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Profile Executive with over 20 years of leadership in operations including both the clinical and administrative aspects of behavioral healthcare. Proven success in service-line expansion, financial growth and positive outcome sustainability. Accomplishments * Needs Assessment for TJC/CMS Readiness * Successful JC Survey 97% compliance Indirect 98% compliance Direct * Improved upon Plan of Care for Treatment Team * Implemented CNA groups (Community and Wrap-up) * Improved Documentation * Implemented Nursing Education Groups * Implemented CQI into Plan of Care (Treatment Plan) * Reduced 1:1 and Line of Sight (LOS) Observation * Increased Activity by Therapist * Heightened level of responsibility by staff Healthcare Consultant Jan 2015 - Mar 2016 DHC relocated to Richmond, VA . I free-lanced as a Healthcare Consultant with an RN and PhD for a year before returning to work full time. Regional Vice President of Operations Dec 2006 - 2014 Diamond Healthcare, Houston, TX * Singing River/Ocean Springs (DHC contract) 2 inpatient, 3 IOP, 1 physicians' clinic 2006 - 2010 * Multi-site (12 hospitals) operational, clinical and financial responsibility for inpatient and outpatient medical/behavioral health, dual diagnosis units and Tele-health both for-profit and not-for-profit facilities. * Therapeutic Milieu for Adult, Geriatric, Medical psych. * DPU/IOP/CAH * Policy and Procedure * TJC/CMS Prep and Successful survey * Medicare Audits for optimal revenue reimbursement * Physicians' Practice Management/Physician Recruitment/ Physician Relations * Managed Care Contract Negotiation * Collaboration for Business Plan, execution, implementation and marketing outreach * Business Planning with leadership for attainment of strategic STG and LTG * Collaboration with leadership to assure delivery of both quality and cost-effective healthcare Accomplishments * Increased potential Medicare/Medicaid collections by $650,000 annually * Recruited 4 psychiatrist * Established and implemented a physicians' practice * Increased volume at majority of sites 50 to 700% * Renegotiated and secured contracts for 3-5 years * Implemented value-added services (4 Cardio/Pulmonary Rehab programs * Increased Managed Care Contract Reimbursement revenue by 58% Administrative Director of Behavioral Health Dec 2005 - 2006 Florida Medial Center, (Tenet) Ft. Lauderdale Fl * Temporary location after Katrina for one year * Operational over-sight for a 75 bed behavioral health inpatient facility adult, medical/geriatric, dual diagnosis * Intensive Outpatient Program * Psych ED 8 bed holding * Physician oversight * Baker Act (Commitment) responsibility Accomplishments * Prepared hospital for re-opening after closure the prior year with 3 successful surveys * Successful TJC/CMS and DHS * Increased billing by 38% by restructuring the billing system * Decreased Medicare LOD from 14-21 days to < 10 (not an exempt unit) Director of Clinical and Social Services 2002 - 2005 Accomplishments * Increased potential Medicare/Medicaid collections by $650,000 annually * Recruited 4 psychiatrist * Established and implemented a physicians' practice * Increased volume at majority of sites 50 to 700% * Renegotiated and secured contracts for 3-5 years * Implemented value-added services (4 Cardio/Pulmonary Rehab programs * Increased Managed Care Contract Reimbursement revenue by 58% Administrative Director of Behavioral Health Dec 2005 - 2006 Florida Medial Center, (Tenet) Ft. Lauderdale Fl * Temporary location after Katrina for one year * Operational over-sight for a 75 bed behavioral health inpatient facility adult, medical/geriatric, dual diagnosis * Intensive Outpatient Program * Psych ED 8 bed holding * Physician oversight * Baker Act (Commitment) responsibility Accomplishments * Prepared hospital for re-opening after closure the prior year with 3 successful surveys * Successful TJC/CMS and DHS * Increased billing by 38% by restructuring the billing system * Decreased Medicare LOD from 14-21 days to < 10 (not an exempt unit) Director of Clinical and Social Services 2002 - 2005 Accomplishments * Prepared hospital for re-opening after closure the prior year with 3 successful surveys * Successful TJC/CMS and DHS * Increased billing by 38% by restructuring the billing system * Decreased Medicare LOD from 14-21 days to < 10 (not an exempt unit) Director of Clinical and Social Services 2002 - 2005
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