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Mr. Tofanelli is the Administrator, Carolina Cardiology, a member physician practice of Cornerstone Health Care.  In this role, Mr. Tofanelli maintains overall responsibility for managing the largest cardiology practice in North Carolina, headquarted in the Wintson-Salem area with practice locations throughout the state.  

Previous to this role, Mr. Tofanelli was the Managing Partner of Synergos Inc. Synergos is a multi-faceted consulting group with special expertise in health insurance plan contracting/relationships and strategic planning, as well as career management and executive coaching. 

Prior to Synergos, Mr. Tofanelli was employed by WellPoint, Inc., where he was responsible for national contracting. In addition to his tenure at WellPoint, Mr. Tofanelli was a vice president at MedMark Services, Inc., and was also the chief executive of Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic's largest medical center. He has held significant development and management positions with multispecialty group practices, large regional health care systems, and practice management organizations.

Mr. Tofanelli joined California Lutheran University as an adjunct professor of business in 2004. In addition to CLU, Mr. Tofanelli also holds active adjunct teaching positions in the MBA programs at Biola University and California State University Channel Islands. Prior to this, Mr. Tofanelli's teaching experience included positions that began in 1998 with Central Michigan University and George Mason University, and 1997 with the University of Maryland at College Park.

Mr. Tofanelli is the author of three books, Communication in Organizations, Communication in a Business Setting, and Cancer, A Marriage and A Miracle, as well as numerous articles on leadership, communications theory and health care policy. Mr. Tofanelli is also an invited guest speaker at numerous professional conferences.

Education

Candidate, PhD, Business Administration (Leadership and Organizational Change), Northcentral University, Prescott Valley, Arizona

Post Graduate Fellowship, Health Policy, Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio

Post Graduate Fellowship, Financial Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Washington, D.C.

Master of Science, System Management, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado

Master of Business Administration (Finance), Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (dual major: Management and Economics), Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas

Expertise

Areas of Strength

Finding innovative solutions Ÿ

National vendor contracting initiatives  Ÿ

Project management

Health plan/payer relations Ÿ

Facilitating change Ÿ

Strategic planning Ÿ

Executive and career coaching

Core Competencies

Introduces new and different ways to more effectively meet organizational needs.

Sees the future state, where the industry is headed, and proposes solutions that place the organization in a leadership position.

Has the ability to navigate both vertically and laterally within an organization and look beyond roles and titles to get the job done.

Possesses outstanding oral and written communication skills and is sought after for his ability to translate complicated topics into easy-to-understand plans.

Publications

Communication in Organizations. (2012). Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse. (ISBN 978-1468562910).

Communication in a Business Setting. (2009). Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse. (ISBN 978-1449020439).

A Look into the Future of Health Care Using a Cost-Based Methodology. (2009, September 16). In National Care Network Customer Advisory Board. Dallas, TX.

Cancer, a Marriage, and a Miracle. (2008). Longwood, FL: Xulon Press. (ISBN 978-1606477243).

The Benefits of a Strong Business Relationship. (2005, June 7). In National Care Network Healthcare Summit 2005. Las Vegas, NV.

The Decline of Hospital System Owned and Operated Medical Groups. (2001, January 24).In University of Maryland Business of Healthcare Forum. College Park, MD.

Integrated Delivery System Design. (2001, April 17). In U.S. Army Medical Society Seminar on Healthcare Economics.San Antonio, TX.

Healthcare Planning in Economic Terms. (2000, December 17).In Healthcare Society of the District of Columbia Winter Meeting. Washington, DC.

Healthcare Economics: Where Are We and Where Should We Go? (1999, Winter). Healthwise. Kaiser Permanente.

Transition of Risk from Health Plans to Medical Groups. (1999, May 11). In Washington Area Council of Governments Professional Development Program. Washington, D.C.

Financial Decision Making in Health Care. (1998, March1). In The 1998 Congress on Healthcare Administration. Chicago, IL.

Achieving Health Care Reform: How We Got Here and Where We May Be Going. (1994, Sping). Journal of the United States Public Health Service.

With Chiappelli, Theodore P. (1991). Structuring Medical Service. Montgomery, AL: Air University Press.

Overcoming Barriers in a Medical Center's Resource Management Office. (1991, Spring) Healthcare Executive. American College of Healthcare Executives.