Clinical Support – Hand Therapy
MIranda Materi
CHT, OTD/L
Hand Therapy Consultant
Miranda is both an occupational therapist and certified hand therapist with extensive experience in clinical practice and therapy management. She has owned and operated a successful hand therapy practice where she gained extensive knowledge and experience in patient scheduling, coding, documentation, and other key elements of practice. Miranda also currently treats patients at the Mayo Clinic and Hand Therapy Partners in the Phoenix metropolitan area. She has chaired the Unit Based Council of the Maricopa Integrated Health’s System, has won an ASHT Outstanding Clinical Poster Award, and has published a number of studies regarding hand therapy outcomes. Miranda received her Doctorate of Occupational Therapy from Creighton University.
Clinical Support – Pediatric Therapy
Josh MacDonald
OTR/L
Pediatric Therapy Consultant
Josh is an occupational therapist who has specialized in pediatric therapy. He has extensive experience in pediatric therapy practice management and has served as both clinic manager and treating therapist. His experience includes development of a new pediatric clinic and multiple pediatric programs, managing pediatric therapy scheduling and billing functions and supervising an extensive staff of pediatric therapy providers. Josh has also practiced at the prestigious Barrow’s Neurologic Rehab Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He obtained his MS in Occupational Therapy from Grand Valley State University and is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association.
Regulatory Analysis/Guidance
Zachary Edgar
BA, JD, LLM
Zachary provides regulatory information and guidance to PTM clients and is also responsible for CME certifications for PTMS educational services. Zachary has recently worked for CVS/Caremark where he provided regulatory support for its managed Medicaid program. He also worked for Iasis Healthcare where he assisted with certification of managed Medicaid programs. Zachary received his BA and JD from the University of Arizona and his LLM in Health Law from the Loyola University School of Law.
Therapy Database Administration
Diana Kem
BS, Accounting
Diana Kem manages TherapyWorkx, which is PTM's web-based therapy financial and productivity data management and reporting tool. Diana also helps develop and analyze financial, productivity, and other reports for PTM clients. Prior to joining PTM, Diana was the Director of Finance for East Valley Regional Health System in the Phoenix metropolitan area and has also served as a financial and statistical analyst in a variety of other healthcare settings, including physician practices, outpatient clinics, and assisted living centers. Diana received her BS in Accounting and Masters in Business/Heath Care Administration from Arizona State University.