Background
Piper, James Howard was born on November 10, 1952 in Manchester, Tennessee, United States. Son of James Howard and Dorothy Nell Piper.
Piper, James Howard was born on November 10, 1952 in Manchester, Tennessee, United States. Son of James Howard and Dorothy Nell Piper.
Bachelor, West Georgia College, 1977; Master of Science in Health Sys., Georgia Institute Technology, 1979.
Graduate research assistant, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1977; management engineer, Georgia Baptist Medical Center, Atlanta, 1978-1979; health system analyst, Blue Cross Blue Shield Georgia, Atlanta, 1979-1981; manager institutional affairs, Blue Cross Blue Shield Georgia, Atlanta, 1982-1984, 88-93; assistant vice president institutional affairs, Blue Cross Blue Shield Georgia, Atlanta, 1984; assistant vice president private reimbursement, Blue Cross Blue Shield Georgia, Atlanta, 1985-1986; assistant vice president provider affairs, Blue Cross Blue Shield Georgia, Atlanta, 1986-1987; senior vice president managed care programs, Anchor Hospital, 1993-1996; vice president managed care, American Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Institute, Atlanta, since 1996. Member board and review committee North Control Georgia Health Sys. Agency, 1986.
Ordained deacon Eastside Baptist Church, Marietta, Georgia, 1981. Member men's ministry committee 1st Baptist Church, Woodstock, Georgia, 1994-1996. Member Healthcare Finance Management Association (managed care forum 1995, judging committee outstanding achievement award for chapter education 1995, for chapter projects 1996.
Board directors Georgia chapter 1986-1988, treasurer 1989-1990, secretary 1990-1991, program chairperson 1991-1992, president-elect 1992-1993, president 1993-1994, chairman nominating committee 1994-1995, member of advisory committee 1994-1996, past president 1994-1995, Follmer bronze merit award 1987, Reeves silver merit award 1989, Muncie gold merit award 1994, GLD chapter achievement award 1994, CharlesH. Anderson President's award 1995, Robert M. Shelton award 1995), Healhtcare Information and Management Sys. Society (charter Georgia), Georgia Hospital Association (uniform billing committee 1983-1990, county on smaller hospitals 1985-1987, county on finance 1993-1994), Georgia Society for Managed Care (secretary 1994-1996), Kappa Mu Epsilon.
Married Janet Hagan, April 2,1971. Children: James Howard III, Daniel Frederick.