William Kirsh

About William Kirsh

Dr. Kirsh has been actively involved in the development, construction, and deployment of healthcare applications. Dr. Kirsh is a published author, and clinically certified in Family Medicine, Geriatrics, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He was Chairman, Department of Family Medicine at Nova Southeastern University. He founded eAppeals, LLC, a technology company that simplified the handling of insurance claims appeals and was awarded a patent from the US Patent Office for a unique electronic insurance appeal process and proceeded to partner and co-found a Pharmacy data and regulatory software company, Sentry Data Systems, Inc. which was sold to a publicly traded company for over 400 million dollars. Dr. Kirsh was residency trained at The Johns Hopkins University and actively practices acute care medicine at University of Miami Hospital. He has served as Special Assistant to the Governor of the State of Florida, Health Aide to US Senator Bob Graham, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer for Foundation Health Plan of Florida and was the Vice President of Medical Affairs and Quality Assurance at Physician Corporation of America, Inc. Additionally, Dr. Kirsh is a founding member and Executive Vice President of International Health Initiatives, a not-for-profit organization that focuses on using technology to bring health care to under-served populations. He currently serves as a Governor appointed Board Member for the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine.

Experience

1. Consultant

   VITAS Healthcare

   Sep 2010 — Present · South Florida, US

Education

• The Johns Hopkins University

  MPH, School of Public Health

  1987 — 1988

• Nova Southeastern University

  Doctor of Osteopathy, Residency, Family Medicine

  1988 — 1989

• The Johns Hopkins University

  MPH, Health Care Administration

  1986 — 1987

• The Johns Hopkins University

  Medical Residency, General Preventive Medicine Residency

  1985 — 1988

• Florida State University

  BS, Biology

  1977 — 1981

• Nova Southeastern University

  DO, Medicine

  1981 — 1985

Skills

• Healthcare
• Healthcare Management
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Hospitals
• Healthcare Consulting
• Managed Care
• Ehr
• Emr
• Medicine
• Clinical Research
• Physician Relations
• Internal Medicine
• Healthcare Industry
• Physicians
• Practice Management
• Public Health
• Disease Management
• Health Information Exchange
• Medicare
• Inpatient
• Patient Safety
• Medicaid
• Health Policy
• Home Care
• Medical Billing
• Acute Care
• Family Medicine
• Emergency Medicine
• Medical Devices
• Revenue Cycle
• Informatics
• Critical Care
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Pharmacy
• Health Insurance
• Cpoe
• Medical Coding
• Utilization Management
• Medical Education
• Quality Improvement