Karma Health Partners
Steve Carbonara
Steve Carbonara
Steve Carbonara
Steve has more than 22 years in the healthcare information technology and medical device markets. Steve worked closely with thousands of doctors in the more than 9 years he spent with Misys and Allscripts, selling / implementing / supporting PMS/EHR systems and all of the ‘bolt on’ solutions that followed. Since then he has worked with
Steve has more than 22 years in the healthcare information technology and medical device markets. Steve worked closely with thousands of doctors in the more than 9 years he spent with Misys and Allscripts, selling / implementing / supporting PMS/EHR systems and all of the ‘bolt on’ solutions that followed. Since then he has worked with many young and innovative companies, bringing new technology and operational processes to providers. These include one of the first patient self check in solutions, one of the first patient automated payment solutions, and one of the first real time eligibility solutions ever brought to market. He has worked on the ‘cutting edge’ of technology in healthcare his entire career, just recently building a marketplace for providers that reduced medical device spend by 30% on average. Steve earned a BS from Robert Morris University in Business Administration while on soccer scholarship and he currently lives in Atlanta, GA with his son and daughter.
Tom Luther, CMPE
Steve Carbonara
Steve Carbonara
Tom has over 30 years industry experience with the last 10 years focused on medical practice transformation. His experience includes independents and hospital owned organizations, scaling both small and large practices to better align service offerings while preparing them for the transformation of healthcare. He has held the top admini
Tom has over 30 years industry experience with the last 10 years focused on medical practice transformation. His experience includes independents and hospital owned organizations, scaling both small and large practices to better align service offerings while preparing them for the transformation of healthcare. He has held the top administrative positions for several Multi-Specialty and Orthopedic practices. He has also consulted for several health technology manufacturers, assisting on their operational and go to market strategies. Tom earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting and Management Information Systems from Eastern Michigan University and is a Board-Certified Practice Management Executive through the MGMA. Tom lives with his wife in the Ann Arbor, MI and has a son who recently graduated from Northwood University and a daughter who is starting her sophomore year at the University of Louisville studying pre-law and is a member of the women’s swim and dive team.
Mark Miller
Ken Walsh
Ken Walsh
Mark has spent 35 years in the healthcare industry in medical device distribution and healthcare IT. He has worked with companies like Stryker, Johnson & Johnson, Tornier and Wright Medical Technologies, introducing many new medical devices to the American healthcare market. He is also an expert in the architecture of the biologics supp
Mark has spent 35 years in the healthcare industry in medical device distribution and healthcare IT. He has worked with companies like Stryker, Johnson & Johnson, Tornier and Wright Medical Technologies, introducing many new medical devices to the American healthcare market. He is also an expert in the architecture of the biologics supply chain. In recent years, Mark has developed a keen understanding of how technology can streamline the delivery of medical devices and services, reduce cost to providers and health systems and improve both outcomes and satisfaction for patients. He has also amassed significant experience engaging patients through digital technology. His focus for Karma Health Partners is in helping clients develop patient engagement strategies while reducing costs. His long tenure, working closely with providers throughout his career, gives him a unique perspective of our clients’ needs at the practice level. Mark lives with his wife and dog in Carmel, IN and has two sons, one who's studying filmmaking at SCAD in Atlanta, and the other who is a sound recording engineering student in Denver.
Ken Walsh
Ken Walsh
Ken Walsh
Ken has over 30 years of healthcare experience beginning in manufacturing and QA as a biochemist in the pharmaceutical industry and as Certified Quality Engineer (CQE). He moved into healthcare IT as a sales representative for Alteer and Greenway, selling their PM/EMR systems. Ken then co-founded New Century Health Solutions, a consulti
Ken has over 30 years of healthcare experience beginning in manufacturing and QA as a biochemist in the pharmaceutical industry and as Certified Quality Engineer (CQE). He moved into healthcare IT as a sales representative for Alteer and Greenway, selling their PM/EMR systems. Ken then co-founded New Century Health Solutions, a consulting firm serving ambulatory practices with accounting, RCM, operations, and technology. Ken then co-founded the patient engagement company, Talksoft, serving as its President & CEO for nearly a decade. He built the organization into a national leader while bringing on a suite of patient engagement services. Talksoft was acquired in 2014 by the revenue cycle management (RCM) company, RevSpring, Inc. In 2016 Ken led Talksoft to the 2016 KLAS Patient Outreach Category Leader award as the best company in the country. He served two years on the HIMSS Patient Engagement Task Force along with fellow HIT thought leaders. Ken earned his BA in Biochemistry and MBA in Management at Rutgers; he is based in the Philadelphia, PA area and is an avid cyclist.
Strategic board of Advisors
Shahid SHAH
Shahid Shah is the Chairman of our Strategic Board of Advisors. Shahid is an internationally recognized health tech thought leader and entrepreneur with over a dozen awarded patents. He’s architected and deployed multiple clinical solutions to hundreds of thousands of users, including electronic health record (EHRs) and medical devices, o
Shahid Shah is the Chairman of our Strategic Board of Advisors. Shahid is an internationally recognized health tech thought leader and entrepreneur with over a dozen awarded patents. He’s architected and deployed multiple clinical solutions to hundreds of thousands of users, including electronic health record (EHRs) and medical devices, over his 30+ year engineering career. His expertise goes much further, which is why KHP sought him out . H is true gift to the medical community is in making complex technologies easier to understand and deploy effectively in day to day clinical settings. Given the role that tech will play in the post-COVID-19 healthcare industry it’s more important than ever not just to understand the tech but to know how to setup the right procedures and process to let clinicians take advantage of the newest solutions. Patient engagement tech, telemedicine, tele-diagnostics, AI, and remote patient monitoring are just buzzwords – putting them into effective practice in order to generate revenue and increase productivity is how KHP will use Shahid’s leadership expertise to help our customers.