MGMA OSHA Medical Practice Compliance: Fillable Form Book

Marcia L. Brauchler, MPH, FACMPE, CPC, COC, CPC-I, CPHQ, is the Founder and President of Physicians' Ally, Inc. She advises physicians and practice administrators on managed care contracts, reimbursement, coding and compliance. Her experience includes working with nonprofit health maintenance organization operations management, hospital administration and as the executive director of several Colorado independent practice associations. Brauchler is a published author on HIPAA, Medigap standardization, coding issues and marketing physician practices. She earned her BS in public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her MPH from the University of California at Los Angeles. Brauchler is a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders and the National Association of Healthcare Quality and has been a governor appointee to the Health Resources and Services Administration Strategic Task Force for statewide health reform and the board of the state’s uninsurable health insurance plan. She is the lead author of the Compliance Manual, HIPAA and OSHA Toolkits, available in the MGMA store.

Amy Powers, consults with Physicians' Ally, Inc. on a variety of matters, with an emphasis on the development and implementation of physician practice compliance programs. Ms. Powers holds a Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University in Chicago and assists in researching and drafting manuals and presentations related to all aspects of physician compliance, with a view to minimizing exposure to liability under federal and state laws, including, but not limited to, HIPAA, the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law and False Claims Act. Ms. Powers was a practicing attorney for 25 years, both at a major law firm in Chicago, as well as holding a number of executive general counsel positions at various corporations. Her areas of expertise and practice included mergers and acquisitions, public and private equity and debt offerings, corporate governance and regulatory compliance. She has been an adjunct law professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and is a trustee of the Colorado Historical Foundation.

Daryl Smith is currently the surgery division administrator at Central Utah Clinic, P.C., the largest multispecialty group of independent physicians in Utah. He has worked in healthcare as a consultant or administrator for more than 20 years. Smith has served within MGMA in several volunteer capacities on both the national and state levels, most recently as a member of the Western Section Leadership Team. Smith is a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives.