About the Author

Cristian H. Lieneck has over 10 years of practical experience in the field of healthcare administration with a strong focus in physician practice administration, as well as over a decade of preparing future healthcare leaders in higher education. He is an associate professor in the School of Health Administration at Texas State University and teaches adult learners at a variety of healthcare leadership levels for several healthcare administration professional associations. His research interests include healthcare value of ambulatory care organizations, physician practice administration, and healthcare administration andragogy.