About Dr. Charles Duva MD, FACEP, CMM
After a Family Practice Residency at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, Dr. Duva began practicing emergency medicine in 1977 and has held various medical staff positions. Between 1983 and 1987 he was Vice President and part owner of 97-bed Fish Memorial Hospital in DeLand, Florida. Under his management, at 35 years of age, Dr. Duva took Fish from losing $250,000 per month to earning $1.2 million in it’s first year. He later attended Tulane University and received a graduate degree in Medical Management.
Upon completion of post-graduate work, Dr. Duva assumed the position of Managing Partner and Vice President of what is now Emergency Medicine Professionals, P.A., a three-hospital, 110,000 visit corporation with 15 partners and 33 physicians. The group has been together for over 25 years. In 1997, he co-founded and developed with William Sawko, M.D.FACEP. Healthcare Billing Systems, Inc., now known as DuvaSawko. He is currently active on the ACEP Reimbursement Committee and was previously Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Florida College of Emergency Physicians (FCEP).
Featured Question:
Dr. Duva, I am a partner and medical director for a rural 27K volume ED. We assumed this contract in June of this year. What do you see as the #1 challenge facing private groups in the ED today?
Posted on 09. Feb, 2010 by admin.
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