WIENERS, Walter W. 1948-

PERSONAL: Born 1948, in MD; son of Walter and Ellen Wieners; married January 14, 1996; wife's name Penny; children: Bradford. Ethnicity: "American." Education: Johns Hopkins University, B.S., 1972; University of Chicago, M.A., 1974.

ADDRESSES: Home and offıce—110 Lincoln Dr., Sausalito, CA 94965. E-mail—wwieners@hotmail.com.

CAREER: Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co., Newport Beach, CA, director of health care management, 1983-84; 3M Health Information Systems, Inc., New Haven, CT, director of health care division, 1984-86; Mediqual Systems, Inc., Boston, MA, vice president of sales and marketing, 1986-87; Walter W. Wieners Associates, Inc., San Francisco, CA, principal and consultant, 1987-94; Superior Consultant Co., Inc., Walnut Creek, CA, executive director, 1994-96; First Consulting Group, Oakland, CA, associate, 1997-98; Walter W. Wieners and Associates, Sausalito, CA, management and health care consultant, 1998—. Erudite Corp., member of advisory board; PRM Group, served as chief operating officer; professional speaker on health care issues.

MEMBER: Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (fellow), Friends of the Library of Medicine.

WRITINGS:

Global Health Care Markets: A Comprehensive Guide to the Regions, Trends, and Opportunities Shaping the International Health Arena, Jossey-Bass Publishers (San Francisco, CA), 2000.

Contributor to periodicals, including Healthcare Informatics. Past contributing editor, Health Management Technology.