MHA/ MHREF/MHA Ventures Staff

Dick Brown , President
dick@mtha.org
(406) 442-1911 Ext. 108
ACHE Liaison
Advance Directives
Affiliated Societies
Disaster Preparedness
Dues
Governor's Office Liaison
Group Purchasing
Health Care Consent Manual
JCAHO
Member Relations
MHA Workers' Compensation Reciprocal and WC Trust
Nursing Home Administrators, Board of
Quality Improvement Organization
Recruitment and Placement
Small and/or Rural Hospitals
Trustee Relations
Ventures
Workers' Compensation

John Flink, Vice President
john@mtha.org
(406)442-1911 Ext. 105
Communications
Congressional Relations
Grass Roots Advocacy
Media Relations
MHA PAC
Publications
State Government Relations
Trustee Relations

Bob Olsen, Vice President
bob@mtha.org
(406) 442-1911 Ext. 104
Certificate of Need
MHA DATABANK
COMPdata
Data, Surveys and Data Publications
Health Care Consent Manual
Health Care Financial Management Association (HFMA)
HIPAA
Medicare/Medicaid
Patient Satisfaction Survey (AVATAR)
Regulatory Issues- State/Federal
Reimbursement Issues
Third Party Insurance
Uniform Billing (UB-92)
Worker's Compensation

Casey Blumenthal, Vice President
casey@mtha.org
(406)442-1911 Ext. 109
Adult Day Care
Assisted Living
Certificate of Need
Home Health
Hospice
Long Term Care
Nursing, Board of
Quality Improvement Organization
Regulatory Issues- State/Federal
Senior Housing

Carrie Krepps , Education & Conferences
carrie@mtha.org
(406) 442-1911 Ext. 106
Affiliated Societies
Convention/ Trade Show
Education and Conferences
MHA Web Page
Publications
Trustee Relations

Kim Wiens, Administrative Professional
kim@mtha.org
(406) 442-1911 Ext. 101
Member Relations

Connie Dewey, Accounting Technician
connie@mtha.org
(406) 442-1911 Ext. 111
Accounting
Dues

Mona Rutter, Office Assistant
mona@mtha.org
(406) 442-1911 Ext. 117
CEO Welcome Packet
Library/Reference
MHA Web Page

Roberta Yager, Information Services Coordinator
roberta@mtha.org
(406) 442-1911 Ext. 113
COMPdata
Data, Surveys and Data Publications
JCAHO
MHA DATABANK
Montana Informed Patient Web Site
MT PricePoint

Vickey Simonson, Office Manager
vickey@mtha.org
(406) 442-1911 Ext. 107
Member Relations
MHA Web Page
Video Conferencing

Debbie Barton, Director, Group Purchasing
debbie@mtha.org
(406) 442-7575 Ext. 120
Fax: (406) 449-6571
Group Purchasing
Health Care Consent Manual
MedAssets Supply Chain Systems
MHA Workers' Compensation Reciprocal and WC Trust
Uniform Billing (UB-92)
Ventures

Joan Miles, Grants & Program Development
joan@mtha.org
(406) 442-8802 Ext. 115
AHEC and Rural Health Programs
Critical Access Hospitals (CAH)
Grant Writing and Special Projects
Hospital Disaster Preparedness
Montana Capital Assistance Program
Rural Health Clinics/Federally Qualified Health Centers
Small and/or Rural Hospitals

Carol Bischoff, Flex Coordinator
carol@mtha.org
(406) 457-8016
Flex Grant Activities
CAH Regulations and Survey
CAH/PIN Meetings
Performance Improvement Network
PIN Benchmarking Projects

Jennifer Wagner , Administrative Professional
jennifer@mtha.org
(406) 442-1911 Ext. 100
Publications

Kathy Wilcox, Rural Hospital Quality Coordinator
kathy@mtha.org
(406)461-6186
CAH Quality Improvement Program Support
PIN Clinical Improvement Studies
CAH Regulations and Survery
Credentialing and Peer Review
Risk Management

Lisa Benzel, South Central MT AHEC Director
lisa@mtha.org
(406) 683-2790 Ext. 102
10 W. Reeder
P. O. Box 872
Dillon, MT 59725-0872
Cell: (406) 865-0392
Fax: (406) 683-2708

Tina Frisch-Eblen, Hospital Preparedness Coordinator
(406) 442-8802 Ext. 114
tina@mtha.org
Disaster Preparedness Grants
Montana Healthcare
Mutual Aid System (MHMAS)

Clint Taranik, Administrative Professional
clint@mtha.org
(406) 442-1911 Ext.103
Med Assets/HSCA
Ventures

Jeff Springer, Director of Business Development
jeff@mtha.org
(406) 442-1911 Ext.119
Cell: (406) 459-0576
Ventures

Casey Palmer, Program Assistant
caseyp@mtha.org
(406) 683-2790 Ext.103
South Central MT AHEC Office - Dillon
(406) 683-2708

Cherie Taylor, North Central Montana AHEC Director
cherie@mtha.org
(406) 459-3792
North Central Montana AHEC
P. O. Box 2225
Cut Bank, MT 59427-2225

Katherine Waayenberg, Group Purchasing Program Coordinator
katherine@mtha.org
(406) 457-8022
Fax: (406) 449-6571
Group Purchasing

MHA STAFF BY AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

-- A --

Accounting
Sherrie Nelson
Connie Dewey

ACHE Liaison
Dick Brown

Adult Day Care
Casey Blumenthal

AHEC
Lisa Benzel
Bergen Morehouse
Joan Miles
Casey Palmer
Cherie Taylor

Advance Directives
Dick Brown

Affiliated Societies
Dick Brown
Carrie Krepps

Assisted Living
Casey Blumenthal

-- C --

CAH/Pin Meetings
Carol Bischoff

CAH Quality Improvement Program Support
Kathy Wilcox

CAH Regulations and Survey
Carol Bischoff

CEO Welcome Packet
Mona Rutter

Communications
John Flink

COMPdata
Bob Olsen
Roberta Yager

Computer System/Network/E-mail
Sherrie Nelson

Congressional Relations
John Flink

Convention/Trade Show
Carrie Krepps

Credentialing and Peer Review
Kathy Wilcox

Critical Access Hospitals (CAH)
Joan Miles
Carol Bischoff
Kathy Wilcox

-- D --

Data, Surveys and Data Publications
Bob Olsen
Roberta Yager

Dues
Sherrie Nelson
Dick Brown
Connie Dewey

-- E --

Education & Conferences
Carrie Krepps
Casey Blumenthal

-- F --

-- G --

Governor's Office Liaison
Dick Brown

Grant Writing & Special Projects
Joan Miles

Grass Roots Advocacy
John Flink

Group Purchasing
Dick Brown
Debbie Barton
Clint Taranik
Katherine Waayenberg

-- H --

Health Care Consent Manual
Dick Brown
Bob Olsen
Debbie Barton

Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
Bob Olsen

HIPAA
Bob Olsen

Home Health
Casey Blumenthal

Hospice
Casey Blumenthal

-- J --

JCAHO
Dick Brown
Roberta Yager

-- L --

Library/Reference
Mona Rutter

Long Term Care Issues
Casey Blumenthal

-- M --

Med Assets/HSCA
Debbie Barton
Clint Taranik

Media Relations
John Flink

Medicare/Medicaid
Bob Olsen

Member Relations
Vickey Simonson
Dick Brown
Kim Wiens

MHA DATABANK
Bob Olsen
Roberta Yager

MHA PAC
John Flink

MHA Web Page
Carrie Krepps
Vickey Simonson
Mona Rutter

MHA Workers' Compensation Reciprocal and WC Trust
Dick Brown
Kim Wiens

Montana Capital Assistance Program
Joan Miles

Montana Healthcare
Tina Frisch-Eblen

Montana Informed Patient
Roberta Yager

MT PricePoint
Roberta Yager

Mutual Aid System (MHMAS)
Tina Frisch-Eblen

-- N --

Nursing Home Administrators, Board of
Dick Brown

Nursing, Board of
Casey Blumenthal

-- P --

Patient Satisfaction Survey - AVATAR
Bob Olsen

Performance Improvement Network
Carol Bischoff

PIN Clinical Improvement Studies
Kathy Wilcox

PIN Benchmarking Project
Carol Bischoff

Publications
John Flink
Carrie Krepps
Jennifer Wagner

-- Q --

Quality Improvement Organization
Dick Brown
Casey Blumenthal

-- R --

Recruitment & Placement
Dick Brown
Jennifer Wagner
Roberta Yager

Regulatory Issues - State/Federal
Casey Blumenthal (Ext Care)
Bob Olsen

Reimbursement Issues
Bob Olsen

Risk Management
Kathy Wilcox

Rural Health Clinics/Federally Qualified Health Centers
Joan Miles

-- S --

Senior Housing
Casey Blumenthal

Small and/or Rural Hospitals
Dick Brown
Joan Miles
Carol Bischoff
Kathy Wilcox

State Government Relations
John Flink

-- T --

-- U --

Uniform Billing (UB-92)
Bob Olsen
Debbie Barton

-- V --

Ventures
Dick Brown
Debbie Barton
Clint Taranik
Jeff Springer

-- W --

Workers' Compensation
Dick Brown
Bob Olsen

American Hospital Association (AHA)
Washington Office
325 Seventh Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202/638-1100
800/424-4301
Fax: 202/626/2345
Web: www.aha.org

Regional Executive Ronald (Ron) O. Purcell
P.O. Box 1278
802 W. Bannock St. # 500
Boise, ID 83701
Phone: 800/793-1484
Fax: 208/939-4375
E-mail: purcell@aha.org