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Leadership Team
Board of Advisors
DIVURGENT has assembled a Board of Advisors comprised of senior leaders
within the many facets of the healthcare industry. DIVURGENT's Board
of Advisors provides strategic direction to the corporate Board of
Directors, as well as project-level direction to consulting teams.
Jeffery Daigrepont, CPHIMS
Jeffery Daigrepont is a Senior Vice President with The Coker Group, specializes in health care automation, hospital/physician alignment strategies, HIT strategic planning, ARRA Stimulus funding, health care operations, and deployment of fully integrated information systems for medical practices and hospitals. Jeffery assists DIVURGENT in a variety of capacities as a subject matter expert on these topics and with the development of hospital/physician IT alignment strategies.
Mr. Daigrepont focuses on the process of obtaining relevant data, converting it to useful information, and applying it to effective decision-making, which leads to operational improvements and IT optimization. Specifically, he is knowledgeable in health care technology solutions, vendor performance, vendor contracting, patient privacy and security, HIPAA compliance readiness, stimulus funding and optimizing practice revenue.
A popular workshop and seminar speaker who addresses a variety of topics related to the management of the medical practice with special focus on technology selection and implementation, Daigrepont is invited to speak to audiences across the country by prestigious organizations and associations such as the American Medical Association (AMA), Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), American Medical Group Association (AMGA), American Urological Association (AUA), American Academy of Medical Management (AAMM), and many others. Mr. Daigrepont has a unique ability to interpret and communicate information in a meaningful way, enabling clients to fully understand the parameters of a situation and to arrive at a logical plan for reaching organizational goals and objectives.
Mr. Daigrepont’s accomplishments include two publications for the American Medical Association: Starting a Medical Practice, Second Edition (©2003 AMA Press), and Automating the Medical Record (©2004 AMA Press). His latest book project was collaborating with Greenbranch Publishing in 2006 to produce for the American Express Corporation The Complete EMR Selection Guide, a handy resource for health organizations. He has also written for the Journal of Medical Practice Management, and is often interviewed in Medical Economics, and numerous industry publications. For 2008 and 2009, Daigrepont chairs the Ambulatory Information Systems Steering Committee of HIMSS.
Mr. Daigrepont is certified as a Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS). Additionally, he is credentialed by the American Academy of Medical Management (AAMM) with an Executive Fellowship in Practice Management (EFMP) and Certified Administrator in Physician Management (CAPPM). He also serves on the AAMM faculty as a workshop and seminar speaker.
Nicolas Yamodis, MD
Dr. Yamodis provides DIVURGENT consulting teams with project direction
in a variety of clinical and non clinical areas. Dr. Yamodis has a
career distinguished by exceptional academic, professional and senior
executive achievement in a valuable combination of disciplines and
roles - organizational transformation and leadership, business operations
management, IM/IT, healthcare management, medical services delivery
- within large-scale, complex, dynamic organizations. Dr. Yamodis
is a true visionary and thought leader with high-caliber management
qualifications, global perspective, multicultural orientation - speaks
fluent English, French, Greek, Arabic and Spanish - and top-notch
clinical skills. He is an innovative, insightful, focused, analytical,
ethical, results-oriented, tenacious, and versatile senior executive
leader.
Martin N. Speroni, MBA
Martin Speroni provides DIVURGENT with corporate strategic direction
and project level direction to DIVURGENT's consulting teams. He is
the president of Waterside Capital Corporation, a publicly traded,
licensed Small Business Investment Company (SBIC). He joined the company
in 1998 and served as the Director of Research before becoming president
in April 2007. Prior to Waterside, Martin worked in St. Petersburg,
Florida, with Raymond James &Associates, Inc., a full-service securities
firm. Martin traded fixed income securities including collateralized
mortgage obligations, international bonds, U.S. treasuries, and corporate
debt. He also designed analytic tools for fixed income products. From
1992 - 1993, Martin served as a senior financial analyst in the South
American Division of Continental Grain Company, an international conglomerate
headquartered in New York City. During that time he conducted feasibility
studies, analyzed restructuring opportunities, and negotiated multinational
marketing joint ventures and cross-border acquisitions. Mr. Speroni
holds a Masters in Sociology from the University of South Florida,
and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
eCare Partners™
eCare Partners is a consulting division of Sentara Healthcare. DIVURGENT
and eCare Partners are working together exclusively to leverage the
experience, best practices and intellectual property developed within
the Sentara integrated delivery network. The senior management team
of eCare Partners are proven and seasoned leaders in the healthcare
IT industry. Each member brings an average of 20 years experience
to health care, IT, and operations along with much valuable lessons
learned from successfully implementing an Epic Electronic Medical
Record. The eCare EMR project includes 150 dedicated FTEs, a $40 million
dollar operating budget and a $237 million dollar 10-year total cost
of ownership.
Bertram Reese
Bert Reese earned his MBA from the University of Utah and is responsible
for the Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Process Improvement
and Materials Management functions for the Enterprise. Sentara Information
Technology has won numerous awards over the years, to include Most
Wired, Best Employer in IT all industries, and CIO 100 Top Innovations
awards.
As the Chief Information Officer of Sentara, Mr. Reese's responsibilities
include developing a highly motivated technical management team with
which to administrate the computer and telecommunication functions
of Sentara. He is also responsible for development and implementation
of the long-term system strategies in conjunction with corporate goals
and objectives.
Mr. Reese has been a recognized senior leader both at the local and
national levels for the past 30 years. He is a full professor at the
Medical College of Virginia and is a member of the Commonwealth of
Virginia Information Technology Investment Board. Mr. Reese has been
a member of the delegations to the Soviet Republic, South Africa and
Japan to discuss the role of technology in the delivery of healthcare.
Elise Spoto
Elise is Information Technology Director, Physician Practice Solutions,
at Sentara Healthcare. She currently oversees multiple teams that
are responsible for the implementation of EHR technology within the
physician practice environment and the implementation of a patient
portal. Elise has led the team in developing a business plan to extend
the EHR technology to affiliated physician practices. The plan includes
a pricing model and cost structure, management of contracts and billing
services, marketing, implementation and support services for the physician
practice. Elise has over 25 years of IT experience within the healthcare
industry, the most recent 15 years as an IT Director for Sentara Healthcare.
Before taking on the leadership role responsible for the EHR implementation,
Elise was responsible for the IT initiatives for the Sentara Medical
Group and Sentara Enterprises. Lines of business supported included
physician practices, mobile physician charge capture, home care and
hospice services, home medical equipment and respiratory services,
pharmacy services and medical transport services. She has also been
a past presenter with VHA on the implementation of an electronic medical
record and is a long time member of HIMSS. Her advanced leadership
skills have been proven over the past fifteen years with Sentara Healthcare.
She is a three-time recipient of the Sentara CEO Award, which is presented
to management teams who have, through change, achieved significant
cost savings, revenue growth and / or quality service standards. Elise
graduated from Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio with
a Bachelor of Science in Business with a concentration in Information
Technology and an Associate Degree in Computer Science from the University
of Akron in Akron, Ohio.
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