Paula Nelson Mba Email & Phone Number

St Louis Park, Minnesota, Us

ENT Partners is dedicated to the private practice ENT physician and their teams, through a flexible partnership model. This boutique approach to practice management offers a strategic partnership opportunity that is based on collaboration, allowing the physician to maintain clinical autonomy. Our value proposition includes access to and the support of an executive management team with vast healthcare experience in the private practice sub-specialty space, access to capital to support investments in infrastructure and growth, capital equipment and expansion opportunities, as well as overall support of the workforce architecture that includes revenue cycle, compliance, credentialing and recruiting resources.

Sharing experience and expertise with the next generation of financial managers. Available for interim and special projects. Consulting projects include cost-based reimbursement, price transparency, budgets and forecasting.

New Brighton, Us

Meridian Behavioral Health is the leading for-profit provider of mental health and chemical dependency programs in Minnesota and is expanding its operations across the United States. Meridian currently operates 2 acute psychiatric hospitals with 130 beds, 14 substance use disorder residential treatment centers with 857 beds, 6 outpatient substance use disorder programs and four methadone clinics for treatment of opiate addiction, with operations in 5 states.Responsibilities include Financial Reporting and Analysis, Budgeting, Forecasting, Strategic Planning, Audit, Payroll and Benefits, Revenue Cycle Management (contracting, billing and accounts receivable), Information Technology, Cash and Investment Management. Led the implementation of a fully integrated EHR and upgraded financial and IT platforms to create a scalable infrastructure for continued growth. Expanded operations from Minnesota to 4 additional states, adding 711 residential beds, 3 methadone treatment programs, a 70-bed acute psychiatric hospital for adults, and a 60-bed acute psychiatric hospital for children. Experience leading financial process integration for de novo, organic, and acquisitive growth. Successfully recapitalized with new private equity sponsor in November 2015.

Provide interim leadership to stabilize finance, IT, and revenue cycle during a time of transition for the organization.Hire key positions, develop teams in finance and the revenue cycle, improve the integrity of financial reporting, maximize use of existing EMR, manage projects and assist with the recruitment of the CFO.Develop provider productivity reporting and prepare analysis for recruitment of new providers.

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

The Finance Director provides leadership for the financial management of the departments of Surgery, Orthopedics, Urology, and Otolaryngology, including preparation and analysis of the annual operating budgets of over $120 million for the University of Minnesota Physicians and the Medical School, analysis and reporting of faculty compensation plans, and directing the accounting and finance staff in the recording, reporting, and analysis of research grant and academic department activities.

King Of Prussia, Pa, Us

First Home Care, part of Universal Health Services, Inc., is a for-profit provider of home and community based behavioral health services for at-risk children, adolescents and their families, with locations in Washington D.C., Maryland, and throughout Virginia. First Home Care also manages the non-profit organization Foundations for Home and Community that provides Therapeutic Foster Care Services in Washington D.C and Maryland.Services include a therapeutic group home, an alternative school, public school-based day treatment programs, community-based day support programs and mental health support services, home-based intensive behavioral health intervention programs, and therapeutic foster care and adoption programs.The CFO provides leadership and financial management for the organization with over $60 million in revenue and 370 FTEs. Responsibilities include Financial Reporting and Analysis, Budget, Audit, Third Party Contracting and Reimbursement, Patient Financial Services (billing and collections), Information Technology, Cash and Investment Management.

Responsibilities include Financial Reporting and Analysis, Budgeting, Audit, Third Party Contracting and Reimbursement, Non-clinical Risk Management, Patient Financial Services (billing and collections), Patient Access (scheduling and registration), Investment Management, Compensation and Employee Benefits, Health Information Services, Dietary Services, Environmental Services, and Safety.Committed to developing and supporting a culture of service excellence.Created balanced scorecard reporting tool to monitor quarterly performance toward strategic plan goals and objectives.Developed leadership evaluation benchmarks and implemented new leadership evaluation process.Developed curriculum in financial management for leadership team to develop skills needed to manage departmental budgets and staff productivity.Created department specific financial reporting and analysis tools for clinical and support managers and developed their financial management skills.Led the multi-disciplinary team during the process of choosing and implementing a fully integrated financial and clinical information system.

Joliet, Illinois, Us

Teaching adult learners earning a Masters Degree in Health Services Administration. Classes include Finance for Non-Financial Managers and Economics of Healthcare.

Catholic healthcare organization formerly part of the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls.

Mba, Executive Mba

Bs, Accounting