Dr. David Friend is Marcum’s healthcare practice leader for the Midwest region and chairs the Firm’s National Healthcare Thought Leadership Committee.

For more than 30 years, Dr. Friend has provided strategic, management, clinical, tactical and financial acumen across a wide range of healthcare enterprises. He has served as a C-suite executive, chief medical officer, chief strategy officer, board director and advisor for a variety of Fortune 500 companies, health systems, academic medical centers, physician groups, insurance companies, life sciences, private equity, technology and post-acute care organizations.

Matthew Murer is the Department Chair for the firm’s national health care practice. Matt’s personal practice is devoted to counseling long term care, assisted living and senior housing providers, hospitals, blood banks and clinical laboratories. Matt has worked with hundreds of providers in resolving licensing and certification issues, including providing regulatory support for portfolio transactions, especially those with complex change of ownership issues. He has extensive experience dealing with survey issues including immediate jeopardy and life safety code issues. He also has experience with reimbursement issues and fraud and abuse issues, including OIG/DOJ investigations.

Matt was involved in drafting Illinois’ Assisted Living and Shared Housing Establishment Act, and he was awarded AARP’s Partnership in Excellence award for his work on the legislation. Matt has served on the state’s Assisted Living and Shared Housing Advisory Committee and the state’s Assisted Living and Shared Housing Quality of Life Committee for over seven years. He speaks regularly on issues that are important to the long-term care and senior housing industries.

David Mustin is a vice president of strategic IT consulting at Marcum Technology, responsible for implementing technology projects such as strategic IT roadmaps, IT assessments, system selections, restructuring, and post deal value capture.

A partner with Marcum and with more than 25 years of professional management consulting experience, Mr. Mustin specializes in developing and executing business and IT strategic growth and transformation initiatives.

Experienced, caring, highly charged and always pushing the envelope, Jennifer Richter, CPA, built her namesake firm into a nationally recognized leader in financial and consulting services for organizations across the long-term post-acute care (LTPAC) spectrum. Jennifer’s entire career has been spent in the healthcare field, working in leadership roles within acute, post-acute, continuing care and senior living market sectors before founding Richter in 1999. Today, the firm provides clients of all sizes and scopes throughout the country with customized and leading-edge clinical, financial, accounting, implementation and revenue cycle solutions that enhance outcomes in all the ways that matter.

An established thought leader, Jennifer is a frequent and top-rated speaker at professional events and trade associations across the country. She contributes regularly to the Richter Resource page, offering perspectives on the most current topics in the LTPAC industry.