As Fi-Med’s certified compliance consultant and operations leader, Christine has brought to independent medical practice’s a re-engineered “billing” office, expanding it into the efficient and compliant business management of accounts receivable. Christine worked alongside Adrian Velasquez to form and build Fi-Med Management, Inc. in 1993 with the common vision: aiding independent physicians in increasing profits, reducing compliance risk and creating, and maintaining, a healthy practice.

Christine brings to Fi-Med a unique and powerful blend of healthcare and business experience, along with a double major in accounting and business management at Lakeland College where she graduated magna cum laude. She is a certified compliance consultant and member of the Medical Group Management Association, American College of Healthcare Executives, Healthcare Compliance Resources, and Comprehensive Medical Practice Analysts.

Her contributions to the community include serving on the board of NewCastle Place, Inc., EastCastle Place, Inc. and Milwaukee Protestant Home, Inc. She also volunteers her time as an election official in Elm Grove, WI.

Christine’s Awards & Nominations

Selected to receive “Wisconsin’s 2007 Small Business Person of the Year Award”
Received Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition in recognition of outstanding and invaluable service to the community.
Nominated for Women of Distinction Award
Nominated for Women of Influence Award

Armed with an extraordinarily successful career in the business of health care, Adrian E. Velasquez has successfully blazed new trails, taken risks, defied the odds, and in 1993 partnered with Christine Krause and formed Fi-Med Management, Inc. Their mission: to bring business acumen and compliance expertise to independent health care providers throughout the United States.

Prior to his work at Fi-Med, Adrian worked with health care providers across the country, mastering all areas of business function and management for medical organizations of all sizes. His previous experience as a system administrator, executive director of a 54-provider medical group, and health care consulting from New York to California formed the foundation that he harnesses today for Fi-Med clients.

Adrian is a member of the Medical Group Management Association and Comprehensive Medical Practice Analysts, and is currently working on enhancements to the paperless accounts receivable environment, further reducing operational costs to independent physicians and clinics.

Adrian’s Awards & Nominations

Selected to receive “Wisconsin’s 2007 Small Business Person of the Year Award”
Received Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition in recognition of outstanding and invaluable service to the community.
Selected to receive Small Business Times Bravo Entrepreneur Award

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Fi-Med Management, Inc. Ranks No. 1344 on the 2009 Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 237.7%

NEW YORK, August 12, 2009–Inc. magazine today ranked Fi-Med Management, Inc. NO. 1344 on its third annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy-America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Consumer electronics maker Vizio, Internet giant GoDaddy, rental car service Zipcar, and beverage maker Honest Tea are among the prominent brands featured on this year’s list.

“Savvy trend spotters and those who invest in private companies know that the Inc. 5000 is the best place to find out about young companies that are achieving success through a wide variety of unprecedented business models, as well as older private companies that are still expanding at an impressive rate, ” said Inc. 5000 project manager Jim Melloan. “That’s why our list is so eagerly anticipated every year.”

Fi-Med Management, Inc. is an award-winning financial management firm providing comprehensive claims, coding, billing, lockbox and financial reporting services to the medical industry.

The 2009 Inc. 5000, unveiled today on Inc.com, serves as a unique report card on the U.S. economy. Despite the ongoing recession, aggregate revenue among the companies on the list actually increased to $214 billion, up $29 billion from last year, with a median three-year growth rate of 126 percent. The Inc. 5000 are responsible for creating more than 1 million jobs since their founding, making the list perhaps the best example of the impact private, fast-growing companies can have on the economy. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found on Inc.com.

Contact: Lisa Velasquez 714-935-0073

Adrian and Christine were very honored to be nominated by CPA firm Clifton Gunderson LLP this year, and our offices were buzzing with excitement Friday when the E+Y team came for their site review. Adrian and Christine have worked hard to push Fi-Med beyond the boundaries of a traditional medical billing firm, and they deserve recognition for many of the bold and entrepreneurial achievements that helped get us here. We’re all anxiously awaiting the finalist results on April 28, wish us luck!

Fi-Med president Adrian Velasquez and vice-president Christine Krause receive their second Future 50 award from the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association.

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