Experience

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  Prime Healthcare

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area

  • Regional Director, Physician Services

    • May 2020 - Apr 2023
    • Kansas City Metropolitan Area

    Leadership responsibility for employed and PSA provider practices in metropolitan Kansas City market.

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  LifePoint Health

  • Senior Director Physician Practices

    • Jun 2016 - Apr 2020

    Served as an executive leader with accountability and oversight of medical group operations, revenue cycle, provider compensation contracting, practice acquisition/on-boarding and strategic planning for LifePoint Health multi-state physician practices.

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  WellStar Health System

  • Greater Atlanta Area

  • Assistant Vice President

    • Jul 2012 - Feb 2016
    • Greater Atlanta Area

    Led a management team with accountability and oversight for over 400 physicians and mid-level providers, 85 practice locations and revenues in excess of $50 million. Responsibilities included clinical and non-clinical operations, performance improvement initiatives, patient satisfaction, budgeting and financial management, human resources, strategy and recruitment.

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  Mountain States Health Alliance

  • Johnson City, Tennessee

  • Vice President

    • Aug 2000 - Apr 2012
    • Johnson City, Tennessee

    Served as the executive leader for system outpatient services and business development. Significant contributions included the following:o Led hospital acquisition due diligence teams and transition /integration teamso Served as the interim hospital CEO during the transition and integration phaseso Directed operations for outpatient wound care centers, sleep labs, Synergy Laboratories (outpatient reference lab), system physician recruitment, occupational medicine/corporate health sales and marketing, materials management and managed care.o Coordinated property and casualty insurance coverage for the health system.o Initiated network development with outlying hospitals and physicians across the continuum of care to increase care quality, referrals and market share.o Served as the system liaison with joint ventured outpatient surgery centers to provide operational assistance and managed care contracting services

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  Horizon Physicians Group, PC

  • Knoxville, Tennessee Area

  • CEO

    • Mar 1999 - Jun 2000
    • Knoxville, Tennessee Area

    Provided executive leadership to a 35 physician multi-specialty group including a team of 300 employees with multi-site clinic locations and ancillary services.

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  Tennessee Hospital Association

  • Nashville, Tennessee Area

  • Senior Vice President, THA Solutions Group

    • Apr 1998 - Mar 1999
    • Nashville, Tennessee Area

    Led THA Solutions Group, the products and services division of the Tennessee Hospital Association. Focused on providing cost effective services to THA member hospitals across the state. Responsibilities included building member relationships and member retention, vetting vendor products and services for inclusion in the THA Solutions Group portfolio, sales of products and services to members, management consulting services in operations, strategic planning and managed care.

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  Covenant Health

  • Knoxville, Tennessee Area

  • Vice President, Business and Network Development

    • Mar 1995 - Apr 1998
    • Knoxville, Tennessee Area

    Provided executive leadership for the outreach and relationship building efforts of Covenant Health with surrounding service area hospitals to develop referral networks and collaborative relationships. Coordinated, managed and assisted in the negotiation of merger, acquisition and joint venture opportunities for the health system. Developed provider networks and facilitated provider relations for a new joint ventured managed care plan.

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  Parkwest Medical Center (Covenant Health)

  • Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Vice President Operations/COO

    • Oct 1990 - Mar 1995
    • Knoxville, Tennessee

    Served as the chief operations officer for a 425 - bed acute care tertiary level hospital with accountability for clinical and non-clinical hospital departments, clinical quality of care, patient satisfaction, physician relations and financial performance.

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  Fort Sanders Health System (Covenant Health)

  • Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Director of Strategic Planning

    • May 1986 - Oct 1990
    • Knoxville, Tennessee

    Provided executive leadership for system-wide strategic planning, business planning, Certificate Of Need development, construction project planning and management and assisting with acquisitions, leases, mergers and joint venture initiatives.