Lea Ford
Director of Corporate Strategy at Edelberg + Associates- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Edelberg + Associates
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Corporate Strategy
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Jul 2023 - Present
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Executive Personal Manager
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May 2023 - Jul 2023
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Ford Household
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Jacksonville, Florida, United States
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Mother Extraordinaire
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Oct 2001 - Present
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TeamHealth
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Education and Documentation Specialist
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Feb 2005 - Feb 2007
➤ Provided direct oversight of all physician coding and compliance of Hospital Medicine physicians for all facilities located in the contiguous 48 states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, by traveling to each facility over a 42/52 week period per year to present in-person curated reports to identify and support best practices education for each physician.➤ Demonstrated a high level of administrative competence and expertise in managing physician education onsite and via distance meetings for coding and compliance within Hospital Medicine Services for over 50 facilities.➤ Directed management of special projects, collected pertinent data and evaluation of key indicators and trends across the TH HM programs nationwide for presentation to executive leadership.➤ Employed keen attention to detail in reviewing data and generating customized reports for each physician to identify areas not in compliance with state and Federal Regulations.➤ Collaborated with centralized billing to review documentation and billing practices to curate individual support to each hospital medicine physician nationwide.➤ Selected, developed and grew the department over a two year period to effectively support all TH Hospital Medicine Accounts. Show less
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Education and Documentation Specialist
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Feb 2005 - Feb 2007
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Summit Medical Group
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United States
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Medical Practices
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500 - 600 Employee
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Master of Public Health Internship
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Jun 2003 - Aug 2003
➤ Worked effectively with others by attending board, committee, leadership and shareholder meetings for a 65 practice and ancillary site LLC. in a 16 county Family and Internal Medicine practice. ➤ Effectively capitalized on strengths in conducting Medicare, patient demographic information, and productivity analysis to determine key data, trends, and future needs in alignment with company's strategic objectives. ➤ Leveraged a strong technical competence in devising a working database for the Southeast Regional Residency Programs, physician recruiting, and retention marketing information. ➤ Applied new concepts and techniques in compiling, improving, and presenting the new physician orientation including updated practice and board manuals and execution of employee enculturation program. Show less
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University of Tennessee
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Master of Public Health
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2002 - 2003
➤ Assisted and collaborated in the compilation and presentation of a Public Health Assessment for emergency preparedness for the Blount County Local Emergency Planning Committee in collaboration with East Tennessee Regional Health Office. ➤ Drove efforts in performing an in-depth analysis of financial objectives for public and private healthcare sectors including for-profit and not-for-profit entities. ➤ Exhibited a high level of expertise in facilitating risk management presentation, which defined aspects of managed care, corporate compliance, capitation risks, workers' compensation, mergers and acquisitions, and organizational ethics. ➤ Capitalized industry expertise as the Graduate Teaching Assistant by educating an undergraduate class on introduction to public health, while serving as the editor of the master's degree program newsletter and coordinator for the college's graduate seminar Show less
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Various Companies
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United States
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700 & Above Employee
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Previous Work History
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1986 - 2002
➤ Operations Manager/Senior Project Manager/Application Specialist – Pyxis Corporation, Inc., San Diego, CA – 1999 to 2002 ➤ Independent Practice Association Administrator – Prime Provider Systems, Inc., Knoxville, TN – 1996 to 1999 ➤ Human Resource Manager/Administrative Assistant to the CEO – Summit Medical Group, PLLC, Knoxville, TN – 1995 to 1996 ➤ Medical Records Coordinator – Cardiology Associates of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN – 1994 to1995 ➤ Medical Assistant to ANRP – Family Practice Clinic, PC, Gulf Breeze, FL – 1994 to 1995 ➤ Jewelry Design and Sales – Jewelers Trade Shop, Pensacola, FL – 1986 to 1992 Show less
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Education
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Master of Public Health - MPH, Healthcare Administration and Planning -
Pensacola State College
Associate of Arts - AA, Pre-Med Concentration -
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology