Management Medical

Susan Benjamin

Email: **********@********.***

Address: **** ****** *******

City: Madison

State: AL

Zip: 35756

Country: USA

Phone: 608-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $150,000

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SUSAN M. BENJAMIN 5760 Golden Terrace

Madison, Wisconsin 53711

Home 608-***-****

Cell 608-***-****

E-Mail **********@********.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

An experienced Executive with a record of success and rapid advancement including financial and operations management for hospitals, medical group leadership for academic and community physicians, health insurance company board and finance committee membership and management consulting and audit for market leader big-four firms. Possess a strong financial base with a focus on quality improvement, organizational and strategic financial planning and operations. Strong communicator with ability to interact and accomplish planned outcomes.

ST. LUKE'S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS - Duluth, Minnesota 2012-Present

Chief Financial Officer

Short term Chief Financial Officer for this multi-hospital and clinic organization to complete an $81.6 million bond offering through the Duluth Economic Development Authority, steady staffing in the financial services area and improve the cash position. Responsible for finance, managed care finance, purchasing and materials management, business office services, registration, medical records and transcription services.

MADISON ANESTHESIOLOGY CONSULTANTS, LLP - Madison, Wisconsin 2001-2011

Chief Administrative Officer

As Chief Administrative Officer, I report to the Managing Partner and hold primary responsibility for administration of all non-clinical activities of this independent 24-member group of Anesthesiologists. Much has been accomplished to date to ensure the longevity of this Hospital based group since its inception in 2001. Current duties include administrative management of all aspects of the business including contract negotiation and management for payors and hospital, credentials and all employee and partner benefits, including retirement plan management, financial management, start-up and operating functions, billing service performance, conversions and compliance, development of operating and human resources policies and procedures and relationship development of key parties. In addition, other duties accomplished for this start-up and ongoing business included development and maintenance of the company web-site, including internet and intranet sites.

UW MEDICAL FOUNDATION - Madison, Wisconsin 1996-2001

Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer 1998-2001

A merger of the University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation, an academic practice of 580 physicians, and Physicians Plus Medical Group, a group practice of 220 clinical physicians, was completed in February 1998. Major efforts were engaged to establish one management system and methodology, reduce costs, refinance the debt and establish a new combined group practice.

PHYSICIANS PLUS MEDICAL GROUP

Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer 1996-1998

Joined this multi-specialty physician group practice of over 220 physicians at the onset of discussions to determine if a strategic partner would better serve this physician organization's future. During the first year, responsibilities were increased to include membership on the Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation Board of Directors and Finance Committee and Ex-Officio to the Board's Executive Committee, physician compensation, information systems, telecommunications and facility and materials management in addition to finance, managed care contracts and business office services. Implemented substantial changes in practice to improve financial discipline, profitability and business planning.

WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE 1989-1995

FELICIAN HEALTH CARE, INC./ St. Francis Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1993-1995

Vice President of Administration and Chief Financial Officer

Accepted the opportunity to join this 260 bed community hospital following the formation of Covenant Healthcare System, Inc. (Wheaton entity) and the affiliation of St. Francis Hospital and related organizations within that System. Reported to the Chief Executive Officer of Felician Health Care - Milwaukee Region as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the five Milwaukee Region entities of Felician Health Care, Inc. including St. Francis Hospital, a 260 bed community hospital, St. Francis Corporation, with two professional office buildings, a home health agency, community education and employed physicians and related activities, Villa St. Francis, assisted-living and independent residential facility of 140 apartments, The Terrace at St. Francis, 81 bed subacute and transitional care nursing facility which began operations in September 1994 and St. Francis Foundation, the philanthropic organization for these Milwaukee entities. As a Member of the Hospital's Administrative Team, operational responsibilities included financial and strategic planning, budgeting, reimbursement and decision support, general and patient accounting, managed care contracting, admitting, medical records, materials management, distribution and central services, information technology and telecommunication services, physician contract and leasing of Medical Office Buildings, food and nutritional services and housekeeping and linen services. Specific accomplishments included a $5 million turnaround in the hospital's profitability from 1992 to 1994 using improved process for budgeting utilizing the system's strategic plan, mission and vision to prioritize needs, completion of a cash management program to improve the return on investment for the Hospital's funded depreciation, replaced the corporate pension plan managers to improve return and management efficiencies and implemented opportunities for operational and financial improvement in a number of consolidation efforts within Covenant.

ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL - Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1989-1993

Controller and Chief Financial Officer

Joined this 567 bed Catholic Hospital as Controller following the consolidation of financial services among the System's three Milwaukee-area hospitals. Reporting responsibilities included Member of the Board of Directors, staff to the Board's Finance Committee and Member of the Hospital's management staff. Operational responsibilities included financial planning, budgeting, managed care contracting, patient accounting and collections, patient registration, telecommunications, management engineering and liaison to the Consolidated Financial Services. Specific accomplishments included program to reduce accounts receivable from 90 to 58 days outstanding, developed a strategic financial planning model to project hospital operations over multiple years. Provided the model for System institutions with the capabilities for System consolidation, organized a hospital plan for improved managed care contracts and lead the purchase, implementation and management education of a decision support system - Transition Systems Inc.

KPMG - Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois 1985-1989

Manager, Management Consulting

Started with KPMG as a consultant, promoted to Manager in 1987. Specialized in health care and financial management services to Wisconsin and the Midwest. Some representative engagements included syndication of a limited partnership, including the structuring of the offering and feasibility study to sell interests in a magnetic resonance imaging center, market, organization and financial analyses to establish a freestanding imaging center for seven Wisconsin hospitals and two physician groups, financial feasibility and operational analysis to establish consolidated laboratory operations for four Wisconsin hospitals, diagnostic operational reviews to improve efficient operations and productivity of business and fiscal services departments and financial analysis to enable a community hospital to evaluate its future economic viability as a free-standing entity as an alternative to merging with a multi-hospital health care system.

DELOITTE - Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1982-1985

Senior Accountant, Audit Department

Responsible for health care, manufacturing, educational, non-profit and financial institution audit clients. Provided assistance to Wisconsin clients in various health care related issues including; Medicare and Medicaid cost reports and Wisconsin Rate Review filing and form submission.

EDUCATION:

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - Bachelor of Business Administration

- Academic Major: Accounting - Degree Awarded May, 1982.

University of Wisconsin - Madison - Undergraduate studies in Accounting and Medical Technology.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

Healthcare Financial Management Association

Medical Group Management Association

Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants

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