J.A. Thomas Leadership: the people who make the difference.


Judith Thomas Judith A. Thomas, RN CAC Founder of JATA
Judy is the architect of Compliant Documentation Management Progam and has provided clinical improvement for hospitals from 50 to 900 beds.

Joanne Webb Joanne Webb, RN Chief Executive Officer, Partner
Joanne has over 16 years critical care experience in Hospital ICU, Surgery and ED plus 8 years delivering client services and education regarding CMS Compliance and Clinical Documentation. Joanne has provided education at state, regional and national seminars.

Gary Hullquist Gary Hullquist, MD Vice President Development, Partner
Gary has 20+ years experience in ED and Family Practice plus 14 years pioneering innovative technology applications to support severity adjusted documentation protocols, providing educational seminars for hospital medical staff, and providing physician office compliance record reviews.

Don Leeper Don Leeper, Vice President Technology, Partner
Don has extensive CPT Documentation and Coding expertise and 12+ years of software engineering, systems anlaysis and project management for medical applications.

Gerri Birg Gerri Birg, MSN,RN Vice President Clinical Consulting
Gerri has comprehensive experience in healthcare and operations management, including clinical responsibility for both medical and technical personnel. Her expertise encompasses utilizing outcome data to coach and guide staff in providing strategic direction, benchmarking opportunities and appropriate outcome management techniques as it integrates into continuous quality improvement.

Mel Tully Mel Tully, MSN, Senior Vice President, Clinical Services & Education
Melinda Tully is a customer advocate and excels at presenting and providing client customized services. She is a recognized national speaker for compliance, clinical documentation, and the Hospital Quality Initiative. Her expertise also includes product development and detailed data analysis and reporting.

Paul Weygandt Paul Weygandt, MD, JD, MPH, MBA Vice President Physician Services
Paul brings 20+ combined years across medical management, legal counsel, orthopedic surgery and as a hospital VPMA who improvement documentation across all DRG payors.

Scott Withrow Scott Withrow,Esquire Director of Compliance
Scott has practiced corporate and healthcare law for 22 years including authoring two books entitled Managing Healthcare Compliance (1999) and Managing HIPAA Compliance (2001), both publsihed by Health Administration Press, a divisiton of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He has represented a variety of healthcare clients including hospitals, home health agencies, physicians and physician group practices, physician hospital organizations, physician practice management companies, consulting firms and cost containment companies. He serves as a contributing author for Healthcare Financial Management Association's Healthcare Compliance Forum.

Nancy Lawrence Nancy Lawrence, Vice President Finance
Nancy has a BBA in Accounting and 30+ years experience in Manufacturing and Healthcare managing all financial accounting and reporting for Operations.











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