Healthcare

2010-2011 Committee Chairs

Linda S. Quick, Chair
South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association
Dan Fridman, Vice Chair
Holland & Knight LLP

Healthcare Goals

Educate members on topical healthcare issues:

  • Understanding the ramifications of Health Care Reform impact on businesses, including tax breaks and incentives
  • Medical fraud via a series of events focused on immigration, enforcement, compliance and insurance industry tie-ins
  • Healthcare tips
  • Measuring community-wide progress via Miami Matters website
  • Monitoring ramifications of oil spill
  • Global business of health with University of Miami 2011 January summit
  • Branding Miami as a global healthcare destination at a November 2010 inbound Americas Linkage conference
  • Conducting a healthcare job opportunities event via a medical jobs fair
  • Electronic health care records
  • Disparity in healthcare services as it relates to ethnicity

Vet and recommend legislative items which may include:

  • Continuing education certification requirements
  • Medical and Medicaid fraud reform
  • ARNP education and scope of service
  • Adequate funding reimbursement for Medicare
  • Nursing shortage

    Expand 14th annual Health Care Heroes® program in spring 2011.

    Work with business and civic leaders to find a sustainable business model for Jackson Memorial Hospital and continue to participate in existing efforts to educate the community about its importance.


  • Task Forces

    Bioscience
    Edgar Asebey-Birkholm, Chair
    Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.

    Branding Miami as a Healthcare Destination
    Rolando D. Rodriguez, Chair
    Jackson Memorial Foundation

    Education & Outreach
    Hilda Mitrani, Co-Chair
    Multilingual Media & Marketing, Inc.

    Michael Kesti, Co-Chair
    Health Ventures, Inc.

    Fraud Prevention
    Dan Fridman, Chair
    Holland & Knight LLP

    Health Care Heroes® Awards
    Charles Felix, Co-Chair
    South Florida Hospital News

    Susan Pinnas, Co-Chair
    AvMed Health Plans

    Legislative
    Ana Maria Rodriguez, Chair
    Baptist Health South Florida


  • MiamiHealthCare.org
    Click on the above image for more information on Branding Miami as a Healthcare Destination.



    Health Care Heroes®
    Health Care Heroes® recognizes individuals, institutions and programs that have made a positive an extraordinary impact in the South Florida healthcare community beyond the scope of their jobs. For more information contact Tania Valenzuela, 305-577-5491 or tvalenzuela@miamichamber.com.



    Click Here for the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Bulletin


    Committee Meetings

    H1N1 Situational Awareness and Influenza Update
    Click here to download agenda.
    Click here to download presentation.


    Information You Can Use

    Miami '09 The Health Care Globalization Summit
    Miami '09 The Health Care Globalization Summit
    Click here to download registration form

    Hospital Disaster Preparedness in Post 9/11 Age Presentation
    Download PowerPoint Presentation

    Access to Healthcare for Employees of Small Businesses Presentation
    Download PowerPoint Presentation

    Healthcare & Bioscience Bulletin
    Download PDF

    Guide to Healthcare Coverage Brochure
    Download PDF

    Domestic Partner Brochure
    Download PDF


    Additional Information

    Contact: Tania Valenzuela, 305-577-5491 | tvalenzuela@miamichamber.com

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