W. Richard Bukata, M.D., President
Doctor Bukata founded The Center for Medical Education in 1977. The Center has developed printed, computerized and Internet publications for emergency and primary care physicians and nurse practitioners which are subscribed to by over 5,000 health professionals. In addition, the Center sponsors approximately 30 continuing medical education programs annually that are generally attended by over 3,000 physicians. In conjunction with Knight Systems Software, he began developing programs to facilitate emergency department operations in 1991. Currently, over one million visits are entered into EDITS programs annually. In recognition of his contributions to emergency medical education, he was awarded the coveted "Education Award" of the American College of Emergency Physicians in 1993.

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES
Each EDITS account is serviced by an account executive. The account executives have extensive experience in project management, excellent "people" skills and health care management backgrounds in which they have operated at the highest levels. The account executives, with appropriate back-up, provide complete oversight of the EDITS "experience" - initial contact, demonstration, benefit analysis, agreement finalization, initial training and startup, interface development, ongoing periodic oversight and upgrading.

Robert Cowsill
Mr. Cowsill has extensive experience with emergency department operations dating from the mid 1970s and has been intimately involved with the EDITS project since its inception in 1991. He has provided extensive input into the design and functionality of the EDITS software programs and is thoroughly familiar with all phases of their operation. He is the primary author of the EDITS Users Manual and has substantial experience in client support, training and system implementation. Bob's talents in these areas are highly regarded and he is routinely known to "go the extra mile" to support the needs of EDITS clients.

Karen Hempel, RN
Ms. Hempel, a mathematician and graduate of the Barnes Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis, practiced clinical nursing at several major California hospitals before becoming a Quality Analyst for a large regional medical center. Her responsibilities included projects assessing and improving patient care, and she assisted the medical staff in performing clinical quality research. Most recently she has served as the Director of Client Services for a large, multihospital emergency physician staffing company where she was responsible for programs regarding regulatory compliance, performance improvement, customer service, physician documentation, reimbursement and practice management. Karen has extensive experience at project management and is very familiar with the operation of contemporary emergency departments, and, as such, will provide strong support for EDITS clients.

TECHNICAL AND DEVELOPMENT STAFF
The technical and development staff has had major ongoing roles in the systems design and analysis that have resulted in the EDITS programs. They have supported all installations to date, have assisted in the development of hospital software interfaces and have actively supported ongoing client needs.

Jeffrey Knight
Mr. Knight is president of Knight Systems Software located in Santa Monica, California. His firm has developed a number of commercial software programs and has collaborated extensively with The Center for Medical Education in the development of its multiple commercial and noncommercial software programs since 1985.