The Somerset Health Care Team invites you to our next Executive Roundtable session on Thursday, March 25, 2010. We hope you can join us--in person or via webinar.

*If you cannot attend in person, you may participate via live webinar simulcast. Click here to register and receive the webinar details.

About the Speakers

Cathy Weaver, CASC, CMPE, CHFA, is a senior manager in the Somerset Health Care Team and has been with Somerset since 1999. She advises her physician group and ambulatory surgery center clients in navigating compliance concerns, operational development guidance and reviews and new facility construction. Cathy has also developed an expertise in negotiating contracts and fair fee schedules, while teaching her clients the strengths their facility or practice can bring to the payers. Cathy graduated from Indiana University in 1994 with a B.S. in public health administration. She holds the CASC (Certified Administrator Surgery Center) and CMPE (Certified Medical Practice Executive) designations, and is a licensed CHFA (Comprehensive Health Facility Administrator) in the state of Indiana. In addition, Cathy is a member of the American College of Medical Practice Executives, Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association, Medical Group Management Association, Indiana Federation of Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Ohio Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Kentucky Association of Ambulatory Surgical Centers and Indiana Medical Group Management Association.

Jeff R. Boomershine, CPA is a principal in Somerset’s Health Care Team.  Jeff initially spent over nine years in public accounting as an Information Systems Consultant specializing in physician practice consulting and accounting software systems design and implementation.  Jeff has worked for over eleven years as the Chief Financial Officer of two medical groups in Indianapolis—the largest reaching fifty-five physicians, and was Vice President of Finance for an Indianapolis-based provider of advanced diagnostic imaging and Leksell Gamma Knife facilities operating in thirteen states.  Jeff’s specialty areas include Radiation Oncology, Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, Orthopaedics and Ambulatory Surgery Centers.  Jeff’s experience includes physician practice management; operations management including new facility design, construction, financing and start-up; new venture feasibility analysis; physician group and facility negotiations; Stark and other health care regulatory issues; physician-hospital and multispecialty joint ventures; physician practice merger, spin‑off and valuation issues; compensation plan analysis and design; physician employment agreements including buy/sell provisions; and information technology issues such as practice management systems, electronic medical records and radiology PACS systems.  Jeff graduated magna cum laude from Ball State University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science in both Accounting and Management Science (Management Information Systems).

William T. "Mike" Carlson, Jr., is Of Counsel with Maynard Cooper & Gale, P.C. Mr. Carlson's practice focuses on the special representation of physician practices and other health care providers in more than 30 states, and the establishment of new ventures between physician groups and hospitals. Most recently, he has directed ground-breaking developments in physician-hospital integration models, physician management of hospital product lines, and gain-sharing programs. In addition, he serves as General Counsel for three cardiology-related specialty organizations that provide educational, business and advocacy services to more than 300 cardiovascular practices. Mr. Carlson also has a large practice in regulatory and administrative law issues such as Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement (including fraud-and-abuse, Stark issues, and corporate compliance programs), medical staff issues, and related matters. In addition, he occasionally serves as a Hearing Officer for hospital medical staff appeals and is trained as a mediator.