Annual Institute Agenda');
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document.write('Richard L. Clarke, DHA, FHFMA
'); document.write('Dr. Clarke is president and chief executive officer of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), Westchester, IL, a professional membership association with more than 35,000 members in 68 chapters who share an interest in the financial management of the delivery of healthcare services. He has held this position since June 1986.
'); document.write('He holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Distribution from Bradley University, Peoria, IL (1970), a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) in management/finance from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL (1972), and a Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (2005).
'); document.write('Dr. Clarke attained Fellowship in HFMA in 1983. He also was president of the Colorado Chapter of HFMA, served on the HFMA National Matrix, and was a member of HFMA’s Principles and Practices Board.
'); document.write('Dr. Clarke currently is the Immediate Past Chair of the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education, having served in various capacities for that organization since 1997. He is also a former chair of AHA Financial Solutions, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Hospital Association). Additionally, he has served on the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Advisory Council. Dr. Clarke currently holds an adjunct faculty position in the Department of Health Systems Management at Rush University in Chicago and also serves on the CHRISTUS Health Board of Directors.
'); document.write('Dr. Clarke writes a monthly column in HFMA’s magazine, Healthcare Financial Management, and has written numerous articles on healthcare finance in HFM and other magazines and journals. He co-authored the books, Capitalizing Medical Groups: Positioning Physicians for the Future, published jointly by HFMA, MGMA, and McGraw-Hill in 1998, The Crisis in Health Care: Costs, Choices and Strategies, published by Jossey-Bass in 1990, and Beyond Managed Care: How Consumers and Technology are Changing the Future of Health Care published by Jossey-Bass Inc. in the summer of 2000.
'); document.write('January 2008
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