Experience

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  Spectrum Health Partners LLC.

  • Franklin, Tennessee, United States

  • Principal

    • Dec 2017 - Present
    • Franklin, Tennessee, United States

    Responsible for all duties as assigned and required per engagement contract. Recent Engagement:Longmont United Hospital - Expense savings of over $1M through productivity management and staffing adjustments to appropriate needs and volumes reducing 20 FTE annually. Expense savings of $1M through appraisal of hospital properties and negotiated reassignment of lease on unused space.Spectrum Health Partners is a financial advisory services firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry providing the following services:- Transaction Advisory- Post Transaction/Wind-down- Turnaround, Restructuring & Bankruptcy- Interim & Crisis Management- Physician Practice Management- Academic Medical Center Management- Revenue Cycle Management- Performance Improvement- Healthcare Analytics

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  Valley Endodontics and Oral Surgery

  • Arizona

  • COO

    • Feb 2015 - Dec 2017
    • Arizona

    Directed the operations of a $14 million annual Net Revenue dental specialty business, which consists of ten office locations in the Arizona market. Oversaw over eighty employees and providers in the areas of marketing, corporate support services, office managers, dentists and physicians. Managed owned and leased properties to be compliant with all State licensures, certifications, and credentialing standards.Valley Endodontics and Oral Surgery offers oral surgery services including dental implants, and more, across the state of Arizona.

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  Nobilis Health Corp.

  • Chandler, Arizona, United States

  • COO, Nobilis Health Corp/Arizona Vein & Vascular Center

    • Feb 2015 - Feb 2017
    • Chandler, Arizona, United States

    Directed the operations of $7 million annual EBITDA business of Arizona Vein & Vascular Center's clinics and ambulatory surgery centers while maintaining all State licensures, certifications, and credentialing.Arizona Vein & Vascular Center consists of five Clinics and four Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) located in Surprise, North Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Chandler, and Tucson, AZ.

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  Spectrum Health Partners LLC

  • Franklin, Tennessee, United States

  • Independent Consultant

    • Oct 2014 - Feb 2015
    • Franklin, Tennessee, United States

    Responsible for all duties as assigned and required per engagement contract.Spectrum Health Partners is a financial advisory services firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry providing the following services:- Transaction Advisory- Post Transaction/Wind-down- Turnaround, Restructuring & Bankruptcy- Interim & Crisis Management- Physician Practice Management- Academic Medical Center Management- Revenue Cycle Management- Performance Improvement- Healthcare Analytics

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  Arizona Orthopedic and Surgical Specialty Hospital

  • Chandler, Arizona, United States

  • Chief Executive Officer

    • May 2011 - Sep 2014
    • Chandler, Arizona, United States

    Responsible for direct operations of hospital while maintaining all Federal and State licensures, certifications, and credentialing. Maintain an environment that reflects the corporate mission and promotes a culture of clinical quality and patient safety. Ongoing responsibilities included effective adaption of new EMR along with developing policies and procedures, short- and long-range goals, objective and strategic plans that produce a fundamentally strong organization that provides an efficient, quality environment for both physicians and staff to work in. Led a strong, engaged Board that achieved accountability and created growth. Grew EBITDA by over $2M through volume growth due to improved physician relations and Operating Room operational efficiencies. This resulted in first ownership dividends in two years.Arizona Orthopedic and Surgical Specialty Hospital is a licensed specialty hospital that provides both inpatient and outpatient orthopedic, spine, podiatry, and pain management procedures.

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  Hualapai Mountain Medical Center

  • Kingman, Arizona, United States

  • President/CEO

    • Mar 2008 - Mar 2011
    • Kingman, Arizona, United States

    Directed operations of Medical Center while maintaining Federal and State licensures, certifications, and credentialing during construction of new 106-bed (70 licensed) facility. Ongoing responsibilities included working with system management to develop and implement policies and procedures, short- and long-range goals, objective and strategic plans. Served as MedCath representative to Kingman community and liaison for Mayor, City Council, and City Development Department regarding hospital construction and operational issues. At its opening in 2009, Hualapai Mountain Medical Center had more than 170 employees, 70 private beds and room for 36 additional beds.

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  MedCath

  • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

  • CFO, Heart Hospital of New Mexico

    • Jul 2004 - Feb 2008
    • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

    Managed financial and accounting reporting for 55 bed acute care cardiac specialty hospital with annual gross revenues in excess of $200M and Net Revenues in excess of $70M. Areas of responsibility included financial accounting, cost reporting, information management, business office, billings and collections, purchasing and inventory control, case management, and medical records. Over $9M improvement in Net Revenue through renegotiated implant pricing, clinical documentation improvement project, and emergency department operational efficiencies.The Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center is a 55-bed facility, and the only hospital in New Mexico that is entirely dedicated to heart care.

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  Tenet Healthcare

  • North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

  • CFO, Lake Mead Hospital

    • Apr 2003 - Jun 2004
    • North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Managed financial and accounting reporting for 198-bed acute care hospital with annual gross revenues in excess of $400M and Net Revenues in excess of $100M. Areas of responsibility included accounting, cost reporting, information management, business office, billings and collections, purchasing and inventory control, medical records, admitting and registration. Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a multinational investor-owned healthcare services company based in Dallas, Texas. The company operates 65 hospitals and approximately 500 other healthcare facilities.

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  Kindred Hospital

  • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

  • CFO

    • Jul 2000 - Mar 2003
    • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

    Managed financial and accounting reporting. Areas of responsibility included accounting, cost reporting, business office, billings and collections, purchasing and inventory control, medical records, radiology, dietary, and housekeeping. Kindred (Vencor) Hospital is a long-term acute care hospital with annual revenues in excess of $14M.

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  Independent Consultant

  • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

  • Consultant

    • Apr 2000 - Jul 2000
    • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

    Consulted with various hospital delivery systems providing profitability and efficiency analysis of contracting ventures with several specialty providers. Represented client in interactions concerning Medicare and HCFA audits and rectified policy and procedure guidelines to comply with required standards.

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  Health Care Horizons/Cimarron Health Plans

  • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

  • Manager, QualMed Operations

    • Oct 1999 - Apr 2000
    • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

    Created and managed operations department for QualMed Commercial lines of business including Customer Service, Accounts Receivable and Billing, Claims, Referrals/Authorizations, and Utilization Management.Molina Healthcare acquired Health Care Horizons, parent company of Cimarron Health Plan, in 2004.

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  QualMed Plans for Health, Inc./Health Systems International

  • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

  • Director of Finance

    • Jul 1994 - Sep 1999
    • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

    Responsible for financial reporting, developing, and implementing accounting policies and procedures, and preparing and analyzing $50M annual operating budget. Over 10% year over year growth of the only profitable HMO for that period in the state of NM as Plan Administrator.Health Systems International, Inc., was formed in January 1994 by the merger of QualMed and Health Net, and served about 1.4 million members in several western states, particularly California and Colorado.