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PETER R. KOVACEK, M.S.A., P.T.

19701 Vernier Road, Suite 280
Harper Woods, Michigan 48225
Office (313) 884-8920
FAX (313) 884 - 8510

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

President and Chief Executive Officer
Kovacek Management Services, Inc.
Harper Woods, Michigan, May 1992 - Present

Managerial consulting provided to organizations nationally
Professional development lectures presented nationally
Leadership created PTManager.com

Operations Specialist
Integrity Rehab Group, LLC
Bowling Green, KY 2001- Present

Rehabilitation Systems Development
Management Development
Manager Mentoring

Partner
Rehab Management Solutions, LLC
Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1999 - December, 2001.

Practice development of evolving and existing rehabilitation clinics
Professional development of manager, administrators and owners
Practice management including coding, billing and accounts receivable

Coordinator
Institute For Rehabilitation Leadership and Administration
Oakland University
Rochester, Michigan, June, 1999 - June, 2001

Leadership developed Institute concept and brought it to fruition
Professional development created continuing education courses and proposals for advanced academic track programs

President
Metro Rehab Services, Inc.
Royal Oak, Michigan, June 1992 - October 1992

Certified Rehab Agency specializing in orthopedic and sports medicine practice
Responsible for all clinical and business operations of this orthopedic and sports medicine practice with five local sites

Director Physical Therapy and Physical Medicine Services
Macomb Hospital Center, a 400 bed community hospital
Warren, Michigan, May 1986 - May 1992

Staff was involved in a 32 bed Rehabilitation Unit and a 29 bed Closed Head Injury Unit
Supervised 85 personnel at three facilities
Growth of the PT department grew over 500% and the SLP Department and two satellite facilities were created
Administrator and Founder of the Frank Cullis, MD, Memorial Physical Therapy Fellowship Award Program

Clinical Faculty
School of Health Sciences, Program in Physical Therapy
Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, May 1989 to Present

Designed and continue to teach courses in management and administration for undergraduate and graduate Physical Therapy students

Administrative Director
Rehabilitation Services, Samaritan Health Center, a 375 bed Community Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, June 1984 to May 1986

Initiated Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Services
Director for Speech Pathology, Audiology, and Electromyography Services
Responsible for all administrative aspects of these departments, including the physical move into a new 10,000 square foot physical plant in 1984 and the development of an automated Management Information System
During my tenure, growth was substantial with P.T. growth 150%; Speech 84%.

Director
Health and Lifestyle Center, Henry Ford Hospital, a 1,000 bed inpatient facility with numerous satellite ambulatory care centers throughout the Metropolitan Detroit area
Detroit, Michigan, March 1980 to May 1984

Directed of a Hospital-Based Health Promotion Program
During my tenure, the annual budget grew from $40,000 to $750,000
Functioned as both Internal and External Consultant to the Henry Ford Hospital System in the areas of Health Promotion and Wellness
Under my direction, the Health and Lifestyle Center became nationally recognized as a leader in successful Health Promotion programming and was one of the first profitable health promotion programs in the country.

Therapist Consultant
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 1980 to 1984

Responsibilities included group and individual education of key Physical Therapy staff members in specific patient care and management areas
Other responsibilities included in-patient treatment experiences in the areas of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Pulmonary Therapy and Oncology

Consultant
Center for Applied Health Care Management, Henry Ford Healthcare Corporation
Detroit, Michigan, 1981 to 1984

Functioned as a content and process consultant to Health Care facilities throughout the United States in areas of Marketing and Wellness and Health Promotion

Clinical Faculty
Wayne State University, School of Allied Health and Pharmacy
Manager of Clinical Education Consortium, September, 1993-October, 1994.
Detroit, Michigan, 1979 - Present

Designed, packaged, and implemented Cardiac Rehabilitation educational programs for undergraduate Physical Therapy curriculum students with course content varying from 15 to 40 hours of classroom time
Taught the Administrative classes of the undergraduate students enrolled in the PT curriculum beginning in 1987
Designed and taught the Administrative classes beginning in 1992-93
Initiated an innovative model for coordination of student clinical education at WSU in 1993

PUBLICATIONS: ARTICLES

"The Health Risk Appraisal - It's Good For Business", Michigan Hospitals, February, 1982

"Think You've Got Problems Starting a Health Promotion Program? Wait 'Til It Succeeds!", Promoting Health, January, 1983

"The Marketing Plan Development Process: A Model for Marketing", Physical Therapy, May 1987

"Productivity Monitoring: What Really Works!", Physical Therapy, May 1988

"Blending Management and Education Through Packaging: The Fourth Affiliation Process", Physical Therapy, May 1989

"The Frank Cullis MD Memorial Physical Therapy Fellowship Program: A Hospital-based Fellowship Program", Physical Therapy, May 1991

"A Hospital-based Recruitment and Retention Program that Worked", Physical Therapy, May 1991

"The Performance Appraisal as a Quality Improvement Tool", Physical Therapy, May 1992

"Productivity Monitoring: A Graphic Model to Communicate Management Process to Staff", Physical Therapy, May 1992

"The Trouble With the Future Is That It Is Not What It Used to Be", The Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Vol 21:1, January 1995

"PT and Pork Bellies: I Got the ‘PT is Like a Car Wash’ Blues", The Newsletter of the Washington State Physical Therapy Association, January 1995

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BOOKS AND MANUALS

Managerial and Supervisory Principles for Physical Therapists, Nosse, L, Friberg, D, and Kovacek, P., Lippincott, Williams and Wilkens, Baltimore, 1998

Managing Physical Rehabilitation in a Managed Care Environment, Kovacek, P. R. and Jakubiak Kovacek, K. A., approx. 200 pg. Soft, Illustrated, KMS Publishers, 1998.

Improving Productivity Without Sacrificing Quality, Kovacek, P.R. 164 pg. Soft, Illustrated, KMS Publishers, 1995

Managed Care: Implications for Respiratory Care - Staff Workbook, MacDonnell, R and Kovacek, P.R., 128 pg, soft, illustrated, KMS Publishers, 1994

Managed Care: Implications for Physical Rehab - Staff Workbook, Kovacek, P.R., 132 pg, soft, illustrated, KMS Publishers, 1994

Contributer author - Physical Therapy Management: An Integrated Science, Walter, J., Mosby-Year Book, 1993

Stress Stoppers - Instructors Guide, Peter R. Kovacek, CAHM, Publishers, 1982

Stress Stoppers - Managing Stress Effectively, Peter R. Kovacek, CAHM Publishers, 1981

Developing a Marketing Program for Health Care Organizations - The Marketing Plan Development Process, Peter R. Kovacek, P.T. and Richard A. Wolfe, MBA, CAHM Publishers, 1982

How Do WE Mend a Broken Heart - Mechanics of the Henry Ford Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, Peter R. Kovacek, P.T. CAHM Publishers, 1979

PRESENTATIONS

Multiple (over 500) state, regional and national presentations on various administrative topics including presentation of all papers listed above. Frequently a guest speaker at APTA state and national conferences throughout the country.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: NATIONAL

American Physical Therapy Association, 1975 - Present

Nominating Committee national 2001-2004
Section on Administration
President 1999-2002
President-Elect 1998-1999
Nominating Committee, 1993 - 1996, Chair, 1995-1996
Acute Care/Hospital Clinical Practice Section
Vice President, 1996 - 1999.
James Dunleavy Distinguished Service Award, 1999.
Education Section
Private Practice Section
Program Committee, 1997-1999
Columnist, The Pyramid, Journal of the Administrative Section
National Task Force on Hospital Practice, Recruitment and Retention, 1990, 1991
Invited Presenter, Annual Conference, 1992 - 1994,1996-1999; Combined Sections Meeting, 1993 - 1999

Invited Speaker, Private Practice Section Annual Conference and Regional Workshops, 1994 - 1998.
Editorial Board, PT - The Magazine of Physical Therapy, 1993 - present
Editorial Board - Briefings on Rehabilitation Reimbursement and Regulation. 1998 - present

American College of Health Care Executives.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: STATE

Michigan Physical Therapy Association

Board of Director 1988 - 1992
Chair Management Special Interest Group 1985 - 1992
Member Management Special Interest Group 1985 - Present
Delegate to APTA, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 (alternate), 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998
Health Promotion Committee 1986 - 1990
Public Relations Committee 1989 - 1994
Chair, Editorial Board, Hands On Magazine, 1990
Chair, Student/Employer Task Force, 1991 - 1993
President's Award for Leadership, 1992
Government Affairs Committee, 1993
Nominating Committee, 1993 (member), 1994 - 1995 (Chair)

Michigan Association of Hospital Rehabilitation Program Directors, 1984 - 1998

Wayne State University School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions

Committee on Admissions and Academic Progress, 1984 - 1994
Clinical Education Consortium, 1993 - 1994

American Cancer Society, Macomb County Unit

Director, Unit Board of Directors, 1989 - 1991
Unit Award of Merit, 1990
Division Citation of Merit, 1990
Distinguished Volunteer Award, 1991

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Administration
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, May, 1985
Capstone Project: The Marketing Plan Development Process

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy (Cum Laude)
Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May, 1977
Distinguished Alumnae Award - 1998.

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