Experience

EHR Concepts

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager / Consultant

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  • Contract Assignment, Cerner Corporation • Project Manager, State and Local Government responsible for Deliverable Expectation Document (DED), Deliverable, and Deliverable Acceptance Document (DAD) for a Soarian Revenue Cycle implementation • Deliverables include documenting the following types of plans for the project: risk / quality management, issue management, change management / change control, system design and development, testing, training, etc. • Contract Assignment, Cerner Corporation • Project Manager, State and Local Government responsible for Deliverable Expectation Document (DED), Deliverable, and Deliverable Acceptance Document (DAD) for a Soarian Revenue Cycle implementation • Deliverables include documenting the following types of plans for the project: risk / quality management, issue management, change management / change control, system design and development, testing, training, etc.



JCB Information Technology Consulting, LLC

• Independent Business Owner and Consultant

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  • Provides executive level consultative services • Manages the overall and daily implementation process of a clinical and revenue cycle implementation including Cerner Millennium Clinicals (acute and ambulatory) and Cerner Millennium Revenue Cycle along with Integration to Soarian Revenue Cycle. Implementation included owned and non-owned organizations in a single domain • Manages the tasks required to interface to 3rd party Medical Device Interfaces (MDI), Lockbox, Collection Agencies, ERP System, a specialty EMR, printers, security, etc. • Responsible for executive level status reporting including presentation to the executive steering committee • Manages day-to-day project plan tasks, creates weekly status report, holds scrum meetings to ensure there is a plan for any tasks past due or coming due, attends various solution / technical meetings, leads go live planning, assists in the creation of the cutover document, and drives strategy for post go live support. Provides guidance to the testing process for unit, system, and integration testing events • Works with clients on education as well to ensure end users are successfully trained for go live and communicated to throughout the go live. Familiar with HealthStream software. • Manages issue process including end user education • Travel: 50%-75% Show less



Innovar Solutions

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Leader

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

  • Innovar Solutions is an Operational Improvement firm specializing in helping clients reduce costs, enhance revenue and improve the overall quality of service they deliver. • Acting as a Project Leader for the Billing and Finance Workstreams in the Media Industry, I lead the team through full project life-cycle activities including project kick-off, facilitated requirements session, design, development, testing, quality control, documentation, implementation, and training. • Innovar Solutions is an Operational Improvement firm specializing in helping clients reduce costs, enhance revenue and improve the overall quality of service they deliver. • Acting as a Project Leader for the Billing and Finance Workstreams in the Media Industry, I lead the team through full project life-cycle activities including project kick-off, facilitated requirements session, design, development, testing, quality control, documentation, implementation, and training.



Cerner Corporation

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Apr 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Developed and conducted a process for deep dive assessments into project implementations. The assessment included reviewing tasks / plan for the Cerner solutions but also the tasks for all the 3rd party systems (PACS, MDIs, BMDIs, Collection Agencies, Lockbox, Oncology System, Pharmacy Robot, Drug Dispensing System, ERP, printers, etc.) needed at the time of go live as well.• Developed a project quality process for multi-solution implementations conducted in conjunction with each project gateway• Worked closely with the methodology team providing feedback from project assessments to improve upon current and future project implementations• Made improvements to the project gateways (checkpoints) identifying key tasks to complete to continue moving forward to the next project steps• Advised the methodology team on a new tool they were developing for project implementations. Moved from Microsoft Project to Version One• Managed issue process including end user education• Provided executive presence and project management on-site to get strategic projects to a successful go-live. Projects include Cerner Millennium Clinicals being implemented with either Cerner Millennium Revenue Cycle, Soarian Revenue Cycle, or interfaced to a non-owned Cerner Revenue Cycle system• Project management for the strategic projects included managing the day-to-day tasks on the project plan, guiding the process for major testing events, and leading the cutover over process for strategic projects. Was responsible for the night of cutover as well.• Developed a process for and project managed a full post implementation review of a clinical and financial system including providing feedback to the client on performance improvement recommendations• Travel: 50%-75% Show less

• • Aug 2014 - Mar 2018

  • Strategic advisor for clients conducting roadmapping sessions and developing implementation plans which included code updates (Cerner and 3rd party systems), new solutions, hardware upgrades, new hospital rollouts, integration with 3rd party solutions, etc. aligned with a client’s strategic vision and plans• Managed a client’s PMO operations and developed a plan to move them to Cerner’s recommended model standard including processes and procedures, technical tools, resource structure, communications, and documented outcomes to improve satisfaction among their physician and nursing communities• Provides leadership to more than 20 on-site project teams• Provided project management for strategic projects including managing the day-to-day tasks on the project plan, guiding the process for major testing events, and leading the cutover over process including managing the night of cutover• Managed issue process including end user education• Projects include Cerner Millennium Clinicals being implemented with either Cerner Millennium Revenue Cycle, Soarian Revenue Cycle, or interfaced to a non-owned (3rd party) Revenue Cycle system• Travel: 50%-75% Show less

• • Apr 2012 - Jul 2014

  • Provided the connection and thought leadership between client business strategies and Cerner’s core value proposition• Established trusted relationships with all levels and venues inside client organization ensuring business needs were understood and Cerner’s IT strategies worked to continuously improve outcomes• Coordinated and oversaw operations, projects, and ongoing support for a multi-facility health system and community hospital. Also worked with the client on how their 3rd party systems integrated with the EMR and how to keep all of them in sync at the time of upgrades.• Project management including managing the day-to-day tasks on the project plan, guiding the process for major testing events, and leading the cutover over process including managing the night of cutover• Executed requirements of the business relationship such as portfolio management and expansion, including overall project economic performance and health• Assisted client is achieving Meaningful Use and HIMSS Level 6 • Received recognition of CRE of the Year• Travel: 50%-75% Show less

• • Mar 2009 - Apr 2012

  • Provided the connection and thought leadership between client business strategies and Cerner’s core value proposition• Established trusted relationships with all levels and venues inside client organization ensuring business needs were understood and Cerner’s IT strategies worked to continuously improve outcomes• Coordinated and oversaw operations, projects, and ongoing support for a multi-facility health system and community hospital. Also worked with the client on how their 3rd party systems integrated with the EMR and how to keep all of them in sync at the time of upgrades.• Project management including managing the day-to-day tasks on the project plan, guiding the process for major testing events, and leading the cutover over process including managing the night of cutover• Executed requirements of the business relationship such as portfolio management and expansion, including overall project economic performance and health• Assisted client is achieving Meaningful Use and HIMSS Level 6 • Received recognition of CRE of the Year• Travel: 50%-75% Show less

• • Nov 2000 - Mar 2009

  • Provided leadership and oversight to engagements so that deliverables are met on time and ensure Cerner is providing value to client as committed• Managed day-to-day project activities, ensuring high client satisfaction, while staying on or under budget.• Developed engagement plans, and ensured resources were allocated and maintained to facilitate successful completion of projects• Managed engagement expenses according to plan.• Led large complex projects such as 3 hospitals system through the implementation of eMAR and CPOE through conversion while also upgrading the system• Led a multi-hospital environment which also included an associated imaging center and surgery center to a successful implementation of 12 Cerner applications• Responsible for managing several clients through upgrades from various levels of codes• Participated in negotiating several large contracts for clients including one for a seven hospital system and then lead them into the design phase• Managed all cash collections for assigned clients• Travel: 50%-75% Show less



Deloitte

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jun 1998 - Oct 2000

  • Performed vendor selections for various applications • Led a team in conducting a gap analysis between patient accounting systems and ERP solutions• Managed a team that was responsible for assisting a large healthcare provider in billing retro Medicare claims • Assisted in the development of a Strategic Information System Plan for a small-integrated delivery system• Led the implementation of output from testing through conversion for a large integrated managed care consortium

• • Sep 1995 - Jun 1998

  • Led the implementation of output from testing through conversion for a large integrated managed care consortium• Conducted Financial Audits and System Audits (manufacturing, healthcare, financial institution, etc).