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Tom Ealey

Tom  Ealey

Chair & Professor of Business Administration
Joined Alma College Faculty in 2006
SAC 244
(989) 463-7135
Office Hours: posted weekly outside my door

Education

  • Master of Accountancy, Bowling Green State U.
  • Bachelor of Liberal Studies, Bowling Green State U.

Research Interests

healthcare administrative, financial and regulatory matters
reform of the American healthcare system
financial modeling in health care decision making
nursing home leadership and crisis management
regulatory compliance (health care and business)
"rustbelt" economic development
financial abuse of senior citizens
identify theft and document fraud

Recent Courses Taught

  • Managerial Accounting.  Bus 331.

Selected Book Publications

  • Protecting Seniors from Financial Abuse (Consumer Protection Series).  Kindle Direct Publishing.  1st ed.  12/15/2012.
  • Tom Ealey.  Rx for Business Success: Starting a Medical Practice.  Medical Group Management Association.  1st ed.  August 1, 2007.
  • Thomas L. (Tom) Ealey.  Human Resources for Ambulatory Surgery Centers.  HCPRO.  1st ed.  July 1, 2006.

Selected Articles

  • "Columnist, practice management topics."  E-Newsletter - American Association of Orthopaedic Executive.  08/15/2012.
  • "Due Diligence During the Integration of Physician Groups."  Healthcare Financial Management.  December 2011 (online and journal editions)  December 1, 2011.
  • with Marcy Gilstad (Alma 2011).  "ACO Invitation: A Physician Group View (commentary)."  Medical Group Management Association - Conexxion.  October 2011  October 1, 2011.
  • "Physician Group Compliance in an Era of Integration."  Health Care Compliance Association - Compliance Today.  August 2011, pgs. 50-52  August 1, 2011.
  • "Performance Auditing ,,,,, in Physician Practices."  Medical Group Management Association - Conexxion.  May-June 2011, pgs. 46 - 49  May 10, 2011.
  • (with Marcy Gilstad (Class of 2011)).  "OIG Compliance Guidance for Nursing Facilities."  Long-term Living.  April 2011, V60, N4  April 1, 2011.
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Selected Chapter Book Publications

  • "Financial Domain of Knowledge." In Licensure Exam Review Course, edited by Education Committee, Reston, VA: American College of Health Care Administrators, 2009.

Recent Presentations

  • "Customized Financial and Statistical Reporting."  Michigan Association of CPAs.  Annual Health Care Conference.
  • "Weaknesses in the Physician Revenue Cycle."  Health Care Compliance Association.  Physician Compliance Conference, Philadelphia.
  • "Monitoring Risks in Physician Practices."  Michigan Association of CPAs.  Livona, Mi.  April 2010.
  • "Financial Decision Models and Health Care Reform."  Medical Group Management Association.  Denver.  October 2009.
  • "Calculating the Impacts of Health Care Reform."  Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.  Chicago.  October 2009.
  • "Financial and Accounting Domain of Knowledge: Licensure Review Course."  American College of Health Care Administrators.  Providence Rhode Island.  May 2009.
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Awards, Honors, Recognitions

  • Article of the Year Award - American College of Medical Practice Executives

Professional Memberships

  • Health Care Compliance Association
  • Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants

Service to the College

  • Integrated Health Advisory Committee

Service to the Profession

  • MACPA Healthcare Task Force

 

Alma College’s early acceptance agreement with the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine recognizes the College’s strengths in science and health education. The agreement reserves two admissions slots per year for Alma College pre-med graduates.

 

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Marcus Richter

Marcus Richter
Departments: Library

Call it luck, destiny, or foresight… Marcus Richter isn’t sure why he decided to go to graduate school for library research, but he’s glad he did.

“I had never worked in a library before in my life,” he says. “But I had recently moved to the U.S. from Germany to serve as a pastor. I knew I didn’t want to be a pastor forever, so I decided I needed to find something different to do that would connect with the skills I already had.”