Sara Sullivan Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts

Working under the direction of the Director of Professional Billing, the Revenue Team is tasked with physician reimburesment analysis, monthly reserve calculations, and ad hoc reporting. We are also taksed with working with our exterrnal billing vendors to analyze monthly reports, and communicate trends or concerns to senior management.

Lead the Practice Finance Team who was charged with overseeing the MGPO clinical division finances pertaining to all aspects of finance, analytics, and budgeting.Serve as a financial liaison to the MGPO physician practices with focus on practice support, financial planning, and benchmarking.Communicate effectively to help facilitate problem solving solutions, as demonstrated by excellent working relationships with colleagues and management.

Lead the preparation effort of the monthly Practice Finance Reviews.Responsible for oversight of all new and ramping practices, and proactively communicate potential problems or causes for concern.Oversaw implementation of new practice on Nantucket Island, including scheduling, co-pay collection, and use of EMR system.Practice Financial Analyst (2007 - 2008)Prepare monthly management summary and provide an in-depth analysis of overall financial performance of assigned clinical divisions. Perform quarterly budget reviews of practice performance and provide updated year-end forecasts.

Support the Director of Professional Billing with revenue cycle management metric analysis and reporting.Analyze month end management reports to identify collection performance issues and trends.Identify new metrics and measurements of accountability on new strategies for success.Collaborate with the external billing vendors to understand trends, areas of concern, and report out to senior management.Provide monthly reserves analysis to appropriately value Patient AR. Responsible for reporting: Provider productivity, Budget variance explanations, and ad hoc reporting.

Oversee business and clinical operations of a high volume Orthopaedic Surgery department for 5 physicians (1500 visits per month).Analyze operations and procedures to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies.Manage annual budget of $1 million.Track departments' business profiles including: monthly and yearly budget variances, capacity utilization performance, salary and non-salary expenses and taken action when required.Supervise and motivate a staff of 15 through effective training and respectful two-way communication.Manage clinic schedules for 5 physicians using consistent communication and anticipating conflicts with work flows.Office Manager (2002 - 2004) Managed the day-to-day administration of a high volume Orthopaedic Surgery department.Coordinated staff and physician vacation schedules.Built relationships with managers of Radiology and Primary Care departments to expedite appointment requests leading to increased volume.

Coordinated all administrative aspects for an Orthopaedic Surgeon.Scheduled surgeries, including pre-operative clearance to insurance approvals to post operative care.Ensured the collection of surgical revenue by maintaining records of account receivables and reviewing accounts to take effective action.Conducted personal business including; create special patient education forms, and help maintain the content on the website.

Mba

Master, Business Administration

Education record

Bachelor Of Science, Health Care Administration