Skillfully directed facility operations for a nine-location 48-provider multi-specialty physician organization. Delivered strategic direction regarding rapid growth and market changes by creating and implementing creative objectives, clear standards of performance, and comprehensive integration plans across all facilities and departments. Provided hands-on leadership for multi-practice Accountable Care Organization (ACO) throughout Northern and Central New Jersey resulting in financial benefit for all members. • Spearheaded the negotiation, due diligence and transition effort that resulted in the successful sale of the organization at a maximized EBITDA multiple and significant profit to the primary owner.• Improved the bottom-line results by streamlining operations, controlling costs, and increasing practice revenues over 200% through maximizing and diversifying revenue streams, re-negotiating payor contracts, and executing merger and acquisition strategies. Championed transition to new EHR platform to improve documentation compliance, shorten revenue cycle and improve patient collections. • Developed financial reporting mechanisms to monitor and improve key KPI indicators for clinical departments across multiple locations. • Negotiated, secured, and closed all acquisition, physician compensation, real estate, payer contracts and third-party service agreements.• Expanded the scope of operations, adding four new practice locations, executive health exams, diagnostic imaging, vein ablation therapy, cosmetic dermatology, and physician-owned laboratory.• Created operating and capital budgets, productivity analysis and financial forecasting. • Attained over $3M in shared savings direct benefits for ACO members through Horizon BCBS program.• Succeeded in securing over $10 million in capital and construction financing for acquisition and development of new facilities and equipment.

Provides exceptional expertise to client organizations with complex regulatory, accreditation, compliance and operational challenges. Expertly oversaw the design, construction, opening and administration of multiple licensed ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care, diagnostic imaging centers, and office-based surgery practices. Served as Administrator for client ambulatory care facilities, including ambulatory surgery and diagnostic imaging centers, during the development, start-up, licensure and opening phases of operations. Delivered impeccable support preparation and guidance on Department of Health, Medicare Deemed Status, and accreditation surveys. Served eight years on The Joint Commission Consultant Advisory Group and a Preferred Consultant for AAAASF. • Led over 150 client ambulatory care organizations to achieve their accreditation and KPI goals• Initiated Governance, Performance Improvement, Infection Control, Sterile Processing, Risk Management and Environment of Care programs. Analyzed indicator data, created reports and presented to organization leadership and Board of Directors. • Established physician credentialing and HR departments, codes of conduct. employee handbooks and compliance programs. Created and introduced staff education programs. • Wrote and implemented plans of corrections for Federal, State, and accreditation surveys in crisis situations• Designed customized policy and procedure manuals and clinical documentation processes to maximize efficiency, promote patient safety, and comply with regulatory requirements. • Secured capital, expansion and equipment funding for client organizations.• Brokered the transfer of assets and sale of multiple surgery center locations

Developed facility master plans and oversaw creation of new programs including dementia assisted living. Director of Ambulatory Care Programs, Performance Improvement, and Corporate Compliance