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**EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP(TM), Norcross, Georgia, USA**Dr. David Edward Marcinko is a next generation apostle of Nobel Laureate Kenneth Joseph Arrow PhD as a healthcare economist, administrative and technology futurist, risk manager and former board certified surgeon from Temple University in Philadelphia. In the past, he edited eight practice-management books, three medical textbooks and manuals in four languages, five financial planning year-books, dozens of interactive CD-ROMs, and three comprehensive healthcare administration dictionaries. Internationally recognized for his clinical work, he is an honorary distinguished visiting professor of surgery at the Marien Hospital - Aachen Germany - who provides litigation support and expert witness testimony in State and Federal Court, with medical publications archived in the Library of Congress and the Library of Medicine at the National Institute of Health [NIH]. His thought leadership essays have been cited in journals like: Managed Care Executives, Healthcare Informatics, Medical Interface, Plastic Surgery Products, Teaching and Learning in Medicine, Orthodontics Today, Chiropractic Products, Journal of the American Medical Association, Podiatry Today, Investment Advisor Magazine, Registered Representative, Financial Advisor Magazine, CFP(TM) Biz (Journal of Financial Planning), Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA.ama-assn.org), The Business Journal for Physicians, and Physician's Money Digest; by companies and professional organizations like the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE), American College of Physician Executives (ACPE), American College of Emergency Room Physicians (ACEP), Health Care Management Associates (HMA), and PhysiciansPractice.com; and by academic institutions like the UCLA School of Medicine, Northern University College of Business, Creighton University, Medical College of Wisconsin, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, and the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University, University of Pennsylvania Medical and Dental Libraries, Southern Illinois College of Medicine, University at Buffalo Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan Dental Library, and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, among many others. Dr. Marcinko also has numerous primary and secondary editorial and reviewing roles to his credit.

Dr. Marcinko received his undergraduate degree from Loyola University Maryland, completed his internship and residency at the Atlanta Hospital and Medical Center, is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, earned his business degree from the Keller Graduate School of Management (Chicago), and his financial planning diploma from Oglethorpe University (Atlanta). He was a licensee of the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® Board of Standards for a decade, and holds the Certified Medical Planner(TM) designation (CMP(TM)). He earned Series #7 (general securities), Series #63 (uniform securities state law), and Series #65 (investment advisory) licenses from the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and was a life, health, disability, variable annuity, and property-casualty license from the State of Georgia. Dr. Marcinko was also co-founder of an ambulatory surgery center that was sold to a public company, and has been a Certified Physician in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ); a certified American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physician (ABQAURP); a medical-staff vice president of a general acute care hospital; an assistant residency director; a founder of a computer-based testing firm for doctors; and president of a regional physician practice-management corporation in the Midwest. He was a member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS); a member of the Microsoft Professional Accountant's Network (MPAN); website engineer and beta tester for Microsoft Office Live Essentials program, and Microsoft Health User's Group (MS-HUG) member; and a registered member of the US Microsoft Partners Program (MPP). And, as president of a privately held physician practice management corporation in 1999, he consolidated 95 solo medical practices with $150 million in revenues for a pre-IPO listing. In 2011, he joined the Physician Nexus Medical Advisory Board.

Currently, Dr. Marcinko is Chief Executive Officer for the Institute of Medical Business Advisors, Inc. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta and works with a diverse list of individual and corporate clients. It sponsors the professional Certified Medical Planner(TM) charter designation program and counsels maverick physicians transitioning into alternate careers. *As a nationally recognized educational resource center and referral alliance, iMBA and its network of independent professionals provide solutions and managerial peace-of-mind to physicians, healthcare organizations and their consulting business advisors. He also helped developed medical, business, graduate and undergraduate school curriculum content for the American College of Physician Executives [ACPE], Medical Group Management Association [MGMA] and the American College of Healthcare Executives [ACHE]. A favorite on the lecture circuit, Dr. Marcinko is often quoted in the media, and frequently speaks on related topics throughout this country and Europe in an entertaining and witty fashion. He is a popular authority on transformational business strategies across a pantheon of related industries. He is also a social media pioneer and publisher of the Medical Executive Post, an influential syndicated Health 2.0 interactive blog forum.*
As an award-winning journalist, media broadcaster, speaker, public health ambassador, financial planning and economics consultant, Dr. Marcinko is available to colleagues, clients and the press at his corporate office in Atlanta. Georgia.

MANAGING EDITOR

Hope Rachel Hetico; RN, MHA, CMP(TM), Norcross, Georgia, USA

Hope Rachel Hetico received her bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) from Valparaiso University, and her Master of Science in Healthcare Administration (MHA) from the University of St. Francis, in Joliette, Illinois. She is author's editor of a dozen major textbooks and is a nationally known expert in managed medical care, medical reimbursement, case management, health insurance, utilization review, National Association of Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), Health Education Data Information Set (HEDIS), and The Joint Commission (TJC) Clinical Quality Measures [CQMs] and regulations.

Prior to joining the Institute of Medical Business Advisors as Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Hetico was a hospital executive, financial advisor, insurance agent, Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), and distinguished visiting assistant professor of healthcare administration for the University of Phoenix, Graduate School of Business and Management in Atlanta. She was also national corporate Director for Medical Quality Improvement at Abbey, and then Apria Healthcare, a public company in Costa Mesa, California.

A devotee of health information technology and heutagogy, Ms. Hetico is responsible for leading the website: www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org to the top of the exploding adult educational marketplace, expanding the online and on-ground CMP(TM) charter designation program, and nurturing the company's rapidly growing list of medical colleagues and financial services industry clients.

Professor Hetico recently completed successful consulting engagements as ACO clinical integration coordinator for Resurrection Health Care Preferred in Chicago; and as performance improvement manager for…