ABOUT US

Mr. Brenner is a technology and healthcare entrepreneur, investor and executive, with extensive experience leading capital formation strategy for technology start-ups and designing, building, integrating and deploying complex product solutions for demanding customers.

Previously, Mr. Brenner was the founder of Prematics, a provider of fully-managed clinical IT services that improve the safety, quality and efficiency of health care that includes the delivery of ScriptTone, the nation’s leading electronic prescribing service for office based physician practices. In addition to formulating the business plan, organizing and executing the capital formation strategy and conceiving and leading the design and build of the ScriptTone service, Mr. Brenner, in his executive capacity, built a world class team that included healthcare luminaries Dr. David Brailer and James P. Bradley among its board members.

Mr. Brenner did his Ph.D. work in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. He was with the Genome Database (GDB) team at Johns Hopkins University. Established in 1990, GDB is the official central repository for genomic mapping data resulting from the Human Genome Initiative. Mr. Brenner was responsible for developing limited-search space applications and enabling GDB as one of the first public databases made available through a web interface. He earned his MS degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas and was a National Science Foundation fellow, completing his thesis work at Tskuba University in Japan. He received his BS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Biology from the University of Michigan.

Mr. Esparraguera is a CPA with over 25 years’ experience in accounting, finance and HR. He has lead the finance function as either CFO, or Controller for a number of organizations in several industries including manufacturing, staffing, healthcare and venture backed technology companies. Gaining a practical knowledge of HR and benefit management issues, Joe has also taken the lead in the Human Resources function for several of the companies where he has worked.

Joe is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park and a certified public accountant licensed in the state of Maryland. He is a veteran of the US Army.

Mr. Keller has over 15 years of experience in the insurance field, beginning his career at a third party administrator for employer self-funded plans. For Coventry Health Care, a large national insurer, he was responsible for the administration of employee benefits. As consumer driven health plans emerged, he joined Lumenos (which was acquired by WellPoint) dealing with complex subrogation claim issues and real-time data exchanges with external vendors of health savings and health reimbursement accounts.

As the first employee at Collect Rx, Mr. Keller has served in many roles in the company over the years. He has personally negotiated thousands of claim settlements covering charges of approximately $100 million dollars. In addition, he developed many of the operational procedures utilized by the company and created the functional requirements for the company’s custom built data and analytics tool, CRXIS (Collect Rx Information System).

Mr. Keller is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, obtained the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation co-sponsored through the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master’s of Science in Human Resource Management from Boston University.

Ms. Singh has served in senior sales management positions for 10+ years. She was employed in the Information Technology field – first with Cisco Systems and then with Vocus, one of the nation’s leading companies in public relations software. Her IT experience has provided her with key skills applicable to her current role at Collect Rx. Ms. Singh also served as Account Executive for Merrill Lynch.

Having joined Collect Rx in 2010, Ms. Singh now serves as Collect Rx’s Executive Vice President of Sales. Her responsibilities include: developing and implementing corporate-wide sales strategies, sales management reporting and systems, overseeing the sales staff and functions, and serving as lead relationship manager with several of the firm’s largest clients.

During her tenure at Collect Rx, she has been instrumental in the firm growing its client base to more than 2,100 healthcare provider organizations located throughout the country.

Ms. Singh holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, supplemented by certification programs and advanced training in sales management information systems.

Mr. O’Connor has worked in operations management and analysis for 10+ years. Prior to coming to Collect Rx, Mr. O’Connor worked as an Operations Analyst dedicated to process improvement, cost containment, and staffing solutions for a large national Legal Process Outsourcing company. His unique ability to analyze and quantify data and put it into a client’s perspective makes him a great fit at Collect Rx.

Having joined Collect Rx in 2013, Mr. O’Connor now serves as Collect Rx’s Vice President, Business Development. During his tenure he has managed the Operations team in developing complex process workflows, team building, and client reporting initiatives, all aimed at reducing the revenue cycle and increasing the efficiency and productivity of Collect Rx.

Mr. O’Connor holds a M.B.A. degree from Loyola University of Maryland and a bachelor’s degree in Communications from The University of Maryland.

Ms. Broerman brings 20 years of marketing experience to Collect Rx, specializing in innovative go-to-market and demand generation strategies that result in significant revenue and product line growth. In her role, Ms. Broerman is responsible for the company’s marketing programs, including global go-to-market strategy, market analysis, product/solutions marketing, demand generation, branding, digital, public and analyst relations, and market positioning.

Prior to Joining Collect Rx, Ms. Broerman served as Chief Marketing Officer for a number of SaaS and professional services firms in industries including data & analytics, information solutions, professional services and manufacturing & distribution. In her role with these companies, she was instrumental in bringing new product lines to market and driving demand for data and analytics solutions. She has also served as a partner with marketing consulting firm Chief Outsiders, working with small and mid-sized companies in high-growth mode, helping numerous companies plan and implement their growth strategies.

Ms. Broerman holds a BA Degree from Tulane University

Ms. Dixon has 20 years of experience in the health care reimbursement field, working on behalf of both payers (prior to joining Collect Rx) and providers. She currently oversees Collect Rx negotiation activities on behalf of the firm’s 2,100+ provider clients. Her role includes overseeing the Collect Rx staff who directly engage payers and their vendors to obtain the satisfactory reimbursement of out-of-network bills. Prior to joining Collect Rx, Ms. Dixon served as a manager at About Health, then remaining in that capacity after it was acquired by Concentra (now re-named Viant and owned by Multiplan).

In addition to managing negotiation staff, Ms. Dixon’s experience includes: establishing and conducting Quality Assurance audits for payers and providers related to reimbursement; negotiating out-of-network claim discounts with providers on behalf of the largest commercial payers in the U.S., as well as third-party administrators and self-insured groups; and recruiting providers to join managed care networks. Ms. Dixon has worked with virtually every type of provider in the arena of out-of-network reimbursement – including hospitals, physician groups, ambulatory surgery centers, nursing homes, behavioral health facilities, home infusion and durable medical equipment providers, and dialysis firms.

Ms. Stovall has over 20 years of experience in the out-of-network healthcare reimbursement field.  She oversees Collect Rx’s Negotiation (Pre-Payment) Service for the Company’s 2,100+ customers.

Her role includes overseeing the Collect Rx staff who directly engage payers and their vendors to obtain maximum reimbursement for providers on out-of-network bills.  As such, she is responsible for managing the myriad array of variables that support strategies for obtaining the highest reimbursements on out-of-network bills.   Her experience includes reviewing claims to validate code edits (as a Certified Coder) and investigating claim details to get the highest reimbursements possible.

Prior to her current role at Collect Rx, Ms. Stovall worked with many of the leading insurance companies and payer-focused cost containment vendors, including United Healthcare, National Care Network (NCN), Emdeon, TC3 Health and Zurich.

Mr. Smith has worked in the revenue cycle management industry for 30+ years.  He was employed by Calvert Memorial Hospital for nearly 16 years, serving in numerous capacities as a transformative revenue cycle leader. Previously, Mr. Smith consulted as a revenue cycle operational efficiency expert and fiscal improvement strategist for a variety of mid and large sized healthcare providers. He began his career in the healthcare industry by working in the claims management department for Blue Cross Blue Shield. Mr. Smith’s experience with billing operations and the ability to provide strategic leadership and sales support regarding client revenue cycle inquiries continues to be an essential component of Collect Rx’s rapid growth in the RCM business.

Mr. Smith holds a B.S. Degree from Virginia State University and a certification as a Certified Revenue Cycle Executive from the American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM).