Healthcare Management Consultant/ Project Manager
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Ambitious Operations Executive manager who creates strategic alliances with organization leaders to effectively align with and support key business initiatives while offering outstanding presentation, communication and cross-cultural team management skills. A high-energy, results-oriented leader with an entrepreneurial attitude with solid experience managing all levels of multiple projects.
Project Management
Performance Improvement
Growth Management & Business Development
Integration of Medical Practices
Experience with Integrated Group Practices
Enterprise Implementations
System Migrations
Project Lifecycle Management
20+ years of management experience.
10+ years of project management experience
SKILLS
Team Building & Leadership
Project Scheduling
Natural leader
Relationship building
Systems implementation
Results-oriented
Multi-unit operations management
Project Budgeting & Cost Controls
Quality Assurance Process improvement
Productivity improvement
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
M Group Consulting LLC, New York, NY 2012-2015
Dialysis Billing Company
DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIONS/PROJECT LEAD
Project Lead/Process Improvement Projects
oImplementation of new site location
oImplemented electronic billing procedures for the company
oCreated and implemented collection policies and checked the effectiveness of such plans
oDeveloped alternate workflows to create further success of collections
oLed all meetings concerning new projects and status meetings
Supervised all activities related to revenue cycle management
Responsible for twenty (20) billing and collections support staff
Ensured prompt reimbursement policies and that all receivable amounts are collected on time
Evaluate the accounts periodically and record the amount of collection
Identified current and potential problems in proper revenue management
Worked in accordance to the organization's standards, practices and policies, along with the government regulations and standards.
Worked in coordination with all departments to meet organizational goals
Supervised and evaluated the team's work performance
Hired and trained new employees in the collection/finance department
Seven Enterprise Solutions, Inc., Randolph, NJ 2008- 2012
Healthcare Consulting Firm
HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
Primary driving force in the start-up and growth of my self-owned healthcare consulting firm focused on business workflow and process of medical practices and hospitals. Re-engineered business processes and develop policies to enhance medical practices.
Project Lead to spearhead cross-functional initiatives for various healthcare entities in
oOverall Management Processes and improvements
oRevenue Cycle Management
oNew technologies/software implementations
oBusiness Plans
Project Management/Business Analyst
oMonitored team progress and enforced deadlines.
oServed as the single point of contact for project scheduling and changes.
oCollaborated with cross-functional teams to draft project schedules and plans.
oMonitored costs, timescales and resources used
oEnsured that team member responsibilities were defined and understood.
oEstablished and maintained effective communication system.
oPlanned, coordinated and controlled daily operations of organizations.
oImplemented corrective actions.
oTrained and supported users during new system implementations and upgrades.
oOrganized meetings.
oImplemented processes to streamline workflow.
Lifeline Medical Associates, LLC 1999- 2008
Integrated Medical OB GYN Group
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER/PROJECT MANAGER
Proven ability to organize and manage a sizeable health care practice and grow the organization. Played a major role in implementing and assimilation of new medical practice into each organization and served as Project Manager for all new implementations.
As COO, accountable for all facets of the overall operations and project implementations including revenue cycle management, hardware/software implementation, and human resource management of a $40 million-dollar, eighty-provider integrated physicians.
Project Manager/Chief Information Officer
Implemented and managed entire network of over thirty facilities from server room, to router configuration, Citrix Farm, and data distribution.
oLead IT strategic and operational planning to achieve business goals by fostering innovation, prioritizing IT initiatives, and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future IT systems across the organization.
Managed multiple project implementations
oIntegrated twenty physician practices from their current legacy system to Lifeline
oSpearheaded the conversion of entire organization from PM software to PM/HER software along with financial conversion
oNetwork Configuration change from
oDeveloped organizational change management strategies.
oIdentified "bottlenecks" and implemented new and improved processes and policies
oLed cross-functional teams to analyze and understand the operational impacts and opportunities of technology changes.
oMonitored costs, timescales and resources used to achieve [Goal].
oCollaborated with design, development and QA teams to build product.
oCoordinated and lead efforts across a large cross-functional team.
oPlanned, coordinated and controlled daily operations of the organization.
oImplemented corrective actions.
oTrained and supported users during new system implementations and upgrades.
Human Resources Project Management
Implemented Human Resource department including staffing, supporting software and development of HR Manual
Operations
Participate in strategic and operational governance processes of the business organization.
Information technology – working with the manager of information technology, ensure the ongoing
Maintenance and updating of information systems and infrastructure, including hardware, software, and ASP applications
Organizational reporting and monitoring: provide guidance and leadership through management of metrics and measurement reporting process
Office management: oversee administrative functions for all offices, ensuring smooth daily operations
Oversee business policies and accounting practices
Review and analyze financial reports
Lead and support organizational budgeting process
Oversee reporting and monitoring of organizational performance metrics.
Women’s Health Connecticut, Avon, CT 1996-1999
Integrated OB-GYN Group
SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST
Analysis and Solution Definition
oQuickly understands the business issues and data challenges of organization and industry.
oIdentifies organization's strengths and weaknesses and suggests areas of improvement.
oReviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution.
oDevelops functional specifications and system design specifications for organizational
Technical Recommendation and Testing
oLeads testing efforts.
oEnsures issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner.
oWorks with personnel to identify required changes.
oCommunicates needed changes to development team.
Project Execution
oAssists in enforcement of project deadlines and schedules.
oTakes input from supervisor and appropriately and accurately applies comments/feedback.
oCommunicates and applies project standards.
oManages resources in accordance with project schedule.
oConsistently delivers high-quality services to our clients.
oUnderstands the components of running a fiscally successful project.
Medic Computer Systems, Raleigh, NC 1995-1996
Practice Management Software Company
PROJECT MANAGER
Traveled to various medical practices throughout the country training and implementing practice management software through to full life cycle.
Led implementations, training and support of users during new system implementations and upgrades.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Providence, RI 1989-1995
Medical Insurance Carrier
BUSINESS ANALYST/CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR
Served as Customer service supervisor for customers and claims processing.
Later moved into Information Technology Department to assist in testing, implementation and training of new software.
EDUCATION
Business Administration
Johnson and Wales University, Providence, RI
SOFTWARE
MS Project
Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint