HRS Advisory Board

Anna Ferguson’s compassion and dedication to nursing has moved her to excel in multiple roles as a health care professional. She is a dynamic leader who inspires others to perform to their fullest potential. As a Nurse Executive with over 19 years of experience in Patient Care, Clinical Informatics, Education, and Leadership, Ms. Ferguson is a forward-thinking and results-driven professional with a passion for improving the quality and delivery of patient care. Her clinical expertise and strong understanding of complex clinical workflows catapulted her into notable roles across various Miami-based medical institutions, including the University of Miami Health Systems and Mercy Hospital.

As a Nurse Informaticist, Ms. Ferguson played an integral role in transforming the facilities' healthcare delivery system by successfully serving as one of the leaders in two successful EHR implementations. Her aptitude for technology and innovations led to her recognition for implementing a facility-wide, patient safety initiative for Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA) at Mercy Hospital. In addition, Anna pioneered a critical Epic Clin Doc flowsheet for a highly specialized stem cell transplant unit, which provided nursing staff with a precise and streamlined protocol for infusions and related documentation; significantly reducing redundancies and errors. Due to her contributions, she was selected as Chairperson for Clinical Informatics Council in recognition of her subject matter expertise.

In 2015, Ms. Ferguson accepted the Chief Nursing Officer and Operations role at Camillus Health Concern, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving the most vulnerable in Miami-Dade County, including those experiencing homelessness. Her duties include overseeing the health center's three-site operations and developing medical and quality strategies to serve high-risk, low-resource diverse populations. Solving complex problems is Ms. Ferguson’s strength as seen in her ability to align with the community. Among her notable accomplishments, Ms. Ferguson’s compassion for those she serves led to her being awarded the Pedro Jose Greer Award for excellence in providing healthcare services to vulnerable populations. Ms. Ferguson is a champion for quality initiatives and has been recognized for her leadership in multiple Camillus Health Concern awards of distinction from HRSA, NCQA, and the American Heart Association. Ms. Ferguson holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Grand Canyon University and a Master in Business Administration from Lynn University. She is a member of West Coast University and Concord Career Institute Program Advisory Board and is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).

Felecia Hudson DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CRRN, ICM Director of Performance Improvement & Education, Brooks Rehabilitation Home Health Dr. Hudson is a healthcare professional with over 24 years of nursing experience. She has held various clinical leadership positions within the post-acute spectrum of care. She has worked on a multitude of initiatives designed to enhance care transitions and improve outcomes for patients and families navigating complex healthcare systems.

Dr. Hudson has presented on topics related to patient activation and engagement, implemented remote patient monitoring programs within the home health environment, and implemented strategies to transform care for underserved patient populations. In addition to her continued focus on initiatives to enhance quality of care, Dr. Hudson is currently working on projects focused on reducing rehospitalizations, including one which consists of leveraging resources throughout the post-acute continuum of care. Dr. Hudson holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from Baylor University and a Master of Science in Nursing degree with a focus on nursing leadership from Jacksonville University. She also holds two Bachelor of Science degrees in Health and Nursing from the University of North Florida. Additionally, she holds certifications as a Nurse Executive Advanced-Board Certified (NEA-BC) and as a Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN). She also holds an additional certificate as an Integrated Care Manager (ICM).

A proud mother of two, grandmother of one, and owner of two fur babies, Dr. Hudson enjoys spending time with her family and being involved in activities which benefit her community.

Dr. Kulcsar serves as the system medical director of Lee Health Virtual Health, one of the largest public health systems in the United States, where he has deployed a large-scale remote patient monitoring suit across the health system and state wide in Florida. In addition, he is operationalizing the digital transformation roadmap of the health system entailing digital acquisition of patients, creating custom digital workflows, data interoperability and a consumer-directed marketplace. His work at Lee Health has been featured in numerous healthcare publications including Healthcare IT news, Becker’s hospital review, and PR Newswire.

Dr. Kulcsar has several active advisory roles including medical advisor to 22 Health Ventures which is a Singapore based Healthcare Venture Capital fund focused on a suite of digital health technologies in the areas of healthy aging, precision medicine, wearables and remote monitoring technologies. In addition, he is on the advisory board for a virtual first digital health startup targeting the full service management of autoimmune diseases such as inflammatory arthritis and systemic lupus. Prior to joining Lee Health, Dr. Kulcsar served as the Associate Medical Director of Digital Health and Strategic ventures as well as section chief of Rheumatology for White Plains Hospital a member of the Montefiore Health System where he focused on evaluation of investments for East Post Road Ventures the for-profit investment arm of the hospital. He helped with building the Venture arm of the hospital and also played a role in sourcing, vetting, due diligence and implementation of portfolio companies in the health system.

As the section chief of Rheumatology, he ensured safe and equitable delivery of care for autoimmune diseases and served on several quality committees both for the hospital and the ambulatory practices and was responsible for the accountable care organizations lives covered at WPH. Dr. Kulcsar has earned his B.S. in Biology from Mount Saint Vincent, Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) from New York Institute of Technology NYCOM, Masters in Public Health (MPH) from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and an MBA from Long Island University. He has completed a residency in Internal Medicine at New York Presbyterian Queens, a dual Fellowship in Rheumatology and Leadership Preventive Medicine Residency at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

Curt McCallister has over 20 years of experience in virtual care, spanning the healthcare industry—from provider to payer to consumer. Throughout his career, Mr. McCallister has worked for digital health startups, large health systems, and a top 5 consulting firm. In his various roles, Mr. McCallister has amassed expertise in a broad range of areas including, network development, compliance and regulation, and commercial payer reimbursement.

Since joining the team at University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW), Mr. McCallister has built sustainable virtual care service lines that have improved patient access and driven revenue. Mr. Callister's most recent focus within virtual care is launching a new virtual care solution at UTSW's Accountable Care Organization. 

Julia Murray is the Director of Virtual Care for Compassus, overseeing and advancing the existing Home Health telehealth program as well as leading the implementation to expand into other service lines. The telehealth service includes both remote patient monitoring with additional nursing support through virtual visits. The program has seen exciting growth over the last few months. Prior to her role as Director, Ms. Murray was an Area Clinical leader with Compassus, responsible for clinical operations and patient outcomes of two hospice programs serving a large population in Southwest Missouri.

Ms. Murray has been a registered nurse for 16 years and received her Master of Science in Nursing – Leadership in Healthcare Systems from Jacksonville University and is a Certified in Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing. Compassus is headquartered in Brentwood, TN with 200 locations serving 30 states with multiple home-based services including home health, infusion therapy, palliative, and hospice care.

As Vice President of Population Health Management at CommonSpirit Health at Home, MR. Plunkett focuses on creating post-acute care solutions to hospital system partners. He provides strategy, design, and execution of population driven solutions, ensuring patient centered approaches and outcomes, and patient engagement, while focusing on growth for Home Health, Hospice, and Home Infusion service lines. Mr. Plunkett has 30 years of healthcare experience, the last 12 in the home health and hospice arenas.

He has his doctorate in physical therapy and brings a clinical focus to virtual care, innovation, and population health.

Mr. Rubin has over 30 years of experience in information technology operations and management, including over 20 years specifically in healthcare IT. He managed information technology operations for companies in the retail, technology, government, healthcare and education industries. As Chief Technology Officer, he managed the technical infrastructure for a large hospital system in New England. He also Co-Chaired the Technical Solutions Group designing the architecture for a statewide Health Information Exchange for the State of Rhode Island. More recently he developed and implemented the information technology strategy for a start-up organization building and managing proton beam radiation therapy clinics across the United States.

Currently he is the CIO for Evara Health, an FQHC in the Tampa Bay area, where he has overseen their conversion to a new Epic EHR and the rollout of Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring programs. Mr. Rubin has been a long-standing member of the Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) and has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Doug has been a member of the medical leadership team at Care Resource Community Health Centers for over five years. In that time, Care Resource has focused on providing value-based care that is outcomes focused in an urban, highly diverse population. Mr. Steele believes that quality is achieved by embracing collaboration, leveraging technology, and improving the patient-provider experience.

Carrie Woodward is a licensed radiologic technician and has been in the healthcare industry for 30 years. Ms. Woodward started her career in sports medicine for almost 8 years and then transitioned to family medicine where she has been ever since. Her job over the last few years has been working closely with Remote Patient Monitoring and Chronic Care Management. This position has been empowering working with the provider and patient to reduce the risk of hospitalizations, also recognizing patients more urgent needs. She has a great passion for elderly patients and truly enjoys her job and believes that it is the most rewarding.

When she is not assisting in overseeing patients care, she has two amazing teenagers, one 14 and one that is 15. Which includes water polo, part time jobs, high school and learning how to drive. She believes it's the most rewarding being a mom, watching her boys turn into gentlemen.