Cindy A. Karas

Curriculum Vitae:

EDUCATION

L.P.N.
South Central Michigan School of Practical Nursing, Coldwater, Michigan, 1982
Wayne State University, Senior Level, Nursing/Health Care Administration
Continued education requirements to maintain nursing license

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Fifteen years of medical background in nursing, health care administration, financial and management consulting.

Companies/Firms and Positions

McTevia & Associates, Inc., Eastpointe, MI	Senior Associate
Clinic Management Systems, Inc., Detroit, MI	Utilization Review/Quality Assurance Coordinator, Practice Management
Georgian Bloomfield Nursing Center, Bloomfield Hills, MI	Charge Nurse
America’s Family Doctor, Sterling Heights, MI	Office Manager
MedStop, Detroit, MI	Staff Nurse
St. Joseph Hospital/Mercy Health Systems, Clinton Twp., MI	Pool/Staff Nurse
Macomb Hospital Center, Warren, MI	Emergency Room Nurse
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI	Staff Nurse
Father Murray Nursing Center, Centerline, MI	Charge Nurse

Services provided to the health care industry have included the following:

Hands-on operating experience
Health care administration
Audits for hospitals and health maintenance organizations
Cost report analysis and claims control
Claims analysis and distributions
Receivable analysis and collections
Litigation support
Debtor/creditor representation
Liquidation, receivership, trustee and bankruptcy assistance
Practice management

Testimony

Experience as an expert witness includes testimony in federal and state courts. Deposition and expert witness testimony related to medical care standards, claim analysis and health care policy.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Women's Economic Club

Health Care Financial Management

American Red Cross

National Association of Female Executives