Excellant Manager

DENNIS J. BROWN

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Executive with success in driving top- and bottom-line performance in diverse healthcare sectors. Skilled in P&L/general management, operation improvement, turnarounds, multisite operations, business development and strategic planning.

 Managed the financial and operations for three (3) imaging center with a staff of 75 performing 100,000 exams annually with 85 million budget producing 2-3 million net profit annually.

 Designed Women imaging Center along with digital mammography and supporting modalities (i.e. ultrasound, stereotactic biopsy) which generate additional $150,000 annually.

Strong Leader who blends strategic thinking with tactical execution to deliver results in highly complex healthcare settings.

 Start-up radiology group providing radiology readings for Stand-Up MRI services and teleradiology preliminary readings covering 15 hospitals in 7 states.

 Worked with Research Department to develop imaging protocols for clinical trials for new radiological contrast agents and medical treatment for lymphoma, Alzheimer, liver cancers.

Analytical Problem Solver, who diagnoses root cause, innovate solutions and energizes medical group around growth plans.

 Developed program to perform creatinine clearance testing for outpatients not having to go to local lab. Testing could point of care prior to contrast exam which improved scheduling of exams three days out to same day services. Program paid for equipment cost of $5,000 in the first year.

 Researched and subscribed on-line radiologist imaging reference material for radiologist to stay current with diagnosis interpretation information and reduce dependence on office library.

MBA, Business Administration, Keller Graduate School, California; BA, Public Administration, Cal Poly University, California

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Redwood Regional Medical Group - This is a multi-specialty medical group of 44 physicians, 2006 to 2009

Administrator – Imaging Section: 17 radiologists

 Developed Vascular Ultrasound program which was profitable within the first year generating additional $100,000 net revenue for the medical group.

 Designed Women imaging Center along with digital mammography and supporting modalities (i.e. ultrasound, stereotactic biopsy) which generate additional $550,000 annually.

 Managed the financial and operations for 3 imaging center with a staff of 75 performing 80,000 exams annually with 85 million budget producing 2-3 million net profit.

TrueMetric Imaging Medical Group, Teleradiology medical group covering 15 hospitals in 7 states, 2003 to 2006

Chief Operation Officer -

 Managed daily operations, financial accounting, Human Resource and supervised 10 radiologists & 6 office/IT personnel. Annual revenue of 7-8 million.

 Established payroll service for the company, obtained malpractice, general liability for medical group along with medical licenses for radiologists in 50 states.

 Work in collaboration with radiologists and research physicians to developed new MRI protocols for upright MRI magnet and kinetic medical technology

San Gabriel Valley Medical Center – 250 bed hospital, 2000 to 2002

Director Radiology Services

 Directed daily operations and supervise 60 professionals with a budget of $86.6 million for eight (8) cost centers performing 130,000 exams annually.

 Managed Imaging Services, Patient Transportation, Biomedical Services, and Team Leader for Business Development (Laboratory, Physical Therapy and Radiology).

 Knowledgeable in CPT charging, Department Charge Master coding practice and utilization. Result: Increase Invasive procedure revenue 10% from previous year.

MORAN, ROWEN AND DORSEY, INC. – Private radiology group with multiple imaging offices, 1998 to 2000

Operations Manager: 23 radiologists

 Direct the daily operations for three privately own radiology offices; performing 130,000 procedures, dedicate Women’s Center performing 15,000 mammography and related procedures.

 Managed a budget of $15.3 million for the office practice and a staff of 60.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONTINUE)

Brotman Medical Center – 420 bed hospital, 1991 to 1998

Clinical Manager - Laboratory, Imaging Services, Radiation Oncology & Transportation, '1996-'1998

 Directed 105 professionals including nurses, radiology technologist, medical laboratory technologist and administrative staff processing 110,000 radiology procedures and 350,000 laboratory tests.

 Oversaw a budget of $9 million for radiology, $12 million in laboratory and $500 thousand in transportation services.

 Consolidate Purchase Services and reduce supply expenses in department $350, 000 annually.

Director Imaging Services, Transportation, Radiation Oncology, '1992-'1996

 Implement Teleradiology system for Radiologist interpretations after hours. System connected Ultrasound and C.T. Scanner for direct capture of images and a film digitizer for other departmental films.

 Departmental merger reorganized clerical support, evaluated laboratory Charge Master correcting inappropriate coding, charge rates, duplicate CPT codes. Result: Improved bilabials, reduced of Fraud & Abuse concerns, improved revenue capture.

 Developed multi-modality training program to increase staff flexibility and promote staff retention.

Assistant Director of Imaging Services - '1991-'1992

 Developed film processor quality control program. Result: Improved monitoring time for processor quality testing from 30 minutes to 5 minutes a day saving $6,000 annually in labor cost.

 Created effective work schedules that reduced over-time expenses and match patient flow.

 Developed Bones Density services and cross-trained tech assistant staff to perform exams.

Prior: Technical experience as a technologist in the field of radiology & hospital management organization

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