Leadership

EDPMA is governed under its bylaws by an elected Board of Directors.  When the Board is not in session, the Executive Committee, an elected subset of the Board, is empowered to make executive decisions for EDPMA to keep the organization moving forward.  The vast majority of EDPMAs work is accomplished through Committees associated with legislative and regulatory priorities and Committees focused on organizational goals and functions.  Be sure to visit the Committee section of EDPMAs website to see what each Committee is working on right now and how to get involved.

Left to Right:
Bill Carns, PracticeMax
Aron Goldfeld, JD, TeamHealth
Randy Pilgrim, MD, FACEP, Schumacher Group
Dighton Packard, MD, FACEP, EmCare
Jackie Willett, CHBME, Intermedix
Cheryl Conner, RN, Emergency Service Partners
Greg Hufstetler, CPA, MBA, FHFMA, Reimbursement Technologies, Inc
Jeffrey Bettinger, MD, FACEP, BSA Healthcare
Tim Seay, MD, FACEP, Greater Houston Emergency Physicians
Jim Kolka, DO, FACEP, Midwest Emergency Associates Management
Robert McCurren, MD,  Emergency Physicians Medical Group
Paul Hudson, Acute Care Inc.
Caral Edelberg, CPC, CPMA, CCS-P, CHC, CAC, Edelberg & Associates
Doug Thompson, MedData

Not Pictured:
Beth Cesta, CPC, CHCC, Premier Health Care Services
Bob Hitchcock, MD, FACEP, T-System, Inc.
Mike Drinkwater, Martin Gottlieb & Associates
Wes Curry, MD, FACEP, CEP America
Ed Gaines, JD, Medical Management Professionals

Members of the Board of Directors 2012-2013

• EmCare: Dighton Packard, MD, FACEP, Chair
• TeamHealth: Aron Goldfeld, JD, MBA, Vice Chair
• Intermedix: Jackie Willett, CHBME
• CEP America: Wes Curry, MD, FACEP
  
• Emergency Service Partners: Cheryl Conner, RN
• ACUTE CARE: Paul Hudson, MBA, MHA, FACHE
• Emergency Physicians Medical Group: Robert McCurren, MD
• BSA Healthcare: Jeffrey Bettinger, MD, FACEP
• Schumacher Group: Randy Pilgrim, MD, FACEP, Immediate Past Chair
  
• Greater Houston Emergency Physicians: Tim Seay, MD, FACEP
  
• Medical Management Professionals: Ed Gaines, JD
• Martin Gottlieb & Associates: Mike Drinkwater
• PracticeMax: Bill Carns
  
• Midwest Emergency Associates Management: James Kolka, DO, FACEP
  
• Premier Health Care Services: Beth Cesta, CPC, CHCC
  
• Reimbursement Technologies, Inc.: Gregory Hufstetler, CPA, MBA, FHFMA
• T-System, Inc.: Bob Hitchcock, MD, FACEP
  
• Edelberg & Associates: Caral Edelberg, CPC, CPMA, CCS-P, CHC, CAC
• MedData: Doug Thompson
  

• Dighton Packard, MD, FACEP, EmCare, Inc.: Chair
• Aron Goldfeld, JD, MBA, TeamHealth: Vice Chair
• Jim Kolka, DO, Midwest Emergency Associates Management: Chair-elect
• Randy Pilgrim, MD, FACEP, Schumacher Group: Immediate Past Chair
• Jackie Willett, Intermedix: Treasurer
• Cheryl Conner, Emergency Service Partners, LP
  
• Jeffrey Bettinger, MD, Bettinger, Stimler, Schultz & Associates, LLC
  

Committee Chairs

• Coding and Documentation: Jack Turner, MD, TeamHealth and Mark Owen, Nicka & Associates, Inc.
• Federal Heath Policy: Randy Pilgrim, MD, Schumacher Group and Jim Kolka, DO, MEA Management, LLC
• Provider Enrollment: Derise Woods, TeamHealth and Tammy Davis, Schumacher Group 
• Quality, Value & Performance: Joe Danna, MD, Emergency Care and Health Organization
• State Regulatory and Insurance: Andrea Brault, MD, Emergency Groups' Office and Gwen Guillote, Schumacher Group 
  

Committees

• 2013 Conference Planning Committee: Tim Seay, MD, FACEP
• Membership: Cheryl Conner, RN, Emergency Service Partners & Suzy Thorby, ProScribe
• Education: Paul Hudson, ACUTE CARE, INC.

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