Associate DIrector of Finance and Operations (Quality,Human Resources)
Resume:
Kathi Hurtgen
Fitchburg, WI ****9
Home Phone 608-***-****
EDUCATION
****-**** ***, *******, ********** of Wisconsin at Whitewater
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**** *ertificate-Healthcare Information Technology
EMPLOYMENT
June 2007 – present Monona Terrace Convention Center Madison, WI
Associate Director of Finance, Operations and Quality Improvement
Responsible for setup, tear down, cleaning, security and business functions personnel and results
Lead quality initiatives and performance improvement process
Responsible for budgeting both Capital and Operating Budgets
Monthly and annual financial report generation and reporting to City and Board
IT responsibility for the USI/EBMS ERP software system, upgrades and maintenance
Responsible for design and deployment of eBusiness solutions at Monona Terrace
Coordinate the design, testing, creating and deployment of new reporting tools
Provide ongoing support for existing reports and data
Lead Human Resources functions organization wide
Maintain data integrity for existing EBMS database
January-June 2007 St. Luke’s Medical Center Milwaukee, WI
Business/IT Analyst Senior
Responsible for reporting and analysis involving IT systems in surgical services
Responsible for developing new efficiencies utilizing healthcare knowledge and IT
Developed profitability analysis of the Neurosurgical section of Surgical Services
Provided new product analysis on implants, disposables and existing items in supply chain
Implementation team on the software to be implemented in fall of 2007
Trained new staff on the database structure and design of preference cards
(Returned to Madison after house did not sell)
1998–October 2006 UW Health (University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics) Madison, WI
Business Operations Manager- Assistant Director Surgical Services (2004-2006)
Responsible for financial reporting for the Surgical Services departments at UWHealth
$234 million budget preparation and analysis of monthly financial variances
Served as key contact between IT and surgical services regarding IT go-live and post go-live concerns
Lead project GE Centricity software Go-live in 9 months after previous 3 year delay
Develop and implement cost savings opportunities by evaluating existing contracts for potential cost savings and enhanced technology application
Implement, test and refine surgical services software package from GE
Analyze Medicare reimbursement to maximize net revenue in surgical procedures billing
Facilitated enhanced communication by building and maintaining quality relationships throughout the organization with physician and clinical staff
Communicate with staff on many levels within the organization from Vice Presidents to clinical staff regarding financial and policy analysis projects
Systems Development Project Analyst (2003-2004)
Project lead for enhancement of PeopleSoft Financials/GL/HRMS/Payroll
Create custom interfaces, programs and objects for user applications
Work with users one-on-one to enhance software functionality
Automate and improve efficiency via use of functionality within Peoplesoft
Support UW Health users of Peoplesoft products
Maintain hospital-wide security for Peoplesoft products
Senior Accountant (March 2001- 2003)
Responsible for monthly financial statement preparation via PeopleSoft
Redesigned and improved efficiency in cutting days needed to produce financial reports
Manage monthly bond treasury management function
Automated and improved efficiency of capital funds reimbursement
Coordinate gathering and posting entry of key financial data into Peoplesoft monthly
Generate financial reports for senior executives, board of directors and management
Coordinate and execute revenue posting for over 100 departments and $60 million/month
Analyst- UW Health Decision Support (April 1998-March 2001)
Coordinated product maintenance for 28,000-item database
Coordinated collection, input and maintenance of cost accounting data for new and existing products in decision support system (Siemens)
Monitored and provided assistance to 90+ department managers on pricing, charging and structure of database
Provided $25 million annual rate increase analysis for UW Health Hospital and Clinics for two years accurate to within less than 1% of target revenue
Coordinated delivery of information regarding charges to managers in a timely manner
Facilitated communication by building and maintaining quality relationships throughout the organization
Educated RN staff on compliance changes in Medicare/Medicaid
Implemented charge-capture enhancing structures to several departments
2003 –2005 Cardinal Stritch University Madison, WI
Adjunct Faculty-Graduate College of Business
Instructor in Master’s degree program at Madison campus
Achievements
2003 Completed Master’s of Business Administration degree on e-medical records
2004 Go-live date for PeopleSoft online-job-application website interface-UW-Health
2006 Go-live/Implementation of GE Surgical Services software suite
2015 Wisconsin Forward Award for Quality recipient
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