Dana Garstecki
Haines City,FL
Summary
Over 20 years of experience in healthcare with a focus on financial operations and strategic planning. Implementing administrative systems and operational procedures to achieve maximum efficiency and profitability while supporting exceptional patient care. Excellent managerial experience with primary responsibility for financial operations, case management, utilization review, and coding.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager Finance & Operations, LTACH
BayCare Alliant Hospital
05.2022 - Current
- Top position reporting to the CEO and overseeing the hospital’s operating and capital budgets, forecasting, strategic planning, regulatory compliance, and executive reporting to the Board and Medical Executive Committee
- Developed financial proformas to evaluate and inform financial impacts for strategic and operational growth opportunities
- Conducted monthly operating reviews with all department leadership to maximize operating efficiency
- Provide reporting to hospital and physician leadership to identify and assist in evaluating, interpreting, and recommending changes to improve hospital and physician results
- Management of outsourced business office activities including accounts payable, payroll, billing and collections, managed care contracts, and cost reports
- Initiated a clinical documentation review with the coding department to ensure the appropriate CMI and DRG
- Work with utilization review nurse to ensure patients in-house for Managed Care payors meet the criteria
- Participated in the High Dollar Collaboration meetings and worked with UR to appeal cases for managed care
- Established weekly concurrent review to reduce long stay outliers and to meet the required CMS 25-day LOS
- Participated in the discharge planning process for BayCare Alliant to ensure that the patients received a safe and timely discharge
- Facilitated a cost savings of $2M for the decrease of contract labor and grew revenue over $800K or 4.2% by improved patient conversion and payer mix
- Ensured all policies and procedures, including the utilization review plan, were updated annually for AHCA
- Reviewed annual cost report, 990 filings and AHCA filing
- Work with and provide support for interim and annual financial audit
- Work with the admissions department to obtain the appropriate DRG classification.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
Financial Specialist
BayCare Health System Inc.
03.2020 - 05.2022
- Hospital Division finance lead for Neuroscience service line, East Pharmacy Services, East Surgical service line and Women’s service line
- Finance lead for Winter Haven and Winter Haven Women’s Hospital, working with hospital leadership overseeing financial reporting to the hospital CEO and Board of Directors
- Worked with the accounting finance team to ensure accounting functions, including journal entries, account analysis and balance sheet reconciliations, were completed promptly and accurately
- Address and resolve non-routine, complex and unexpected variances
- Established relationships across the organization, supplying financials’ to hospital leadership as well as Board of Directors
- Mentor and train team members and end users to find trends and hospital indicators
- SOC preparation and development.
Interim Finance Co-Manager
BayCare Health System Inc.
01.2019 - 03.2020
- Reported directly to the CFO of BayCare Health System Hospital Division
- Worked with Hospital CEO to discuss financial and operational reviews on how to reduce cost and increase revenues.
- Maintained team efficiency by strategically delegating daily activities, monitoring output and rewarding positive contributions.
- Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry customers.
Sr. Financial Analyst
BayCare Health System
03.2009 - 01.2019
- Review and analyzed cost related expenses monthly
- Developed detailed spreadsheets to identify variances for Key Hospital Indicators.
- Review and analyze productivity labor reports and targets
- Forecast quarterly expenses and volumes for use in 18 month forecast.
Treasury Analyst
UHS-Pruitt Corp.
09.2008 - 03.2009
- Treasury lead of system integration of PeopleSoft Treasury platform.
- Trained all accounting staff on functionality of treasury software
- Analyzed trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to forecast future revenues and expenses.
- Daily transfer of funds from Sweep accounts.
- Funding for real estate purchases.
- Cash forecast
- Analyzed financial patterns and made accurate predictions.
- Presented forecasting and financial reports to corporate executives and clients.
Staff Accountant
UHS-Pruitt Corp.
05.2007 - 09.2008
- Created journal entry schedules to improve efficiency, support, and documentation of accounting processes.
- Prepared and processed journal entries to record in general ledger and maintain consistent documentation.
- Assisted comptroller with year-end financial audits.
- Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
Adjunct Pharmacy Professor
Lanier College
06.2006 - 09.2007
- Developed new pharmacy technician program
- Prepared, instructed, and graded all class coursework and/or supervised and evaluated student clinical experiences.
- Counseled and mentored students as needed to help promote student success.
Sr. Accounts Receivable Representative
Northeast Georgia Heart Center
05.2002 - 12.2006
- Responsible for billing of HCFA-1500 professional claims to government and/or non-governmental claims, high priority accounts, high-dollar account, to insurance carriers
- Prepare appeal letters for technical denials, submitting appropriate medical documents
- Identify denials trends, root cause, and A/R impact
- Provide monthly physician utilization reports based on volumes
Collections Specialist
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
12.2000 - 05.2002
- Trained new team members on scripts, company services, and collection strategies.
- Negotiated to collect balance in full.
- Delivered exceptional customer service on collection calls and maintained calm and professional demeanor.
- Counseled debtors on payment options and arranged installment agreements.
- Monitored customer accounts for payment delinquency and initiated collection efforts.
- Responded to customer inquiries and provided detailed account information.
- Contacted customers to discuss past-due accounts and negotiated payment plans.
- Researched billing errors and discrepancies to initiate corrective action.
Education
Business And Healthcare Management
Capella University
01.2019
B.S. Accounting - undefined
Brenau University
01.2007
Skills
- Finance Operations
- Forecasting
- Growth Initiatives
- Managerial Finance
- Medical Billing
- Advanced financial analysis
- Financial Analysis
- Problem-solving abilities
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Presentations
- Strategic financial planning
Certification
- Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPHt), 2003-2009
- Baycare Leadership Track Program, 2015
Additional Information
- CERTIFIED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN (CPHT) 2003-2009
- BAYCARE LEADERSHIP TRACK PROGRAM 2015
Timeline
Manager Finance & Operations, LTACH
BayCare Alliant Hospital
05.2022 - Current
Financial Specialist
BayCare Health System Inc.
03.2020 - 05.2022
Interim Finance Co-Manager
BayCare Health System Inc.
01.2019 - 03.2020
Sr. Financial Analyst
BayCare Health System
03.2009 - 01.2019
Treasury Analyst
UHS-Pruitt Corp.
09.2008 - 03.2009
Staff Accountant
UHS-Pruitt Corp.
05.2007 - 09.2008
Adjunct Pharmacy Professor
Lanier College
06.2006 - 09.2007
Sr. Accounts Receivable Representative
Northeast Georgia Heart Center
05.2002 - 12.2006
Collections Specialist
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
12.2000 - 05.2002
B.S. Accounting - undefined
Brenau University
Business And Healthcare Management
Capella University
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