Professional/Personal Overview
As an award-winning writer with vast experience covering health care, aging, baby boomers, housing for seniors, pharmaceuticals, and long-term care, I have authored in a variety of formats, including long-form and feature-length articles for both print and online. In addition, I can turn copy around in a short timeframe, whether writing 500- or 4,000-word articles.
Work Info
Expertise
Editor
7 Years
Writer
7 Years
Writer
10 Years
Specialty
Lifestyle
7 Years
Medicine
18 Years
Health
18 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
10 Years
Other Work History
Managing Editor, Provider magazine; Reporter, "The Pink Sheet"; Freelance Writer, Caring for the Ages.
Computer Skills
SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, social media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn)
Technical Skills
YouTube uploading and video editing, SharePoint Web site editing
Equipment
MacBook Air, voice recorder, iPhone video capability.
Foreign Language Skills
Conversant in Spanish
Awards
Silver Award, Profile, American Society of Health Publication Editors.
Associations
Association Media and Publishing
Other
Classes in search engine optimization writing, social media marketing, web site creation for magazines.
Freelancer Availability
I occasionally freelance. I live near Washington, DC. I am willing to travel regionally. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
(Provider , 6/21/2012)
A report issued to Congress yesterday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sketches out a preliminary framework for implementing a Medicare value-based purchasing program for skilled nursing facilities. Included in the 80-page report is a road map for implementation and eight elements the
(Provider , 6/1/2012)
Genesis HealthCare Corp., Kennett Square, Pa., inked a deal yesterday to acquire Sun Healthcare Group for a hefty $273.3 million net of cash and debt acquired. The acquisition puts Sun stock at a price of $8.50 per share—a 43.1 percent premium over the closing sale price of Sun shares on Tuesday, Ju
(Provider , 5/1/2012)
Embracing innovation in health care as an opportunity to change things for the better was the main theme of a House hearing, which included a witness panel consisting of representatives from health insurance giant United Health Group as well as three provider groups. But it was Kindred Healthcare Ch
(Provider , 5/1/2012)
In the federal government’s war on health care fraud and abuse, the strategy of “pay and chase” is history, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The new front on fraud deploys a more proactive approach that officials say will screen out would-be bilkers and streamline the proce
(Provider , 5/1/2010)
Bill Thomas, MD, would like to clear up a misconception about his position on nursing facilities: He doesn’t want to eradicate them; he wants to eliminate the traditional, institutional model of care that was adopted by nursing facilities nearly 50 years ago. “I want to abolish the practice of insti
(Caring For The Ages, , 11/1/2003)
If you speak to almost any long-term care physician these days you'll likely hear that there are few incentives for physicians to practice in nursing homes. In addition to low pay, nursing home physicians are either stuck with prohibitively expensive insurance premiums or denied access to coverage b
(Journal of the American Medical Directors Association , 8/1/2002)
Although investigations and prosecutions of skilled nursing facilities by federal and state government agencies are on the rise, medical directors can take some immediate steps to minimize liability risks for themselves and their facilities.
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
