Wendy Wriggins Ernst, MBA, CPMHP
Wendy Wriggins Ernst is an accomplished executive with more than 24 years of leadership and management experience in the healthcare industry. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Economics from Texas Christian University, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration, with a special focus on Healthcare Programs and Policy, from the University of Miami.
She has a broad-based background in physician contracting and service, business development, leadership, and education, with experience in the provider, payer, government and operations sectors of the managed care industry. She led Member Services, Large Group Sales Administration, and Physician/Provider Relations teams for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida from 1994 - 2010, and was the South Florida Director of Physician Contracting and Service for AvMed Health Plans from 2010 through 2013. In January of 2014, she became the Senior Manager of Business Development for Femwell Group Health, a management services company for VitalMD, a prestigious multi-specialty group practice with more than 500 womens health, pediatric, dermatology and primary care physicians and ancillary care centers throughout Florida. Most recently, she served as an Advisor with Press Ganey Associates, a national consulting and data analytics firm engaged in the business of patient and provider satisfaction measurement, as well as the provision of services and support for companies in the improvement of healthcare delivery and financial performance. She is currently an independent healthcare business consultant based in Miami, Florida and enjoys partnering with patient-centered physician practices to support the improvement of healthcare delivery, organizational development and financial performance.
She has been recognized for outstanding leadership and corporate mentorship, and serves as a Guardian Ad Litem for the Miami-Dade judicial circuit. She was an active mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami from 2006 – 2016, and a previous mentor and board member for Miami Dade County’s Take Stock in Children Program. She is a long standing member of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA,) the Florida MGMA, and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). She has served on the board of the South Florida MGMA since 2015, and currently chairs the networking and annual symposium committee. Wendy lives with her family in Palmetto Bay, Florida; she’s a Miami native and enjoys the beach, biking, reading and making a positive difference through learning, education and collaborating with others.
Wendy Wriggins Ernst is an accomplished executive with more than 24 years of leadership and management experience in the healthcare industry. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Economics from Texas Christian University, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration, with a special focus on Healthcare Programs and Policy, from the University of Miami.
She has a broad-based background in physician contracting and service, business development, leadership, and education, with experience in the provider, payer, government and operations sectors of the managed care industry. She led Member Services, Large Group Sales Administration, and Physician/Provider Relations teams for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida from 1994 - 2010, and was the South Florida Director of Physician Contracting and Service for AvMed Health Plans from 2010 through 2013. In January of 2014, she became the Senior Manager of Business Development for Femwell Group Health, a management services company for VitalMD, a prestigious multi-specialty group practice with more than 500 womens health, pediatric, dermatology and primary care physicians and ancillary care centers throughout Florida. Most recently, she served as an Advisor with Press Ganey Associates, a national consulting and data analytics firm engaged in the business of patient and provider satisfaction measurement, as well as the provision of services and support for companies in the improvement of healthcare delivery and financial performance. She is currently an independent healthcare business consultant based in Miami, Florida and enjoys partnering with patient-centered physician practices to support the improvement of healthcare delivery, organizational development and financial performance.
She has been recognized for outstanding leadership and corporate mentorship, and serves as a Guardian Ad Litem for the Miami-Dade judicial circuit. She was an active mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami from 2006 – 2016, and a previous mentor and board member for Miami Dade County’s Take Stock in Children Program. She is a long standing member of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA,) the Florida MGMA, and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). She has served on the board of the South Florida MGMA since 2015, and currently chairs the networking and annual symposium committee. Wendy lives with her family in Palmetto Bay, Florida; she’s a Miami native and enjoys the beach, biking, reading and making a positive difference through learning, education and collaborating with others.