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Leadership Team

Dr. Franklin Baumann, CEO and Founder of AppriseMD
Dr. Franklin E Baumann

Our Founder

Franklin E Baumann MD

Dr. Franklin Baumann has worked in the healthcare field for 30 years. He is an experienced surgeon who practiced in the Chicago area performing general, vascular, thoracic and trauma surgery. He has worked directly with patients and review boards seeing both sides of what it means to be responsible for the care and well-being of a sick individual as well as the system delivering that care.

Dr. Baumann founded AppriseMD in 2018 after serving for more than eleven years as a medical director for UnitedHealthcare, one of the largest insurance carriers in the country. As a Care Guidelines Specialist (Utilization Management) as well as an MD expert in post-service pre-payment claim reviews, he gained invaluable experience with healthcare claims issue which he now uses to help clients and lead the AppriseMD team.

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AppriseMD Leadership Team

Monika Mlynarski, MD, Director of Analytics and Client Reporting

Monika Mlynarski, MD
Director of Analytics & Client Reporting

Mary Perez, MD, Director of Provider Services

Mary Perez, MD
Director of Provider Services

Holly St. Clair Director of Business Development

Holly St. Clair
Director of Business Development & Client Services

Jennifer Standeford Director of Administration and Human Resources

Jennifer Standeford
Director of Administration & Human Resources

Nadia Taklan, MD, Manager of Payer Services

Nadia Taklan, MD
Manager of Payer Services

Anne Clavero-Nash, MD, Manager of Provider Services

Anne Clavero-Nash, MD
Manager of Provider Services

Samina Zahid, MD Manager of Provider Services

Samina Zahid, MD
Manager of Provider Services

Dr. Andrea De La Hoz, manager of provider services

Andrea De La Hoz , MD
Manager of Provider Services

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AppriseMD Advisory Board

Dr. Jeremy Smiley, chairman of the AppriseMD Advisory Board

Dr. Jeremy Smiley, Chairperson

Dr. Deepak Ahuja, AppriseMD Advisory Board Member

Dr. Deepak Ahuja

Chris Hostert, AppriseMD Advisory Board Member

Mr. Chris Hostert

Dr. Moshe Sweet, AppriseMD Advisory Board Member

Dr. Moshe Sweet

Optimize patient care, reduce denials and maximize reimbursement through our unique approach to achieving excellence in utilization management.

Discuss your hospital’s utilization and denial management needs with our team.

 

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