Garry brings 20 years of business development, accreditation, and legal experience to EmergingMed. From 1996 to 2005, he served as President & CEO of URAC, a nonprofit accreditation agency. During his tenure, Garry expanded and diversified URAC into one of the premier quality benchmarking organizations in the United States. Recently, he also has served as President of a medical management organization providing case and disease management services to over 150,000 individuals. Previously, Garry headed up the state government affairs and legal departments at the American Association of Health Plans. He also served as the chief federal legislative counsel for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. He has researched, written and published extensively on quality, medical management, information technology, and regulatory trends. He has an established track record in helping trade associations, certification agencies, and businesses expand their health care operations nationally. Mr. Carneal is a member of several non-profit boards, including the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians (ABQAURP) and the Population Health Impact Institute (PHII). Garry received his JD from the University of Virginia, MA from Yale University, and BA from Washington & Lee University. |