Healthcare Organizations: Financial Management Strategies

Dr. Brent A. Metfessel was Senior Scientist, Evidence-Based Health Care at the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI), a non-profit organization, during this engagement. In his prior corporate positions as clinical research coordinator at Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield and senior medical informaticist for Crossroads Technology Solutions, he created and enhanced evidence-based medical policy as well as client reporting and analytic technologies using episode of care methodologies. He also designed custom-built primary care and specialist provider profiling systems and is a visionary in the application of the industry-leading clinical episode of care methodology to health care databases.

Dr. Metfessel also has a decade of experience in general computer science, statistical analysis, artificial intelligence, and computational biology. Dr. Metfessel received his Masters of Science Degree in health informatics from the University of Minnesota and his Medical Doctorate from the University of California, San Diego. He holds a professional certificate in management for physicians from the University of St. Thomas, and is a CERTIFIED MEDICAL PLANNER (Hon). Currently, he is Vice President, Clinical Informatics and Research for Med-Vantage, Inc., located in San Francisco, CA.