Ronald N. Riner, M.D.

President

The Riner Group, Inc.

5811 Pelican Bay Blvd., Suite 210

Naples, FL 34108

www.rinergroup.com

239-592-0422 (Office)

239-592-5065 (Fax)

 

Dr. Riner is president of his own advisory and consulting firm, which he started in l980. He has served as a consultant and professional advisor to medical practices, health systems, professional medical associations, the insurance industry, pharmaceutical companies, universities and medical device companies on issues having bearing on the interface of the business community with those providing healthcare services or products. He has also served as a member of the executive management team for one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. He has participated in the formation of numerous strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions within the healthcare field. He serves as a member of numerous professional societies and he is editor for a section of a publication focused on healthcare economics and healthcare business strategies, which has domestic and international readership (35 countries).

 

A graduate of Princeton University, Dr. Riner attended Cornell University Medical College and received his internship and residency training at The New York Hospital/Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He performed his specialty training in cardiovascular diseases at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and has received formal business education at the Olin School of Business at Washington University, Kellogg School of Business in Chicago and Harvard University in Boston. He is also a Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study on International Business Development at Washington University. He is a former graduate medical education program director and has had over 15 years of private medical practice experience before devoting himself entirely to the business of medicine and healthcare. He continues as a member of numerous specialty societies and academies, and has served on several public and not-for-profit boards. His diverse experiences within the healthcare field, having practiced and served as advisor within every facet of medicine (academic/private/solo/small-large group) and also having served at senior management and governance levels within large health systems and healthcare companies provides unique vantage points and skills resulting in his being a frequently requested speaker, advisor and consultant for educational institutions, health systems, hospitals industry and other components of the healthcare business and clinical community.

 

 

Dr. Riner’s areas of special interest include:

• Physician-hospital and medical-healthcare business alignment strategies
• New business development with particular attention to cardiac, vascular and cardiovascular surgical services
• Formation and negotiation of strategic alliances for healthcare practices and businesses
• Strategic planning for healthcare delivery organizations, clinical practices and healthcare related businesses [information companies, group purchasing organizations, etc.]
• Mergers and acquisitions referable to the healthcare sector Group practice formation and enhancement of medical practice models
• Benchmarking of outcomes and operational performance characteristics for hospitals and clinical practices
• Enterprise management and advisory services to senior management teams of healthcare companies
• Educational and advisory forums for boards and select groups of business executive, scientific and clinical leadership on trends impacting healthcare delivery