Howard Nelson Email & Phone Number

Corinth, Ms

Responsible for the strategic and operational management of the system owned practices and the integration of services with community based providers.

Long Island, Ny

Provided consulting services to hospital and health care institutions related to the structure and management of physician and ambulatory practices.

Ny, Ny

Chief Affiliation Officer - 2002 - 2015New York Medical College (2002-2012) /Physician Affiliate Group of New York (2012-2015) Managed the Center Faculty Practice with 220+ professional employees providing quality medical care in a 341- bed New York City municipal hospital. Provided fiscal and strategic management of a multi-specialty/multi-site, physician faculty practice including financial management, contract negotiations, physician recruitment, human resource management and… Show more Chief Affiliation Officer - 2002 - 2015New York Medical College (2002-2012) /Physician Affiliate Group of New York (2012-2015) Managed the Center Faculty Practice with 220+ professional employees providing quality medical care in a 341- bed New York City municipal hospital. Provided fiscal and strategic management of a multi-specialty/multi-site, physician faculty practice including financial management, contract negotiations, physician recruitment, human resource management and facilities development. Provide executive leadership for 19 clinical divisions in all medical and surgical specialties with over 180 physicians and 125 support staff in coordination with the Clinical Directors, Hospital Administration and PAGNY leadership. Fostered trust and a commitment to organizational values. Directly supervised support divisions of Human Resources, Affiliation Finance and Payroll Services.• Developed & implemented HR policies and procedures to assure 100% compliance with contractual obligations, State health and labor laws and Joint Commission standards resulting in full JCH accreditation with ZERO deficiencies in the unannounced 2013survey.• Designed and oversaw recruitment and human capital retention reducing operational vacancies to less than 12 positions. • Created first NYMC and PAGNY budget monitoring for 19 clinical divisions which resulted in FY 2013 & 2014 spending $2,400,000 below budget. • Generated a 100% increase in orthopedic volume by contracting with an external physician group and developing a new Total Knee Replacement Center of Excellence fully integrated with Rehabilitation Medicine Service. • Directed the development of an IDX based Faculty Practice Billing System fully integrated with the facility Quadra Med EMR system. Reduced annual Faculty Practice Plan costs by more than $750,000 utilizing outsourced processing. Show less

Brooklyn, Ny

Assistant Vice President for Affiliations 2000 – 2002 Directed the development and implementation of the first workload-based affiliation contract between SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital Center with an annual budget in excess of $53M. Created office to implement and manage the contract. Developed productivity standards and systems to monitor physician performance. Led quality indicator implementation, and developed reporting systems to monitor contract compliance… Show more Assistant Vice President for Affiliations 2000 – 2002 Directed the development and implementation of the first workload-based affiliation contract between SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital Center with an annual budget in excess of $53M. Created office to implement and manage the contract. Developed productivity standards and systems to monitor physician performance. Led quality indicator implementation, and developed reporting systems to monitor contract compliance. • Implemented a computerized Physician Scheduling and Tracking System to monitor contract compliance reducing location charging errors to less than 2%. • Established and managed the first Office of Affiliations at SUNY Downstate Medical Center to implement the “At Risk” affiliation contract.• Worked closely with Clinical Chairmen to educate them on the contract terms, risks and benefits reducing contract penalties to ZERO during the term of the contract. Show less

Lake Success, Ny

Administrator of Medicine 1997 – 2000 Led the strategic planning effort and managed the Department of Medicine, administering to 11 clinical divisions with operational responsibility for Ambulatory Chemotherapy Treatment Program, Endoscopy, Bronchoscopy, Hemophilia, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Sleep Center Operations, General Internal Medicine Residency, and Fellowship programs.• Reorganized practice to an “At Risk” model reducing departmental annual deficit from over $250,000 to… Show more Administrator of Medicine 1997 – 2000 Led the strategic planning effort and managed the Department of Medicine, administering to 11 clinical divisions with operational responsibility for Ambulatory Chemotherapy Treatment Program, Endoscopy, Bronchoscopy, Hemophilia, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Sleep Center Operations, General Internal Medicine Residency, and Fellowship programs.• Reorganized practice to an “At Risk” model reducing departmental annual deficit from over $250,000 to $0.• Increased faculty practice revenues by 14% to $16.4M annually through back office process reorganization.• Designed & developed offsite Family Practice center increasing revenues by more than $300,000 annually.• Created offsite general internal medicine and pulmonary rehabilitation centers increasing volume by 20% and secured pulmonary research grants in excess of $1M. • Designed and oversaw renovation of endoscopy suite which doubled procedure rooms and added a contiguous recovery room within the existing footprint, increasing patient annual volume from 2,500 to over 6,000 procedures.• Expanded Ambulatory Chemotherapy unit from 11 to 24 resulting in a volume increase of more than 100%. Show less

New York, Ny

Administrator of Orthopedic Surgery 1994 – 1997 Directed strategic planning, and provided operational and financial management for Department of Orthopedic Surgery in a 110 bed orthopedic specialty hospital. Coordinated 10 clinical programs with 20 full time faculty and 60 voluntary staff. Responsible for faculty practice and hospital operations. • Developed new Spine Center Service and Sports Medicine Service Lines.• Implemented a centralized billing system which improved… Show more Administrator of Orthopedic Surgery 1994 – 1997 Directed strategic planning, and provided operational and financial management for Department of Orthopedic Surgery in a 110 bed orthopedic specialty hospital. Coordinated 10 clinical programs with 20 full time faculty and 60 voluntary staff. Responsible for faculty practice and hospital operations. • Developed new Spine Center Service and Sports Medicine Service Lines.• Implemented a centralized billing system which improved collections by 5%. Show less

New York, Ny

Corporate Administrator of Surgery 1989 – 1994 Responsible for fiscal management and programmatic management of multi-site surgery department (General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Cardiac Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Vascular Surgery & Surgical Research) including related residency and fellowship program administration in a 1,300 bed acute care facility.

Albany , Ny

Served as the senior organizational leader of a hospital member supported mutual research and program development concern.

Albany, Ny

Developed ambulatory care reimbursement models for implementation in New York State.

Greater New York City Area

Analyzed reimbursement trends and financial performance for a large public hospital system. Duties included program perpetration for the implementation of the Federal DRG system.

Mba, Healthcare Administration

Bs, Business Management

Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude

Mba Healthcare Administration, Health/Health Care Administration/Management