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Management
Lawrence Preston, CEO and Co-Founder. He has over forty years of experience as an executive and healthcare consultant. Larry holds an MBA from Golden Gate University and an undergraduate degree in Accounting from San Jose State University. Larry has served on the Nevada Boards of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and the American College of Healthcare Executives. Larry has been a CFO of several hospitals and is the President and CEO of Professional Medical Consultants, Inc. for the past twenty five years.
J. Bruce Wiggins, Governing Board Vice Chair and Co-Founder, has been a health care executive/consultant for over thirty years. Bruce holds an MBA from DePaul University and has held numerous executive positions in Nevada including President of Strategic Medical Management, CEO for the Valley Health System, and COO for both UMC and HPN.
J. Bruce Wiggins, Governing Board Vice Chair and Co-Founder, has been a health care executive/consultant for over thirty years. Bruce holds an MBA from DePaul University and has held numerous executive positions in Nevada including President of Strategic Medical Management, CEO for the Valley Health System, and COO for both UMC and HPN.
Linn Billingsley, Governing Board Vice Chair is the Division Vice President for Kindred Healthcare’s Las Vegas Integrated Market. Linn has more than thirty years of experience in healthcare, spending the past twenty years in healthcare executive roles and consulting with hospitals focusing on improving the patient experience. Linn is an active volunteer in the American Lung Association, currently serving on the National Board of Directors. Linn received her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Sciences from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.
Rhonda Hamilton, Chief Operating Officer. Rhonda has over twenty years of experience as an executive with extensive diversity, multi-cultural and international experience. She has been a nurse for nearly a decade. She graduated with honors and as Valedictorian from her nursing program at Kaplan College. Rhonda is a member of the Medical Group Management Association and actively working with HFMA, ACHE, MGMA and the Nevada Health Care Forum educational event. She has a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry, including performing charge auditing in the Revenue Cycle Department at UMC.
Upinder Singh, MD, FACP, CMD, AGSF, is Chief Medical Officer for Silver State ACO. He is a Geriatric Medicine clinician with over twelve years of experience in healthcare administration, research and academics and is currently the Medical Market Executive for Kindred Healthcare in Las Vegas. Dr. Singh previously worked as Medical Director for United Healthcare, Chief of Geriatrics for Southwest Medical Associates and Professor at Touro University. He trained at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center, NY and is board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Hospice & Palliative Medicine. His interest is improving care of older adults with a passion for Alzheimer’s disease.
Wayne P. Salem, Chief Financial Officer for Silver State ACO, is the Chief Financial Officer for Kindred Healthcare’s Las Vegas Integrated Market. Wayne has been in the healthcare industry for thirty years, twenty years as a financial executive. He holds a BBA from the University of Texas at Austin and has been on several boards for various healthcare companies. Wayne is a Certified Public Accountant.
Scott Wiggins, Manager of Research, Financial Analysis and Systems is also the Systems Manager for Nevada Primary Care and the Financial and Economic Research Analyst for Strategic Medical Management. Scott does website development, market research and financial pro forma development. Scott holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Pacific Lutheran University and an MBA from University of Phoenix.