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Richard Berkman

Governance and Special Projects at Emerson Hospital
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Seasoned healthcare governance and consulting expert with extensive experience in hospital operations and management.
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Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, US
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  • Hospitals
  • Healthcare Consulting
  • Healthcare Management
  • Healthcare Information Technology
  • Healthcare
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Richard Berkman is a seasoned healthcare professional with extensive experience in management, consulting, and information technology. He has held various leadership positions in hospitals and healthcare organizations, including governance and special projects, partner, senior vice president of operations improvement, vice president of operations, vice president of administrative and clinical services, assistant director for administration, consultant, and director of management science. He has a strong background in healthcare consulting, revenue cycle management, managed care, and healthcare information technology. Richard has also developed innovative solutions to improve hospital operations and reduce costs. With a strong educational foundation in business administration, healthcare administration, and microbiology, Richard is well-equipped to lead and advise healthcare organizations. Currently, Richard is based in Norfolk, Massachusetts, and continues to work as a governance and special projects expert at Emerson Hospital.

Experience

  • Emerson Hospital
    • Concord, Massachusetts
    • Governance and Special Projects
      • Sep 2018 - Present
      • Concord, Massachusetts

  • HealthCARE Management Consulting, LLC
    • Norfolk, MA.
    • Partner
      • Feb 2013 - Present
      • Norfolk, MA.

      HMC is dedicated to assist hospitals in providing innovative and creative solutions to improve hospital operations and reduce costs. The focus is departmental specific and on hospital wide operations. It includes both supply chain and staffing analyses.

  • Yankee Alliance
    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Vice President Operations Improvement
      • Jul 2012 - Jan 2013

    • Senior Vice President Member Services
      • Jul 1997 - Jun 2012

      Developed a "value added" consulting service for this regional Group Purchasing Organization with $1.6B in purchases.Liaison to senior leadershipDeveloped & organized collaboratives with the members in orthopedics, lab, linen & purchased services with documented savings in excess of $6MBenchmarked major operating departments with identified savings of $11M

  • Melrose-Wakefield Hospital
    • Vice President, Sevice Integration
      • 1995 - 1997

      Responsibilities included design & development of a 20,000 foot medical office building Developed benchmarks hospital-wide with identified savings of $5M

  • MetroWest Medical Center
    • Framingham, MA
    • Vice President of Operations
      • 1993 - 1995
      • Framingham, MA

      Managed Framingham Campus for 490-bed merged hospital; responsible for 358 FTE's and $20M budget. Product Line Manager for cardiology; directed laboratory, radiology, materials management, nutrition services, ambulatory services, and biomedical engineering.

  • The Miriam Hospital
    • VICE PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLINICAL SERVICES
      • 1992 - 1993

      Responsibilities expanded to include radiology, product line management of orthopedics, and major construction program in 247-bed Brown University teaching hospital.

    • VICE PRESIDENT FOR PATIENT SUPPORT SERVICES
      • 1987 - 1992

      Responsible for $20M budget in laboratory, pharmacy, medical records, materials management, social work, environmental and nutrition services, plant engineering, medical library, security.

  • Harvard University Health Services
    • Assistant Director for Administration
      • 1985 - 1987

      Led support services and Human Resources for this HMO with four satellite outpatient facilities.

  • New England Deaconess Hospital
    • Manager of Management Engineering Services
      • 1984 - 1985

      Consultant to local hospitals

  • Boston Medical Center
    • Greater Boston Area
    • Director Management Science
      • 1981 - 1984
      • Greater Boston Area

  • Group Systems Engineering Program at MHA
    • Burlington, MA
    • Account Manager
      • 1976 - 1981
      • Burlington, MA

      General consulting

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    • Greater Boston Area
    • Unit Coordinator
      • Sep 1973 - Aug 1976
      • Greater Boston Area

      Managed an inpatient floor scheduling procedures for patients, transcribing physician orders, ordered supplies, controlled the budget.

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    • Greater Boston Area
    • Laboratory Technician in Microbiology
      • Aug 1970 - Aug 1971
      • Greater Boston Area

      Perform micro identification, organism sensitivities, blood culture analysis.

Education

  • 1977 - 1979
    Northeastern University
    Certificate of Advanced Graduate Standing, Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • 1973 - 1976
    Suffolk University - Sawyer School of Management
    Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • 1966 - 1971
    University of Maine
    Bachelor of Science (BS), Microbiology, General

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