Conference Speakers

Dr. Jose I. Delgado is the CEO and President of Taino Consultants, a healthcare consulting company assisting healthcare professionals and organizations for over 20 years.  Dr. Delgado has received many accolades throughout his civilian career that places him as one of the most experienced and versatile Health Care Executives in the World.

During his professional career, he has worked for multiple hospitals, primary and specialty practices and several healthcare businesses and organizations (billing companies, ambulatory surgical centers, biomedical labs, research companies, etc.).  As an entrepreneur and business professional, he has also owned various clinics, rehab and community mental health centers, information technology (IT) companies, and Management Service Organizations (MSOs).

Dr. Delgado’s IT’s experience started over 40 years ago as a programmer using machine language coding.  He also spent five years in the Air Force Space and Missile program and had the opportunity to work with Hughes Aircraft as part of the team developing the United States’ Star Wars program.  His IT experience continued in the private world, where under one of his own companies, he developed a document management system (DMS) that evolved into an electronic health record system.  One of the peculiarities of this system is the security protocols which were developed based on the Navy’s guidelines for handling electronic top-secret documentation.  The system was developed with enough versatility that the same could be adapted to vertical lines of businesses with minimum modifications.

Dr. Delgado’s performance in the Air Force led to his selection to create the contracting arm of the Air Forces’ Latin American territory, better known as USSOUTHAF.  As the Air Force’s Director of contract in Latin America, Dr. Delgado was directly responsible for logistics, contingencies and special programs in a territory encompassing 25% of the World; secondary responsibility for the rest of the world.  On a daily basis, he handled programs worth millions of dollars in multiple countries. He also coordinated the logistics to build clinics and support operations in remote areas of the world.

His grasp of the current healthcare compliance requirements in the United States led him to create the protocols and content (policies, forms, schedule of events and training) of EPI’s Compliance system. He also developed a HIPAA Security Officer Certification program, a HIPAA Security Business Certification program and a HIPAA Security Risk Assessment template for Covered Entities and Business Associates. Dr. Delgado’s HITECH knowledge and experience has made him the “go to” person for cases involving Healthcare Providers and Organizations. Dr. Delgado’s fearless attitude and commitment to his clients has resulted in elevation and resolution of cases at the Medicare’s offices in Washington level.  In each case, Dr. Delgado was able to obtain a decision in favor of his clients.

Under the banner of Taino Consultants, Dr. Delgado has assisted with the opening of multiple health care businesses. Dr. Delgado’s teams also assist with efficiencies, compliance, marketing, operations, licensing and certification of healthcare businesses and professionals.  Under Dr. Delgado’s leadership, Taino Consultants Inc. was certified as a Minority Veteran owned Federal contractor. The significance of these certifications cannot be overlooked, as the same has resulted in Taino Consultants and Dr. Delgado being a go-to resource for Federal Organizations such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the United States Veteran of Department Affairs.

Mr. McNeff is the CEO of Legally Mine. In addition to running his own businesses for the last 20 years, he has served as the Senior Vice President of one of the Nation’s largest financial services company for 15 years. He is a published author with one book and many magazine and newspaper articles. He has been married for 38 years, is the father of 8 children and grandfather to 16 so far.
Mr. McNeff has conducted hundreds of seminars and is responsible for helping thousands of people protect their assets and reduce their tax liability.

Samantha Prokop is a shareholder at Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business  firms.  Samantha focuses her practice on business strategies, transactions, and compliance for health care practices and businesses.  Samantha has extensive legal experience in health care including working as an in-house risk manager and general counsel for a multi-hospital health care system.  Her experience and insight allow her to develop unique and practical strategies to help her clients overcome the unique challenges that face health care providers.

Jose A. Delgado has a wealth of experience in business development, growth and management. For the last 17 years, Mr. Delgado has focused his experience in the hospitality, healthcare and finance industries. Jose possesses a natural love for debate, entrepreneurship, and a desire to innovate the healthcare and financial industries.

In the hospitality industry, Mr. Delgado learned the importance of various facets of business that can be easily overlooked in small to medium sized businesses from customer care/experience, human resources, business management, business culture, marketing and branding.

From healthcare, Mr. Delgado learned how systems could be absolutely crucial to running an effective business; but seeing its natural extreme implemented industry-wide in group think and abject fear in implementing best practices from other industries. Mr. Delgado also set out to help the healthcare providers understand the plethora of federal and state regulations that dictate how business can be run. And as every new year has brought more bureaucracy and regulation to the healthcare industry, Jose continues to seek innovation and freedom for providers to run their businesses more effectively, with more opportunity and with more profitability.

As a Director with the PHP Agency, Inc., Jose A. Delgado leverages the products and services to assist the community of North Florida to understand how money and finance works. Mr. Delgado specializes in protecting familial assets, preparing people for Long Term Care services and legacy planning through the use of financial products.

AnnaMaria M. Turano is the Vice President of Marketing for Synzi.  She is responsible for leading all marketing and branding initiatives for the company.  AnnaMaria was previously with Stratus Video as the Vice President of Marketing and led the effort to separate the Telehealth division and rebrand the new company as Synzi.  Prior to her client-side roles, AnnaMaria co-founded MCAworks, a strategic marketing consulting firm advising Fortune 500 companies on developing growth strategies. As a partner at MCAworks, she led market expansion opportunities for B2B, B2C, and B2B2C clients in technology, healthcare, and financial services – domestically and internationally. Her roster of clients included Verizon, Bright House, Sage, Lexis-Nexis, Shutterstock, TheLadders, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Nationwide, VSP and MasterCard.

A published writer, she is the co-author of Stopwatch Marketing: Take Charge of the Time When Your Customer Decides to Buy (Portfolio: 2008) and a featured contributing author to Shopper Marketing (Kogan: 2010; 2012). AnnaMaria has also been featured in Brandweek, AdAge, CBS News, US News & World Report, CNET, Women’s Wear Daily, and on First Business TV.   AnnaMaria has also been an Adjunct Professor of Marketing at NYU, Fordham University, and the University of Tampa. She received both her B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Jason Mehta is a former federal prosecutor who specialized in healthcare fraud, who now advises and defends companies and individuals facing government investigations.  As a prosecutor in Jacksonville, Florida, Jason was responsible for more than 50 False Claims Act recoveries and more than two dozen criminal prosecutions.  He personally recovered more than a quarter of a billion dollars and was recognized with one of the Department of Justice’s highest awards, the Director’s Award, in 2017.  Now in private practice at Bradley, Jason advises and defends companies in False Claims Act investigations, realtor lawsuits, criminal prosecutions, and other proceedings. Jason is representing companies in courts across the country.

Jason is a 2007 magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School.  He received his undergraduate degree with high honors from the University of California, Berkeley.  Originally from Gainesville, Florida, Jason now resides in Tampa with his wife, Lauren, and his two children, Maia and Jack.  When not at work, Jason can be found trying to catch his breath while chasing his children and playing relatively mediocre basketball.

Dr. Goyenechea holds a medical doctor degree. She founded STAT Medical Office Services in 1997 and has since been a hands-on CEO with 23 years experience in Medical Billing and Management. Her experience and insight into the medical world allows her to develop a unique and practical approach to serve her clients’ needs. With her medical background, she understands the unique challenges that today’s health care providers face.

Peter Beltran, President/CEO of NeuroMed, has a 30-year successful career in the field of electromedicine. Mr. Beltran is the founder and developer of the most advanced High Definition frequency generator (HDfg)™, known as Electroanalgesia. This medical technology is used by physician’s in treating chronic and acute pain patients by delivering a high frequency and high energy signal directly to the affected areas.

According to Mr. Beltran, “It is an honor, a privilege, and a duty to have a purpose that calls us to help improve people’s lives. Each year, our work changes lives. Thousands have benefited from our advanced pain management system, but we know there are millions more who need this technology as well.”

An experienced B2B Healthcare marketer, manager and division leader, Susan has worked across multiple healthcare industries with many different clinical professionals.  She currently heads the Value-Based Medicine Outsourced Services Division for Concierge Solutions focused on assisting practices in achieving the heavily endorsed CMS triple aim: Enhancing the patient experience of care including quality and satisfaction; Improving the health of populations, and Reducing the per capita cost of health care.  She has been instrumental in developing the division’s Medicare compliant Chronic Care Management program that aids ACO members and large and small medical practices in capturing quality and performance measures required for MACRA MIPS, improving patient engagement and growing a practice’s monthly revenue.

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Tara Russo, MPH, FACHE is the Vice President of Medicare Risk Adjustment, HEDIS and Navigate Directorate for Island Doctors, a provider organization (MSO) headquartered in St. Augustine, Florida operating 43 wholly owned and 31 affiliate offices.  Tara is a national speaker and has presented on many occasions for the Resource Initiative and Society for Education (RISE) and Strategic Solutions Network (SSN).

Prior to her current role, Tara previously worked as a financial analyst for Humana, Florida Hospital and the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. Earlier, she was Finance Manager for the Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.  She has a Master of Public Health from Columbia University School of Public Health, is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and holds credentials as a CPC, CPMA, CRC and CPC-I through the American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC).

Kok L. Chong, MD, a board-certified Interventional Radiologist since 2002.  He founded Minimally Invasive Vascular to help bridge the gap between hospital and outpatient services.  His vision was to offer patients an alternative to the hassle of the hospital by providing the highest level of care in a comfortable outpatient setting.

Dr. Chong earned his MD from the New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York and trained at the University of California at San Francisco (surgery internship), University of South California (radiology internship) and Indiana University Medical Center (vascular and interventional radiology fellowship).

He staffed hospitals as an Interventional Radiologist in California and Florida for vascular, oncological and trauma patients before committing himself fulltime in the outpatient setting in 2011.  Prior to founding Minimally Invasive Vascular, Dr. Chong served as Medical Director for American Access Care in Jacksonville, Florida.

Dr. Chong’s board specialties and certifications include:

·        American Board of Radiology

·        Certificate of Added Qualifications in lnterventional Radiology

·        MOC IR/DR Re-certification (Double Boarded in both Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology)

·        DEA – Drug Enforcement Agency Certification

·        Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certified

·        Basic Life Support Certified (BLS)

He is also a member of the Society of lnterventional Radiology and American College of Radiology. Dr. Chong is licensed to practice medicine in multiple states including Florida and Georgia.

More information on Linda Murphy from Concierge Care to come! Be sure to check back in to read more on this Speaker.

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Since 2005, Reid Hartsfield has been the Financial Planning Strategist for the Wealth Team
covering North Florida. Reid has 19 years of experience in the field of wealth management with
an extensive background providing comprehensive financial planning advice on investments,
retirement, estate, education, business succession, asset protection and advanced charitable
giving. Reid has a specialty in Social Security and Social Security timing strategies.

Before joining BB&T, Reid was a partner in an independent fee-based financial planning firm in
Ponte Vedra Beach. He helped clients manage all aspects of their financial well-being. Reid
started his financial planning career in a major wirehouse in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. He
completed their Certified Financial Manager Program and Financial Planning Specialist
program. Reid has been recognized as an Elite performer at BB&T.

Reid conducts seminars on Estate Planning, Retirement Planning, Education Funding, Tax
Planning and Investment Planning for clients. He also conducts CPE seminars for CPAs on
Estate Planning, Business Succession Planning, Market Volatility, Retirement Plans, Retirement
Planning, and Asset Protection.

The US Navy gave Reid his first experience as a financial planner. Serving on the submarine
USS Tucson (SSN 770) as the chemist for the nuclear plant, he spent part of his time as the
Financial Specialist. Additionally while serving in the Navy, Reid enrolled in the College for
Financial Planning’s Certified Financial Planner Course.

Reid has been active on the board of the Financial Planning Association of Northeast Florida and
was President in 2010. He is active on the board of The North Florida Estate Planning Council.
He is on the Professional Advisory Committee for the Jacksonville Community Foundation and
the Planned Giving Council for the University of North Florida.

Reid holds a B.S. from Excelsior College, and an MBA from The University of North Florida.
Reid is married and has a daughter and son ages 25 and 22.