Michael Gallimore, Mba, Fhfma Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• Provides guidance and coordination between system Finance teams and facility leadership during significant projects and initiatives (such as Rolling Forecast and Cost Reduction planning and monitoring)• Collaborates with executive and clinical leaders to prepare and explain monthly performance during month-end close as well as Monthly Operating Reports (MORs)• Builds strong relationships with operational leaders and serves as a strong resource to assist with finance, operation, or application (such as Excel, Google Sheets, Axiom) questions and projects• Suggests recommendations for operational decisions based upon financial insights, trends, and reasonableness• Enhances financial acumen of operational leaders with available dashboards and reports (Department Manager Dashboard, Kronos reports/productivity, Departmental Operating Review prep)• Leads site Finance Managers during mid-month projection and month-end duties, forecasting and reviewing operational performance at both sites and investigating variances to explain changes and trends• Manages site Finance Managers to develop ad hoc analyses and optimize routine reports (Cath Lab, Imaging Services, Neuro Critical Care, Observation, Outpatient in a Bed)• Fosters development of site Finance Managers to continue their healthcare knowledge growth, bringing them into more varied projects, sharing more complicated analyses and thought processes, and encouraging participation within HFMA (certifications and other educational opportunities)• Constructs proformas to project and evaluate physician recruitment and growth; partnering closely with system strategy teams to confirm reasonableness for criteria and results

Aurora, Co, Us

Leads and coordinates the annual budget for the primary hospital in the Denver Metro Region as well as providing significant support to three other hospitals and three ASCs within the region, developing and implementing the budget calendar and providing leadership and education throughout the budget process to administrative, operational, and clinical leaders. Creates proformas for capital projects, projecting statistical and financial impacts for various requests (such as new microbiology lab equipment, DaVinci robots, and new cancer treatments). Builds and optimizes month-end reporting analyses, utilizing Strata EPSi, Microsoft Excel, and Epic extensively to populate and validate reports. Effectively manages Decision Support team throughout periods of change, maintaining departmental morale and productivity throughout.Key Contributions• Administers review of departmental labor standards during the budget and monthly reviews, providing analysis for impact of requests (additions and transfers) as well as comparison to industry benchmarks• Manages quarterly cost accounting updates for the Metro region, providing education and explanation to non-financial leaders to obtain buy-in and confidence for both the process and end results• Provides financial analysis and recommendations to Utilization Management committees throughout the Metro Region (four facilities), primarily analyzing length of stay geometric opportunity days and CMI coding impact• Teams up with service line leaders (Transplant, Oncology, Ambulatory Services) to cultivate strong working relationships for effective financial partnerships, leading to more accurate budget and capital projections and fewer unexplained budget gaps during the year• Experienced with forecasting impacts for budget initiatives, capital projects, and operational changes; considering shifts in payor mix, service acuity variation, labor mix changes, and other sensitivity adjustments

Amarillo, Tx, Us

Worked jointly with the Executive Team in preparation and presentation of the health system’s Five Year Strategic Plan to the board; plan included analysis of overall market share, service line market share and contribution margin, proforma impact for suggested initiatives per service line. Supported the Executive Team and Nursing Directors during operational and capital budgeting to project impacts and analyze the viability of equipment purchase/lease decisions. Key Contributions• Managed cost accounting system update with vendor (HCC) for more accurate cost calculations and overhead allocations, specifically focusing on labor, supplies, and equipment depreciation• Projected impacts to hospital/health system for any changes to Managed Care contracts (for new and existing contracts) to provide analysis and negotiation support• Directed development of online site for project tracking; used for ad hoc reporting, monthly/quarterly reporting, and resource collection; led to improvement in timeliness from 50% to 86% from project requestors perspective• Improved report structure and initiated quality controls for analyses that directly led to improvements in report accuracy (50% to 88%) and usefulness (52% to 84%) based upon end-users’ perception• Obtained Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (and led two analysts to earn their belts) by working with on-site Master Black Belt on an Urgent Care project• Regularly provided profitability analyses on service lines, looking at volumes and impacts on per service line, per physician, per payor viewpoints

Amarillo, Tx, Us

Established stand-alone Decision Support department, building confidence and credibility in its analyses as well as developing successful financial analysts through a created career ladder (increasing employee satisfaction, higher quality reports, and directly impacting employee advancement). Key Contributions• Increased both the exposure and departmental satisfaction of Decision Support within the health system; satisfaction survey showed overall improvement from 48% prior to arrival to 90% after first year• Participated on multiple committees within the health system, such as Utilization Review, Capital, Managed Care, and Meaningful Use; provided analysis and recommendations to committee members• Worked with Siemens to implement Soarian DSS (Decision Support) system, including validation of data and customization of reports and dashboard (Executive View) for increased effectiveness• Provided ad hoc analysis and reports to Executive Team and health system as requested, anticipating follow-up questions and preparing additional reports without prompting

Waco, Texas, Us

Involved with all phases of the network’s budget process, including preliminary meetings with senior administration, confirmation and review meetings with department leaders, final departmental analysis, and submission of budget to national system. Performed month-end close duties for the network, looking specifically at revenue and volume analysis, salary and FTE analysis, and system supply costs. Maintained cost accounting system, including monthly updates, reconciliation, and use for service line, payor, and patient analysis.Key Contributions• Prepared and analyzed several proformas for senior administration, on varied projects such as a $6.49 million floor remodel, a $5.65 million re-acquisition of a gastroenterology lab, a $4.3 million acquisition of an imaging center, and several multimillion-dollar physician clinics of diverse specialties (such as Cardiologists and Pulmonologists)• Designed and utilized templates to drastically reduce time spent on month-end revenue, expense, and volume analysis during close, and included quality checks to verify data from ad hoc reports• Provided ad hoc reports and feasibility analysis as requested from various departments for many projects, such as the impact of different types of surgery implants, types of surgeries themselves, and the specific pharmaceuticals used during procedures

• Provided decision support and feasibility studies to senior leadership on many projects, such as implementation of Urgent Care Clinic, Cardiac Cath Lab, and process flow in ER• Managed hospital anesthesia coverage; selected and negotiated vendor contracts for locum tenen and permanent position recruitment• Compiled an operational scorecard with corporate support for hospital, and continually updated monthly data and presented findings and possible corrective actions to CEO and managers• Attended Greenbelt Training for lean process improvement and reviewed new methods and tools for implementation of change, such as Value Stream Analysis, Rapid Improvement Events,Standard Work, Combination Sheets, and A3 Thinking• Prepared ad hoc reports on departmental financial performance and viability of equipment purchases vs. leases, vendor selection, and analyzed impact on net income

Lubbock, Texas, Us

• Performed tasks as interim project manager (5/06 – 2/07) to complete construction and open a $12.5 million, 56-bed free-standing long-term acute care hospital; facility is a joint-venture with physicians• Monitored $2.5 million capital budget for equipping the hospital: discussed specific needs with departments, contacted vendors, performed cost-value analysis, and purchased equipment• Worked on core finance team for planning, testing, and implementation of new comprehensive enterprise resource system (Meditech) for parent health system and free-standing hospital• Identified trends in monthly performance and noticed specific opportunities for improvement to lower expenses; crafted tools to examine contract labor, specific needs, and communicated results with nursing department to reduce costs (approximately $30,000 per month in savings)

Waco, Tx, Us

Team Leader – National Science Foundation 1/06-4/06• Researched best practices for technology transfer between universities and businesses• Delegated responsibilities to team members and provided guidance for beginning MBA students• Analyzed data from research and recommended changes to optimize tech transfer processTeam Member – GuideStone Financial Services 8/05-10/05• Researched best practices for e-Marketing campaigns and web analysis software• Selected by faculty and guest judge to present findings to company executives• Composed written proposals and prepared presentations of recommendations for facultyTeam Member – Tour Andover Controls 1/05-3/05• Researched optimal combinations for 401(k) benefits and company involvement• Selected by faculty and guest judge to present findings to company executives• Played a key role in developing final report and presentation to faculty members

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Ba, Economics, History