James D. Hamilton, CMPE, FACMPE
260.409.9937
jhamiltonamm@aol.com

Mr. Hamilton joined the Somerset Health Care Team in 2006. Prior to this Jim worked in senior leadership roles for single and multi-specialty groups, large integrated health systems and single and multi-hospital community/religious-based systems.

In addition he has had extensive experience in private and hospital-owned physician practice consulting. Organizations Jim has worked with include Fort Wayne Orthopaedics (Fort Wayne, IN), Luther Hospital/Midelfort Clinic - Mayo Health System (Eau Claire WI), Memorial Health System (South Bend, IN), United Memorial Health System – Spectrum (Greenville, MI), Parkview Health System (Fort Wayne, IN) and Provena Health (Greater Chicago and Illinois Regions).

Jim’s areas of expertise include physician governance and best practice operations for hospital/health system-owned physician practices, physician practice and physician network assessments, turnaround services for financially troubled physician practices or hospital-based physician networks, interim management services, complete implementation of operational and quality improvement processes for the physician office practice, implementation of Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) standards for hospital-based physician practices, as well as extensive experience in occupational medicine and urgent care services.

Other services provided by Jim include information system selection and implementation, customer service and management training, innovation and changes for the physician practice, including advanced/open access implementation, practice acquisitions and divestiture, new practice setup and complete facility/office design for the physician office practice.

Jim’s educational background includes a BS degree in biology and chemistry with technical training and management experience in medical laboratory technology. He has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) with a major in finance from St. Francis University in Fort Wayne, Indiana with post-graduate work in health care studies from Yale University School of Management and University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business.

Jim is a member of the Medical Group Management Association and is a Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE). He is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Practice Executives (FACMPE). Jim is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) as well as the American Society for Quality (ASQ) – Healthcare Division. In addition Jim has been an adjunct faculty member for Indiana Wesleyan University and Cardinal Stritch University where he taught graduate and undergraduate studies in information technology, business research, organizational behavior and human resources.

Dale L. Eichelman
773.230.7540
deichelman@somersetcpas.com

Dale is a Sales/Business Development Consultant on Somerset’s Health Care Team. An experienced sales executive, Dale joined Somerset with over 20 years of experience transforming health care through successful implementation and use of operational, financial and clinical systems. He has served in a variety of executive sales positions focused on hospital, clinic and physician management solutions, including EHR, Practice Management and ePrescribing. Dale brings to Somerset a vast knowledge of the health care industry as well as a proven track record of achieving success through great client relationships. He received his B.A. from Gettysburg College in Business Administration.

Regina Elkins
740.817.2301
helkins@columbus.rr.com

Reggie is a consultant in Somerset’s Health Care Team. Reggie has worked in the health care industry for more than 25 years in varying leadership roles for both hospital and physician networks. Reggie’s management career began when she served as the Director of Cardiovascular/Neurological Services for Mount Carmel Health, an Ohio based health system. For five years Reggie worked as the Vice President of Operations for Ambulatory Management Services, a physician practice management and consulting division of Trinity Health. Reggie has an extensive background in physician network operations, including practice acquisition, network start-up, physician compensation, practice and network operations, financial management, revenue cycle performance and assessment, budget and proforma creation, physician governance and practice/network financial turnaround. Day-to-day operations, revenue cycle performance and network financial turnaround are of special interest to Reggie, and she has provided extensive client work in these areas throughout the United States. Reggie was instrumental to the start-up and growth of an Ohio-based physician network that now employs upwards of 125 physicians. In addition to her extensive background and knowledge of physician practice and network consulting, Reggie and two of her Somerset colleagues hold a provisional patent for a practice/network financial and managerial reporting model.

Mary K. Knerr
317.472.2219
mknerr@somersetcpas.com

Mary is a supervisor in the Information Solutions Team and Health Care Team at Somerset. She is a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and has several years of experience in customer service, computer and accounting related positions. Mary brings more than 14 years of hands-on experience in the health products, construction and retail products fields. Previously, she has managed and maintained computer networks, supervised product orders and customer service and had direct responsibility for all aspects of bookkeeping. Mary consults with clients regarding their accounting software needs, including selection, installation, implementation and training. Mary graduated from Ivy Tech State College with a degree in Computer Science and has completed additional course work.

Charles H. Mason, Jr., FACHE
260.373.7057
charles.mason@parkview.com

Charlie is a consultant with Somerset’s Health Care Team. Prior to joining Somerset, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, Indiana and now serves as President Emeritus of Parkview. From 1975 to 1996, Charlie’s career was in California where he participated in merging a 300-bed nonprofit hospital with a 400-bed district hospital into Mills-Peninsula Health Services. From there he was one of the four key CEOs that created California Health System through a merger of four California hospitals, which was later merged into Sutter Health. With these many years of experience in the health care industry, Charlie’s areas of expertise include strategic assessment, strategic visioning, human resource assessment, communication of strategic and operational imperatives, mediation and facilitation. Charlie is a graduate of Emory & Henry College in Virginia and received a Master of Hospital Administration from Washington University Medical School in Missouri. He serves on the boards of directors of the Indiana Hospital & Health Association, Fort Wayne/Allen County Economic Development Alliance, Northeast Indiana Regional Marketing Partnership and the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne. Charlie is a member of the American Hospital Association where he serves as a member of the AHA Regional Policy Board representing Indiana. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce.

David W. Oster, MBA
208.921.4462
doster5126@aol.com

David is a consultant in the Health Care Team of Somerset CPAs.  He has been a successful leader for many years in the health care industry.  Not only has he led new medical organizations through the development and building process, but he has also turned around troubled medical organizations, helping them to become successful, highly competitive entities.  Additionally, David has worked with both administrators and physician leaders, creating and directing high performance teams to achieve success through strong leadership techniques, financial discipline and organizational reform/restructure.  David received his B.A. from the University of Colorado and an MBA from National University in San Diego, California.  He also received top honors from the U.S. Army Transportation Officers Basic and Advanced Courses and Department of Defense Comptrollership School.  For his work while Executive Director of Saint Alphonsus Physician Services, Inc., David won the Qualis Award and Blue Cross Quality Award.