Ascent is owned by two partners who have years of experience in all areas of health care including ambulatory surgery and imaging center development and management, physician practice management, finance and accounting. The partners are supported by staff equally experienced in their fields. Several partners and members of our team have advanced degrees and are involved in professional organizations. Many have given national workshops and seminars on the formation and development of healthcare ventures.
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 Mr. Scott has over twenty years of accounting and healthcare experience. Mr. Scott holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration from Tennessee Technological University and is a Certified Public Accountant. He brings to the client both financial and development experience having developed over 25 ambulatory projects.
Mr. Scott was a Co-founder and Senior Vice President of a physician practice and ancillary management company, with responsibility for operations, acquisitions and development in the Florida and Georgia markets. Prior to that, he served as controller of a company that developed and managed ambulatory surgery centers, clinical treatment centers and mobile imaging centers. During his career, Mr. Scott was responsible for the financial operations of an outpatient service company specializing in outpatient diagnostic centers.
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 Mr. Riegle has over seventeen years of healthcare experience with focus in the area of surgery center operations. He holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Business Administration from Vanderbilt University. Mr. Riegle brings years of experience working directly with physicians, patients and payors at both the center and corporate levels.
Mr. Riegle was a Director of Operations for HealthSouth Corporation with responsibilities for surgery center operations in the State of Tennessee. While with HealthSouth, he also served as Administrator of two surgery centers. Prior to HealthSouth, Mr. Riegle served as Director of Business Operations for a start-up surgery center company and as a regional manager for a large surgery center chain. Mr. Riegle has spent most of his career working in the field, directly with facility staff and physicians.
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Jan L. Diedrich, MPA, Senior VP of Development |
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Ms. Diedrich was a founding shareholder of Ascent Partners and is Senior Vice-President of Development. Ms. Diedrich brings eighteen years of executive experience in operations and development of outpatient healthcare facilities to the benefit of all our clients. She provides “hands-on” leadership and problem resolution based upon in-depth industry knowledge to new project evaluations, facility developments, equipment planning, procurement and oversight; with interim and ongoing management contracts.
Ms. Diedrich’s broad healthcare background includes Regional Vice Presidencies with Surgical Health Corporation and the Ambulatory Surgery Division of HealthSouth Corporation, Vice President of Operations for Navix Radiology, IPA Manager for Physicians Health Corporation, and several administrator and project management positions for Columbia Hospital Corporation. She has a Masters degree in Public Administration and has held several Board positions with the Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgery Centers and is a member of the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
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