Human Resources Management

E DWARD M . Q UINN

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East Norriton, PA 19403-3858

610-***-**** 215-***-**** Mobile

ablvj9@r.postjobfree.com

PROFICIENCY SUMMARY

A problem-solving, results-oriented leader with senior financial, administrative, and managerial experience in the private

and not-for-profit sectors ... Successfully integrated purchased physician practices and businesses into the parent company

and built top performing teams ... Turned around financial, clinical, and administrative operations, exercised P&L

responsibilities, established cost effectiveness programs saving millions of dollars, and built effective internal and

external working partnerships ... Restructured operations and resolved critical financial issues.

SELECTED CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Senior Principal Senior Principal April 2000 to the Present

An Association of Independent Consultants

• Established the financial reporting system at a publicly owned multi-site Behavioral Health Provider. This system was

designed to allow the external auditing firm to accomplish its work with a significant decrease in time and resources

and included the installation and implementation of new software, re-engineering of workloads and the recruitment of

new staff. (The previous two audits cost the client approximately $550,000 each; the ongoing cost should be

approximately $80,000 per year.)

• Served as the interim Chief Financial Officer for a large behavioral health provider while it was undergoing

restructuring through bankruptcy protection.

• Financial advisor to an international educational program designed to assist expatriates in forging closer ties with

Bosnian business and educational centers.

• Development of various healthcare related financial appeals (Medicare per-case TEFRA limitations, Medicaid Hospital

Disproportionate Share Payments etc.) for two proprietary hospital chains and the completion of the federal and state

cost reports (hospital and home office).

• Assisted the internal audit department of a national health insurer in developing work plans necessary to assess

financial risk and operational inefficiencies. Responsible to determine the level of compliance with federal and state

regulations and identify processing errors.

• Developed the plan of action and information required to drastically reduce Medicare and state Medical Assistance

penalties and overpayments for a large, multi-site health provider that failed to maintain the necessary statistical or

departmental financials as required by the applicable regulations,.

• Developed and secured approval for a client’s $2.2 million repayment plan to the Medicare Program; the fiscal

intermediary originally opposed the plan due to the provider’s poor financial condition and record for failure to meet

outstanding payment plans, worked successfully with the regional HCFA/CMS staff and the local congressional office

to develop a plan to meet all of the parties’ needs.

• Performed a workflow re-engineering of all non-academic areas (risk management, finance, admissions, registrar,

student services, human resources, athletics, library services and security functions) for a private University. This

process led to a refocusing of position responsibilities, significant increases in efficiency in these areas, a significantly

greater level of accountability and the establishment of effective methods to conduct internal audits of the systems and

information produced.

Administrator Liberty Surgical Center, LLC April 2006 to January 2010

• As Administrator for an Ambulatory Surgery Center I was responsible for the overall daily operations of the ASC as

well as physician recruitment and long-term planning. The Center was co-owned by a group of local physicians and a

national investor owned corporation. Successfully passed the Pennsylvania State Department of Health and AAAHC

accrediting body inspections with minimal to no recommendations. Recruited additional physicians to the center which

substantially improved operations as well as financial returns, re-vamped staffing, benefits and operations to obtain

greater benefit for the same cost. In addition to the administrative duties was also the Financial Officer responsible for

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the preparation of the financial statements, budgets, projects, purchasing, payroll, and employee benefits; efficiently

managed the repairs and reopening of the center after a fire closed the facility.

The F r iends Life Care at Home™

Chief Financial Janua ry, 1998 - April, 2000

System

Officer & and

An insurance product providing

T reasurer Ma rch, 1996 - April, 1997

i n-home services to seniors

• As the first incumbent for this newly created post for a Senior Life Care Organization headquartered in

Pennsylvania with revenues of $12 million, defined the role and responsibilities of this key position.

• Participated in the development of the Friends Life Care at Home ™ System and the creation of the non-

profit operating companies and for-profit consulting company. This entailed active participation in the

development of board structure and responsibilities.

• Restructured the manner by which the organization controlled care expenses through the development

of an internal capitation system that was coupled with a process through which staff conducted internal

reviews and audits of the care provided.

• Designed and executed the financial feasibility study and composed the contracts and member

agreements necessary to obtain from the State of New Jersey regulatory approval for the development

of the first Home Health Care Plan in that State.

• Created the infrastructure for the New Jersey office and temporarily oversaw the New Jersey

operations.

• Formulated the administrative and financial plans for establishing operations in New Jersey, Maryland,

V irginia and Washington, D.C.

• Restructured plan protocols to address changes in the federal Medicare Program that reduced federal

coverage and/or imposed more-stringent eligibility requirements for home health and skilled nursing

care services.

• Participated in state-run committees and task forces that culminated in the adoption of the

i mplementing regulations for Life Care at Home programs to be offered in the State of Maryland.

Executive Vice President & Trident Medical Concepts, Inc.

Chief Operating Officer A Physician Group Management 1997 – 1998

Company

• Founding shareholder and officer of this start-up Physician Practice Management Company, created and managed

Trident’s due diligence standards prior to the acquisition of physician practices.

• Incorporated the practices of a national publicly traded chiropractic management company into Trident, increasing

the EBITDA of these clinics from a deficit of $603,000 to a profit of $278,000.

• Performed the due diligence review of various medical practices that were under consideration for acquisition.

• Successfully integrated into Trident’s operational structure the practices acquired, resulting in annual first year

revenues of $15.6 million and EBITDA of $4.2 million.

• Developed the corporate infrastructure for practice management, purchasing, information technology systems,

billing and collections and human resources.

Chief Financial Officer & Chief

1990 – 1996

Administrative Officer Valley Forge Medical Center &

Administrative Consultant Hospital 1996 – 1997

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• Exercised P&L and administrative responsibilities for a for-profit acute-care Pennsylvania hospital

and the multi-disciplinary 67 member physician practice.

• Successfully turned around financial and administrative operations, policies and procedures and

i mproved employee morale as a result of the:

- Development and implementation of cost effectiveness/efficiency programs that saved more than $1.3 million/year.

- Institution of a proactive cash management program that reduced accounts receivable from 180 to 48 days,

generating $2.6 million.

- Creation of working partnerships with vendors and specialty purchasing groups that fostered trust and saved 16%

in expenses per year.

- Reduction of accounts payable outstanding days from 122 to 43 within a six-month period.

• Resolved crucial external financial issues including the:

- Negotiation and timely repayment to Medicare of a $1.4 million obligation.

- Reduction from $1.12 million to $750,000 of a settlement of Pennsylvania corporate income and stock taxes

covering an eight-year period, and the elimination of $400.000 of interest and penalties.

- Negotiation of a settlement with the IRS that covered taxes due for 1988 through 1997 that saved approximately $2

million.

• Reorganized/restructured financial and administrative operations and built strong esprit de corps and

solid teamwork; empowered employees, built interactive teams and spearheaded collaborative problem-

solving and strategic planning.

• Instituted a comprehensive Process Quality Improvement Program that successfully met standards

established by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

• Analyzed, evaluated, and restructured the employee benefits program in a manner that reduced costs

by 35% while enhancing the quality and scope of services and dramatically improving employee

satisfaction.

• Empowered employees, built interactive teams and spearheaded collaborative problem-solving and

strategic planning.

OTHER APPOINTMENTS & EMPLOYMENT

Delaware Valley Medical Center Assistant Administrator & CFO

Warminster General Hospital Assistant Executive Director, CFO &

Nursing Home Administrator

Area Financial Manager Universal Health Services

Graduate Faculty The Wharton School

Global Consulting Practicum

Board of Directors, Docent The Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery

Board of Directors Sharon Savings Bank

Graduate Faculty Penn State University

Health Policy & Administration

Undergraduate Faculty Ithaca College

Undergraduate Faculty Tompkins-Cortland Community College

EDUCATION

Masters of Theology LaSalle University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

MBA Rutgers University

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Newark, New Jersey

BS in Business Administration University of Scranton

Major: Accounting Scranton, Pennsylvania

Participant:

"Negotiation for Senior Executives" Harvard University's Center for

Management Research

Various Professional Conferences Harvard University's School of

Public Health, the Healthcare

Financial Management Association

as well as through various legal and

accounting firms.

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