August 6, 2007— Cynthia Dunn, RN has joined the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Health Care Consulting Group, Englewood, Colo, as a senior consultant. Dunn brings more than 24 years of practice management experience to MGMA, 18 of them as an administrator of two private medical practices, and six years in nursing management for a hospital-owned physician practice.
 
Dunn worked with MGMA as an independent consultant for three years, assisting clients with information systems and issues specific to orthopedic practices. She is a past president of MGMA’s Orthopedic Practice Assembly and has consulted with orthopedic practices across the country.
 
“Cindy’s mastery of the request-for-proposal process has proved invaluable to MGMA members as they navigate the fragmented and confusing realm of IT systems,” said Richard Hansen, MS, vice president and managing principal, MGMA Health Care Consulting Group. “Her in-the-trenches, practical expertise is just what our clients call for and have come to depend on.”

—Cat Vasko