LaPlant Consulting Group takes pride in offering our clients access to a team of experienced healthcare professionals with demonstrated track records of success:
	Tom LaPlant
	Tom is the founder and President of LaPlant Consulting Group. Tom has over 25 years of consulting experience in the healthcare industry. Tom has worked with over 40 different providers during his career, from major academic medical centers, regional healthcare systems, community hospitals, small rural hospitals, to home health/home infusion/hospice providers. His particular areas of expertise are revenue cycle assessment and improvement projects, reimbursement recovery projects, interim management, and information technology projects in the healthcare industry. Prior to founding LaPlant Consulting Group, Tom spent 10 years with Andersen Consulting/Arthur Andersen & Co. as a consultant in the healthcare industry consulting practice. Tom was primarily involved in revenue cycle assessment and improvement projects, as well as various information technology projects. Tom earned a Bachelors (BA) degree from the University of Washington, and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Michigan, with a concentration in Information Systems. Tom has been a member of HFMA since the early 1990’s.
	David Angiuli
	David has over 10 years of consulting experience in the healthcare industry with LaPlant Consulting Group. David has worked with numerous healthcare providers from major academic medical centers, regional healthcare systems, children’s hospitals, public district hospitals, physician group practices, to home health/home infusion/hospice providers. David’s specific areas of expertise include revenue cycle assessment and improvement projects, reimbursement recovery projects, and patient accounting information technology projects in the healthcare industry. David has extensive experience with Medicaid, as well as other payor groups. David has worked with numerous patient accounting systems including McKesson Star, Cerner Profit, Siemens Invision, Meditech, Mestamed, and McKesson Pathways, as well electronic claim systems such as Premis, EPremis, MMIS, and the Florida Shared System for Medicare. Prior to joining LaPlant Consulting Group, David worked for 9 years in the investment and newspaper industries. David holds a bachelor degree (BA) in finance from the University of Washington.
	Eric Neil
	Eric has over 12 years of revenue cycle, reimbursement, and information technology experience in the healthcare industry, with 10 of those years with LaPlant Consulting Group. Eric has worked with numerous healthcare providers from academic medical centers, children’s hospitals, cancer care centers, public district hospitals, small rural hospitals, physician group practices, and respiratory care/infusion therapy providers. Eric’s particular areas of expertise include revenue cycle assessment and improvement projects, reimbursement recovery projects, interim management, and information technology projects in the healthcare industry. Eric has worked with numerous patient accounting systems including McKesson Star, Siemens Invision, Meditech, Mestamed, HBOC Saint, HBOC HAMS, IDX, Phamis, EPIC, Pointshare, and McKesson Pathways, as well electronic claim systems such as Premis, EPremis, and MMIS. Prior to joining LaPlant Consulting Group, Eric worked for Lincare as an A/R Supervisor in the Regional Accounting Office, and for Virginia Mason Medical Center as a Clinic Billing Supervisor and provider acquisition consultant. Eric holds a bachelor degree in Health Services Administration from Eastern Washington University.
	Karen Dinkins
	Karen has over 16 years of revenue cycle and information systems experience in the healthcare industry, with 6 of those years with LaPlant Consulting Group. Karen has worked with a variety of healthcare providers including public district hospitals, academic medical centers, cancer care providers, rural hospitals, and community hospitals. Karen has in-depth Medicare expertise, as well as experience with other payors. Karen’s experience includes revenue cycle assessment and improvement projects, interim management, and information technology projects in the healthcare industry. Karen has worked with numerous patient accounting systems including McKesson Star, and Cerner Profit, as well as electronic claim-related systems such as Premis, EPremis, and the Florida Shared System (for Medicare). Prior to joining LaPlant Consulting Group, Karen worked as a Patient Accounting Representative for a public district hospital called Affiliated Health Services. Karen was responsible for billing and following up on Medicare inpatient, outpatient, and ER claims. Karen also was responsible for the installation of the electronic billing system and problem claim resolution. Karen earned bachelor of science (BS) degree in Agricultural Economics with an emphasis in Business Administration/Accounting from Washington State University.
	Linda Allord
	Linda has over 13 years of revenue cycle and information systems experience in the healthcare industry, with 3 of those years with LaPlant Consulting Group. Linda has extensive experience working with small rural hospitals, for profit hospitals, public district hospitals, and community hospitals. Linda's expertise includes revenue cycle systems analysis, installation, conversion, upgrades, and support in the healthcare industry, especially with the McKesson Star and Siemens systems. Linda also has experience with Premis, EPremis, MMIS, SSI, and the Florida Shared System. Prior to joining LaPlant Consulting Group, Linda worked at Winter Haven Hospital as a Senior Systems Analyst, Universal Health Services as a System Support Analyst, Desert Springs Hospital as a Financial Coordinator, and Whidbey General Hospital as an Information Systems Financial Coordinator. Linda has completed courses in Accounting and Business Administration at Skagit Valley Community College and classes at Community College of Southern Nevada, as well Siemens, SSI, and McKesson training classes.