Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
Mike Pulaski
Cell: (605) 222-7892
Present: Clinic Administrator, Top administrative officer for 23 physician group. Full charge of practice, Same Day Surgery Center, Recruiting, and Real Estate. Improved collection percentage by over 7% and reduced overhead.
January 1997 to December 2004: Chief Executive Officer, Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic, Atlanta, GA. Merged two premier orthopaedic groups. Full charge of business operations and practice development. Significantly reduced overhead. Achieved “better practice” status in benchmarking study. Implemented activity-based cost accounting. Established Ambulatory Surgery Center and MRI. Developed joint ventures. Negotiated major capitated contract.
1995 to 1997: Regional Manager, PhyMatrix Corp., West Palm Beach, FL. Responsible for the development, recruiting, marketing and profit/loss operations of all corporate physician-clients in Central Florida. Local administrators reported to me; I reported directly to the Senior Vice President.
1989 to 1995: Chief Executive Officer, Osler Medical, Melbourne, FL. Directly responsible for group’s growth from six providers to 31. Designed and implemented all computerized clinic and business functions to a near paperless environment. Recruited physicians, marketed the group, planned expansions, and led annual retreats. Consistently ran the business at overhead rates less than the MGMA national average. Identified a capital partner, negotiated the partnering business plan and strategic documents that led to a relationship with PhyMatrix Corp.
1972 to 1989: Continuously employed in the medical group management arena; nine years as the administrator of a hematology/medical oncology group, three years as the executive director of a rehabilitation medicine group and four years as an assistant administrator of a gastroenterology group.
BA in Economics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Guest Lecturer, "The Business of Medicine", University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, SD, 2007.
Editorial Columnist, "Voices", Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, SD, 2007-2008.
Editorial Columnist, "Think About It", Capital Journal, Pierre, SD, 2006 - 2007.
National Advisory Board, Pfizer Pharmaceutical, San Francisco, CA, 2003- 2005.
Board of Directors, Reignmaker Communications, Atlanta, GA, 2003 - 2005.
Presentation: ACI Third Annual Conference, “Maximizing Profit in an Orthopaedic Practice”, New Orleans, LA, November 19, 2003.
“Cutting Costs Through Cost Accounting”, Physicians Practice, The Business Journal for Physicians, September 2003, Vol. 13, No. 7, pp. 38-40.
“How Now, Medicare”, Physicians Practice, The Business Journal for Physicians, January February 2003, Vol. 13, No. 1, p. 39.
Board of Directors, Educational Training Institute, Atlanta, GA, 2002 - 2004.
“HIPAA, Schmippa!”, Physicians Practice, The Business Journal for Physicians, Fall 2002, Vol. 12 No. 7, p. 60.
Presentation: “Distributing Overhead Cost in a Group Practice”, Joint Annual Meeting of the California and Nevada Orthopaedic Associations, Las Vegas, NV, May 24, 2001.
Examiner: Graded candidates who were seeking certification in the American College of Medical Group Executives. October 2000 - December 2002.
“Interdependent Physician Practice: A Model to Reduce Overhead and Improve Morale”, Group Practice Journal, V.49, No. 8., September, 2000.
Editorial Review Board, Medical Group Management Journal, MGMA, Denver, CO,
2000 to 2003.
Presentation: “PPMCs: Are They Right for You?” MGMA national conference,
San Diego, CA, October 18, 1999.
“Grow Your Own: A Financing Alternative”, Medical Group Management Journal, V. 46,
No. 5, 1999, pp. 18-24.
“Designer Care in a Boutique Setting”, Medicine & Behavior, V. 2, No. 5, October, 1999.
Editorial Review Board, Strategic Orthopaedics, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
February 1999 to 2001.
Presentation: “Blending Cultures After a Merger”, The Alliance for Healthcare Strategy, March 31, 1998, Orlando, FL.
“An Emerging Niche Market Opportunity”, Medical Group Management Journal, V. 44, No. 4, 1997, pp. 69-82.
“Marketing Medical Services to the Affluent”, Medical Group Management Journal, V. 44, No. 5, 1997, pp. 26-39.
Fellow, American College of Medical Practice Executives, September, 1996.
Community Service
Commissioned Infantry Officer decorated for valor, Vietnam
Member of a municipal planning commission.
Lay teacher of a religious organization.
Writing, My Community, Travel, Computer Science, Music, Ecology, History, Economics, Duplicate Contract Bridge, Native American Anthropology, Gourmet Cooking, the Arts, Motorcycle Touring.