ASPA's Management

Understanding the many factors that drive talented individuals to focus their life's work in a particular area may not be fully understood. What is known is that commitment to an area of concentration is an essential ingredient of success. Commitment to serve the interests of physicians is the foundation of ASPA's management staff.

Connie Richardson, Director of Operations

Connie Richardson is the Director of Operations for the Arizona State Physicians Association (ASPA) a position that she has held for the past 22 years. Not only does Connie oversee the daily office activities, she has been successful in assuring that all ASPA contracted payors utilize, by delegation, ASPA's primary source credentialing program. She also developed Quick Start, a credentialing application service designed to assist health care providers to obtain initial plan contracts and hospital privileges that streamline the hospital and plan reappointment process. This program also includes contract negotiations handled by Connie and Mark Harris, an ASPA Contracting Agent for the program. ASPA CVO services have also developed and expanded under Connie's leadership.

Connie is actively involved in IPA contract negotiations, ASPA membership recruitment and specialty network development. Her 37 years of varied years of experience in the health care industry includes physician office management, hospital business office management, AHCCCS plan administration in rural communities and HMO managed care administration. Connie is on the Board for TIPAAA (The IPA Association of America); an active member of the National and Arizona Medical Group Management Associations, Arizona Association of Medical Staff Services and the National Association of Medical Staff Services. She is also a member of the National Association of Professional Women.

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