What We Do
RegQuest is an online, subscription-based research tool that provides its subscribers with easy and immediate access to state specific regulations, rules and statutes to ensure superior compliance with each states’ unique and complex Health and Workers’ Compensation Utilization Management, External Review and Grievance procedures.
RegQuest is the essential guide for health care professionals, compliance staff, benefit administrators, consumers, providers, government officials and other stakeholders who require a comprehensive understanding of medical management regulations. All modules are vetted by a team of legal experts and state regulators, and are updated regularly to ensure all information is current and accurate.
RegQuest subscriptions are currently offered on a complimentary basis. The Health Utilization Management, External Review, and Grievance Procedure modules are sponsored by Schooner Strategies. The Workers’ Compensation Utilization Management module is sponsored by Nexus.
Leadership
Garry Carneal, JD, MA
Garry Carneal is a leading expert in health care having researched, written and published extensively on quality, medical management, information technology and regulatory trends. He has established a track record helping trade associations, accreditation organizations, and other health-related businesses scale nationally. Throughout his career, Mr. Carneal has brought to market over 20 accreditation programs that have been recognized by 45 states and three federal agencies.
Mr. Carneal is both the Founder and CEO of Schooner Strategies, a health care-focused consulting firm and co-founder of RegQuest. He serves as the Senior Policy Advisor to The Kennedy Forum and is the Advisory Board Chair for RadSite, which provides accreditation programs in advanced diagnostic imaging. Mr. Carneal also serves on several non-profit boards including the Population Health Impact Institute.
Mr. Carneal received an undergraduate degree from Washington & Lee University, a master’s degree from Yale University and a law degree from the University of Virginia.
Ed Bolton
Ed Bolton is the Founder and CEO of Nexus Medical, a national clinical review organization that has received multiple accreditations while dedicating the highest quality of service to clients across the nation.
Mr. Bolton’s commitment and medical experience spans more than 25 years with emphasis on business center influence, group health, workers’ compensation, auto liability, and disability.
Mr. Bolton is an active Board Member in a number of civic, non-profit and for-profit organizations, to include President of the Executive Committee for the National Association of Independent Review Organizations (NAIRO), member of Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) Texas Advisory Board, Vice Chairman for the Greater New Braunfels Economic Development Foundation, and Dean’s Advisory Board for Wayland Baptist University and McCoy College of Business Administration, Texas State University.
Mr. Bolton’s professional accomplishments include the completion of a Master’s Degree from the University of Nebraska with residency training in Occupational Medicine as well as authoring of a number of literary works related to disease management, workers compensation injury, PPACA, as well as medical briefs on certain conditions such as low back pain.