Leah Killian-Smith Email & Phone Number

Hastings, Minnesota, United States

Germantown, New York

• Oversaw risk and compliance for 28 owned post-acute care communities and five managed affiliates.• Managed daily operations of compliance and risk management for organization.• Conducted risk assessments and root-cause analyses.• Arranged support for reputation management and digital marketing efforts.• Negotiated contracts and group purchasing agreements.• Assisted with crisis management for operations, human resources, and regulatory affairs.• Led workers’ compensation relationships.• Provided medical legal support for risk management.• Supported Carmelite Sisters administration team by providing tools and resources, and advising on current regulatory requirements.• Acted as interim administrator as needed.• Provided financial turnaround support for CFO, managed claims, and assisted with mediation and negotiations for legal matters.• Saved company over $1M in premiums by working with brokers to move from deductible programs to SIR programs.• Responsible for claims management for all insurance products.

White Bear Lake Mn

• Oversaw nationwide daily operations of quality and government service division of company. • Acted as national trainer for medical coding and held responsibility for MDS 3.0, survey preparedness, new and revised regulations, quality measures, CIC Interact Quality Program, regulatory management, and reimbursement. • Served as member of quality software development and implementation team for national medical supply company, and held responsibility for contract negotiations, marketing and sales, team leader for quality and government consultants, operational crisis management, leading monitoring projects for state health departments, and acquisition management.• Wrote educational programs, account management, financial management, quality initiatives, and customer service. • Focused on assisting clients across nation when compliance issues arose, change of ownership, operations turnaround, financial consultation, and operations management.• Created ICD-10 coding two-day seminar for company.• Successfully closed over 25 health care facilities.• Conducted training of new regulatory requirements for post-acute care clients in all states except Alaska.

Responsible for day to day operational consulting as it relates to quality and reimbursement nationwide

Responsible for day to day operations of skilled nursing, transitional care, assisted living, memory care, and HUD Housing Program

Lnha, Long Term Care Administration/Management

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Health Informatics