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Navvis & Company Acquires Physician Executive Management Center

 

Navvis & Company Acquires Physician Executive Management Center

March 8, 2010 (St. Louis, Missouri) – Navvis & Company (St. Louis Missouri), a leading consultancy in the health services industry, announced today the acquisition of Tampa-based Physician Executive Management Center (PEMC).  

Physician Executive Management Center is the nation’s only executive recruitment firm focused solely on the recruitment and placement of physicians in executive leadership positions.  The company was founded in 1983, originally as a joint venture with the American College of Physician Executives, and later became an independent firm.

Its founding principals – Jennifer Grebenschikoff and David Kirschman – are widely respected experts on physician executive search, career counseling and compensation.  They also bring considerable experience in health care management, having served as executives in large physician organizations, health plans and health systems.

“The expertise and capabilities of Physician Executive Management Center will bring enormous value to Navvis & Company clients in addressing the increasing demand for executive physician leadership in health systems and hospitals,” said Michael Farris, Chairman and CEO of Navvis & Company.

Over the next five to ten years, the healthcare industry will undergo significant change and transformation driven by political and economic reforms, the demands of an aging population, and advances in medical science and technology. “Physician leaders are critical to developing, driving and leading transformation strategies to position health systems for success in the complex and ever-changing health industry,” said Stuart Baker, MD, President and COO of Navvis & Company.

“Health systems addressing care transformation, physician alignment, clinical quality, safety and business performance improvement are increasingly seeking qualified physician leaders for C suite, clinical operations and physician enterprise positions,” said PEMC’s Jennifer Grebenschikoff.  “We believe our expertise in this area is significantly aligned to the strategy, leadership and performance counsel that Navvis & Company provides to health care organizations.”

St. Louis-based Navvis & Company provides consulting and professional services to health systems, hospitals and physician organizations seeking to create and sustain competitive advantage.  The origin of the firm can be traced to the mid 1980s when The Farris Group was founded to support hospitals in the acquisition and management of physician practices. 

Over the years, Navvis & Company has evolved into a diversified professional services group with expertise in strategy aimed at building successful health care systems, forging strong physician alliances, optimizing organizational performance and driving bottom line results. Navvis acquired The Strategy Group (Norfolk, Virginia) in 2008 to expand its capabilities in corporate strategy, health system development and brand leadership; and in 2009 recruited performance expert Saad Allawi to lead development of the firm’s Performance Transformation consultancy.  That same year, it spun off VisDev Ventures, the company’s facilities development division. 

In addition to its St. Louis headquarters, Navvis & Company operates offices in Orlando, Florida, Norfolk, Virginia, and now in Tampa, Florida where Physician Executive Management Center will retain operations.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Dr. CB Rebsamen Joins Navvis & Company's Physician Integration Practice

March 3, 2010 (St. Louis, Missouri) – C. B. Rebsamen, MD has joined Navvis & Company as a senior vice president. In this role, he will provide strategic counsel to health system, hospital and physician organizations on hospital-physician partnerships, physician enterprise development, and physician group practice, leadership and governance.

Dr. Rebsamen comes from Lee Memorial Health System in Fort Myers, Florida where he served as chief medical officer. At Lee Memorial, Dr. Rebasamen had responsibility for development of the health system’s physician enterprise, ambulatory and post acute care operations, managed care strategies and other business ventures involving LMHS’s physicians and strategic partners.

Prior to joining Lee Memorial, he served as president and CEO of the Medical Care Associates of Tulsa, Inc., a 44-physician multi-specialty medical group; as medical director of PruCare Group Model HMO, also in Tulsa; and as medical director for Prudential Plus of Tulsa.
Dr. Rebsamen holds an undergraduate and MD degree from University of Arkansas, and did his post graduate training in internal medicine at the Tulsa Medical Education Foundation. He is certified by the American Boards of Internal Medicine and Medical Management, and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

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Women’s Heart Expert to Present Update on Women and Heart Disease in the U.S.

February 19, 2010 (St. Louis, Missouri) – One of the nation’s leading experts in women’s heart health, Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz, will present a national overview and update on women and heart disease on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 12 p.m. EDT during a Women’s HeartAdvantage™ webcast.

Dr. Bairey Merz is Professor of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai (Los Angeles), medical director for the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Women’s Health Program and Women’s Heart Center, and holds the Women’s Guild Endowed Chair in Women’s Health.  She has been the clinical co-director for Women’s HeartAdvantage since its inception, and acts as a national spokesperson for the program in order to raise awareness about women and heart disease.  Her appearances have included Good Morning America, NBC Dateline and 20/20, and she has been interviewed for the New York Times, US News and World Report and Working Woman, among others.

During the hour long webcast, Dr. Bairey Merz will discuss the latest trends regarding women’s heart health and provide a sneak peek into what the next decade may hold for women and heart disease. 
Session topics include:

  • An update on clinical trials regarding diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women
  • Screenings, diagnostics and therapeutic modalities for microvascular disease in women 
  • The most appropriate general cardiovascular screenings and diagnostic applications for women
  • Heart screenings protocols and practices to engage physicians and women in prevention and self care
  • Strategies to create and sustain a women’s heart program as part of an overall cardiovascular service line business plan

Women’s HeartAdvantage is a comprehensive program provided by Navvis & Company to hospitals and health systems seeking to grow and develop their cardiovascular service lines through a powerful, niche initiative targeting women.  The program provides consulting, methods and tools to help hospitals and their physicians develop, position and market women’s heart health programs.

For more information about the webcast or Women’s HeartAdvantage, please contact Michele Bordelon at Navvis & Company (telephone 757.640.8515 or email mbordelon@navvisandcompany.com.

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Siddiqui Joins Navvis & Company

February 15, 2010 (St. Louis, Missouri) – Feroz Siddiqui has joined the Orlando, Florida office of Navvis & Company as a senior financial analyst.  In this role, he will provide financial expertise to support Navvis & Company’s strategy engagements with health systems, hospitals and physician groups nationwide.

Previously, Siddiqui worked with Deloitte & Touche LLP (Orlando FL) in Audit and Enterprise Risk Services, leading and overseeing the day to day operations of audit engagements.  He worked with audit clients in an array of industries with an emphasis in healthcare, and is experienced with publicly traded, privately held, governmental and not-for-profit clients.  Prior to Deloitte, he was employed by American Express Bank in Treasury and Financial Market Services.

Siddiqui graduated from the Fisher School of Accounting at the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Masters of Accountancy.

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Marketing Innovations Frame March 2010 CMO Innovator's Studio

February 10, 2010 (St. Louis, Missouri) – Health system marketing executives will convene in Chicago, Illinois, March 22-23, 2010 for the first Chief Marketing Officers’ Innovator’s Studio work session in 2010.  Navvis & Company’s Innovator’s Studio is an invitational working forum for healthcare leaders seeking to advance the discipline and practice of marketing as a strategy-critical business competency in the health industry.

“2010 marks the beginning of a new decade of significant change and transformation in the health industry,” said Karen Corrigan, chief strategy officer for Navvis & Company and leader of the Innovator’s Studio. “The underlying basis of competition is changing – economics are front and center, creating a compelling case for the growth leadership role that marketers must play in an increasingly competitive industry.”

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Social Media Marketing for Women's Cardiac Services

Harnessing the power of on-line networking to build brand loyalty is the topic of a Women’s HeartAdvantage webcast on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 1:00 pm EST. Participants will learn how the Facebook Fan Page application can be used to reach and engage women at risk for heart disease.

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Hardesty Recognized by American Organization of Nurse Executives

Kathleen Hardesty has earned the designation of Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP) by the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE).  CENP is a national credential that distinguishes an individual as being among the elite of executive nurse leaders. 

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Jon Cunningham joins Navvis & Company

Jonathan Cunningham has joined Navvis & Company as a senior consultant. In this new role, he will provide analytical, planning and project management counsel and support on consulting engagements for the firm’s health system clients.

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Rachael Schad promoted to Vice President

Navvis & Company™ is pleased to announce that Rachael Schad has been promoted to Vice President.  In this new role, she will lead client projects and manage various aspects of planning and execution for health system development and physician alignment engagements.

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Mike Eaton Promoted to Senior Vice President

Navvis & Company™ is pleased to announce that J. Michael Eaton has been promoted to Senior Vice President. In this new role, he will lead major strategy engagements for health system clients, as well as assume management responsibility for the firm’s brand and strategic marketing practice.

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