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Kirkwood, Mo

Short term position to have continuous management flow.

Washington, Mo

Responsible for planning, organizing and directing clinic and ancillary services. Directed the operations of a $90 million company, 600 employees and 20 locations. Reduced annual operating expenses by $6 million. Streamlined operations for efficiencies. Worked with CEO and physician finance representative for "continuous improvement." Using "lean" Six Sigma improvement strategies: 1) fact based decision making and 2) the use of DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve Control) process to solve complex problems.

Greater St. Louis Area

Full strategic, operations and P & L Management responsibility for $12 million annual budget. Skills include strategic planning, team building, revenue growth, profit improvement, cost reduction, performance optimization and Information Technology (IT). Consistently awarded MGMA "Certificate of Superior Performance" as a "better - performer" in areas of Profitability and Cost Management. (Only 3.54% of all medical practices in MO are given this distinction). Actions: Management team introduced advanced technologies (replaced out dated IT system) with state-of-the-art ALL SCRIPTS practice management and Electronic Medical Records (EMR). Researched and implemented "Practice Management/Electronic Medical Records" (EMR) for 11 physician group, utilizing all digital functions including eprescribe, efax, patient portal and immediate electronic transmission of letters to referring physicians. Brought EMR into compliance for Meaningful Use for government requirements. Results: Physician salaries in 90th (plus) percentile of all Urologists nation wide. (MGMA)Staffing ratio of 3.12 staff/physician while industry average is 5.3 staff/physician. (MGMA)Reduced operating expenses to 45 - 50% while industry average is 58.4%. (MGMA)$500,000 perpetual annual savings by combining offices, employee efficiencies and digitalizing all departments of the practice.Saved physicians $200,000 annually by negotiation skills.Monitored patient charges through electronic reports and recovered $150,000 in oversights, lost or missed charges. Reimbursement has steadily increased since utilizing "billing calculator - interface." Decreased operating costs 5-10% while nationwide, Urologists experienced 29% spike in operating costs.Decreased A/R from 36% to 9% on 90+ day category while industry standard is 15 -18%. (MGMA)

I held Professor status in the areas of Marketing and Management. Consistent high evaluations from College Dean and students alike.

Assisted with recruitment and interviewing of two orthopedic surgeons to join group. Led relocation of medical office; directly involved with space need analysis, coordinated all aspects and details of relocation including bidding process with general contractor, architect and financial planning. Assembled a comprehensive personnel system including policies, procedures and staff manual. Instituted OSHA and HIPPA guidelines as none existed. Supervised reorganization of staff. Reduced spending for outside services through aggressive negotiations.

Reorganized staff in a more functional and accountable fashion. Provided leadership for all aspects of the practice as acknowledged by owner as being reliable, honest, high integrity, intelligent, fair and conducted business on owner's behalf as if personally owned. Tripled amount of cataract surgery performed within the first year through eye health screenings, newsletters targeting specific age and zip codes, newspaper and radio advertising and public service announcements. Complimented by employee- ophthalmologist as "extremely organized, enjoyed employee respect and extremely efficient." Always insisted on quality of patient care and mediated patient problems as necessary.

Instructor of general businesses courses.

Mba, Management, 4.0

Received Distinguished Graduate Award for Academic Achievement (4.0)

Bsba, Management/Marketing/Accounting

Education record

Leadership, Motivation and Public Speaking

Associate Of Arts, General Studies