HEALTH SERVICES SCRIPT
Department of Health Services
Fall, 2011
Faculty and Staff
Greetings, and welcome to fall semester, 2011! Hope
everyone had great summer. Wherever you are in your
program of study, please use this newsletter, as a means of
receiving program updates, Health Services news, special
features, and job opportunities. Enjoy the semester!
!Ankit Patel & Teaira Turner
Graduate Assistants
• Dr. Sally Kuykendall, Assistant
Professor, Chair of the Department of Health Services
• Dr. Antonio Cardoso, Assistant
Professor
• Dr. John Newhouse, Professor • Dr. David White, Professor • Dr. Michelle Rowe, Professor and
Executive Director of the Kinney Center
• Dr. Joel Edman, Professor • Dr. Eileen Sullivan, Professor • Denise Fenlon, Administrative
Assistant
• Ankit Patel & Teaira Turner,
Graduate Assistants
Department of Health Services Post Hall 100 610-660-2951
Academic Calendar
Fall 2011
• 8/29/2011 First day of Classes • 9/5/2011 Labor day (no classes) • 9/8/2011 Last day of Add/Drop • 10/17/2011 Fall Break
• 11/4/2011 Last day to withdraw • 11/7/2011 Spring Registration • 11/23/2011 Thanksgiving Break • 12/10/2011 Last day of class
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Fall 2011 Career Fair
The Career Development Center is excited to
announce that the Fall Career Fair will be held on
Thursday, September 22nd, 10am - 2:30pm in the SJU
Athletics Center.
We are expecting over 150 employers from a variety
of organizations (corporate, nonprofit and
government) who are hiring students for full time,
internship, co-op, part time and volunteer/service
opportunities.
5th Annual HFMA Fall Institute
The healthcare environment today faces challenges that it has never seen before. The
industry is under attack from every possible direction from cost containment, HIPAA
(Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act) compliance, lack of stability, to an
uncertain future. Healthcare professionals need to be able to react quickly in this
ever-changing environment.
To assist in this endeavor, the Program and Education Committee would like to invite you
to our 5th Annual Fall Institute being held on the campus of the University of
Pennsylvania. Our day begins with a panel discussion focusing on Healthcare Information
Exchanges (HIE) Development. A brief interlude into Hospital Consolidation will lead us
into six separate timely and relevant breakout sessions covering topics from a Pennsylvania
Medicaid Panel discussion to Value Based Purchasing to revisiting Healthcare reform,
focusing on ACOs. Our day ends with Dr. William Hanson discussing his book “Smart
Medicine - How the Changing Role of Doctors Will Revolutionize Health Care.”
When
Thursday, September 22, 2011 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Where
DoubleTree Hotel
237 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5686
RSVP
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Fee
Member - $100, Non-Member - $125, Students - $50
• Dr. David B. White, PhD., MPH, Professor of Health Services and Dr. John J. Newhouse, EdD, MS,
Assistant Professor of Health Services presented a poster entitled “Utilizing the Obama – Biden Health Care Reform Process to Redesign. Health Care Reform Policy Curriculum” at the Annual Association of University Programs in Health Administration Meeting to be head in Charleston, S.C., June 23-26, 2011.
• On June 15, 2011, Dr. Sally Kuykendall presented, "Implementation and Evaluation of Caregivers Helping
to Affect and Nurture Children Early (CHANCE) program: A family violence prevention program for early care and education providers" at Stockholm Criminology Symposium in Stockholm, Sweden. The
presentation was co-authored by Ann Adalist-Estrin of the National Resource Center for the Children and Families of the Incarcerated and Martha Davis and Sandy Dempsey of the Institute for Safe Families.
Health Services Faculty In the Spotlight:
Health Services New Online Faculty Highlights
• Matthew Sobel, MPH, brings several years of managerial experience in the pharmaceutical industry and industrial laboratory settings. His main fields of interest include Epidemiology, Preventative Medicine and Integrative Medicine.
• Karen Tepe, MHA, MBA has 20 years of operational experience in the healthcare industry ranging from Revenue Cycle to Health Information Management.
• Patricia Ingerick, MBA is an expert in the field of health care informatics. She is currently the Manager, at Capital BlueCross in Harrisburg, PA where she is involved in improving the operational functions of the various Clinical Management departments including Case and Disease Management, Utilization
Management, Appeals and Quality/Accreditation. In addition to a MBA, she is a lean six sigma certified as well as a certified information system security professional (CISSP)
• Dr. Ilene Warner-Maron is a practicing Registered Nurse for over 30 years, specializing in geriatrics. She also has additional degrees in Sociology, Social Gerontology, Health Administration, Low and Social Policy and a PhD in Health Policy. Her fields of inquiry have been the prevention of HIV in older adults, the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers and the equitable delivery of care to older adults at the end of life.
• Michelle Crumlich, MBA has 20 years of experience in the various different areas of the health care industry. She is currently at Capital BlueCross in Harrisburg, PA as a Business Analyst/Senior Health Services Researcher.
• Tamika Curry, MSN, RN, has 7 years of nursing work experience. Having worked in the field of nursing for several
years, Tamika joined the faculty of the Community College of Philadelphia as an Assistant Professor to teaching in their nursing program. She is the author of several abstracts related to nursing care and has presented her work at regional meetings.
• Paul Miller, Jr., MHA has 20 years of experience in the health care industry. He has held a variety of management
positions in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Paul also worked for Pierce College for 4 years as an Assistant Professor and Department Head for the healthcare management program. Paul currently works for a plastic surgery practice in southern New Jersey as the practice administrator.
• Robert K. Johnson, J.D., Indiana University (1983) concentrates his practice on the intersection of public policy and regulated industries, particularly in the areas of health care, communications and energy. He represents consumer groups, governmental agencies and regulated entities in the areas of compliance, licensing and market structure. He is a frequent speaker and contributor on these issues, as well as an invited witness before Congressional committees.
Student Testimonial
As cliché as it sounds I knew I wanted to be in healthcare since I was a child. My mother has been a nurse for the past 35 years and I guess you could say she was my inspiration. Having a strong interest in helping people and chemistry, but not so much for the blood aspect, I went into Nutrition and Dietetics. I became a Registered Dietitian in 2009 and have truly loved it. Being the sole clinical dietitian in a long-term care facility of 229-beds has quickly pulled me into the department head role. Attending daily management meetings and working with an interdisciplinary team on a regular basis left me wanting more out of my career. I wanted more of a say in the decisions that affected my patients. I quickly started researching schools in the Philadelphia area that offered some sort of management curriculum. I then came across St. Joe’s Masters’ in Health Administration program and knew it was exactly what I was looking for! I knew I wanted to increase my foundation in
management and become more competitive in my career; this was my chance!
I’ve recently started my second year in the program and have found that I’m growing in my skills every week. The classes I’ve taken so far have challenged me to think outside of the box and apply the skills I’ve already mastered. The assignments don’t include memorizing facts but rather applying the knowledge that you already know. We stay up-to-date on current events and have open discussions weekly on our perceptions of the ever-changing health field. St. Joe’s MHA program is preparing me to lead others in an innovative and versatile manner. I feel confident in my abilities to manage a situation in whatever path of management I pursue. The healthcare industry needs strong and innovative thinkers to uphold it’s ever-changing nature. I truly believe that the students that come out of St. Joe’s program will be strong in their leadership skills and ready to take on the healthcare industry. I know I will!
Christina Plyler MHA, RD, LDN
Health Services Department
: Program Updates
Congratulations to the First Graduating
Online Health Administration Cohort!
This Fall, 2011, the Health Administration Online
Degree will graduate its first cohort of students.
The Department of Health Services would like to
congratulate these students, and wish them luck in
their future healthcare career!
Health Services Advising Plan
This summer we worked on an Advising Plan that
we think you may find helpful in planning your
future classes. All the students who are enrolled in
the traditional program should have received an
advising sheet. If you did not receive one please
contact the advising coordinator.
Teaira Turner
610-660-2907
