Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is proud to announce its slate of 2021-2022 board members, including four new board members and a new board chair. Featuring 16 accomplished healthcare leaders and business experts, the diverse group is steeped with experience and equipped with skills that will provide strategic oversight to accelerate MGMA’s innovation and growth. Both new and returning board members will help further MGMA’s mission to serve members, customers and the healthcare community as a trusted partner by delivering insights, solutions and advocacy to achieve medical practice excellence.
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MGMA extends gratitude to outgoing board chair, William “Bill” R. Hambsh, CPA, FACMPE, chief executive officer of North Florida Women’s Care, for his dedicated service; and introduces Karen Marcelo, BSN, MBA, FACMPE, director of medical operations, Advocate Physician Partners, Advocate Health Care, Rolling Meadows, Ill., as the incoming board chair, effective immediately. MGMA also welcomes four new board members: Jason Craig, Gena Graves, Steve Quach, and Peter Valenzuela.
Marcelo comes from a clinical background, having served as a nurse in trauma, ICU, and cardiac cath. After receiving an MBA in health administration, Marcelo transitioned into a variety of administration roles, including practice administrator of primary care physician services, administrator of a university-based cancer center, executive director of an orthopedic practice and executive administrator of an internal medicine practice within a university setting. In addition, Marcelo has a spectrum of consulting experience, involving physician component billing compliance, revenue cycle management, and operational assessments and workflow improvement implementations.
“MGMA is committed to initiating change and driving results in the healthcare industry and the innovative vision of our board members is how we continue to achieve success,” said Halee Fisher-Wright, MD, MMM, FAAP, FACMPE, president and chief executive officer of MGMA. “Each 2021-2022 board member brings a diverse perspective and breadth of expertise that will propel MGMA forward on its pursuit to make the world a better place, and I’m eager to witness how these exceptional leaders will undoubtedly create positive change for the healthcare industry.”