Jeffrey L. Tucker, Mba, Efpm Email and Phone Number

• Lead transformative healthcare initiatives to enhance access, improve patient outcomes, and drive system-wide efficiency for one of the largest rural health systems in the Midwest, encompassing over 1,200 providers, 60+ sites, and 11 hospitals. • Spearhead strategic partnerships with employers, independent clinics, hospitals, and community stakeholders, fostering growth in service utilization and expanding care access across rural regions. • Direct the development of innovative care delivery models, including mobile primary care units, virtual care platforms, and care retention strategies, enhancing patient satisfaction and continuity of care. • Oversaw a “skunk works” innovation team, launching new products and services that address emerging healthcare needs and challenges. • Involvement with mergers, acquisitions, and strategic affiliations to strengthen the system’s reach and capabilities, contributing to organizational growth and improved service delivery. • Supervise teams in occupational health and employer wellness services, delivering customized healthcare solutions that address employee needs and improve workforce health. • Collaborate with physicians and RN liaisons to streamline care delivery, enhance coordination, and implement data-driven solutions that optimize clinical outcomes and reduce costs. • Expand mobile healthcare programs to reach underserved rural communities, improving access to preventive and diagnostic services.I have worked for independent clinics and hospitals for 30+ years. I joined MCHS because I want to make a difference in solving rural health care issues. I want to be a part of building a model that will be a national example of how healthcare can be - cradle to cane - from virtual care wherever you are to mobile bringing care to you to clinics and care facilities of the future.MCHS is comprised of over 1200+ providers, 60+ sites, ASCs, 11 hospitals, research institute, foundation, and health plan.

• Lead a diversified investment firm specializing in real estate, syndicated investments, and small business ventures, with a focus on generating stable, passive income for investors. • Organize and manage investment opportunities, creating transparent, collaborative structures that allow accredited and non-accredited investors to access high-return deals typically reserved for high-net-worth individuals. • Facilitate partnerships and joint ventures to maximize investment potential, providing hands-on leadership in evaluating opportunities and ensuring alignment with long-term financial goals. • Empower individuals in my network to achieve financial independence by offering access to innovative, carefully vetted investment opportunities.

• Led Integrity Health Network, a healthcare organization representing over 250 providers across 49 clinics in NW Wisconsin and Northern/Central Minnesota, following the merger of three Independent Practice Associations (IPA). • Established a wholly owned subsidiary called Integrity Health Innovations as a Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and a Medicaid Integrated Health Partnership (IHP). Managed multi-million dollars in healthcare contracts, achieving cost savings through value-based care models. • Directed a redesign of the organization to focus on innovative healthcare delivery, including total cost-of-care contracting, quality improvement, and performance-based initiatives. • Oversaw the Integrity Health Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that received multiple grants for quality training, community health initiatives, and the development of an early web-based care portal. • Spearheaded the creation of alternative revenue streams, including capitation management, risk-sharing agreements, and a group purchasing program and malpractice insurance pool that reduced costs for network members. • Collaborated with state and federal agencies to implement groundbreaking programs in rural and underserved communities, driving measurable improvements in access and outcomes.

• Directed the administration of a network of primary and specialty care clinics, collaborating with community hospitals across Northern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin to enhance care delivery. • Developed and implemented innovative healthcare solutions, including early adoption of telemedicine services and a care network leveraging shared resources and technology for cost-effective operations. • Played a pivotal role in shaping the organization’s policy framework, group purchasing strategies, and compliance initiatives, ensuring streamlined operations and regulatory adherence. • Spearheaded market-focused product development, introducing new service lines that enhanced provider competitiveness and patient access. • Facilitated clinic growth by establishing operational procedures that supported expansion, resulting in increases in patient volume and 35% growth in clinic membership during tenure. • Collaborated with providers to design and implement quality improvement programs that elevated patient satisfaction and outcomes, positioning the network as a regional leader in innovative healthcare delivery.• Successfully expanded the care network, growing membership and increasing access to underserved communities. • Reduced operational costs through strategic group purchasing initiatives and enhanced vendor negotiations. • Positioned Carenorth Health as a trusted partner for community hospitals and independent providers, driving regional healthcare innovation.

• Led a multi-specialty physician network of 29 primary care and specialty clinics across Minnesota and Wisconsin, managing operations, finances, and strategic initiatives to support independent healthcare providers. • Negotiated and managed health plan contracts, securing favorable terms that enhanced provider revenue and improved patient access to care. • Spearheaded operational improvements, including the creation of a centralized group purchasing program that significantly reduced costs for member clinics. • Launched innovative e-health initiatives, including electronic health records (EHR), secure communication platforms, and early telemedicine services, positioning the network as a regional leader in healthcare technology adoption. • Established risk-sharing agreements and implemented quality improvement programs, supporting clinics in achieving high performance on pay-for-performance (P4P) and value-based care metrics. • Fostered collaborative relationships among network members, creating a cohesive organization dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care. Expanded network by 48% in clinics and providers.

• Maintained and repaired advanced aircraft armament systems, ensuring operational readiness for tactical fighter missions. • Implemented Total Leadership Quality Management (TLQM) principles, training squadrons to enhance efficiency and performance. • Diagnosed and resolved complex weapons system issues under tight deadlines, contributing to mission success and operational excellence.

Provided start-up assistance, management services, medical billing, and accounting/record-keeping services to both new and established medical practices throughout NE MN and NW WI. Offered one of the first electronic claims submission resources in the region. When demand grew for accounting and business set-up in other markets, expanded company to include other industries, though main facet was medical billing and practice management services. Grew business into a four person company and eventually sold the operation to a large client who operated it as a separate division for several years before rolling it into their internal operations.

Developed business model and policies for this clinic creating a multi-pronged model for operations which included merging with other practices, leasing services to those wanting to remain independent contractors and utilizing a very early model of a clinic without walls concept. Grew practice from one MD to seven providers. Other areas of responsibility: Billing, chart auditing, accounting/financial management, budgeting, human resources and marketing.

Started working in outpatient mental health scoring psychological tests and providing administrative support before moving to Patient Business Services working as an admissions representative performing insurance verifications, registration, nightly census reporting and acts of bravery which included night time competitive wheelchair balancing against the IT Department personnel.

Health and life insurance presentations, analysis of return for guaranteed whole life policies, marketing, data preparation for a general brokerage agency

General management of a small company which manufactured wind socks and a special sanitized version of moving pads turned into household blankets in fun colors. Company was in financial trouble, unable to make payroll or pay creditors, sales had plummeted to nearly zero. Negotiated new payment terms with creditors, personally called every customer and assured them of delivery if they ordered, developed cash flow plan, organized the finances, negotiated with local community funding source for funds to re-start the manufacturing lines and sales climbed. As products spread to more retailers we caught the eye of a Colorado-based investor who eventually purchased the company and relocated it.