IRVING, Texas, March 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- USMD Holdings, Inc.
(NASDAQ: USMD), a physician-led integrated healthcare system,
announces that Michael W. Bukosky
has been appointed chief operating officer (COO) of USMD Holdings,
Inc. As COO, Bukosky will oversee the daily operations of USMD
therapeutic, diagnostic and centralized services. This includes
hospital services, cancer treatment centers, clinical and pathology
labs, imaging, human resources, contracting, revenue cycle,
marketing and communications and IT.
Bukosky will retain his position as president of USMD Physician
Practice Management, in which he oversees operations of USMD's
Physician Practice Management group, comprising nearly 50 clinics
and more than 250 physicians and associate practitioners.
"Mike has been with USMD since early 2014 and has brought
tremendous operational leadership and expertise to our organization
since that time," said John House,
M.D., chairman, chief executive officer and president of USMD
Holdings. "I am pleased that Mike will assume the position of COO
of USMD. I look forward to Mike's continual guidance and leadership
in his new role as we maintain our position to provide world-class,
cost-effective patient care to the communities across DFW that we
serve."
Prior to joining USMD, Bukosky served as chief executive officer
of University of Louisville Physicians
in Louisville, Ky., the largest,
multi-specialty physician practice group in Louisville. University of
Louisville Physicians has more than 78 subspecialties and
more than 600 primary care and specialty physicians who staff more
than 110 locations throughout Kentucky and Indiana and practice in all hospital systems
in Louisville and Southern Indiana. During his time at
University of Louisville Physicians,
Bukosky led implementation and management of the new, integrated
practice group, oversaw integration of the nearly 25 individual
clinical practices into a unified group and developed the new
organizational, management and operations structure of the
organization.
Prior to his time with University of
Louisville Physicians, Bukosky was executive vice president
and chief administrative officer of Carle Clinic Association in
Urbana, Ill., where he oversaw
operational leadership and financial performance of the entire
system, including 10 outpatient locations and one hospital. He also
has more than 20 years of experience working in administration at
Scott and White in Temple,
Texas, including serving as the organization's executive
director where he oversaw operations for the entire system,
consisting of more than 500 physicians, 60 clinical specialties, 20
clinic locations and one hospital.
Bukosky is active in the American Medical Group Association
(AMGA), a trade association representing medical groups, health
systems and other organized systems of care, including some of the
nation's largest, most prestigious integrated delivery systems.
AMGA represents more than 160,000 physicians, providing healthcare
services to more than 120 million patients. Bukosky has been
involved with AMGA since 2002. He has served as a board member
since 2005 and served as the organization's chairman of the board,
secretary and treasurer. He is also actively involved with the
Public Policy Committee, which represents more than 140,000
physicians nationally in matters of governmental policy. Bukosky
was also invited to attend the 10th and 11th annual World Executive
Forum. This invitation-only event draws together healthcare leaders
and executives from across the globe to discuss healthcare industry
best practices, trends and insights.
Bukosky received a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration and Accounting from Kings
College in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and his Master's degree in
Healthcare Administration from Southwest Texas
State University in San Marcos, Texas. He has nearly 40 years of experience in
hospital and clinic and physician group administration and
operations.
About USMD Holdings, Inc.
USMD is a publicly held
(NASDAQ: USMD), physician-led, integrated health system committed
to exemplary patient care. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, USMD serves the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area with more
than 250 physicians and associate practitioners, and provides
healthcare services to patients in more than 20 different
specialties at its two hospitals, four cancer treatment centers and
nearly 50 physician clinics, many of which are multi-specialty. All
of USMD's primary care clinics have been accredited by the
Patient-Centered Medical Home Program, a recognition program that
is part of the National Committee for Quality Assurance. This
recognition means that USMD's primary care clinics successfully
display and utilize evidence-based, patient-centered processes that
focus on highly coordinated patient care and long-term patient
relationships. For more information about USMD, visit
www.USMD.com.
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