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Carbondale, Co

Working directly with the Board of Directors of a not-for-profit initiative to establish fundraising and business ventures in building proposals to help United States Veterans receive services through therapies and other programs; advisor to Case Western Reserve University as an administrative advocate about not-for-profits and creating additional innovative growth and opportunities to Challenge America.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Raleigh, North Carolina

Lead on the Strata Capital System process for point of contact for all projects under $1 million. Built process business plans for those projects over $1 million. Maintained balance of all significant contracts within hospital projects.

Westlake, Ohio, United States

Managed all financial activities within the hospital, overseeing day-to-day fiscal revenue and analysis, month-end close, and yearly budgets. Worked with clinical and operational managers to develop structures and managerial tools with finance, productivity, safety, and patient experience implications. Worked with the hospital President and Chief Operating Officer daily to properly inform those parties of the hospital's fiscal status lead component of the fiscal structure of the hospital platform of a new EMR.

Sharon, Pennsylvania

Working alongside the CFO, Director of Finance and Controller towards the long-term growth of the hospital through internal auditing and analysis of Healthcare statistics.

Akron, Ohio

Oversaw facility and financial operations, revenue cycle accountability and management of staff within the Research Institute. Developed new systems and procedures to encourage the the institute to perform more efficiently and within budget. Maintained the day-to-day operations of assigned areas which included, but not limited to including regulatory affairs, data management, budgeting and financial systems, informatics, staffing, office management, supervision, and new policy and procedure development.• Assists with the management of $11 million construction of the Rebecca D. Considine Research Institute, a plan developed by Akron Children’s Hospital as part of their strategic plan.• Assists in the development of four thematic research centers in the field of Population Health, Mitochondrial Medicine, Vision Science, and Health Services Delivery and Innovation.• Oversee Regulatory, Compliance, Finance, and Grants Coordination which consists of fifteen individuals.• Point person for establishment of feasibility with respect to all prospective studies

Maternal Fetal Medicine

Managed all facility and financials operations, revenue cycle accountability, and assists Administrative Director within MFM. Worked with MFM physicians, staff leads, and other outside of MFM to resolve fiscal discrepancies and operational problems. • Worked with outside vendors, and other ACH staff throughout the organization to purchase capital/non capital needs within MFM.• Managed of $8.5 million gross revenue budget, coming in at budget with significant barriers throughout the year.• Creation of 2015 MFM Annual Report. • Creation of “Favorable vs. Unfavorable” tool determines strengths and weaknesses within MFM that might need focused for explanation in the future.• Worked close with Administrative Director with the successful opening and MFM Mansfield and relocation of MFM Kent.

Akron, Ohio

Identify, track, and resolve operational and financial compliance issues associated with the managed care payer contracts.• Since May 2011 identified and collected $258 thousand professional and $621 thousand technical dollars’ worth of uncollected revenue for Summa Health System.• Establishment and maintaining of the Wadsworth/Rittman Hospital Cost Flex Decision Support contract analysis which assisted to the contract negotiation of Summa Health system’s yearly contract negotiations and review.• Maintain and improve the processes of identifying, tracking, and resolving contract compliance issues specific to payment disputes associated with the Summa Physician Incorporate business practices.• Establish and maintain operational contracts as appropriate with identified managed care payers to ensure efficient resolution of contract compliance issues.

Cleveland Clinic Children'S Hospital

Conducted in-depth statistical and operational analysis of current and proposed operational services and performance, analytical review of revenue, cost, and reimbursement for all hospital programs on a monthly basis. Supervised staff accountant and timekeeper to ensure proper controls of cash and accurate timekeeping, and liaison to treasury services regarding donations, treasury funds, and cash management. •Managed all current budget processes from a department and hospital level creating budget measurements for gross budget of $30 million projection for the 2010 fiscal yearEducation of systematic implementation for CCHS financial reporting system across 35 CCCHR departments.•Development of Behavioral Health Return on Investment. •Created new program product line report tool showing revenues, FTE's, and statistical data at a cost center, department, and program levels, built new gross revenue model for executive management reporting.•Restructured fiscal monthly closing procedures as needed per CCHS guidelines for quick closing regiment of five calendar days.•Created and standardized the physician annual performance review template highlighting Revenue figures, RVU data, expense allocations, and Pediatric downstream revenue across all Cleveland Clinic Institutes.

Responsible for the processing and monitoring of the Account Level Budgeting (ALB) portion of the Eclipses Transition Systems database. Governed the cost center maintenance of Account Level Budgeting (ALB), which preserves the integrity of the information in the ALB database. Processed and reconciled the monthly payroll, job code, and account financial data for financial reporting across all CCHS entitiesAssisted in the implementation of the Cleveland Clinic Health Systems 2007 and 2008 fiscal year budget•Development of the CCHS Institute restructuring and departmental build. •Integral to the development of the Institute financial reporting structure for multiple cross-systems within the Cleveland Clinic. •Head point of contact for establishment of the Cleveland Clinic Institute structuring in the Eclipses Transition System.

Master Of Healthcare Administration

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Health Science, Health/Health Care Administration/Management

Doctorate Business Administration, Business/Managerial Economics