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QMCG Consultants
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Martha Post Baxter
Partner, Bricker & Eckler LLP
Executive Director
Principal and Senior Consultant
Phone: 614.227.2314
Fax: 614.227.2390
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Areas of Responsibilities
Marty currently serves as the Executive Director of QMCG overseeing QMCG's
service lines.
Representative Experience
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Health planning and policy development while Assistant Professor, Medical
College of Virginia School of Dentistry; participant in faculty practice
clinic;
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Clinical Dental Hygienist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; treated medically
complex and compromised oral pathology cases and provided inservice training to
oral surgery and oral pathology residents in areas of patient management and
education;
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Consultant to Indian Health Service and HEW Region III to assess, redesign and
oversee implementation of dental health programs;
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Counsel to Director of Health working with all regulatory divisions in areas of
regulatory drafting, interpretation, implementation and enforcement in such
areas as facility certification and licensure surveys and investigations;
infectious disease control; certificate of need; and maternal and child
care;
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Accreditation survey preparation and advisor during survey process for numerous
clients;
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Policy, procedure and program design and implementation in areas of
credentialing, peer review, quality assessment and risk management
systems;
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Design and implement mergers of medical staffs as result of mergers and
acquisitions involving healthcare institutions;
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Assist medical staffs and medical staff leaders with developing systems for
quality and efficient health care delivery for integrated delivery systems and
managed care.
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Ongoing regulatory compliance work with federal and state agencies including
Ohio Department of Health; Department of Health and Human Services at state and
federal level; Occupational Health and Safety Administration and agencies
enforcing OSHA; Drug Enforcement Agency; state professional licensing
boards;
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Partner in Health Care Department of the law firm of Bricker and Eckler which
serves as counsel to health care entities throughout the country as well as
many healthcare trade associations. The firm represents a wide variety of
health care entities including hospitals and their medical staffs, the long
term care industry, home health agencies, provider-sponsored health insurance
programs, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations,
physician hospital organizations, as well as individual healthcare
professionals and group practices.
Education
BS, RDH, Ohio State University, 1972
M.S., University of Iowa, 1976
J.D., University of Richmond, 1981
Representative Sample of Recent Speeches, Presentations, &
Awards
Medical Staff Credentialing: Foundation for Quality, sponsored by the
Ohio Hospital Association, March, 1996; March 1997
Credentialing Guidelines for Allied Health Professionals (Scope and Practice for
Physician Assistants and 1st Assistant in Surgery), Ohio Society of
Healthcare Risk Managers, May, 1996
Legal and Procedural Considerations for Quality Assessment Programs in Today's
Managed Care Environment, Capital University Law School, Healthcare
Law Class, September, 1996
Quality and Medical Staff Credentialing Initiatives: The Evolving Role of Health
Care System and Hospital Boards, Board of Trustees Retreat,
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, October 1996
Addressing and Involving Medical Staff Leaders in Network/System Formation,
sponsored by the Ohio Hospital Association, October 1996
Compliance Strategies for the Ohio Department of Health Quality Rules (S.B. 50)
Reporting Requirements, sponsored by the Ohio Hospital Association,
Akron, Oho & Cincinnati, Ohio, March 1997
Effective Medical Staff Integration Strategies in Healthcare System Development,
sponsored by the Ohio Hospital Association, April 1997
Medical Staff Meeting Update: Peer Review/Credentialing Issues and
Considerations for External Peer Review, Hocking Valley Community
Hospital, May, 1997
Legal and Credentialing Issues Under the New Advanced Nurse Practitioner Act;
sponsored by Ohio Nursing Board, June, 1997
Issues in Credentialing and Quality, Wisconsin/Illinois Ambulatory
Surgery Association, September, 1997
JCAHO's New Sentinel Event Policy, sponsored by the Ohio Hospital
Association, February 25, 1998
Credentialing In The Outpatient Setting: The Risks, Balance and Options,
sponsored by the Ohio Hospital Association, April 9, 1998
Complying with JCAHO Sentinel Event Policy, Seminar sponsored by Opus
Communications, December, 1998
Legal Update on Quality Initiatives for Medical Staff Coordinators,
sponsored by OAMSS, April, 1999
Medical Staff Hot Topics: How to Keep Them From Boiling Over, sponsored
by OHA, April, 1999
Healthcare Practitioner Hot Topics: How to Keep Them From Boiling Over,
a collaborative initiative by OHIC Insurance Company & The Quality
Management Consulting Group, Ltd., September 10, 1999 (Casper WY) and September
13, 1999 (Bozeman, MT)
Contract Compliance Strategies: Are Your Drafting and Negotiation Skills Sound?,
a collaborative initiative by OHIC/HUM Insurance Company & The Quality
Management Consulting Group, Ltd., September 10, 1999 (Casper, WY) and
September 13, 1999 (Bozeman, MT)
Medical Staff Governance & Compliance Issues, sponsored by the
Montana State Bar Health Care Attorneys and Montana Health Care Association,
September 24, 1999, Billings, Montana
Preparing for HIPAA Patient Privacy and Security Provisions, sponsored
by Ohio Hospital Association, March 28, 2000, teleconference serving multiple
locations.
Security and Privacy of Health Care Information: Federal and State Perspective,
Ohio Hospital Association Annual Symposium, April 18, 2000, Columbus, Ohio
Is Your HIPAA Compliance Strategy in Place Assuring Privacy and Security of
Health Information?, a collaborative initiative by OHIC/HUM Insurance
Company & The Quality Management Consulting Group, Ltd., September 8, 2000
(Casper, WY) and September 11, 2000 (Helena, MT)
Is Your HIPAA Compliance Strategy in Place Assuring Privacy and Security of
Health Information?, Montana Hospital Association Annual Convention,
September 21, 2000, Billings, Montana and September 22, 2000, Annual Continuing
Legal Education for Health Law Section of Montana State Bar, Billings, Montana
Current Issues in Human Resources Management in the Health Care Industry,
Montana Hospital Association Annual Convention, September 21, 2000, Billings,
Montana
Named in Health Law Section of Best Lawyers In America 1997-2009
Contact Marty at: mbaxter@bricker.com
or mbaxter@qmcg.com
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