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Waxhaw, North Carolina, United States

Own and operate an independent healthcare management consulting firm that focuses on small to medium scale strategy projects, interim leadership and planning support and ad hoc advisory services for community/regional hospitals, healthcare systems and physician practices.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Served as single point of contact for executive teams at five healthcare systems, building trusting relationship with executive team to ensure Vizient met their needs. Coordinated internal stakeholders within Vizient to ensure company's offerings met strategic needs and organizational goals of healthcare system in terms of strategic direction, priorities, challenges, and pain points. • Created network that allowed for most appropriate resource allocation based on Vizient’s… Show more Served as single point of contact for executive teams at five healthcare systems, building trusting relationship with executive team to ensure Vizient met their needs. Coordinated internal stakeholders within Vizient to ensure company's offerings met strategic needs and organizational goals of healthcare system in terms of strategic direction, priorities, challenges, and pain points. • Created network that allowed for most appropriate resource allocation based on Vizient’s offerings.• Worked in cross-matrix environment internally between various areas (supply chain, performance improvement, analytics, clinical improvement, and consulting) to ensure coordinated strategic offering and support to members.• Shared other practices and previous experiences to help Vizient organization grow. Show less

Prepared numerous multi-year strategic plans for variety of healthcare systems (quasi-academic, integrated delivery networks, small community hospitals, and multi-hospital systems) focused on surviving in value-based environment and delivering greater consumer-centric care. Developed strategic plans, including visioning, defined goals and objectives, performance measures, market assessments, new revenue opportunities, competitive profiling, consumer profiling/segmentation, physician analyses and… Show more Prepared numerous multi-year strategic plans for variety of healthcare systems (quasi-academic, integrated delivery networks, small community hospitals, and multi-hospital systems) focused on surviving in value-based environment and delivering greater consumer-centric care. Developed strategic plans, including visioning, defined goals and objectives, performance measures, market assessments, new revenue opportunities, competitive profiling, consumer profiling/segmentation, physician analyses and strategy, alignment/partnership needs, financial and operation gap assessment, and initiatives with concrete action items and implementation plans.• Conducted comprehensive analysis of existing assets and capabilities, identified options around possible innovation models, determined collaboration opportunities with broader ecosystem (payers, technology companies), and developed blueprint for future state.• Assessed collaboration and partnership opportunities for hospitals and various clinical programs, including formation of formal affiliations structure, vision, strategy, and go-forward plan to implement partnership, working with senior executives, board members, and physician/clinical leadership.• Performed numerous program and service line assessments, including detailed care continuum gap assessments, quality review, operational assessment, patient journey mapping, market analyses, medical staff analysis, and profitability by service line analyses; provided recommendations for consolidation/rationalization, performance enhancement, and growth and program development for service lines, including women’s health, cardiovascular, cancer, neurosciences, and orthopedics.• Served as engagement executive and performance manager in leading and mentoring 20-plus consultants.• Sold and managed between $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 in new projects over last three years. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

• Facilitated numerous physician alignment arrangements, including co-management agreements, joint venture arrangements, governance and committee structures, leadership responsibilities, organizational priorities, and dashboards and metrics.• Presented and performed numerous market assessments for all size markets, including determination of patient origin, market size and service area by service line, market growth potential, physician supply and demand, physician splitter, SWOT analysis… Show more • Facilitated numerous physician alignment arrangements, including co-management agreements, joint venture arrangements, governance and committee structures, leadership responsibilities, organizational priorities, and dashboards and metrics.• Presented and performed numerous market assessments for all size markets, including determination of patient origin, market size and service area by service line, market growth potential, physician supply and demand, physician splitter, SWOT analysis, and payer environment.• Directed facilities and service rationalization assessment for large health system to optimize assets, improve quality, reduce costs, and enhance patient experience. Show less

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Led planning effort for all service lines across system. Worked with designated operational and clinical leaders to develop strategy, new program ideas, and recruitment plans. Facilitated strategic development which led to creation of Levine Cancer Institute and recruitment of well-known physician leader. Built trusting partnerships between strategy, service line clinical leadership, and hospital leadership by implementing new organization structure, agreed upon committee charters, and… Show more Led planning effort for all service lines across system. Worked with designated operational and clinical leaders to develop strategy, new program ideas, and recruitment plans. Facilitated strategic development which led to creation of Levine Cancer Institute and recruitment of well-known physician leader. Built trusting partnerships between strategy, service line clinical leadership, and hospital leadership by implementing new organization structure, agreed upon committee charters, and responsibility charts. Created system-wide patient navigation educational forum alongside oncology leadership to bring together approximately 30 navigators.• Coordinated planning and development efforts for service lines, including behavioral health, cancer, cardiovascular, neurosciences, and orthopedics. • Conducted detailed situation assessments, market evaluations, organizational structure review, service line performance improvement opportunity evaluations, and quality and outcomes review.• Developed service line performance dashboards and scorecards for ongoing management and senior leadership review.• Collaborated with senior executive and physician leadership to develop comprehensive long-term plans with detailed implementation plans that prepared service lines for transformation from volume-based to value-based environment, created best-in-class service offerings, and optimized patient access and experience. • Facilitated collaboration discussions between primary care and service line leadership to improve patient care coordination and care experience and ensured service line plans clinically integrated. Show less

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Served as ongoing strategic and business planning partner for key physician and administrative service line leadership team.• Managed and mentored team of six-plus staff consultants.• Assisted with detailed business planning and programmatic development efforts to advance various service lines (patient navigation program, integrative oncology, heart failure, AFib center, vascular services, comprehensive epilepsy network, and neuro hospitalist program).• Built service line planning… Show more • Served as ongoing strategic and business planning partner for key physician and administrative service line leadership team.• Managed and mentored team of six-plus staff consultants.• Assisted with detailed business planning and programmatic development efforts to advance various service lines (patient navigation program, integrative oncology, heart failure, AFib center, vascular services, comprehensive epilepsy network, and neuro hospitalist program).• Built service line planning infrastructure for system, including development of tool kit with sample deliverables, assessment templates, e-library, organizational structure suggestions, and physician and administrative job descriptions. Show less

Master Of Science (M.S.), Accounting

Minor, Health/Health Care Administration/Management

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity