Southwind Medical Specialists Welcomes Jason Barrett, PhD, as Practice Administrator

Online, April 12, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Southwind Medical Specialists, PC, has announced the addition of Dr. Jason Barrett as its new Practice Administrator.

According to Tiffany Hall, MD, president of the group: "It was extremely fortunate that we were able to locate an individual of Dr. Barrett's caliber to manage our practice. He comes to us with a wide range of experience including management of practices for The Regional Medical Center, United States Navy, and a public university. He has received multiple awards for his handling of projects over the years, and has demonstrated an excellent ability to build rapport with staff members and physicians."

Prior to joining Southwind, Dr. Barrett was employed as Ambulatory Services Practice Director for the Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The Med). He served in this role for five years, overseeing operations, strategic planning, and financial viability for off-campus services. During this time, he reduced operating expenses, managed space re-design and construction projects for three of the clinics, implemented an electronic medical records system, and helped to drastically reduce the rate of claims denials by insurance carriers.

Dr. Barrett's experience also includes two years as Faculty Practice Manager for the UCONN Health Center, and eight years of directing optometry and primary care clinics for the United States Navy in Okinawa, Japan.

Dr. Barrett holds a BS in Healthcare Management from Southern Illinois University, an MS in Operations Management from the University of Arkansas, and a Doctorate in Healthcare Administration from Capella University. Additionally, he is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

He and his wife Kathy reside in Germantown, TN and have one 7-year-old son. Outside of the office, he enjoys fishing, target shooting, and writing computer programs and Android Applications.

Southwind Medical Specialists is the home of nine physicians and two nurse practitioners. Specialties of the physicians include internal medicine, pediatrics, family practice, occupational medicine, and gastroenterology. Offices are located at 3725 Champion Hills Drive at Winchester, and at 5182 Sanderlin in east Memphis. Southwind also offers a number of outpatient services not normally provided in a physician office setting, which include diabetes management, advanced laboratory services, echocardiography, carotid dopplers, nuclear medicine, and 24-hour holter monitoring.

For more information on Southwind Medical Specialists, or to request an appointment with one of its physicians, visit them on the web at www.southwindmd.com, or call (901) 367-9001.