Peter Ripper

Peter has worked in health care since 1975. Peter began his health care career as a Financial Analyst and Hospital Controller for American Medicorp, Inc. (NYSE). During 1976 and 1977 he served as a Principal Accountant at UCLA Medical Center, working in the Reimbursement Department.

In 1978 he co-founded his first health care consulting firm (Med-Charge Analysis, Inc.). Med-Charge specialized in auditing acute care hospital bills to improve the accuracy of the charge capture process. In 1982 Peter sold Med-Charge to a New York Stock Exchange-listed company, (Omnicare, Inc.) and from 1982 through 1985 he managed the charge capture health care consulting division of Omnicare.

In 1985 Peter formed his second company PARA-HCFS. PARA specializes in the review of charge masters to improve coding, pricing and charge capture. PARA also maintains an extensive database of pricing history for every hospital that participates in Medicare. As of July 2019, Healthcare Financial Resources (HFRI) acquired PARA-HCFS, establishing a new standard for revenue cycle service where Peter brings his expertise and leadership to both companies in his current role as the CEO of PARA HealthCare Analytics, an HFRI Company.