JOAN K. SLAGER, D.N.P., C.N.M., C.P.C, F.A.C.N.M South 26th. Street Kalamazoo, Michigan 49048

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1 JOAN K. SLAGER, D.N.P., C.N.M., C.P.C, F.A.C.N.M South 26th. Street Kalamazoo, Michigan EDUCATION Doctor of Nursing Practice, Dec. 2008, Oakland University, Rochester Hills, Michigan. Master of Science in Nursing, 1993, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Nurse-midwifery Certificate, 1991, Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing, Hyden, Kentucky. Bachelor of Science in Nursing, cum laude, 1980, Nazareth College, Kalamazoo, Michigan. REGISTRATION Registered Nurse - State of Michigan Nurse Midwife Specialty Certification State of Michigan CERTIFICATION American College of Nurse-Midwives American Association of Professional Coders HONORS Dorothea Lang Pioneer Award, American College of Nurse-Midwives Foundation, 2008 Best Book of the Year Award, Administrative Manual for Midwifery Practices, American College of Nurse-Midwives, 2007 Fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, 2007 Nominated Best Book of the Year Award, Business Concepts for Healthcare Providers, American College of Nurse-Midwives, 2004 Sigma Theta Tau ACNM Regional Award for Excellence Nominee, 2001, Recipient, YWCA Woman of Achievement Spotlight Award, Who s Who in American Nursing,

2 Who s Who in American Women, POSITIONS Director of Nurse-Midwifery, Bronson Women's Services, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan Preceptor, Family Practice Residents, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI Independent Consultant, Midwifery Business, Productivity, and Billing and Coding Academic Faculty, Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing, Hyden, Kentucky Case Reviewer and Expert Witness for CNM medical malpractice cases, Clinical Faculty, Nurse-Midwifery program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, Staff Nurse-Midwife, Bronson Women's Service, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Adjunct Instructor, Michigan State University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of Nurse-Midwifery Services, Family Health Center of Battle Creek, Battle Creek, Michigan, Clinical Faculty, Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing, Hyden, Kentucky, Clinical Faculty, Nurse-Midwifery Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, , Staff Nurse-Midwife, Family Health Center of Battle Creek, Battle Creek, Michigan, Staff Nurse, Family Birthing Center, Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Charge Nurse, Family Planning Clinic, Kalamazoo County Health Department, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1983.

3 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Clinical Faculty, Pediatrics, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Department of Nursing, Kalamazoo, Michigan Clinic Nurse, Kalamazoo County Health Department, Kalamazoo, Michigan Relief Charge Nurse, Lehigh Acres General Hospital, Lehigh Acres, Florida, Staff Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Member, American College of Nurse Midwives Member, American Association of Professional Coders Board of Directors: Treasurer, American College of Nurse-Midwives, Liaison: American Midwifery Certification Board, Liaison: Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, EPIC Super User, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Chair, ACNM Division of Standards and Practice, ACNM Representative to the AMA s Relative Value Update Committee, ACNM Representative to the AMA s CPT Update Committee, Speaker/Consultant, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Editorial Board, OB/GYN Coding Alerts, The Coding Institute, Naples, FL CNM Advisory Committee, Cervilenz, Speaker s Bureau, Warner-Chilcott, Chair, Business Section, ACNM Division of Standards and Practice,

4 Member, ACNM Division of Standards and Practice, Business Section Member, ACNM Financial Advisory Board 2007 Member, ACNM Benchmarking Task Force Member, Executive Council, ACNM Michigan Chapters Member, ACNM Quality Management Committee Program Committee, ACNM Annual Meeting 2005, 2007, 2011 Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health, Peer Reviewer Member, Southwest Michigan Perinatal Assoc. Member, Advanced Practice Nursing Council, Bronson Methodist Hospital Member Community Review Team, Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Committee, Kalamazoo, CNM Consultant to Committee on Perinatal Health, Michigan State Medical Society, Chapter Vice-Chair, American College of Nurse- Midwives, Region IV, Chapter XIII, Chapter Chair, American College of Nurse-Midwives, Region IV, Chapter XIII, , Conference Committee Chair, ACNM, Region IV, Chapter XIII. Primary Care Conference Chapter Secretary, American College of Nurse Midwives, Region IV, Chapter, XIII, Educational Affiliate, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Member, Infant Mortality Review Committee, Battle Creek, Michigan,

5 PUBLICATIONS Levine, J., Ramos, D., Slager, J. Reducing the Impact of Unintended Pregnancies (UPIs) on the US Health System, Contemporary OB/GYN, May 2014, American Journal of Managed Care, May 2014, American journal of Accountable Care, June Slager, J & Lynne, S. Short Cervix and the Risk of Preterm Birth. Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health, Volume 57, Issue Supplement s1: Schuiling, K & Slager, J. The Limits of Choice: Elective Induction and Cesarean Birth on Maternal Request IN Anderson, B. and Stone, S. (eds) Best Practices in Midwifery: Using the Evidence to Implement Change Springer Publishers (2012). Wilson-Liverman, A., Slager, J., Wage, D. Documentation and Billing for Services Provided by Midwives Teaching Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents and Medical Students. Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health, 2009; 54: Coding Corner, Quickening (quarterly newsletter ACNM), Contributing Editor, Getting Paid: Billing, Coding and Payment for Midwifery Services, 3 rd. edition, American College of Nurse-Midwives, Silver Springs, Maryland, Ament, L. Professional Issues in Midwifery, Jones & Bartlett, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 2006 (Contributing Author) Slager, J. ed. An Administrative Manual for Nurse-Midwifery Practices. Nurse-Midwifery Service Directors Network, Slager, J., Business Concepts for Healthcare Providers, Jones & Bartlett, Sudbury, Massachusetts, Contributing Editor, Getting Paid: Billing, Coding and Payment for Midwifery Services, 2 nd. Edition, American College of Nurse-Midwives, Washington, D.C., 2002.

6 Slager, J and Lavery, J.P. Midwifery Co-Management of Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health 2000;45: Schuiling, K. and Slager, J. Scope of Practice: Freedom Within Limits. Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health 2000;45: PRESENTATIONS Preparing for ICD 10, Des Moines, IA, June Sponsored by the Family Planning Council of Iowa. The ABCs of Billing & Coding, Advanced Billing & Coding, Syracuse, NY, April Sponsored by: Community Health Foundation of Western & Central New York The ABCs of Billing & Coding, Advanced Billing & Coding, Preparing for ICD-10, Transitioning Out of Practice, Midwifery Works!, Chicago, IL, November Billing and Coding for Midwives, Rochester, NY, June Sponsored by: Community Health Foundation of Western & Central New York The ABCs of Billing & Coding, Advanced Billing & Coding, Family Planning Council of Iowa, DesMoines, IA, June Advanced Billing and Coding for OB/GYN Services, El Rio Community Health Center, Tucson, AZ. January Preparing for ICD-10, Title X Professionals, State of Iowa, November The Business Aspects of Nurse-Midwifery An Introduction to Billing and Coding East Carolina University, November The Business Aspects of Nurse-Midwifery An Introduction to Billing and Coding Philadelphia University, November The ABCs of Billing & Coding and Advanced Billing & Coding, Midwifery Works!, Tampa, Florida, October Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy and Induction of Labor, Perinatal Network Conference, Kalamazoo, MI. October 2013.

7 Universal Screening for Cervical Length and Use of Vaginal Progesterone, Bronson Methodist Hospital OB/GYN Grand Rounds, Kalamazoo, MI, February 26, The ABCs of Billing & Coding and Productivity Models in Midwifery Practice, ACNM Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, June Prematurity Prevention in Midwifery: Identifying and Treating High Risk Patients, ACNM Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, June The ABCs of Billing & Coding and Advanced Billing & Coding, ACNM Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, May Productivity Models in Midwifery Practice, ACNM Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, May Obstetrical Care of the Obese Patient, 2011 Southwest Michigan Perinatal Assoc. Spring Conference, Kalamazoo, MI, May Ten Tips for Successful Billing and Coding, WI Reproductive Health Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI, May 2011 Is There a Hole in Your Bucket?: Strategies for Capturing Lost Revenue, Wisconsin Nurse s Association Advanced Practical Nurse Forum, Madison, WI, April Assessing Cervical Length and Management of Preterm Labor Bronson Methodist Hospital OB/GYN Grand Rounds, Kalamazoo, MI, March Billing and Coding Modules (4) ACNM Live Learning Center, American College of Nurse-Midwives, Managing the Second Stage of Pregnancy Bronson Methodist Hospital, OB/GYN Grand Rounds, Kalamazoo, MI, November, The ABCs of Billing & Coding and Advanced Billing & Coding, Midwifery Business Network Fall Meeting, Nashville, TN, October A Paradigm Shift in Management of the End of Pregnancy, Hypertension Disorders in Pregnancy, Ten Tips for Successful Coding and Billing, Ambulatory OB/GYN Nursing, Contemporary Forums, Las Vegas, Nevada, October The ABCs of Billing & Coding and Advanced Billing & Coding,

8 ACNM Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., June Pre-eclampsia: A Horse of a Different Color, Lakeland Spring Fling, Niles, MI, May Billing and Coding: Tips to Improve Your Bottom Line, Wisconsin Nurse s Association Advanced Practical Nurse Forum, Wisconsin Dells, WI, April What You Need to Know: Changes in OB/GYN Coding, Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Women s Health: 40 th Annual Autumn Seminar, University of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN, October Coding for Midwife/Birth Center Reimbursement, American Association of Birth Centers Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA, September The ABCs of Billing & Coding and Advanced Billing & Coding, ACNM Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, May The Relationship of Body Attitudes and Body Esteem During Pregnancy and the Risk for Developing Postpartum Depression, ACNM Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, May Labor Induction and Augmentation Looking at an Old Drug in a New Way, Bronson Methodist Hospital OB/GYN Grand Rounds, April, Calculating Preventative Medicine Payments for OB/GYN, Teleconference for Audioeducator.com, February, The Business Aspects of Nurse-Midwifery An Introduction to Billing and Coding East Carolina University, January The ABCs of Billing & Coding and Advanced Billing & Coding, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October The ABCs of Billing & Coding and Advanced Billing & Coding, Greensboro, NC, September Managing First Trimester Complications, Ambulatory OB/GYN Nursing, Contemporary Forums, San Francisco, October Billing, Coding and Practice Management, Ambulatory OB/GYN Nursing, Contemporary Forums, San Francisco, October 2008.

9 Managing the Patient with Gestational Diabetes: Diagnosis, Fetal Surveillance and Collaboration. Ambulatory OB/GYN Nursing, Contemporary Forums, San Francisco, October Body Image and Normal Birth, International Confederation of Midwives 28 th Triennial Congress, Glasgow, Scotland, June The ABCs and 123s of Billing & Coding and Advanced Billing & Coding ACNM Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, May First Trimester Screening for Genetic Disorders: Advances in Technology and Testing. ACNM Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, May, Body Image in Pregnancy. ACNM Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, May ACNM Regional Billing & Coding Workshop, Albuquerque, NM, April 2008, Minneapolis, MN, Sept. 2008, Orlando, Florida and Brooklyn, New York, October Billing & Coding Part I Coding for After Hours, Observation & Inpatient Encounters and Billing & Coding Part II Billing & Coding for Outpatient Encounters. Wisconsin Nurse s Association, Wisconsin Dells, WI, April Managing the Patient with Gestational Diabetes: Diagnosis, Fetal Surveillance and Collaboration. Ambulatory OB/GYN Nursing, Contemporary Forums, Las Vegas. Sept First Trimester Screening for Genetic Disorders: Advances in Technology and Testing. Ambulatory OB/GYN Nursing, Contemporary Forums, Las Vegas. Sept Billing, Coding and Practice Management, Ambulatory OB/GYN Nursing, Contemporary Forums, Las Vegas, September The ABCs and 123s of Billing and Coding, ACNM Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, May Advanced Billing & Coding, ACNM Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, May Best Business Practices: Productivity Models in Midwifery Practice, The American Association of Birth Centers Annual Meeting, Valley Forge, PA, September, The ABCs and 123s of Billing and Coding, ACNM Annual Meeting,

10 Salt Lake City, UT, May Advanced Billing & Coding, ACNM Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, June Productivity Models in Midwifery Practice, ACNM Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, May The ABCs and 123s of Billing and Coding, ACNM Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., June The ABCs and 123s of Billing and Coding, Midwives as Disruptive Innovators, The Art of Juggling Midwifery Administrative and Practice Roles, Funky Codes That Work, Ninth Annual Midwifery Business Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November The ABCs and 123s of Billing and Coding, ACNM Annual Meeting, New Orleans, May Advanced Billing and Coding, Technological Advances in Billing & Coding, Rules & Regulations When Billing for Students, Incident To What?, Eighth Annual Midwifery Business Institute, Ann Arbor, MI, November Is There A Hole in Your Bucket? Collecting Lost Revenue, Contracting Midwifery Services, National Association Of Childbearing Centers Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, September Advanced Billing and Coding, Answering the Productivity Question Making the Numbers Meaningful, A Billing and Coding Working Session, Leadership in Midwifery: Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Even More About Billing and Coding, Seventh Annual Midwifery Business Institute, Ann Arbor, MI, November The A-B-Cs and 1-2-3s of Billing and Coding, ACNM Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May The A-B-Cs and 1-2-3s of Billing and Coding, North Carolina ACNM Chapter Meeting, Hickory, North Carolina, April The A-B-Cs and 1-2-3s of Billing and Coding, Southwest Michigan Medical Clinic, Berrien Springs, Michigan, February, 2002.

11 Demystifying Billing and Coding, The New ABCs of CPT in 2001 and When You are Under Fire: How to Dodge the Bullets!, 6 th Annual Midwifery Business Institute, Ann Arbor, MI., November, 2001 Commencement Address, Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing, Hyden, KY., October Advanced Billing and Coding, NACC 17 th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ 9/2001 Billing and Coding for the Financially Savvy Nurse-Midwife, ACNM National Convention, Washington D.C., June 2001 Billing and Coding for Midwives, Michigan ACNM Chapters Midwinter Midwifery Retreat, Saugatuck, MI, February Billing and Coding for Midwives Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, St. Johnsbury, VT, November Billing and Coding for OB/GYN Providers, CNMs of Toledo, Toledo OH, November Billing and Coding for Midwives,and Monitoring Your Budget, Nurse-Midwifery 5 th. Annual Business Institute, Ann Arbor, MI, September Billing and Coding for Midwives, ACNM Region III Conference and Retreat, Savannah, GA, September Care of the Homeless Pregnant Woman, Second Annual Healthy Babies - Healthy Start Conference, Kalamazoo, MI, November Billing and Coding for Financial Viability, The ABCs of Billing and Coding, and Billing and Coding - The Rules, Nurse -Midwifery Practice Director s Fourth Annual Institute, Ann Arbor, MI, October Poster Presentation, Midwest Nursing Research Society, An Integrated CNM/Perinatology Model of Care for Childbearing Women, Who is in charge? Nurse Midwifery Practice Director s Third Annual Institute, Ann Arbor, MI. August, Drug Use in Pregnancy, Southwest MI Perinatal Assoc. Spring Conference, Kalamazoo, MI, April 1998.

12 Updates in Contraception, KCMS Annual Women s Health Symposium, Kalamazoo, MI, November Primary Care of the Pregnant Patient, MSU/KCMS Women s Health Grand Rounds, Kalamazoo, MI, May Recruiting and Credentialing Nurse-midwives in the Rural Setting, Michigan Hospital Insurance Company Teleconference, Lansing, Michigan, September, "Nurse-midwife - Physician, Can This Marriage Be Saved?", Michigan Hospital Insurance Company Assoc., Lansing, Michigan, January "What is a Nurse-midwife and what does she do?", Bronson Brown Bag Series, Kalamazoo, Michigan, July Sales Training for Women's Product Line, The Upjohn Company, "Clinical Uses of Depo-provera and Cleocin Vaginal Cream", Michigan State University Student Health Clinic, East Lansing, Michigan, May "What is a Nurse-Midwife?", Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan, July "Options in Childbearing", KAPC Childbirth Education Class, Battle Creek, Michigan, April "What is a Nurse-midwife?", Family Living Class, Pennfield High School, March "Contraceptive Options", Family Living Class, Pennfield High School, March "Nurse-midwifery as a Career", Senior Careers Class, Thornapple Creek High School, September Psychological Adjustments and Role Changes After the Baby Comes", Michigan Council of Cooperative Nursery Schools, Inc., Lansing, Michigan, May "Maternal Adaptations to Pregnancy, Clinical Pelvimetry and Prenatal Testing", Nazareth College, Kalamazoo, Michigan,

13 "The Importance of Prenatal Care", March of Dimes Community Baby Showers, Kalamazoo, Michigan, RESEARCH Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of an Integrated CNM/Perinatology Model of Care for Childbearing Women. Co-investigator. Body Image Perception and Normal Birth. Co-investigator. Body Image Perception and Postpartum Depression. Principle Investigator.