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Livingston, Montana, Us

Kalispell, Montana, Us

Serves as the primary liaison to Logan Health for fostering relationships with hospitals and physician practices in rural Northwest Montana. Oversees the operations, planning, budget, executive/physician recruitment and compliance activities associated with 5 critical access hospitals and 9 outreach physician practices. As part of the Logan Health Executive team, this position fosters potential new relationships with communities and physicians in rural Northwest Montana.

Hired as Chief Executive Officer to lead a 25-bed critical access hospital and outpatient clinics with $40 million in annual net revenue. Challenged to obtain financing and oversee construction of a $32 million replacement facility and to expand the primary care base in the market. Reports to an 8 member Board of Directors.* Named 2017 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by iVantage Health Analytics, Inc. * Oversaw the construction and secured financing under the HUD Section 242 Program for a $32M replacement facility. Project was completed on time and came in under budget.* Developed a comprehensive primary care strategy to address shortage in the communities served. Successfully recruited two Family Medicine physicians, one Internal Medicine/Pediatric physician, and two PA-C's to staff a start-up primary care clinic.* Successfully developed and implemented a Nurse Practitioner Hospitalist program with oversight from MD Hospitalists at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.* Received numerous quality awards from both state and national healthcare organizations.* Consistently met or exceeded financial performance goals.* Achieved growth in net revenue by 3% or more each year since 2013.

Renton, Wa, Us

The Western Montana Region is comprised of St. Patrick Hospital (253-bed tertiary acute-care hospital), St. Joseph Medical Center (25-bed critical access hospital), Providence Physicians Group (a network of 144 primary and specialty care physicians), and Caron Corporation (for-profit arm of the region). Broad scope of responsibility includes accounting, budgeting, financial planning, decision support, managed care contracting, reimbursement, accounts payable, payroll, revenue cycle management, health information management, supply chain management, food and nutrition, facilities, and environmental services.* Successfully turned around operations in the first year and met or exceeded targets in each of the past three years.* Developed and implemented several operational improvement plans in order to achieve financial targets. * Reduced supply expense as a percentage of net revenue from 21.4% to 16.5%.* Successfully negotiated several cap pricing agreements for orthopedic and cardiology supply products.* Renegotiated food services contract with an outside vendor that saved the organization $105,000 annually.* Initiated a pricing strategy and re-negotiated payor contracts that increased reimbursement by $17 million over two years.* Served on the Providence Supply Chain Executive Council since 2007. The Executive Council provides oversight and direction for all supply chain initiatives throughout Providence.* Initiated a productivity / benchmarking program as part of a cost reduction strategy.

CFO to turn around the financial operations of a $54 million, 100-bed acute care hospital that had not met financial targets for the previous 5 years.Broad scope of responsibility included accounting, budgeting, managed care contracting, reimbursement, accounts payable, payroll, business office, admitting, health information management, information systems, materials management, decision support, corporate compliance, dietary, plant maintenance, plant operations, and environmental services. Negotiate all contracts, including managed care contracts. Provide leadership and direction for 280 employees through 6 Directors. Results include:* Successfully turned around the hospital’s Finance Division. Implemented the structure, accountability, and staffing to achieve financial targets each year since 2000.* Negotiated new contract with Information Services vendor that saved $250,000+ over a 3-year period.* Negotiated environmental services, food services, facilities and biomedical agreements with outside vendors that resulted in significant savings to the hospital.* Originated a productivity / benchmarking program as part of a cost reduction strategy.* Developed and implemented several operational improvement plans in order to achieve financial targets.* Initiated and implemented a revenue cycle re-engineering process to streamline admitting, billing, and scheduling functions and increase cash flow and patient satisfaction.* Initiated and implemented a complete reorganization of the Health Information Management department to streamline workflow processes and improve customer satisfaction.

Broomfield, Co, Us

Managed financial planning for a $276 million region comprised of 3 acute care hospitals and a primary care network. * Established direction of newly created position with responsibility for regional pricing criteria, managed care contract analysis and negotiation, budgets, and strategic financial planning. Defined staffing needs, hired 5 financial analysts, and established an action plan for the department.* Directed development of managed care strategies and negotiated contracts for 3 facilities. Improved managed care reimbursement $10 million by re-negotiating contracts.

Managed Financial Services for a 314-bed tertiary acute-care hospital.* Transformed Finance department from turmoil to one of the most well-respected and productive departments at St. Vincent’s hospital.* Reduced monthly closing time by 4 days.* Eliminated all overtime within the Finance division by streamlining processes.* Served as interim CFO within 5 months of hire for a 314-bed tertiary acute care hospital and a primary care network with $194 million in annual revenues.

Turlock, California, Us

Medical center comprised of a 149-bed acute care hospital, a 145-bed skilled nursing facility, a 30-bed assisted living unit, and an outpatient medical and diagnostic imaging and therapy center

106-bed acute care and skilled nursing facility

London, Gb

Mba

Bs, Accountancy