Chief Operating Officer
CurrentPhysician Practice Operations Management: Directly responsible for oversight & service of up to 26 multi-specialty physician practices, with additional management of a team of 10 individuals overseeing & serving an additional 74 practices. Direct oversight of all aspects of physician practice management activities.Financial Management: Current role is significantly associated with financial management. All practice sites in the group must generate sufficient revenue to meet expenses. Responsible for practice financial oversight & presentation to physicians, including cash flow, budgeting, breakeven analysis, CPT code analysis, staffing analysis; creation, presentation, & execution of strategic plans for practices experiencing issues, while simultaneously supporting physicians in managing separate sets of challenges associated with thriving practices; & personally conducting up to 300 financial meetings with physicians annually, while overseeing & supporting the rest of the team with their additional physician financial meetings, analyses, & presentations.Managed Care Contracting: Responsible for third-party payor contract management & fee schedule negotiation across LMG’s entire fee-for-service book of business for 16 payors; plus contract management aspect of 12 value-based program contracts totaling $16 million in annual revenue. Key achievements include double-digit fee-for-service reimbursement rate increases; managed care contract expansion to include ancillary services, such as behavioral health, laboratory, & radiology / imaging; contract management for subsidiary & joint venture entities; & direct oversight of Credentialing Department.Group Expansion: 150% growth in practice sites in 11 years of COO & Regional Director of Operations roles with the company, averaging 13.6% growth per year. Provide both direct contribution & team oversight to the expansion of the group throughout the entire physician / practice integration process.