The Health Group - Who We Are

David L. Loomis | Michele Schaeffer | Debi W. Glick

David L. Loomis
President

David Loomis has over 30 years of experience in healthcare. As President of The Health Group, he has served numerous physician and hospital clients in the Southwestern United States over the past fifteen years on projects ranging from development of physician/hospital organizations to the formation of independent regional physician group practices. Subsequently, under his leadership, The Health Group has become a market leader in practice management.

As President of the Texas Back Institute, Mr. Loomis oversaw expansion from a local provider of spine care to a regional entity with operations in North, South and West Texas with annual revenue in excess of $30 million.

As Executive Vice President of Pearle Vision Center, Mr. Loomis managed the development and implementation of the company’s optical retail franchise program for opticians, optometrists and ophthalmologists. In four years time the company transitioned from 100% company owned locations to 60% franchised locations.

Mr. Loomis holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa. He and his wife, Jo, have three adult children.
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Michele Schaeffer
Vice President of Operations

Michele Schaeffer has been with The Health Group, as Vice President of Operations, since 1997. She has provided principal leadership in the company’s growth from three employees to well over 100 and the transition from a practice management consulting company to an organization that primarily provides contract management services.

Prior to joining The Health Group, Mrs. Schaeffer held the position of Vice President of Clinic Operations for Physician Capital Partners, an MSO consisting of 23 locations with 65 providers who generated over $33 million in annual revenues. Mrs. Schaeffer set policy, oversaw clinic operations, and orchestrated the integration of new acquisitions into the organization. In addition to an extensive background in medical administration, Mrs. Schaeffer has worked in the legal and educational arenas and has lived and worked in Europe and Asia, giving her the advantage of working in diverse populations with different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints.

Mrs. Schaeffer holds a degree in Business Administration from the University Maryland.
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Debi W. Glick
Vice President of Administration and Billing Services

Debi Glick is Vice President of Administration and Billing Services responsible for Billing, Human Resources and Finance. Under her leadership, the company has been able to increase cash flow to management clients by reducing accounts receivable, bad debt and aging of accounts to levels that are far superior to industry standards. She oversaw state of the art improvements to support system software and improvements in quality and productivity of account reps that resulted in the company’s ability to handle significant growth in business volume within the existing work force. As a result, the company has been able to maintain fees for its services that are among the lowest in the industry.

Prior to joining The Health Group, Ms. Glick had an extensive career as an executive in healthcare operations management beginning as Operations Director with Primacare Medical Centers, Executive Director, Operations for The Texas Back Institute, a tertiary provider of spine care, Area Administrator for Concentra Medical Centers in Denver and Baltimore, a provider of occupational medicine services, and Operations Manager for Accutel Systems, a newly formed provider of pre-paid residential telephone services.

Ms. Glick, a native of Indiana received her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Evansville and her MBA in Healthcare Administration from the University of Dallas.
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