Beth Graefe Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Dallas, Texas, United States

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Administration Program. Teach healthcare reimbursement and finance as well as insurance and decision support.

Denver Metropolitan Area

• Selected to turnaround an underperforming business unit that delivers consulting services to life science clients in medical device, pharmaceutical, and services companies.• Led the Integration of Sg2 Life Sciences into Vizient, including shared analytics, resources, and culture. • Improved the efficiency, productivity and impact of client delivery by leveraging analytics, including clinical outcomes, operational indicators, cost transactions, and claims forecasts.

Denver Metropolitan Area

• Chosen to reorganize Excelerate, the JV between the Cleveland Clinic and Vizient. Repositioned Excelerate by improving service line performance based on physician-driven quality decision making. • Held P&L responsibility consulting business serving 140 clients across 13 states, significantly increasing key performance indicators, such as:­ - Improved JV operating income from negative to a positive ­ - Increased net promoter score by 25% to 58, 10 points above healthcare industry… Show more • Chosen to reorganize Excelerate, the JV between the Cleveland Clinic and Vizient. Repositioned Excelerate by improving service line performance based on physician-driven quality decision making. • Held P&L responsibility consulting business serving 140 clients across 13 states, significantly increasing key performance indicators, such as:­ - Improved JV operating income from negative to a positive ­ - Increased net promoter score by 25% to 58, 10 points above healthcare industry average ­ - Overachieved operating revenue projections by 10%­ - Consistently met or exceeded JV budget targets• Delivered more than $50 million in annual customer value through cost and utilization reduction projects.• Augmented supply cost reduction offering by developing innovative solutions for resource stewardship.• Generated over targeted customer on-contract spend by leveraging cost and clinical data to engage 190+ physicians.• Served as Excelerate operating board member to provide governance oversight to the JV.• Created an organizational culture that valued employee communication, work satisfaction, and recognition that increased employee engagement scores to 91%, 10 points higher than company’s average. Show less

Denver Metropolitan Area

• Selected to create and lead Vizient’s value-based care business that contributed to the overall consulting bookings target. • Managed P&L, strategy, operations, sales, and delivery of value-based care solutions that included physician pay for performance agreements and procedure-based bundled payment arrangements.• Enhanced client retention and engagement by facilitating executive business reviews that developed strategic solutions to intractable healthcare problems.• Received… Show more • Selected to create and lead Vizient’s value-based care business that contributed to the overall consulting bookings target. • Managed P&L, strategy, operations, sales, and delivery of value-based care solutions that included physician pay for performance agreements and procedure-based bundled payment arrangements.• Enhanced client retention and engagement by facilitating executive business reviews that developed strategic solutions to intractable healthcare problems.• Received Vizient President’s Award in 2016, 2017, and 2018.• Represented Vizient at industry focus group summits, including HMA, Health Insights, IHES, Health Leaders, and Council to Supply Chain Executives to test solutions. Show less

Denver Metropolitan Area

• Led consulting practice to ensure consistent and high performing delivery. Managed team of 100 comprised of client-facing consultants, data and business analysts, and software development staff.• Developed customer-facing SaaS technology to quantify cost and operational efficiency opportunities. Managed development and delivery teams for solution. Enrolled 61 new customers in first three years of product launch.• Managed large transformational margin improvement engagements across… Show more • Led consulting practice to ensure consistent and high performing delivery. Managed team of 100 comprised of client-facing consultants, data and business analysts, and software development staff.• Developed customer-facing SaaS technology to quantify cost and operational efficiency opportunities. Managed development and delivery teams for solution. Enrolled 61 new customers in first three years of product launch.• Managed large transformational margin improvement engagements across country, including Ascension, Baylor Scott & White, Iasis, TPC, CHRISTUS, St Joseph’s Health, CA, Inova, Christiana Care, Oregon Health Sciences University, and Cape Cod Health System.• Led key projects in supply cost reduction, clinical variation reduction, revenue retention, and bundled payment readiness.• Received the Top President’s Award in 2009. Show less

Denver Metropolitan Area

• Drove cost savings for health systems across country acting as a liaison between physicians and hospital executives. • Managed multi-year health systems projects simultaneously.

Colorado

Served as a Health Services Administrator supporting Aerospace Medical and Dental flight operations.

Denver Metropolitan Area

Developed inpatient and outpatient diabetes chronic disease programs. Worked with physicians to develop appropriate inpatient care guidelines to include concurrent rounding expectations and discharge determinations. Implemented outpatient education programs that produced not only positive margins but established a client retention base for acute care organizations.

Master Of Health Administration And A Master Of Business Administration, Healthcare And Business

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D.), Organizational Leadership & Healthcare Administration

Research - Qualitative descriptive study of "Physician descriptions of the influence of pay for performance on their medical.

Bachelors Of Business Administration, Human Resources

Activities and Societies: Air Force ROTC