Global Healthcare Alliance CFO Discusses Growth Priorities

By on April 17, 2014 in CFO THOUGHT LEADER NETWORK

Podcast: Play in new window | Download What if you were hired as a comptroller, and within 60 days landed in the CFO office? Join us as Chris recalls his surprise as he was named CFO of a fast-growing medical billing services company Global Healthcare Alliance.

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Affordable Care Act Confusion Makes Visibility a Door Opener for ADP

By on December 12, 2013 in Advisors

Among those companies now dining on the complexity and confusion that the nation’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) has served up, few are better known to small and midsize businesses leaders than Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) — the 60-year-old payroll outsourcing giant that has over the years evolved into a provider of human capital and […]

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Middle-Market CEO Interview: Shari Sandifer of Avant Healthcare Professionals

By on October 7, 2013 in In The Middle, South

While the steep cost of U.S. healthcare no doubt captures the majority of healthcare-related headlines these days, the sector also continues to attract attention when it comes to jobs. In all, 5.6 million healthcare jobs were expected to be added within the United States between 2010 and 2020. Shari Sandifer, CEO of Avant Healthcare Professionals, […]

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Middle-Market Executive Interview: Lily Sarafan, President, Home Care Assistance

By on September 25, 2013 in In The Middle, West

It wasn’t too long ago that the market for home healthcare services was composed almost entirely of independent mom-and-pop shops. Then came the franchisors — each model strikingly similar to the next. Or maybe not. For Home Care Assistance, of Palo Alto, CA, the business of franchising is now more about what doesn’t get franchised. […]

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Middle-Market Healthcare Firms Jump Weight Class as One-time Startups Come of Age

By on June 24, 2013 in In The Middle, Uncategorized

Three Middle-Market Leaders Reshaping Healthcare 1. How Local Ownership Gave Rise to Guardian Pharmacy As founder, CEO, and president of the fast-growing firm, Burke says that other than narrowing its lens to stay focused on the healthcare sector, Guardian’s area of specialization remained a matter of debate. “We looked at a whole lot of segments […]

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Senior Care Provider Advances Less-Captures-More Franchise Formula

By on May 29, 2013 in In The Middle, West

Palo Alto, CA — It wasn’t too long ago that the market for senior care services was composed almost entirely of independent mom-and-pop shops owned and run by someone who typically had a medical background — a retired nurse, perhaps, or someone with connections in the medical field. Then came the franchisors, with offerings tailored […]

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