Our Team - Barlow McCarthy

Hospital/Physician Relationship Consultants - Our Team

Driven by accountability, responsibility and commitment

Developing solutions that address the delicate nuances of the hospital-physician relationship demands special skills and insights. Often an objective outsider can evoke a stronger performance from all parties involved. However, for us, it’s about more than making everyone happy; it’s about making your goals real. Yes, we achieve the immediate results you need today, but ten years from now, you’ll also see that we made a lasting and meaningful impact on your business.

Kriss Barlow RN, MBA

Kriss' passion is growth strategy and working with teams to
enhance medical staff relationships. She has spent her entire
professional career in healthcare. For the past 15 years, she
has used the knowledge gained from clinical and business
development work with organizations to support clients in
strategy, program development and implementation. She
is able to create the vision, but most importantly, she
takes a hands-on approach.
Allison B. McCarthy MBA

As a consultant, Allison focuses on providing valuable
insights to her clients on physician recruitment, relations,
medical staff development and tracking tools. She has
worked in healthcare for more than 20 years, first as an
allied health professional and then moving into physician
strategies leadership positions in both community and
academic medical centers.
Ann Maloley MBA

Ann recently guided the marketing communications efforts
for a premier academic medical center and was recognized
by the corporate owner for developing an innovative
marketing program. In addition, Ann led a team in developing
the largest physician specialty outreach network in the
region. These and other experiences have positioned her
as a resource to others in the industry.
Michael Barber M.D.

Mike’s approach to helping health care organizations grow
and change is much like the way he approached taking care
of patients in his family practice — assess, plan,
treat and follow up. He has 20 years of experience as a
C-suite executive leader and consultant growing companies,
creating startups and leading companies through times of
great change. He helps physicians and healthcare executives
find new and innovative solutions to the problems they face.
His consulting practice is focused on engaging hospitals and
physicians in new ways to practice and in forming new
relationships to improve care.
David Zirkle PhD

David's passion is using information-based approaches to
improve decision-making and create business growth. He
has worked as a healthcare market strategist for over
20 years. He helps organizations transform data and
information into knowledge that is then distributed to the
right people, at the right time, in the right format.
Brenda Beukelman MBA

Brenda brings a 17-year healthcare career to the team, which
includes a wide range of experiences with non-profit health
systems. Her leadership roles in both marketing and
human resources involved building the function and its
teams from the ground up. She has enterprise-wide experience;
working within hospitals, physician practices, and corporate
divisions. She recently won an Emmy award for a surgery
broadcast on the Internet.