GEORGE V. BRITTON
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CRITICAL SKILLS
Leader, Mentor, Coach
Team Builder
Strategic Thinker
Outstanding analytical skills
Cross selling and Up selling clients
Create innovative solutions exceeding client expectations
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
InterHealth Associates, Washington, DC 2010-present
Director, Healthcare Strategy Practice
Healthcare Operations Management and professional services firm. Lead strategy planning,
change management/business and clinical operations improvement, clinical transformation,
EMR/EHR build and deploy engagements to hospitals, major healthcare systems, integrated
delivery systems, and healthcare payers.
Lead and manage client solution teams (large commercial and government- DOD-Health Care,
DHHS – clients).
WHAT I DO BEST
SUCCESS STORIES
1. National reputation for expertise in Provider Network Contracting and Credentialing
strategies
2. Modeling value –based payment arrangements
3. Implement strategy for optimizing managed care payments to client hospitals yielding an
average of 22% net increase in payer payments
4. Successfully lead hospital negotiation teams to maximize payments under five state
Medicaid reform programs and the Medicare Advantage in the Washington, DC tri -state
area
5. Deliver new pricing strategies for hospitals and healthcare systems, resulting in 45%
increase in ancillary and behavioral health payments
Abu Dhabi Health Services Co. 2007-2010
“SEHA”, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Chief Operating Officer
SEHA is a private company formed in 2007 to privatize and operate the 12 hospitals and 40
Ambulatory Care Centers of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
• Recruited and hired COO executive staff team
• Responsible for all Hospital and Clinic Operations direction and oversight.
• Approved all hospital and clinic budgets. Annual Budget of 1.1 billion USD; 15,000
employees.
• Develop and approve strategic objectives, business plans, and annual operating, capital,
and expansion budgets for all Operating Divisions.
Pearson/Vangent, Inc., Arlington, VA 2006-2007
Director, Government Healthcare Practice Services
Grew Vangent to become #2 revenue leader in tristate area management consulting firm within
federal sector in first 2 years of operation. 67% WIN rate. Contract Administrator with total life
cycle management responsibility. Healthcare Practice Representative, Baldridge Team. CMMI
and ISO certified environment.
Led Business Development activities and Capture Management for the Federal Healthcare
Division DOD-Health Care, DHHS, CDC, VA/VHA). $300MM revenue in professional services
and government contracts.
Teracore, Inc., Washington, DC/Atlanta, GA 2002-2006
Senior Director
Healthcare Practice Leader responsible for selling, managing, and growing healthcare practice
for professional services firm.
• Manage DOD contracts
• Expert in bringing collaborative technology and business solutions to complex healthcare
system issues for commercial insurers, hospital systems, and government healthcare
programs for DOD (Health Affairs) and HHS (especially Medicare).
• Successful sales and awards won for multi-million dollar prime contracts.
InterHealth Associates, Washington, D.C. 1995-2002
Director, Healthcare Operations Practice
Healthcare Systems Operations Management and professional services firm. Principal-in-charge
of strategy to major healthcare systems, integrated delivery systems, and payers.
• Led multidisciplinary teams, brought average revenue stream per engagement of $2.5MM
• Led teams of up to 35 professional and technical staff.
• Strategy and Marketing engagements to: Leading Healthcare Systems, Blue Cross Plans,
Anthem, Adventist Health System, United Health Group, CIGNA, Aetna, Daughters of
Charity, Sisters of Mercy, state Medicaid Reform.
EDUCATION
The City University of New York, The Bernard M. Baruch College
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
Master of Business Administration, Health Care Administration and Finance
(4.0 GPA, awarded dual MBA degrees)
The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Bachelor of Arts, English Literature, Chemistry
PAST AND PRESENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
• Advisor, EU Secretariat, Privatization of Healthcare in the EU Market, Rome, Italy
• Nominee, Healthcare Information Technology Advisory Board, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
• Founder and President, Sun Coast Healthcare Executives
• Diplomate, American College of Healthcare Executives
• Member, International Hospital Federation
• Member, Health and Hospitals Corporation, New York, New York, Emergency Medical
Services Committee, Lower Manhattan
• Member, Governor’s Task Force on Perinatal Services, State of Florida
• Member, Governor’s Task Force on Emergency Medical Services, State of Florida
• Board Member, American Heart Association, Florida Chapter