Mickey Bilbrey Joins Phase 2 Consulting; Former University of Tennessee Medical Center CEO Named to Strategic Healthcare Consulting Firm Management Team.SALT LAKE CITY -- Phase 2 Consulting, a division of RehabCare Group, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :RHB), has announced that Carley Edward (Mickey) Bilbrey III has joined the firm effective January 3, 2005. Mr. Bilbrey has over 30 years experience in healthcare administration, clinical development, managed care physician relations and marketing, primarily with the University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. (UT) Medical Center, where he most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer. Brent Hardaway, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for Phase 2 Consulting, a healthcare management and economic consulting firm based in Salt Lake City, UT, says the firm and its clients will benefit from Bilbrey's vast expertise. Bilbrey will head up the firm's new product development program, primarily focusing on healthcare organization restructuring, hospital/physician collaborations and care management processes. "Healthcare organizations must continually evolve to remain viable," says Hardaway. "During his tenure with the UT Medical Center, Mickey orchestrated major initiatives in reengineering and reorganization that resulted in significant quality improvement, solid financial performance and some prominent marks of recognition. He also has built a wonderful reputation for helping physicians collaborate with hospitals." Under Bilbrey's leadership, the University of Tennessee was named a Solucient Top 100 Hospital in 1999, a Solucient Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospital in 2004 and has received the National Research Corporation's Consumer Choice Award for Knoxville's Most Preferred Hospital in Overall Quality and Image for nine consecutive years. "I'm fortunate in that I can identify with a CEO's perspective and see the broader picture when setting strategic and operational objectives," notes Bilbrey. "I look forward to drawing on my experiences to complement an innovative team of professionals at Phase 2." Bilbrey has a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee. In addition to his professional responsibilities, he has been actively involved in the Knoxville community, serving on numerous not-for-profit boards, including the Boy Scouts of America Noun 1. Boy Scouts of America - a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training , the Knoxville Area Chamber Partnership and the American Heart Association American Heart Association (AHA), n.pr a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities. . He is a founding CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. member of the Institute of Healthcare Executives and Suppliers (IHES IHES Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (Institute of Advanced Research in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics in France) IHES International House Eastern Spain (Barcelona, Spain) ), a recipient of the Outstanding Young Men of America Award and a 2001 class member of Leadership Knoxville. Phase 2 Consulting, with offices in Salt Lake City and Austin, TX, specializes in strategic planning, revenue enhancement revenue enhancement An increase in revenues, especially by way of increased taxes. Revenue enhancement includes reducing taxpayer deductions and eliminating tax credits. , clinical operations and productivity improvement, physician practice management, managed care contracting, correctional healthcare and online patient accounts. Phase 2 Consulting is a division of RehabCare, a leading provider of program management services in conjunction with more than 800 hospitals and skilled nursing facilities in 39 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and Puerto Rico. More information on Phase 2 Consulting can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.phase2consulting.com. Photo available upon request. |
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