ARTHUR S. SHORR, FACHE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Arthur S. Shorr & Associates, Inc., Consultants to Health Care
Providers Los Angeles July 1983 - Present
President
Founded in 1983, Arthur S. Shorr &
Associates, Inc. is a management consulting firm specializing in providing
Strategic Planning, Operational Consulting and Business Practice services to
Health Care Providers, including but not limited to: Hospitals, Medical Groups and Physicians. These services include:
· Strategic Planning · JCAHO Regulatory Compliance Review
· Board and Medical Staff Retreats · Risk Prevention Analysis
· Strategic Medical Staff Business Development · Practice Acquisition and Sales
· Managed Care Organizational Strategies · Medical Staff Economic Grand Rounds
· Physician/Hospital Relationships · Interim Practice Management
· Medicare Compliance Planning & Audits · Operational Consulting
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los
Angeles May 1980 - January 1984
Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President for Administration
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is the largest acute
care voluntary hospital west of the Mississippi. As Chief Operating Officer of this major teaching Medical Center,
was responsible for all operating activities on the Medical Center Campus,
including 5500 employees and an operating budget in excess of 300 million
dollars; appointed as a voting member of the Board of Trustees.
Mount Sinai Medical Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 1976 - April 1980
Administrator & Chief Operating Officer
Mount Sinai Medical Center is a 450 bed
community based, major teaching affiliate of the University of Wisconsin
Medical School, Madison, and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
As Administrator and Chief Operating Officer was
responsible for all day to day operational activities of the Medical Center was
responsible for an employee complement in excess of 1600, and an operating
budget in excess of 90 million dollars. From June 1, 1976 to February 1, 1977, served as Interim President and
Chief Executive Officer while this position was vacant.
Hutzel Hospital, The
Detroit Medical Center Detroit,
Michigan February 1969 – April 1976
Assistant Director
of Patient Services 1973 - 1976
· Professional Services
· Nursing Services
Assistant Director 1970 - 1973
Administrative Resident 1969 - 1970
EDUCATION:
M.B.A.: Health Care
Administration, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1970
Administrative
Residency: Hutzel Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, 1969‑1970
Bachelor of Science: Brooklyn College‑City University,
State of New York, 1967 - Major:
Accounting, Economics
ACADEMIC
APPOINTMENTS:
University of
Southern California: School of
Policy, Planning and Development; Graduate Program in
Health Care Administration: Associate Clinical Professor: 1995 - present
Adjunct Faculty:
1984 - 1994
Residency Advisory
Committee: 1981 – present
Preceptor, Mentor:
1983-Present
The George
Washington University: School of
Public Health & Health Services
Visiting Guest
Lecturer: 1992 –present
Executive in
Residence: October 2004
University of
Wisconsin: Adjunct Faculty: Program in Health Care Administration, 1977‑1980
University of
Southern California: Clinical
Instructor: School of Pharmacy, Programs in Health Care, 1980-84
UCLA: Lecturer: Graduate School of Business,
Medical Marketing Association, March, 1984
Wayne State
University: Instructor: College of Lifelong
Learning, 1973‑1976
APPOINTMENTS AND
AFFILIATIONS:
American College of Healthcare
Executives:
Student Associate 1968 - 1970
Member 1970 - 1973
Diplomate 1973 - 2000
Fellow 2000 – present
Public Policy Committee 1999 – 2002
Regents Advisory Committee 1994 – present
Medical Practice Compliance Alert: Editorial Advisory Board 2001 – present
Healthcare CFO Report: Editorial Advisory Board 1999 – present
Healthcare Computing & Telecommunications: Consulting Editor 1982 – 1984
Computers in Health Care: Executive Advisory Board 1982 - 1985
American College of Medical
Quality:
Member, Advisory Panel, National Ethics Committee 1997-2002
The George Washington
University:
Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award 2004
Conejo Valley Critical
Access Hospital Planning Taskforce:
Co-chairman 2004
- present
TRUSTEESHIPS:
· Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center, Los
Angeles, California. May
1980 - December 1983
· Charter Community Hospital, Hawaiian
Gardens, California. Member 1984-1985
· Imagination Workshop, Westwood, California 1985-1988
· Jewish Homes For The Aging of Greater Los
Angeles 1985-1990
PUBLICATIONS:
In the Defense of
Hospitals: Taking the High Road. Trustee: The American Hospital Association April 2002
Billing
Fraud-and-Abuse: Assessing Your Practice
Risks. The SCPIE Companies,
Medigram 2002
Billing
Fraud-and-Abuse Compliance Audit: Key
Risk Areas. The SCPIE Companies, Medigram 2001
Billing
Fraud-and-Abuse Compliance Audit: Is
Your Practice Ready? The SCPIE Companies,
Medigram 2001
Has Nursing Lost Its
Professional Focus? Nursing
Administration Quarterly, Fall 2000
The Doctor’s Practice Management Doctor, M.D. News, June 1997
The Solo Practitioner: Dying Species or a New Breed?
Welcome to Health Care 1997, M.D. News, March 1997
Appraising Medical
Practices, Physician Recruiter, September 1995
The Solo
Practitioner: Dying Species or New Breed?, Medical Staff News
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Spring 1992
Restructuring Your
Practice to Meet the Challenges of the '90s, Progress Notes, College
Hospital Costa Mesa, May 1991
Mergers and
Acquisitions: Why Some Work When Others Fail, Health Care Strategic
Management, November 1988
Industrial Medicine
Clinics: Making the Right Acquisition
Decision, Health Care Strategic Management, Vol. 6, No. 10, October 1988
The Long‑Term
Benefits of Helping Physician Groups with Strategic Planning, Health Care
Strategic Management, Vol. 6, No. 8, August 1988
Part III: The Physician/Hospital Joint Venture: Developing a Win/Win Strategy for Success ‑
Structuring and Negotiating the Deal, Health Care Strategic
Management, Vol. 5, No. 8, August 1987
Acquiring Medical
Practices: Protecting The Physician's
Interest, LACMA Physician, Vol. 117, No. 10, June 1, 1987
Part II: The Physician/Hospital Joint Venture: Developing a Win/Win Strategy for Success ‑
Joint Venture Strategies and Considerations, Health Care Strategic
Management, Vol. 5, No. 5, May 1987
Personal Interview, Computers in
Health Care, 1982
Practice Acquisition: To Buy or Not to Buy, Healthcare Forum
Journal, Vol. 30, No. 5, September/October 1987
Part I: The Physician/Hospital Joint Venture:
Developing a Win/Win Strategy for Success ‑ The First Step: Developing the Environment, Health Care Strategic
Management, Vol. 5, No. 2, February 1987
Attracting MDs
Through Sponsored Management Services, Newsbrief, Southern
California Chapter Healthcare Financial Management Association,
October/November 1986
Employee
Accountability: Are You Getting What You
Paid For?, Computers in Health Care, February 1983
Beginning a
Materials Management Program, Hospital Purchasing Management, February 1981
How To Prepare For
Prospective Reimbursement: Development
of a Comprehensive Management Information
System for Personnel
Utilization, Budget and Control, Hospital Topics, Vol.53, No. 2, March/April
1973
How to Take a
Hospital to the Cleaners, Hospitals, J.A.H.A., Vol. 45, August 16, 1971
PRESENTATIONS:
Health Care
Executives of Southern California, Los Angeles 7/04
Los Angeles Chapter,
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, Pasadena 6/04
Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center, Medical Staff & House Staff Alumni Association, Los Angeles 5/04
Aspen Education
Group, LaJolla, CA 1/04
Fall Symposium:
Infectious Disease Association of California, Los Angeles 10/03
Issues &
Dynamics Impacting the Private Practice of Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center, Medical Staff & House Staff Alumni Association, Los Angeles 5/03
Institutional
Negligence: Hospitals and HMOs
Medical Skills Trial
College, Tampa 1/03
Credentialing and
Granting Hospital Practice Privileges: The Duties and Responsibilities of the Hospital.
National College of
Advocacy, Las Vegas 10/02.
EMTALA Update
American Association
of Legal Nurse Consultants. Indianapolis 4/02.
ATLA Birth
Trauma Litigation Group, 2/2002
National
College of Advocacy, 10/2001
The Unlimited Future
of Healthcare in the 21st Century, From a Healthcare Administrator’s
View
Keynote
Address: Alpha Epsilon Delta,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles 2/01.
National College of
Advocacy, Rohnert Park 10/00
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 9/2000
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 8/2000
Strategic Planning
American Medical
Group Association, Boston 10/99
Practice Management
Options and Opportunities for Effective Cost Management and Customer
Satisfaction
Saint Barnabas
Institute for Physician Leadership, New Jersey 5/99
Utilization
Management: A Historical Context From the Physicians Perspective
George Washington
University School of Public Health, Washington D. C. 10/98
Contemporary Issues
in Hospital Liability
Technical Advisory
Service for Attorneys, Blue Bell, PA 10/98
Contemporary Issues
in Managed Care - The Impact Upon the Practitioner in the United States
Hebrew
University/George Washington University - Joint Program in Public Health,
Israel 5/98
Governance and
Hospital Liability: Understanding Liability Pathways
American Association
of Legal Nurse Consultants, Dallas 4/98
Key Developments in
Healthcare Delivery in USA
Australian General
Practice Panel, Canberra, Australia 3/98
Surviving, Thriving,
or ?? Under Managed Care: You Have A Choice
George Washington
University School of Public Health, Washington, D. C. 10/97
Understanding the Role of the Hospital Administrator
& Board of Directors in Maintaining Community Standards
Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys, Blue Bell, PA
2/97
Patient Management Implications of Managed Care
Annual Meeting of the Medical Staff, Monterey Park
Hospital, 12/96
The Strategic Role of Hospitals and Physicians in
Creating Successful Integrated Delivery Systems
Visiting Professor, Managed Care Colloquium, George
Washington University Graduate School of Public Administration, Washington,
D.C. 10/96
Implications of Managed Care/Capitation on Physician
Practice
Medical Group Management Association, Las Vegas, NV
9/96
The Potential to Create Regional Branded Delivery
Systems: Challenges to the Investor-Owned Hospital
Annual Corporate Regional Strategic Planning Retreat
for CEO’s and Key Administrative Staff, ORNDA Hospital Corporation, 8/96
Theories of Liability Against a Hospital in an
Orthopedic Implant Case
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 7/96
Preparing for Success: The Role of the Community
Hospital
Board of Trustees Annual Strategic Planning Retreat,
Panorama Community Hospital, 5/96
Overcoming Practice Merger Hurdles to Ensure Success
and the Bottom Line
The American College of Medical Staff Development, 4/96
How to Merge or Acquire Practices Without Losing Your
Shirt
The American College of Medical Staff Development, 4/96
Working With
Physicians: Building Relationships and Alliances
Visiting Professor,
George Washington University Graduate School of Public Administration 11/95
Key Economic and
Organizational Elements Necessary in Developing Successful Integrated Delivery
Systems
American Academy of
Medical Administrators 11/95
Understanding the
Psychology, Needs and Wants of Physicians in the >90s and Beyond
American Association
of Health Care Consultants 10/95
Reducing Costs,
Right-Sizing and Reorganizing to Improve Market Value
The Alliance for
Healthcare Strategy and Marketing 10/95
The Legal and
Working Relationships Between Board, Physician and Hospital
American Association
of Legal Nurse Consultants 9/95
Thriving Under
Managed Care
The National
Association of Physician Recruitment and Retention, Seventh National
Symposium 9/95
Overhead Expense
Reduction Through Right-Sizing and Reorganization
National Institute
of Physician Recruitment & Retention, Practice Management for Non-Clinical
Administrators 7/95
The Economics of
Private Practice in an Integrated Delivery System
Parkview Health
Systems MSO 7/95
The Economics of
Private Practice in an Integrated Delivery System
Parkview Health
Systems PHO 6/95
Thriving Under
Managed Care: Keys to Developing A Progressive Integrated Delivery System
The National
Institute of Physician Recruitment & Retention, The 6th National
Symposium 5/95
Medical Practice
Consolidation for Specialists
Hoag Memorial
Hospital 12/94
The Private Practice
of Medicine - the Evolution of Medical Care Organizations in the 90's
California Society
of CPA's 10/93
Physician - Hospital
Relationships: Raising the Unpopular
Questions
Healthcare
Executives of Northern California 7/93
Positioning Your
Practice for Maximum Value in the 90's
Hoag Memorial
Hospital 3/93
Why Physicians and
Groups Seek Affiliation "Mergers"
Main Line Health
System of Pennsylvania 11/92
Succession Planning
for Medical Practices
California Society
of CPA's 10/92
Strategic Medical
Staff Business Development: Census and
Revenue Enhancement Strategies for the 90's
The Physician
Relations Group 10/92
Valuing and Buying a
Practice: Opportunities for Growth and
Integration
Osteopathic
Physicians and Surgeons of California 9/92
Medical Economics in
the 90's: Is the Solo Practitioner
Going to Exist?
Granada Hills
Community Hospital 6/92
How to Increase the
Value of Your Practice
United Western
Medical Centers 5/91
Specialty Service
Marketing
The National
Association of Private Psychiatric Hospitals 4/87
You and Your Medical
Staff: Allies or Adversaries?
Southern California
Healthcare Marketing Association 3/87
The Evolution of The
Acute Care Hospital Sector through the Next Decade
American Hospital
Supply Corp. Hospital Applied Research Division 11/83
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1/05