Experience

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  Goodhand Healthcare and Patient Advocates, LLC

  • Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

  • Principal

    • Oct 2015 - Present
    • Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

    Provide patient advocacy by facilitating collaborative solutions between clients and health providers. Assist clients in receiving the right care from the right provider at the right place and right time. Help clients to know their patient rights. Assist with resolutions during and after possib...

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  Ascension Health formerly Presence Health

  • South Chicago

  • Regional Chief Financial Officer

    • May 2014 - Oct 2016
    • South Chicago

    Responsibility for financial reporting, operating budget, capital budget, and strategic planning. Matrixed responsibility for clinical coding, compliance, case management, information technology, lean improvement, risk management, revenue cycle, supply chain, contracting, and compliance.

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  Wellmont Health System Bristol Regional Medical...

  • Bristol TN

  • Chief Operating Officer and VP Finance

    • Jan 2013 - Apr 2014
    • Bristol TN

    Led and had responsibility for finance and all non-nursing departments in the 500-bed hospital: case management, surgical services, clinical services, support services, ancillary services, hospice, chaplaincy, volunteers, LTC relationship management, hospice, and physician collaboration. The Wel...

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  UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  • Little Rock, Arkansas Area

  • Vice Chancellor and CFO

    • Jun 2004 - Dec 2012
    • Little Rock, Arkansas Area

    • UAMS was a one billion four hundred million dollar budget operation with 27 campuses and patient care sites across Arkansas including over 10,000 FTEs.• Responsible for health system, six colleges, faculty practice plan, six specialty institutes, and area health education centers including: leg...

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  Univ. of Ark. for Medical Sciences College of P...

  • Little Rock

  • Faculty, Vice Chancellor, and Preceptor

    • Aug 2005 - May 2011
    • Little Rock

    Taught Health Care Economics, Health Care Law, Strategic Planning, and Finance for Health Service Administration graduate students. Preceptor for masters student’s fellowships. Taught part time during full time vice chancellor position.

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  Genesys Regional Medical Center an Ascension He...

  • Grand Blanc, MI

  • CFO and Chief Compliance Officer

    • 2002 - 2004
    • Grand Blanc, MI

    • Led departments of Financial Planning, Materials Management, HIM, Accounting, Compliance, Payroll, and Patient Accounts, 255 employees. Reported to CEO.• Developed and led 10 teams to improve clinical effectiveness and reduce clinical costs.• Physician-hospital organization board member and fin...

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  Allegiant Health

  • Jackson, MI

  • Interim Operations Executive

    • Dec 1999 - May 2002
    • Jackson, MI

    Assisted to establish a health improvement organization (HIO) which was a precursor to population health management. Designed a self insured wellness contract HIO program. Developed a Resource Management System for supply chain management to reduce cost. Assisted with an acquisition of a new ho...

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  Coopers & Lybrand (PWC), Ernst and Young, M...

  • Various

  • Managing Director, Senior Manager, Vice President

    • 1985 - 1999
    • Various

    Management consulting, process improvement, and audit for healthcare finance, operations, and strategic planning.

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  George Washington University

  • D.C.

  • Faculty and Preceptor for Masters in Health Administration

    • Aug 1992 - May 1994
    • D.C.

    Finance preceptor for Masters Students in Health Service Administration Fellowships. Preceptor during other full time consulting roles.

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  Texas A&M University

  • College Station TX

  • Faculty

    • Aug 1988 - May 1989
    • College Station TX

    Full time accounting faculty.

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  Chicago hospitals, Thoracic and Cardiovascular ...

  • Memphis, Texas, Chicago area

  • RN and Surgical First Assistant

    • 1979 - 1987
    • Memphis, Texas, Chicago area

    -Surgical first assistant in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (CVT) - five years. Cared for CVT patients pre and post op in CVICU, ED, telemetry, cath lab in addition to OR. Worked for 13 CVT surgeons and in all hospitals in Memphis-Surgical First Assistant for Methodist Hospital of Memphis, ...