CHMB, Inc. Chief, Bob Svendsen, Joins ABL Organization

Santa Ana, CA — September 1, 2009 — Bob Svendsen, Co-Founder and CEO of CHMB, Inc., has joined the Adaptive Business Leaders Organization (ABL). As part of California’s leading vertical-industry Chief Executives’ Organization, ABL Members provide one another with executive leadership coaching through its confidential, professionally-facilitated, peer-CEO Advisory Board Round Tables, executive learning workshops, network of CEO peers, and expert resources.

CHMB, Inc. provides a comprehensive slate of business services to more than 1,000 physicians in 200 medical practices throughout California, representing numerous surgical, primary care and internal medicine specialties. In 1995, Bob and Janet Boos founded CHMB as an expert source of medical billing and reimbursement services to physicians, clinics, and multi-specialty organizations. Today, CHMB’s 360-degrees of support for medical practices offers:  account managers with expertise in accounts receivable and revenue cycle optimization; certified medical coding professionals that keep up to date on coding changes to ensure maximum reimbursements for clients; and wide-ranging IT services, from server hosting to deployment, training, implementation and support of the Allscripts Enterprise EHR and Practice Management systems, in addition to revenue cycle management services.

Bob provides financial and strategic leadership for CHMB. His 25+ years of financial, executive and entrepreneurial experience in industries such as senior housing, property management and home healthcare uniquely qualify him to lead CHMB's management team. An early participant in the assisted-living industry, Bob also founded California Healthcare Management. His commitment to customer service and a model of shared success shapes his leadership of CHMB.

Bob is an active member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and Healthcare Billing and Management Association.

About the Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization
ABL supports the needs of its Member CEOs by providing a place for top-level executives to draw on the experience, knowledge and skill sets of their peers in a vertical industry, personal advisory board – “multi-coach approach” – setting.

The core component of the CEO Membership experience is the group Round Table meeting. Members meet once a month for a half-day with a group of peer CEOs, Presidents, COOs and Division General Managers from non-competing companies, all from the same industry (healthcare, technology or medical device), in a trusted and confidential board room-like setting, which allows ABL Members to tackle topics and enhance their decision making and business performance. Topics include: developing and honing new business strategies and best practices, new lines of business, “A-players” on the management team, and an effective board of directors, as well as understanding trends in new markets, mergers and acquisitions, compensation, and other “hot” topics brought to the Round Tables by the Members themselves.

ABL Members also gather several times a year at workshops and conferences to exchange ideas and connect with other chief executives beyond their own CEO peer groups. In effect, ABL Members serve as one another’s business coaches within the Round Tables and are encouraged to connect and leverage their co-Member peers’ particular skills and expertise for additional leadership coaching, one-on-one, outside of their monthly group meeting. In addition, each Round Table’s Facilitator also serves as an objective business advisor, offering executive and industry insights and advice.

ABL's Chief Executive Leadership Development Round Table program is currently offered in California's Greater Los Angeles, Orange, San Francisco and Santa Clara County areas. More information about the ABL Organization can be found at http://www.abl.org.