ABOUT US

During the 3rd annual MIH Summit in February of 2020, a diverse group of industry innovators felt the time was right to come together and form the Association of Mobile Integrated Healthcare Providers which would be involved in developing topics such as best practices in the industry of Mobile Integrated Healthcare, education, vendor relationships, conferences, and standardization within the industry. The desire is to have representation from diverse areas of the industry as well as diverse regions of the country. This will enable the Association to promote nationwide partnerships within the industry of Mobile Integrated Healthcare, help establish open dialogue with industry pioneers, and advance education, business development, and community awareness of the mobile integrated healthcare industry.

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Scott Willits
B.Sc., EMS – I/C, NRP

board member

Anne Margaret Perry
RN, BCEN, NRP, CP-C, DICO-C CET, CPT

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Robert Wronski MBA, CPM,
CEMSO, NRP

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Dr. Jerry A. Allison, MD, MSH, FAAFP, FAAEP, CPE, EMT-P

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Victoria Reinhartz PharmD, CPh

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Dr. Kenneth Alan Totz
DO, JD, FACEP, CLCP

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Jennifer Gallant Backman MPA, CP-C, Paramedic 

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G. Christopher Kelly
ESQ.

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Thomas Derkowski
M.S.H.A., B.Sc., ACHE,
EMS-I/C, CCEMT-P, FP-C

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 Jim Adkins
 BA,EMT-P/I,ACHE,
NAEMT, NEMTAC, GTC

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Reginald P. James, III NREMT-P (ret.)


chair

Randy E Bowers Th.G, EMTP/CP

Vice -chair

Arthur Dixon
Marlow, Jr MBA

Secretary/Treasurer

Reg James has over 38 years of experience in emergency medical services in both public and private service organizations. His has experience in just about all aspects of EMS including serving as an EMT, Cardiac Technician & Nationally Registered Paramedic (NREMT-P), field training officer, assistant supervisor, supervisor, manager, director, administrator, and executive. He also has extensive experience in government relations and service contract negotiations with healthcare providers, public safety agencies, municipalities and county governments.

Reg is a co-founder of Home Physician Care (HPC), LLC, a pioneering agency of Mobile Integrated Healthcare solutions that has been providing physician-level clinical house-calls since 2007. He currently serves of the CEO of HPC as well as being the President of Amerimed Medical Solutions, LLC, the parent company of HPC and Amerimed Emergency Medical Services, LLC.

PRESIDENT, AMERIMED MEDICAL SOLUTIONS, LLC, CEO,
HOME PHYSICIAN CARE LLC

REGINALD P. JAMES, III

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Th.G, EMTP/CP

Randy E Bowers

Dixon started Amerimed Medical Solutions and offers comprehensive healthcare options to medical and behavioral health hospitals, physician practices, and skilled nursing facilities. Amerimed is the parent organization of Amerimed EMS and Home Physician Care.

Dixon has pioneered and established several successful Mobile Integrated Health systems that have resulted in better patient care, reductions in readmissions up to 92% and better community involvement and coined the phrase Right Care, Right Place and Right Time.  

Dixon created Enhanced EMS ™ by combining our housecall system to “911” response for episodic, acute medical issues.

MBA

Arthur Dixon Marlow, Jr

Jim Adkins is the founder and CEO of SouthStar EMS operating in Georgia & South Carolina, with 911 services in both states historical start October 1976. Jim began working in EMS in September 1969. Jim is a charter member of the National Association of EMT’s. Jim became a Paramedic in 1980. Jim has founded multiple ambulance agencies and spin off enterprises. SouthStar has operations in multiple communities and service contracts with State & Federal entities as well as over 100 other medical providers+ FEMA, GEMA & SCEMA. Jim’s companies are members of the American Ambulance Association 1980 , South Carolina Ambulance Association & Georgia EMS Association. SouthStar also partners to offer nationwide air ambulance services. Jim is active with NAEMT as a Georgia Advocate, NEMTAC-the Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Accreditation Commission serving as a Vice-Chair. SouthStar is the first accredited NEMTAC provider in Georgia and 1st in the USA as dual Certified Transportation Specialist & NEMTAC Accredited organization. Jim recently founded the Georgia NEMT Association. Jim is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives,

The Governor of Georgia appointed Jim as a Commissioner to the Georgia Trauma Commission. Jim was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the NAMIHP–National Association of Mobile Integrated Healthcare Providers.

BA,EMT-P/I,ACHE, NAEMT, NEMTAC, GTC

Jim Adkins

Thomas (Thom) Derkowski is Director of Mobile Integrated Health for Henry Ford Health System in S.E. Michigan. Thom is responsible for strategic planning, development, care model design, intervention implementation and operational oversight for the Mobile Integrated Health program for Henry Ford Health System. Thom is a member of the State of Michigan MIH/CP Advisory Group, has been a Paramedic for 25 years and a Paramedic Educator for 15 years. Thom graduated from Siena Heights University with his Undergrad in Healthcare Management with a concentration in EMS Administration, and Graduated from Colorado State University with his Masters of Science in Healthcare Administration, with specializations in Organizational Leadership and Change Management. Thom has worked as a frontline Paramedic (Critical Care ground and flight), Operations Manager, Director of Education & Quality Improvement Specialist. Thom also works part-time as a Marine Deputy Sheriff for St. Clair County on lake St. Clair, lake Huron and the connecting waters. Thom enjoys being out on the water whenever possible, taking in the wonderful state of Michigan and it’s thousands of miles of waterways. 

M.S.H.A., B.Sc., ACHE, EMS-I/C, CCEMT-P, FP-C

thomas derkowski

Chris Kelly is Of Counsel at the law firm of Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, LLC. Chris is a nationally-known EMS attorney and consultant and works with clients on issues of reimbursement, compliance, privacy and more. He is a sought-after national speaker on a wide range of compliance related topics for the ambulance industry and has presented at numerous state and national conferences. He has represented hundreds of ambulance services in various legal matters including Medicare/Medicaid audits and formal investigations, State licensing issues, contracting issues, overpayment appeals and numerous other EMS related issues. Chris has won several cases that have had major impact on ambulance reimbursement in the U.S. Chris writes regularly for EMS World and has been on the magazine’s Editorial Advisory Board since 2003. Chris has been an adjunct instructor for Virginia College, teaching Legal Aspects of Healthcare Administration and Health Law and Ethics. He is a prolific writer and frequent contributor to various EMS publications and has published dozens of EMS-related articles over the course of his career.  

esq.

G. Christopher Kelly

Jennifer currently holds the position of Clinical Network Director, Northeast for Medically Home. She oversees clinical use cases for the Mobile Integrated Health providers in the Acute Hospital Care Home, ED in Home and Oncology Platforms.  

She completed her MPA at Anna Maria College, she also holds a Bachelor of Science and numerous instructor credentials.  

Jennifer started her EMS career as an EMT for a busy urban 911 system in Massachusetts. From there she spent some time in dispatch while going to paramedic school. She has diverse experience in private service EMS, hospital based EMS and municipal fire/ems.  

Jennifer found a passion for community paramedicine and mobile integrated health services through frustrations with the traditional EMS infrastructure. Her mission is to bring the right care at the right place to the patient. She successfully established a community paramedicine program in her community and continues to support the growth of municipal based Mobile Integrated Health programs.   

Jennifer lives in Massachusetts with her husband, 3 daughters, 2 horses, 2 dogs and a few chickens. She enjoys boating with her family in the summer months.  

MPA, CP-C, Paramedic 

Jennifer Gallant-Backman

Dr. Kenneth Alan Totz DO, JD, FACEP, CLCP is an emergency physician board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP), and a member of The State Bar of California. 
Dr. Totz graduated with honors with an undergraduate degree in Biology from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. He then received a Naval scholarship to attend medical school at Midwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. Following medical school, Dr. Totz joined the active duty Naval forces and completed a transitional internship at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia, followed by Flight Surgery training at the Naval Operations Medical Institute (NOMI, aka NAMI) in Pensacola, Florida. Dr. Totz’s Naval career as a Flight Surgeon was primarily focused on ensuring the medical operational readiness of the Naval flight crews at all of his duty stations. This included extensive formal training in nuclear, biological, chemical (NBC) warfare, and disability evaluations. Following Dr. Totz’s active duty Naval career, Dr. Totz transitioned to the Naval Reserves and moved back to his hometown of Houston, Texas to complete a residency in Emergency Medicine at The University of Texas at Houston. In 2018 Dr. Totz earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) from Concord Law School at Purdue University Global with honors. Dr. Totz has continued to be a non-practicing member of The State Bar of California since that time. Dr. Totz has been granted two medical device patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for medical devices he invented during his clinical practice. Dr. Totz has accumulated over 50,000 practicing hours in emergency departments throughout the United States and has surpassed 150,000 patient contacts as an emergency physician. Dr. Totz spent nine years as an associate professor of emergency medicine for The University of Texas at Houston Emergency Medicine Residency Program in very busy Level 1 and Level 3 trauma centers. Dr. Totz has been an active instructor for The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program at Tulane University, Baylor Medical Center, and The University of Texas at Houston for the last 24+ years teaching physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants the widely preferred ATLS method of approaching all types of trauma. Additionally, Dr. Totz spent over five years working as a medical director with First Choice Emergency Room, a division of Adeptus Health. Dr. Totz has published nearly 50 scholarly articles on various issues in emergency medicine and risk management strategies in medicine. In 2022, Dr. Totz added the Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) designation to his list of life-long learning achievements. Presently, Dr. Totz maintains an active clinical emergency medicine practice, is very active as an emergency medicine expert witness, and serves as an independent mediator for The American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) and The Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) resolving out-of-network balance billing (surprise billing) disputes between patients, providers, and insurance companies.

DO, JD, FACEP, CLCP

Kenneth Ala Totz

Dr. Reinhartz is a consultant pharmacist and national leader in advocating for Mobile Integrated Health as a solution to the access to care issue. She has served in clinical roles as an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice with LECOM School of Pharmacy, a Clinical Pharmacist within the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County, and as a Consultant Pharmacist for the Manatee County Community Paramedicine Program in Bradenton, FL.  

Within Mobile Integrated Health, Dr. Reinhartz established the nation’s first ever Paramedic-Pharmacist in-home care model, an approach which resulted in a $5 million+ reduction in healthcare costs over 3 years. As part of this model, Dr. Reinhartz has precepted over 60 interns, where she teaches teams how to resolve medication issues or chronic disease factors which are contributing to frequent 911 use, ER visits, or hospitalization. Her work in education has resulted in the honors of Professor of the Year and Preceptor of the Year. 

For her leadership and exceptional care provision within Emergency Medical Services, Dr. Reinhartz has been recognized with a Chief’s Commendation Award and a Congressional EMS Unit Citation Award. Her research on Mobile Integrated Health has been published within the Journal of Emergency Medical Services and Currents of Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. In addition to publishing on interprofessional partnerships, Dr. Reinhartz has garnered national attention from the United States Public Health Service – as an Honoree for innovation within EMS and Community Paramedicine. Recently, Dr. Reinhartz was named the 2020 Next Generation Pharmacist Civic Leader, which is awarded to one pharmacist nationwide whose vision for interprofessional care best spotlights the needs of underserved communities. She is a vocal advocate for empowering Mobile Integrated Health, Community Paramedicine, and interprofessional care teams. 

PharmD, CPh

Victoria reinhartz

Dr. Allison became an EMT-A in 1981 and Paramedic in 1984. After serving as a paramedic, educator, EMS leader, and system administrator (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) he earned a medical degree and returned to EMS as an EMS and ED Medical Director while practicing emergency medicine. Most recently Dr. Allison went from the provider realm to working as a medical director for Molina Healthcare, a national health plan that provides health coverage to Medicaid, Medicare and MarketPlace. At Molina, Dr. Allison established and serves as the medical director for their Mobile Integrative Health program in Texas. This program contracts with numerous MIH services and provides MIH care with Community Paramedics to over 10 different areas in Texas. Dr. Allison hopes to grow the program to contract with more MIH providers throughout the country, and see other payors recognize MIH as a covered benefit.

MD, MSH, FAAFP, FAAEP, CPE, EMT-P

Dr. Jerry A Allison

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MBA, CPM, CEMSO, NRP

Robert Wronski 

Anne began her career in EMS in 1992, as an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, in Rochester, NY at National Ambulance and Home Care. In 1998, she completed her Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic. She began teaching as a Certified Lab Instructor in 1994 and eventually added the AHA complement of Instructor courses, CPR, ACLS and PALS. In 2005 she completed her LPN studies, in Rochester NY. She went on to complete her RN studies at Excelsior College, in NY and is working towards her Masters through Chamberlain University in Charlotte, NC. In 2015, she began teaching Phlebotomy and EKG Interpretation for Bryant and Stratton Colleges and taught at the Liverpool, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo campuses. In Rochester, she became the Lead Clinical Educator, in the Professional Skills Center, where she also taught Anatomy and Physiology for the Allied Health Professions. It was during her time at Bryant and Stratton College that she began educating for Code3CME.com in September 2016 and by early 2017, she was promoted to Lead Educator. By November 2018, Anne was promoted to Director of Continuing Education at Medic-CE (formerly Code3CME.com). May of 2019, Anne was promoted once again, this time to Clinical Program Director at CareerCert (formerly Medic-CE and Code3CME.com). It was at this time that Anne decided it was time to sit for the National Registry Paramedic certification. After more than twenty years in EMS, she sat for the exam and passed, receiving her certification in MARCH2019.She has added a number of specialty certifications, including BCEN, CP-C and DICO-C, stating there are more on the horizon. 2020 has been challenging for us all and that includes Anne, she turned her Apist Hobby into a small apiary farm, Tír na nÓg Manor Farms and the neighboring produce farmers love her hives on site. Anne is one of ten children (the eighth born), has six children, eleven grandchildren and three amazing furbabies, Píobaire, Brutus and Fergus, her bull mastiffs. She considers herself a lifelong educator and learner. She is presently working on her Masters in Nursing, and hopes to continue impacting medical providers’ skills and knowledge, for many years to come. Her students in New York, gave her the nickname, “The Knowledge Dealer” and she considers it an honor.

RN, BCEN, NRP, CP-C, DICO-C CET, CPT

Anne Margaret Perry

Scott works as an and continues to participate in national initiatives and advocacy efforts for regulatory change, industry growth, scope of practice expansion, and program development. Scott started his career with rural, urban, and metropolitan emergency and other medical transportation services. With his experience in community awareness and EMS program education as an instructor and curriculum developer, Scott found a passion for community paramedic and mobile integrated health services, successfully developing and expanding several programs: readmission avoidance, high-risk or discharge follow up, urgent care in the home, mobile and mass vaccine clinics, and virtual hospital partnerships.

B.Sc., EMS – I/C, NRP


Scott Willits