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San Antonio, Tx, Us

San Antonio, Tx, Us

Helping to build something special… Founded and led by veterans, Flagship Health is built specifically to help senior and veteran families thrive. Our advanced primary care practice provides comprehensive and personalized health services for all of our members. Our clinicians are passionate about providing best in class care either in person at our clinics or from the comfort of their home (via telemedicine).

Eden Prairie , Mn, Us

WellMed Medical Management is a health care delivery company in Texas, Florida and New Mexico. Founded in 1990, the vision of our physician-led company is to change the face of health care delivery for the nation. WellMed is a group of more than 25,000 staff and contracted clinicians delivering quality health care to more than 1M patients. Through the WellMed Care Model, we specialize in helping our patients stay healthy by providing the care they need from doctors who care about them. We partner with multiple Medicare Advantage Health Plans and other health plans in Texas, Florida and New Mexico (~350 employed clinics/1200 PCPs). Led enterprise-wide innovation and healthcare transformation at WellMed Medical Management, a care delivery organization under UHG/Optum. Led advancement of patient, provider, and support staff digital products including EHR optimization, patient portals, value-based care initiatives, telemedicine, digital health assets, clinical solutions delivery, and referral management optimization.• Implemented document management, virtual scribes, automated workflows with hard savings of $27M • Deployed digital check-in, forms, and surveys to and increased efficiencies with hard saving of $15M • Rationalized Information Technology products across three tech stacks saving the organization ~$50M in technical debt and moving the organization towards digital transformation goals and optimization • Expanded pilot for Social Determinants of Health initiatives with a targeted multi-billion dollar ROI• Commissioned & oversaw the creation of Innovation Academy to democratize the innovation process and strengthen WellMed core values

Eden Prairie , Mn, Us

Helping advance enterprise wide innovation and healthcare transformation. My amazing team leads Optimal Care initiatives, telemedicine, digital health and referral management.-Reduced low value care by $80M in 2021-Rapidly deployed telemedicine platforms. Went from 26 visits in 5 months to 420K+ in 2020, and over 700K to date -Led pandemic push from 200 patients registered to >18% of all (~1M) MA patients registered for telemedicine. Targeting >30% adoption-Deployed tablets w/ 4G LTE to pts without technology, capturing $530M in RAF lift, 9600+ visits in first 20 days and 175K+ in 2020…~300K to date.

Eden Prairie , Mn, Us

Head new referral management program for WellMed, UnitedHealth Group/OptumHealth’s largest Medicare Advantage product. Established policy and 10 referral centers using clinical algorithms to direct Medicare beneficiaries toward the best care at the best value in WellMed networks across Texas and Florida. Deployed new technologies and devised policy and procedures for the new referral centers. Integrated electronic health records for more than 640K members to improve data integrity, ease of use and data collection, as well as significant administrative savings. Compiled preferred provider list for the Texas and Florida markets for members’ self-referrals to specialists.• WellMed targeted 2019 savings of $10M ($14M realized) • Collaborated with Optum and vendor to build Referral Utility for use in all Optum Care Delivery Organizations (CDOs).

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Provided executive oversight and strategic planning of 20 medical facilities, $900M annual budget. My team and I the directed placement, relocation and recruitment of 9,400 emplyees (military, civilian and contractors). I also served as an advisor and collaborated with the executive staff of our facilities ranging in size from primary care clinic to tertiary care medical center with Graduate Medical Education Programs.-Devised comprehensive multi-year facilities consolidation plan to streamline care and better control costs. -Led team to synchronize strategic and operational plans for 76-facility global organization with 2.5M beneficiaries and $6.2B annual operating budget. -Generated monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting in compliance with CFO Act. -Developed strategy and merged 3 healthcare agencies with total budget of $15B into one system. -Met all project milestones for transition of 9.4M beneficiaries to new treatment plan. -New recruiting, retention, and relocation program eliminated chronic clinical staff vacancy problem; achieved a 99% fill rate.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Medical Service Corps officers are professional health care administrators and executives who play a critical role leading and managing one of the nation’s largest, most diverse health care systems. There are approximately 1,000 officers in the Medical Service Corps serving in a variety of roles.Roles:* Medical Group Commanders or Military Treatment Facility Chief Executive Officers* Medical Group Administrators or MTF Chief Operating Officers* Headquarters and MAJCOM Staff / Corporate Office Directors* Group Practice Management Officers* Health Plans Management / Patient Administration Officers* Medical Information Management / Information Technology / Chief Information Officers* Medical Logistics and Health Facilities Officers* Medical Readiness Officers* Resource Management and Personnel Management / Chief Financial OfficersWithin these roles, we support the three interrelated missions of the Air Force, the Military Health System, and the Air Force Medical Service. The Air Force mission is “to Fly, Fight, and Win… in air, space, and cyberspace,” and the Military Health System mission is to "enhance Department of Defense and our Nation’s security by providing health support for the full range of military operations and sustaining health of all those entrusted to our care.” Furthermore, the Air Force Medical Service mission is to “ensure medically fit forces, provide expeditionary medics, and improve the health of all we serve to meet our Nation’s needs."Mission: Lead the Air Force with professional health care administrators delivering the full spectrum of patient-centered services.Vision: Premier patient-centered service through innovation and inspirational leadership.Goals:1. Support the AFMS Vision2. Increase interoperability in the Corps3. Grow successful leaders

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Provided guidance and oversight for the completion of a 10-year $147M facility modernization project to include 9 operating rooms and the renovation/reorganization of nearly 800,000 sq. ft. Responsible for facility management, supply chain ($117M per annum), vendor relations/credentialing and contracted services/contract employees (180 FTEs). Worked closely with surgeons and clinical staff to ensure they had the right support to practice medicine (supplies, equipment, space, contact personnel).-Supervised center’s supply chain, contract management, vendor relations, medical equipment maintenance, facility management and custodial services.-Collaborated with 60+ surgeons, 500 providers, and 1.6K support staff to ensure proper resourcing through standardized equipment, surgical sets and space allocations.-Center rated #1 for Inpatient Satisfaction by Department of Defense.-Simplified vendor credential process eliminating surgical delays.-Cut surgical suite turnaround time 20%, saving $11M in lost productivity; made implant and surgical kits available for elective and emergency surgical procedures.-Streamlined $188M supply chain that supported 450K outpatient visits, 3.5K surgeries and 3.3K admissions.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Directed group practice business operations for 2nd largest hospital in Air Force serving 56K+ beneficiaries annually. Medical center access manager for 337 physicians, 154 physicians in GME, 350 templates, and 60 medical students. Leads clinical product line scheduling, productivity, & strategic planning for system with 306K visits, 6K surgeries and 6.5K admissions. Strategist for maintaining provider currency, financial performance, healthcare regulations, patient safety, patient engagement, and tracking of performance indicators. -Tripled neurosurgery caseload and increased all surgical referrals 65% through agreements with local Veterans Affairs Hospital and regional Army facilities; increased annual surgical caseload by over 600.-Led performance improvement initiatives for all service lines, from family practice, and cardiology to oncology and orthopedics. Simplified workflows and increased clinical throughput to meet business targets.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Director of staff for principle medical advisor to AFMC Commander, promoted health & wellbeing of 120,000. Led AFMC Medical Service implementation & execution of Air Force Surgeon General’s policies & programs. Oversaw the delivery of medical care for more than 348,000 beneficiaries.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Flt Commander, Resource Management (active Duty MSC/Lt-Capt) Responsible for $11M budget allocation and execution; oversaw 400 staff authorizations and 50 cost center managers. Optimized medical insurance billing; collected $1M in revenue annually. Led a diverse staff of 11. Flt Commander, TRICARE Operations and Patient Administration (active duty MSC/LT-Capt) Lead all patient administration operations, supervised 11 employees. Managed TRICARE program activities to include $5M+ annual claim/bill processing, referral management, marketing, debt collection, enrollment, and healthcare benefits.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Integrated 7 clinics staff generating 42,000 outpatient visits annually for 9,000 enrolled patients. Oversaw budgeting, scheduling, productivity, strategic planning and patient satisfaction initiatives.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

I worked in a variety of patient care settings to include the ICU, ED, APU/ASU, and outpatient clinics. I also lead staff development and instructed EMT-B, Self-Aid Buddy Care, CPR and several other Air Force courses.

Executive Education, Leading Digital Transformation In Health Care

Executive Education Short Course, Disruptive Strategy, Global Business, Healthcare Economics

Computer Science And Artifical Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence

Air Command Staff College (Acsc)

Executive Program, Lean For Outpatient Setting

Masters Of Business Administration, Human Resource Management

Squadron Officer School (Sos)

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