Founded and led joint venture MCO between hospital and IPA for the purpose of providing a comprehensive set of services which would allow them to operate effectively in a managed care environment.Led collaborative physician and hospital senior management programmatic development to gain critical buy-in to pursue MCO and establish the goals and services to be provided.Within six months built MCO including recruitment of 15 talented and respected people with clinical, IT, managed care operations and financial expertise.MCO provided medical management services, multiple physician/clinical collaborative programs, managed care operational services, consulting services with respect to contracting and financial performance, physician incentive programs as well as cross continuum and health plan standardized data capture and warehousing facilitating timely clinical and financial managed care reporting.Product delivered had significant positive impact on physician and provider behavior with respect to care continuum management, case managment, disease management, utilization of services, strengthening the utilization of network services and physician awareness of the operational and financial implications of managed care.MCO services also enhanced and strenthened physician practice operations, multiple aspects of managed care contracting, risk analysis, high cost case management and recovered millions of dollars in erroneous reporting.Streamlined and marketed MCO product completing the sale and implementation of services to an external network.Effectively positioned sale of services to additional clients including preparing and presenting a business plan for investor consideration.Recognized for being a forward thinker and consensus builder between physicians and management, drawing upon knowledge of multifaceted aspects of healthcare operations and managed care and working effectively with all constituents within the provider organization.

Integral part of team tasked with launching Physician Services Department.Led strategic planning and marketing analyses to identify phyisician practices to engage.Performed multiple practice evaluations including assessment of practice performance, practice operations, personnel and facility and conducted detailed physician seminars. Prepared complex financial analyses, valuations and projections in anticipation of bringing practices into the network.Participated in negotiations to purchase practices and bring transactions to successful completion.Developed schematic process for integrating all aspects of the physician practices into the network seamlessly.Recognized as leader in facilitating the creation of the department and developing and maintaining physician relationships based on ability to establish repoire and communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

Provided strategic, operational and financial consulting services to various types of health care providers in New England, Philadelphia and the mid-West including physician networks, health sytems, teaching hospitals, community hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities.Conducted and reported to organizational and internal Senior Managment on valuations and operational assessments of numerous pediatric and adult primary care practices.Performed strategic planning and market analyses for the development of hospital based physician networks and system collaboration and/or consolidation.Integral part of team that created a well-respected Managed Care Readiness Presentation and Network Assessment Tool to support organizations in their planning for the assumption of managed care contracts.Conducted several feasibility studies to support nursing homes and assisted living facilities in their expansion efforts.Promoted ahead of schedule based on iniative, quality of work, ability to communicate effectively and work independently.

Responsible for tax planning and preparation for large real estate and retail congolomerates as well as private individuals.Required to work in a fast pace and intense environment while responding quickly and effectively to short term requests from high profile clients and senior management.Received early promotion in recognition for ability to complete broad scope engagements effectively, efficiently and with limited management involvement.Also recognized for interacting professionally, personably and effectively with clients at all levels of an organization.

Arthur Anderson - Tax Services, Copley Real Estate Advisors - Project Management, State Street Bank - Custodial Pension Services, IBM - Account Management, Northeastern University - Office of Cooperative Education