professional Coding Operations
and Revenue Cycle Management - Develops/monitors coding staff productivity standards & quality assurance measures
- Works with a variety of health systems and academic centers
- Experience w/EMR implementation and work queue management
Allison Carty
JD, MBA
Director
Expertise In...
- Director specializing in physician compensation and related plan structuring and compliance
- Expertise includes health care regulatory matters pertaining to physician-hospital transactions
- Prior to Pinnacle was a senior manager over comp. valuation at several national consulting firms
- Highly experienced/educated with a JD in business law and an MBA
Kelly Conroy
Director
Expertise In...
- More than 30 years of healthcare finance & management experience
- Started first Medicare ACO in the country which delivered nearly $40M in savings in its first year
- Provided leadership for multiple healthcare start-ups focusing on advancements in care delivery
- Career record of negotiating and increasing revenues through new product offerings while optimizing efficiency and productivity
Christopher Fete
JD, MHA
Director
Expertise In...
- More than 10 years of healthcare consulting experience
- Focused on provider transaction compliance and regulatory issues and provider alignment strategies
- Expertise includes fair market value reviews of health care provider compensation arrangements
- Works with variety of providers including national telemedicine companies, integrated health systems and academic medical centers
Drew Hoffman
MHA
Director
Expertise In...
- Over ten years of professional experience in healthcare valuation, insurance and risk management
- Expert in healthcare physician compensation, valuation and appraisals with emphasis on fair market value analysis of PSA’s
- Supports divisions, colleagues and clients with market research, financial analysis, bus. plan dev.
Lucas Hutchison
MHA
Director
Expertise In...
- 20 years experience in medical practice/healthcare organization management
- Expertise in strategic and market planning, operational management and financial analysis
- Practical application stems from diverse background including operating room technician
- Clients include community/rural hospitals, health systems, specialty health service providers, single and multi-specialty medical groups
Gina Jones
Director of Sales
Expertise In...
- More than 17 years of experience as a sales director in the revenue cycle information technology and services industry
- Skilled in Negotiation, Sales, Business Development, and End to End Revenue Cycle Management within acute and ambulatory organizations
- HFMA, AHIMA, NAHAM, and HCCA member (national, regional, and local chapters), volunteering in various regions
G. Christopher Louis
ASA, MAI
Director
Expertise In...
- Director with nearly 40 years of healthcare leadership experience
- Adds significant financial and real estate expertise to Pinnacle team
- Enhances business valuation team by specializing in highly complex valuation studies
- Is sought after and highly regarded as an industry resource for large corporate mergers/acquisitions
Jodi Nayoski
CPC-I, CCS-P, CHC, CDIP
Director
Expertise In...
- Director with over 20 years of healthcare leadership experience
- Has worked with a wide variety of provider types in various capacities
- Expertise includes implementation of large scale compliance plans
- Develops educational tools and curriculum for medical coding
- Facilitates courses, programs and seminars as a certified instructor
Kevin Newingham
MHA
Director
Expertise In...
- Director with more than 25 years executive leadership experience.
- Known for delivering cutting-edge yet practical solutions that connect business and financial goals with enhanced clinical outcomes.
- Proven track record planning and implementing successful growth initiatives.
- Core focus in physician alignment and value-based agreements.
- Expertise integrating historically disparate clinical provider sectors to create healthier populations.
Robert Thorn
MBA, FACHE
Director
Expertise In...
- Director with more than 25 years of executive healthcare leadership roles, with both strategic and operational expertise
- Served organizations ranging in size from stand-alone Critical Access Hospitals to 500+ bed tertiary medical centers; as well as, multi-state health systems and a top-ranked academic medical center (US News and World Report)
Mike Vandaveer
Director
Expertise In...
- More than twenty years of experience in the Commercial Real Estate Industry
- Completed more than five hundred transactions of varying sizes, requirements, and in multiple markets
- Current focus is Real Estate Valuation and expanding Real Estate Consulting Services
- Active Real Estate Broker’s Licenses in Texas and Colorado