Seasoned, Savvy Healthcare Policy, Research, and Academic Analyst Staffer/Writer/Editor with more than 15 years’ experience in the corporate, nonprofit, and academic arenas. Expert in MS Office, Quark, Pagemaker, FrontPage, HTML, Visio. Type 90+ WPM. AP Writing/Editing Style, Chicago Manual of Style, and AMA Style. Excellent Public Speaker, Teacher, and Trainer. Freelance Editor and Journalist (Recent article sales: Cat Fancy Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, Missouri Review, New Art Examiner, Associated Content, Barfly Newspaper). Playwright (produced and published). Published Novelist.Specialized Reporting Expertise: Significant knowledge of national healthcare quality improvement arena, including National Quality Forum, NCQA, AHRQ, CMS, current Congressional action in national healthcare policy, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, and private/public payor reimbursement issues, including quality-based purchasing and medical performance measurement, and workers