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Our
People
Make The
Difference
Alice C. Bulger, MBA
John J. Romani, CPA
James P. Walker
Kerry O'Grady, MS
Carol A. Rama,
RN, MSN, AOCN
Leah Nawrocki, RN, MSN
Donna M. Caputo, R.T.(R)(T)
Franklin J. Battin,
CMD, R.T.(T) PA-C
Deborah Osborne, LPN
Adjunct Professionals
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About Our
Staff
Alice C. Bulger, MBA
CEO
Alice Bulger is the owner and Chief Executive Officer of
Healthcare Management Resources, Inc. She is a Magna Cum Laude
graduate of Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and
attained her Master of Business Administration degree from
Marywood University, Scranton, PA.
Prior to purchasing HMR, she served as the company’s Vice
President of Operations, and had been the Radiation Oncology
Department Manager at Mercy Hospital, Scranton.
She is experienced in all aspects of creating and operating
full-service cancer centers. Some of the centers that benefit
from her counsel include:
Professional Radiation Oncology Services, Poughkeepsie, NY
Northeast Radiation Oncology Centers, Scranton and Dunmore, PA
Sparta Cancer Center, Sparta, NJ
Upper Delaware Valley Cancer Center, Milford, PA
Cancer Center of Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Pocono Cancer Center, East Stroudsburg, PA
Under Bulger’s direction, HMR has conducted feasibility studies,
financial Proforma reports, and/or strategic planning for cancer
centers throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, Tennessee,
California, New Jersey, New York and Florida.
It is through Bulger’s vision and standard of excellence that
HMR continues to grow and offer diverse services to its clients.
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John J. Romani, CPA
CFO
John Romani is a CPA and the Chief Financial Officer for
Healthcare Management Resources. He holds a BS degree from
Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA, where his major was
Accounting. Since 1988, Romani has focused his diverse
healthcare background to providing services to physicians and
physician groups. With over 24 years of diverse experience in
the healthcare arena, he brings to the company an outstanding
track record of increasing shareholder value.
At HMR he is responsible for developing the financial models for
new clients and presenting the monthly financial information to
all existing clients. He also negotiates the purchase of all
major medical equipment and the related maintenance agreements
and financing. Romani has developed a model to compose a fee
schedule for physician practices to optimize insurance contract
reimbursement.
He has also implemented physician remuneration models for
multiple site, multiple state physician groups. He has consulted
physician groups and proposed recommendations to optimize
efficiencies in their business models and processes as well as
internal controls.
Romani developed cost saving measures for everything from health
insurance and benefits to telephone and utilities expenses, and
has provided financial projections for startup entities as well
as the merger of existing practices. Additionally, he has
consulted for physician groups in project expansion, property
leasing arrangements and financing proposals.
He is a past president of the Northeast Chapter of the
Pennsylvania Institute of CPA’s (PICPA), currently serving the
chapter on the executive committee and the nominations
committee. He has been called to serve on the nominations
committee for the PICPA at the state level for 2009-2010. Romani
also serves as the financial committee representative for
Wyoming Area Catholic School to the Scranton Diocese in the Holy
Redeemer School System.
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James P. Walker
Chief Information Officer
With a solid background in Biomedical Engineering and over
twenty years of experience in healthcare information
technologies, Jim Walker oversees HMR’s IT services. Prior to
joining Healthcare Management Resources, Walker served as a
biomedical engineer and network specialist at Mercy Health
Partners, and as an adjunct professor of PC and Network
Technologies at Johnson College, both of Scranton, PA.
While at Mercy, he set up the Laboratory’s first automated data
acquisition system, and implemented a 1,000 node multisite
network. At HMR, Walker continues to expand IT services so
clients may benefit from streamlined operations and optimized
business systems.
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Kerry O'Grady, MS
Director, Practice
Development
Kerry O'Grady’s diverse background lends to the array of
Marketing services offered by HMR. She is a graduate of Marywood
University with a BA in Radio and Television Communications, and
has worked in the fields of radio, television, public relations,
development, and preventive health administration. While serving
as Director of Health Promotion at Wyoming Valley Health Care
System, Kingston, PA, she attained a Master of Human Resources
Administration degree from the University of Scranton.
Prior to joining Healthcare Management Resources, she performed
sales and marketing roles for imaging centers in Forty Fort,
Wilkes-Barre and Pottsville, PA, owned by Centers for Diagnostic
Imaging, Minneapolis, MN, and Insight Imaging, Lake Forest CA.
O'Grady oversees all aspects of marketing as requested by HMR
clients, including but not limited to PR, advertising, physician
relations, patient relations, and corporate identity.
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Carol A. Rama, RN, MSN, AOCN
Director, Education and
Practice
Carol Rama earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from
Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA, and received an MSN
degree from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia.
Her impeccable background as a cancer nurse includes training at
a nine-month Fellowship at the National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, Maryland. After having served as an oncology nurse in
several cancer centers, Rama’s role at HMR includes include
developing and updating clinic policy and procedure manuals;
facilitating and providing patient and staff education; and
serving as a clinical resource in maintaining regulatory
compliance with local, state, and federal licensing agencies for
several radiation oncology centers in Pennsylvania, New York,
and New Jersey.
She is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society and the Sigma
Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
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Leah Nawrocki, RN, MSN, OCN
Manager, Clinical Services
While Leah Nawrocki’s primary role is to directly manage the two
campuses of Northeast Radiation Oncology Centers, Scranton and
Dunmore, PA, she serves HMR’s clients in the role of Clinical
Research coordination. Nawrocki is accustomed to successfully
handling several jobs simultaneously, having come from a
position at Mercy Hospital, Scranton, PA, where she was the
Oncology Unit Nurse Manager, the Manager of Oncology Services
for the hospital, and the hospital’s Nurse Recruiter.
She ensures with the physicians that Clinical Research protocols
are followed and recorded appropriately, and ensures that
eligible patients are introduced to clinical research programs
with a full understanding of their clinical trials.
Leah is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society and the Sigma
Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
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Donna M. Caputo, R.T.(R)(T)
Radiation Therapist and Auditing Specialist
Board certified radiation therapist Donna Caputo has more than
30 years of experience in hospital and outpatient oncology
environments. In addition to her expertise as a therapist, she
is a Chart Auditor for five cancer centers, and serves as a
Billing Code Technician for medical reimbursements.
It is through Caputo’s attention to detail that auditing remains
thorough and precise for clients of Healthcare Management
Resources. She is a graduate of the Mercy School of Radiologic
Technology, Scranton, PA.
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Franklin J. Battin, CMD,
R.T.(T) PA-C
Medical Dosimetrist, Radiation Therapist and Coding Specialist
Another multi-talented staff member of HMR, Frank Battin is a
medical dosimetrist and radiation therapist proficient in
comprehensive chart audits for documentation and revenue
compliance.
He is skilled at providing training for billing, documentation
and paperless functions, and serves Healthcare Management
Resources’ clients with his experience in medical coding in
radiation oncology billing.
Battin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Radiologic
Technology as a Cum Laude graduate of Bloomsburg University,
Bloomsburg, PA. He holds a BS degree in Physician Assistant
Studies, having graduated Magna Cum Laude from King’s College,
Wilkes-Barre, PA.
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Deborah Osborne, LPN
Clinical Research Associate
The exceptional reputation that Healthcare Management Resources
has in Clinical Research is thanks in great part to the
diligence of Debbie Osborne. A nurse who has received awards for
accuracy in documentation of procedures, Osborne has ensured for
almost 20 years the success of the clinical trials program
through her meticulous standards.
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Adjunct Professionals
HMR utilizes professionals as needed whose expertise lies in
finance, clinical
research, legal issues, and more. As with all professionals
associated with Healthcare Management Resources, they hold a
high standard of excellence and their backgrounds are strong in
their given fields.
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