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Coral Gables, Florida, United States

Lewisville, Texas

Miami, Fl.

Responsible for overseeing the revenue cycle performance for 1 of 9 Divisions (5 Hospitals).

Administrative management of complete revenue cycle performance of between five and as many as eleven for-profit hospitals and two large physician practices management, with combined annual net revenue of as much as $745M for hospitals and over $60M for physicians. Reported to the; Accomplishments:Annual collections of >102% of Net Revenue for hospitals. CY08 collections were $361M vs. Goal of $354M. For physicians, 101% of Net Revenue.Reduced AR Days by an average of 6 in CY08.POS CY08 Cash Collections increase of $700K over prior year's performance.Reduction of Credit Balances by $1.4M in CY08.Decreased Medicare aging over 60 days by $2M and Insurance aging over 90 days by $2.5M in CY08Achieved bad debt results of 4.4, as a % of net revenue, vs. budget of 5.0% in CY08. Established AR Key Indicator Goals and metrics for Division.

Management of complete revenue cycle in a 198 bed for-profit facility in a multi-hospital system. Reported to the Chief Financial OfficerAccomplishments: Annual collections of $1M over established Net Revenue Goal. Reduced aging over 90 days 10% of total AR (1.5 Million)Increased number of claims submitted electronically from 27% to 56%.Successfully managed a system standardization conversion.Reduced Credit Balances by $1.5M from FY01-FY03Reduced AR Days by 20.

Management of complete revenue cycle of a for profit facility in a multi-hospital system. Reported to the Chief Financial Officer.Accomplishments: Reduced A/R Day from 78 to 55.Reengineered the early out-source program to maximize reimbursement and in-house collectors' productivity.Implemented quarterly meetings with major payers to promote external customer satisfaction and for appropriate resource management.Developed Policies and Procedures Manual.Successfully managed a complete systems conversion. Successfully managed the accounts receivables for an outpatient surgical facility, Surgical Park

Responsibility:Management of the Billing and Medicare/Medicaid Collections of a 715 bed non-profit facility with revenues over 300 million per annum.Accomplishments: Reduced unbilled days from 24 to 2.Reduced AR Days from 78 to 35.Developed Policies and Procedures and a Contract Desk Guide for all FTE's.Decreased Medicare denials by 23%.