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Kevin Fickenscher, M.D.,
CPE, FACPE, FAAFP
One of the nation’s visionary leaders in healthcare, Kevin Fickenscher is Executive Vice President of International Healthcare for Perot Systems.

A physician executive and leader with extensive experience in strategic and operational development with complex healthcare organizations, Dr. Fickenscher has provided leadership for various organizations related to organizational transformation and development, physician management, health policy analysis, leadership development, information management, clinical quality and resource/care management, among other areas. Read more about Dr. Fickenscher.

Topics/Areas of Expertise

• Top Ten Technologies Changing the Future
  of Healthcare in America
  

Kathleen Catalano, RN, JD
Kathleen Catalano is a director in Perot Systems’ Clinical Solutions Center. Ms. Catalano’s responsibilities focus on the areas of patient safety, risk management, medical staff and Joint Commission and CMS preparedness where she enhances Perot Systems’ approach to managing complex clinical content and regulations. Ms. Catalano authors and assists in the writing of articles and white papers that showcase Perot Systems’ Clinical Solutions Center. She also speaks on Joint Commission, Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals, Risk Management (Sentinel Events and FMEA) and the EMR/EHR.

Ms. Catalano has a Juris Doctor degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in law from the Western State University College of Law, Fullerton, California, and a Science Degree and Nursing Degree from Riverside City College, Riverside, California. Read more about Ms. Catalano.

Topics/Areas of Expertise

• Electronic Health Records
• Electronic Medical Records

Lisa A. Walter, RHIA
Lisa A. Walter, RHIA, is the Associate Vice President for HIM Consulting for the Revenue Cycle Solutions division of Perot Systems Healthcare Group. Her responsibilities include operational management of HIM consulting services, HIM sales business development, and providing HIM leadership expertise. The HIM consulting services provide process improvement and full outsourcing of all HIM services to healthcare clients.

Ms. Walter has more than five years of HIM consulting experience, and more than 20 years of HIM leadership experience in healthcare systems. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from The Ohio State University, where she majored in Health Information Management, and a Bachelor of Science degree from John Carroll University, where she majored in Business Administration and Management. Read more about Lisa Walter.

Topics/Areas of Expertise

• Successful Implementation of Speech Recognition Technology