Managing Director - Louisville

Education
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

Career
Dean Dorton Ford, PSC, 2008-present
Jewish Hospital and St. Mary’s Healthcare, 2004-2008
BKD, LLP, 2002-2003
Ernst & Young LLP & Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, U.S. LLC, 1982-2002
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, 1980-1982

Professional Experience
Mark is a shareholder and serves as Managing Director of DDF’s Louisville office. During his nearly thirty years in the healthcare industry, he has assisted management teams in their efforts to realize value through effective strategy and business planning, mergers and acquisitions, revenue enhancement, the application of technology, and operations improvement.

Professional Activities
Healthcare Financial Management Association: Fellow, Region CLR, National Matrix, President, Kentucky Chapter, HFM Journal, Contributing Editor, Speaker, and Author
Kentucky Society and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Hospital Council of Metropolitan Louisville

Community Involvement
Chairman, Greater Louisville Health Enterprise Network
Board Member and Treasurer, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
Treasurer, Health Kentucky, Inc. (Kentucky Physicians Care Program)
Former Member, University Health Care, Inc. (Passport, a Medicaid Managed Care Plan)
Former Member, University of Kentucky Masters of Health Administration External Advisory Committee

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