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Dave
Berk, Principal
Rural Health Financial Services, Inc.
Dave is the Principal/Owner
of Rural Health Financial Services, Inc. located in Anacortes,
Washington. It was in this rural Northwest community Dave
founded his company in 1987 with its primary focus on Rural
Health issues.
Services include:
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Financial
evaluations and oversight of hospital operations |
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Reorganization/restructuring
of rural facilities |
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Development
of internal reporting systems |
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Computer
and systems selection and implementation |
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Development
of internal budget processes with emphasis on break-even
analysis |
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Assistance
with hiring of financial managers |
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Reorganization
of the business office |
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Development
of internal charging systems |
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Evaluation
of departmental productivity |
Current Projects:
National Advisory Committee on Rural
Health:
Dave is a member of the National Advisory Committee on Rural
Health, part of the National Office of Rural Health Policy
in Washington D.C. and a member of the Technical Assistance
Service Center (TASC) located in Duluth, Minnesota.
University of Washington Research Center:
Involved in various rural health financial issues, including
the evaluation of the effects of the Balanced Budget Act of
1997 on rural health systems.
Georgia Health Policy Center:
A member of the center's "Networks for Rural Health" program.
We are providing oversight on financial issues, conducting
financial evaluations of the program's rural hospitals, participating
in the strategic planning process, and assisting with the
movement toward the Critical Access Hospital program. Developed
the "Georgia Model" for the financial evaluation of a hospital
moving to Critical Access status.
State of Alaska:
In conjunction with the State of Alaska and their pilot hospital
in Valdez, we are developing and evaluating the Critical Access
Hospital program for the state.
Various Hospitals:
Continuing financial consulting of Rural Health clients in
Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Utah, and Georgia.
Past Projects:
Dave participated with the University of Washington Community
Health Services Development "CHSD" project for the WWAMI region
of hospitals and developed the financial review process used
in over 30 hospitals.
As the rural hospital financial representative, Dave worked
with the State of Washington on various alternative payment
systems. These included preliminary financial impact development
of the EACH/RPCH program for the State and the development
of the State's financial viability index.
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