Biography

 

 

Ken Terry is a former senior editor at Medical Economics Magazine, the leading business publication for physicians. During his nearly 15 years with Medical Economics, Terry covered topics related to health information technology, practice management, and managed care. From 2003-2005, he organized and led regional health IT seminars for Medical Economics in conjunction with the Pri-Med clinical conferences. Today, he regularly speaks on information technology, quality improvement, and health care reform (see below).

Terry has received journalism awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (2000), the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (2001-2002), and the American Business Media. He was a finalist for the latter organization's prestigious Neal Award in 2003 and 2006, and he won a Neal Award in 2007.

Terry has written freelance articles for many publications, including The New York Times, The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Health, Inc., Men's Health, Parenting, Downbeat, The Progressive, and The Nation. Before joining Medical Economics, he covered the entertainment business for Billboard and Variety. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from the State University of New York at Albany.

Presentations

 

 

USA Institute of Managed Care, 1998. Topic: managed care.

Medical Society of New York State, 1999. Topic: managed care.

Pri-Med regional conferences, 2004-2005. Organized and ran seminars on health information technology at five regional Pri-Med conferences in 2004 and six meetings in 2005. Moderated physician and evidence-based-medicine panels.

Health Tech New York, Manhattan Community College, 2005. Topic: health information technology in physician offices

Cerner Health Care Leadership Forum, Orlando, FL, 2005. Moderator, pay for performance panel

Financial Management Associates Pay-for-Performance Summit, Atlanta, 2006. Topic: regional health information organizations.

East Coast annual conference of the New York State Osteopathic Medical Society, April 2007. Topic: health care reform.

 

National Congress on the Un- and Underinsured, Washington, DC, December 2007. Topic: health care reform.

 

Washington/Oregon chapter, Medical Group Management Association, Spokane, WA, April 2008. Topic: health care reform.

 

California Association of Physician Groups, San Diego, May 2008. Topic: reform

 

Nevada chapter, Medical Group Management Association, June 2008. Topic: reform