About HCAS

Staff

Lori L. Burgiel, M.B.A.
Executive Director

In April, 2006 Ms. Burgiel was named the first Executive Director of HealthCare Administrative Solutions, Inc.

Prior to this position, Ms. Burgiel spent nine years as the Senior Director of Managed Care Policy for the Massachusetts Hospital Association. In that capacity she represented Massachusetts hospitals and health systems on issues related to policy development, legislation and regulation, finance, hospital operations, contracting, and medical management. She also had been appointed by the state to represent the interests of hospitals on the Massachusetts Emergency Room Diversion Taskforce and the Massachusetts Advisory Committee on Managed Care that advised state leaders on managed care policy issues including those related to health care costs, quality and access.

Ms. Burgiel also worked at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care where she was responsible for negotiation and implementation of hospital and physician managed care contracts. Prior to her work at Harvard Pilgrim she was employed for several years at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and Atlanticare Medical Center in the areas of finance and budget.

Ms. Burgiel was a recent member of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

Nelie Lawless
Health CareOperations/Project Manager

Nelie Lawless joined HCAS in April 2011 as the Health Care Operations and Project Manager. Prior to this position, Ms. Lawless was Senior Project Manager for the Commonwealth Care Program at the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority in Boston. In this role, she managed projects for the program and collaborated with various internal and external stakeholders, vendors and other state agencies to achieve project goals.

Prior to this role, Ms. Lawless worked for the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, where as the Director of Operations, she developed and managed operational processes for Prescription Advantage, the state pharmacy assistance program.

Stacey Shore
Administrative Assistant

Ms. Shore joined HCAS in 2011 in the role of Administrative Assistant.

Prior to this position, Ms. Shore worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts in Clinical Coordination. In this capacity, she was an Administrative Assistant to Senior Management in both the Disease Management and Case Management departments.