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LAWRENCE E. EPSTEIN

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Hightstown, NJ 08520

609-***-**** (Home)

609-***-**** (Business)

acuzuc@r.postjobfree.com

Proven Skills * Inpatient and Outpatient Clinical Administration

* Balance Sheet and Asset Return on Investments

* Capital Finance Program Management and Coordination

* Budget Planning and Analysis

* Profit/Loss Management

* For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Board Governance and Structure

* Academic and Research Administration

* Operations and Personnel Management

* PC and Mainframe MIS Development/Operational

Implementation

* Strategic Planning and Corporate Compliance Implementation and Management

* Physician Billing and Compliance Processes

Professional Experience

Chief Executive Officer – Pulmonary and Allergy Associates, PA - Summit, NJ 07901 June 2009 to Present -- Senior leadership position in multispecialty medical group of 21 providers with five locations in Central North New Jersey region.

-- Lead all administrative, financial, and operational functions of medical practice with 90 FTE’s which includes four managers and 68 support staff.

- Act as chief financial officer with budget of 15.5 million dollars and clinical service billings of over 26 million dollars. Work with auditing and accounting consultants to produce annual and quarterly reporting. Provide all monthly key performance indicator reporting.

- Provide lead management to board governance and policy making activities including contract negotiations with all outside business partners and physician workforce.

- Provide oversight to all compliance and clinical operational activities.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Instituted new revenue cycle management policies to lower days in receivable to under 40 days,charge lags to less than two days, and first pass denial rates below 4 percent. Developed and implemented action plans for electronic medical recording systems. Established better communications tools for leadership and created team building processes to improve clinical production. 2

Administrator – University Physicians of Brooklyn – Brooklyn, NY Department of Radiology – SUNY Downstate Medical Center February, 2006 to June, 2009

- Senior Administrative Officer for 34 FTE radiological sciences practices performing all modalities at four hospitals.

- Administrative team leader with three managers and budget of $20MM per Annum.

- Negotiate all affiliate agreements.

- Supervise all academic activities.

- Senior representative for all clinical activities of faculty practice plan

- Long range strategic planning and budget development

- Business development and capital planning management

- Financial analysis and reporting

- Review and management of IT infrastructure and software partnership deployment.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: -Implemented annual budget and strategic planning process to assist physicians with long range objectives

- Standardized affiliation contracting process

- Improved physician recruitment and retention

- Standardized physician contracting and implemented new incentive systems Administrator – Cooper University Hospital at Willingboro May 2002 to October 31, 2005

- Acquisition and Transition to Academic Medical Practice Chief Administrative Officer Willingboro, NJ 08046

- Senior Administrative Officer responsible for $20 million corporation with 17 physicians and 105 employees

- Administrative leader with team of four managers in areas of Medical, Accounting, Lab, and General Operations

- Responsible for all operations to include application and implementation of policy; liaison to physicians, staff, hospital, and referring organizations

- Implement strategic plans, operational policies and procedures for all corporate activities

- Financial management inclusive of treasury, banking, insurance, P/L, accounting, and third-party payer reimbursement

- Group affiliation and partnership development

- Leader of corporate compliance and regulatory implementation

- Responsible for legal and contractual service relationships

- Manage corporate committee structure

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Implementation and Execution of new ancillary service lines in Nuclear Cardiology and Ambulatory Surgery Center

(endoscopic) including certification with State and Federal regulators. Transition to new practice owner/manager through buyout of practice. Participated as financial team leader for management of assets and balance sheet. Prepared and implemented new compensation and physician productivity benchmarking models.

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Chief Operating Officer June 1994 to May 2002

Millburn Surgical Associates, PA Millburn, NJ 07041

- Overall management responsibility for $11 million corporation with 21 employees and 8 physicians

- Responsible for implementation of all operations including policies, procedures, physician relationships, affiliate hospital and organizational relations

- Implement strategic and business plans

- Financial management for all services as needed by corporation

- Manage corporate compliance activities

- Develop and maintain all professional services inclusive of legal, accounting, and brokerage contracts

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Developed Administrative Structure with use of business model to implement compensation, cost accounting, human resource development, and practice benchmark systems. Grew practice revenue by 20% without increasing overhead percentages and led practice in benchmarking surveys for two straight years.

Department Administrator May 1989 to June 1994

UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

- Overall fiscal and administrative management of academic medical department with an annual budget of $22 million and 375 employees

- Supervisory and fiscal control of physician billing operation with $12 million in annual billings

- Responsible for development and execution of internal fiscal control systems

- Project development and marketing management of clinical service programs

- Facility management of 22,000 GSF office and research space. Planning of new ambulatory services centers.

- Management of scheduling, reception, registration, medical records, and inventory control systems

- Involvement in practice plan governance and fiscal management ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Implemented new compensation and

budget models for department under direction of changing senior leadership team. Assisted in establishing new business and governance model for practice of physician services at medical school. Created new management team for academic practice of medicine. Asst. Dir. for Budget/Planning July 1986 to May 1989 New York University Medical Center New York, NY

- Responsible for budgetary, fiscal control/cash flow management, development, information systems, and implementation of $130 million capital budget

- Involvement with capital financings and debt service

- Involvement with development and reporting on annual operating budget with emphasis on ancillary services

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Implemented and managed first capital budget process for university medical center. Computerized bond drawdown management process.

Other Professional

Experiences

Sr. Financial Analyst October 1984 to July 1986

Columbia University New York, NY

Asst. to Bus. Mgr. Feb. 1983 to Oct. 1984

Baruch College New York, NY

Asst. Dean Sept. 1982 to Feb. 1983

Royal Business College New York, NY

Internships

Assistant to Vice President for Graduate Studies

SUNY Albany Albany, NY

Assistant to Associate Commissioner

NYS Office of Mental Health Albany, NY

Assistant to Principal Program Analyst

Monroe County Health Department Rochester, NY

Congressional Intern to Congressman Donald Mitchell State of New York, 31st District Utica, NY

Education

Training

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Finance and Administration

Rockefeller School of Public Policy and Affairs

State University of New York at Albany

May, 1981

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Public Policy

State University of New York at Brockport

May, 1979

Civic and Professional

Experiences

Legislator of the Year, Medical Group Management Association, 2005

President, NJ Medical Group Management Association, 2001-2003 Member of Executive Committee, 1998 -2005

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Member, National Medical Group Management Association, 1991 to Present, Representative to Committee of State Presidents and Eastern Section, 2001 to 2003

Lecturer, Medical Office Management, Mercer County Community College, 1999-2000

Consultant, CRA Management Associates, 2002-2003

Lecturer, American College of Surgeons, NJ State Chapter, 1999 Soccer Coach, East Windsor PAL, 1997-2003

Nominee, College of Medical Practice Executives, 1999-2005 Lecturer, UMDNJ-RWJMS, Dept. of Family Medicine, 1997-2000

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