Experience

Confluent Health

• United States
• Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists
• 200 - 300 Employee

• VP of Financial Planning and Analysis

  • Aug 2019 - Present



Trilogy Health Services, LLC

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP of Financial Planning and Analysis

  • Jan 2017 - Feb 2019

  Promoted to transfer reporting/analytics best practices to the Budget and Reimbursement functions. Led a team of five budget/reimbursement professionals, while retaining responsibility for the five-person analytics function. Established annual budgets for 115 locations, tracked monthly performance, and collaborated with leaders to course correct when necessary. Managed effort to transform monthly and long-range planning process from antiquated Excel files, with no reporting functionality, to a more robust and effective software solution. Show less



Trilogy Health Services, LLC

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Data Analytics

  • Jul 2015 - 2016

  Hired to develop an analytics capability from scratch and provide senior leadership over data warehousing and reporting. Recruited and led a team of five professionals to help the organization shift rapidly to clinical reporting (not a priority before) and comply with changes triggered by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Also, spearheaded initiatives to shore up underperforming reimbursement efforts and optimize labor scheduling/deployment. Maintained a homegrown SQL-based Business Intelligence system that provided online reporting for all campuses and senior leaders. Show less



River City Healthcare Solutions

• Louisville, Kentucky

• Partner, Consultant

  • Aug 2012 - Jun 2015

  Founded and operated a consulting company that focused on hospital financial management, revenue cycle management maximization, decision support analytics, and pre-acquisition due diligence. Served on the “Clean Team” for Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) University Medical Center (650 beds) in the acquisition of a community hospital and developed/executed the “first 180-day plan”. Also contracted to build and implement a productivity management process for Hackensack University Medical Center (700 beds) and integrated it into the budget process/variance analyses. Contracted by a variety of community hospitals to improve productivity and reduce expense. Show less



Merit Health Systems

• Director of Budgeting and Financial Analysis

  • Mar 2007 - Jul 2012

  Recruited as a financial analyst for a private hospital management company which acquired and operated urban community hospitals. Quickly promoted to Director of Budgeting and Financial Analysis to support the acquisition and elevation of Mountainside Hospital (Montclair, NJ). Reported directly to the hospital CEO and built/managed the Decision Support and Budgeting department. Provided productivity and budgeting leadership across all four portfolio hospitals. Collaborated with hospital leaders to analyze department performance, develop improvement plans, and drive accountability. Educated leaders to use financial tools effectively and boost financial performance. Show less



Appalachian Regional Healthcare System

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Decision Support

  • 2000 - 2006