Industry Advocacy

We are actively involved in the industry, on both a national and local level, advocating on behalf of our clients with governmental and regulatory bodies. We hold professional appointments on numerous association boards and serve as subject matter experts on several panels. Bob Wright, Managing Director of RSM McGladrey’s Health Care Practice, serves on the AICPA’s Industry Expert Panel for health care matters and is a member of the task force charged with writing the new AICPA health care guide.

Following is a list of industry associations and our respective members.

General Associations	Professional Appointments/Active Members
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) - www.hfma.org	Bob Wright, Board Member
Health Care Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - www.aicpa.org
American College of Health Care Executives - www.ache.org
AICPA Exempt Organizations Taxation Technical Resource Panel - www.aicpa.org	Ginny Striegel, Member

Hospital Associations
American Hospital Association Trustee Mentor Program - www.aha.org/aha/about/
Kansas Hospital Association - www.kha-net.org
Illinois Hospital Association - www.ihatoday.org
Iowa Hospital Association - www.ihaonline.org
Missouri Hospital Association - http://web.mhanet.com/
Nebraska Hospital Association - www.nhanet.org
State Associations
Illinois Health Care Association – www.ihca.com
Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants (ISCPA) Exempt Organizations Committee
Healthcare Financial Management Association - Minnesota/Iowa Chapters Tax Committee - www.hfma.org
Technology Associations
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society - www.himss.org/ASP/index.asp
Medical Group Associations
Medical Group Management Association - www.mgma.com

Industries