Vishal Adeshara, MD, MPHCEO & Founder

Vishal Adeshara is the founder and CEO of Z Healthcare Solutions (ZHCS).

As a Healthcare industry leader, Vishal’s career spans over 10 years of interdisciplinary leadership experience as a healthcare executive. He has played an integral role in transforming struggling hospitals into thriving institutions within their communities by improving quality and financial outcomes. Many such Hospitals have received prestigious Joint Commission Top 100 Hospital status and CMS 4- and 5-Star Rating status.

Prior to ZHCS, Vishal served as Corporate Vice President of Care Management and Data Quality for a large for-profit Healthcare System. During his tenure, he oversaw and helped streamline the Case Management, Utilization Management, Denials Management, CDI, Coding and HIM Departments for 45 hospitals in 14 states. During his time, the Healthcare System achieved numerous quality awards, became a Truven Top 15 Health System and 8 Hospitals received “Top 100 Hospital” recognition.

Vishal has also successfully served as the National Vice President of Operation Improvement for Prospect Medical Holdings.

Vishal holds a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS, equivalent to a U.S. M.D.) from M.S. University, Vadodara, India. He also holds a Master’s degree in Public Health, majoring in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from San Diego State University, California.

Vishal also holds various professional certificates from AHIMA, including Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist – Physician Based (CCS-P) and Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).

Zarina Khabibulina, MD Chief Medical Officer

Zarina Khabibulina, MD is Chief Medical Officer of Z Healthcare Solutions.

Dr. Khabibulina is a board-certified physician in Family Medicine and maintains an active medical license in California.

She has more than 8 years of Clinical and Leadership experience in healthcare. Prior to Z Healthcare, Dr. Khabibulina served as a Medical Director for a New York based Healthcare Delivery System. In her role, she extensively reviewed medical records for documentation integrity, quality of care delivered and compliance.

Dr. Khabibulina had also worked as a Regional Director of Data Quality for 4 hospitals in the New Jersey area for 3 years. In her role she worked closely with Medical staff, Case Management, Quality and Coding teams to improve financial performance of the hospitals.

Apart from her responsibilities at Z Healthcare, Dr. Khabibulina maintains an active inpatient practice at St. Jude’s Hospital and OC Global Medical Center in Orange County, California.

Dr. Khabibulina obtained her Medical Degree from Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Mike Heather Advisor

Mike Heather is an Advisor to Z Healthcare Solutions.

Mike previously served as Chief Financial Officer for Prime Healthcare from 2013 to 2020, during which time the Company doubled in size to 45 hospitals in 14 states and $5 billion annual revenue. From 2004 to 2013, Mike served as CFO for Prospect Medical Holdings, overseeing various functions at the Company, including managing the Company’s 2005 Initial Public Offering. From 2000 to 2002, Mike was CFO, then CEO of WebVision, an early Web Services Company, building and managing eCommerce sites for businesses expanding into online commerce.

Mike began his career with Deloitte, where he worked in various countries from 1980 to 2000, with accelerated promotion to Partner in Orange County, where he managed the Firm’s Healthcare Services Practice.

Mike has served on various for-profit and not-for-profit Boards in the Healthcare and Insurance industries. He is also active in the local community and served for many years on the Board of C.A.S.A. of Orange County (abandoned children).

Pooria Jazy, MD VP of Clinical Operations

Pooria Jazy serves as Vice President of Clinical Operations at Z Healthcare Solutions.

Pooria has been a transformative and analytical healthcare executive in information management, clinical operations, Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI), auditing, coding, process improvement, training, compliance, and appraisal.

He previously worked as Regional Director of CDI at Prospect Medical Holdings where he was promoted to Vice President of CDI. He lead the CDI department for all California hospitals for Prospect and worked directly with the Chief Medical Officer. Pooria also led the physician education initiative and supported the IPA division with their coding and utilization needs. Prior to Prospect, he worked as a Corporate Director of Data Quality for Prime Healthcare Management.

Pooria obtained his MD from Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Iran, Tehran in 2011 and a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Walden University Minneapolis, MN. In addition, Pooria also maintains RHIA, CCS, CRCR, CDIP and CCDS certificates.