Joan Beach
San Francisco,CA
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
SVP Enterprise Consulting Group
CommonSpirit Health
San Francisco, CA
04.2019 - 01.2024
- Primary contributor to successful merger of Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives to CommonSpirit Health , largest non-profit healthcare provider in the US
- Guided in support of CAO and CSO large multi-disciplinary team from both organizations as well as external advisors through initial phases of due diligence, business case development and alignment implementation over the course of 3 years.
- Serves a leadership thought partner for Executive Leadership Team across the 23 State enterprise facilitating needs as internal consultant leader.
VP Performance Excellence & Enterprise PMO
Dignity Health
San Francisco, CA
01.2015 - 04.2019
- Serves a key leadership role for the enterprise approach to prioritize and manage major initiatives, enhance expertise, coordinate efforts and improve efficiency, follow through, communication, and feedback.
- Effectively initiates, supports, and manages major change management engagements across the enterprise
- Provides strategic leadership and collaboration partnerships to Executive Leadership in the Corporate offices.
- Established a consistent methodology and approach for defining project requirements, including scope, schedule, resources, budget and deliverable.
- Implemented a hybrid standard toolkit incorporating and highlighting LEAN principals, Human Centered Design and both traditional and non-traditional Project Management Life Cycle. Adoption at the corporate and local level over 85% in a 12 month period.
- Executive leadership partner for achievement of $100m in savings and stabilization of operating margin.
Senior System Director
Dignity Health
San Francisco, CA
12.2012 - 12.2014
- Exceeded savings for FY2013 over $70M in clinical operational improvement
- Enterprise champion for Dignity Health methodology for LEAN, Six Sigma & Change Management methodology.
- Designs and supports the infrastructure for the operations of Performance Excellence
- Development, implementation, and management of the Performance Excellence Team, strengthening and furthering a culture of change acceptance and innovation and driving initiatives to achieve financial goals.
System Director Transformational Care
Dignity Health
San Francisco, CA
04.2010 - 12.2012
- Lead the formulation of the LEAN Transformational Care Initiatives plan including analysis development and coordination of training activities and efforts to change the internal culture of the organization.
- Manage the internal assessment process determining the enterprise progress.
- Coordinates and manages relationships with internal and external consultants.
- Stewards the LEAN progress and deliverables as liaison between operations and senior management.
System Privacy Official
Dignity Health
Sacramento, CA
07.2002 - 03.2010
- Implemented requirements across Sacramento Service Area to achieve compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for electronic transmissions and privacy management of Protected Health Information
- Designed, implemented and support monitoring and assessment criteria for ongoing compliance with Federal and State laws and regulations in accordance with CHW enterprise standards
- Implemented Data Security auditing and assessment tool
- Implemented audit and monitoring program for e-PHI and sensitive information systems covering a 10,000 member workforce
- Developed an enterprise Biomedical Device Data Security and Privacy Risk Assessment Tool for procurement and implementation and integration with the EHR.
HIPAA & Business Process Improvement (BPI) Practice Manager
HUBBERT SYSTEMS CONSULTING
Sacramento, CA
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Established HIPAA Methodology and Consultant Guide documentation and training program for government clients
- Established a HIPAA Assessment Tool and Audit Protocol
Director, Project Management Office
PROVIDIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES
San Francisco, CA
01.1999 - 01.2001
- Implementation of PMO Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) & Project Methodology
- PMO portfolio development for strategic planning budget of $80 million
- Core Competency Career Development track instituted
- Established career development tracking protocol and mentoring standards for 70 member project management staff
HIPAA Program Manager/ Director
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA
San Francisco, CA
01.1998 - 01.1999
- Development of detailed compliance strategy and budget for complex health care industry entity budgets totaling over $17 million
- Developed enterprise level communication plan including oversight of intranet website to facilitate compliance with internal and external customers
- Instantiated strategy for ongoing compliance training and educational audit tracking to achieve regulatory approval
Education
MPA - Public Administration
University San Francisco
San Francisco, CABS - Health Administration
Chapman University
Orange, CA01-2001
Skills
- Strategic leadership
- Policies and procedures
- Operational excellence
- KPI tracking
- Business development
- Process improvements
- Organizational development
- Strategic plans
- Operations management
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Executive leadership
- Leadership and people development
- MIssion and vision
- Project oversight
- Analytical and critical thinker
Timeline
SVP Enterprise Consulting Group
CommonSpirit Health
04.2019 - 01.2024
VP Performance Excellence & Enterprise PMO
Dignity Health
01.2015 - 04.2019
Senior System Director
Dignity Health
12.2012 - 12.2014
System Director Transformational Care
Dignity Health
04.2010 - 12.2012
System Privacy Official
Dignity Health
07.2002 - 03.2010
HIPAA & Business Process Improvement (BPI) Practice Manager
HUBBERT SYSTEMS CONSULTING
01.2001 - 01.2002
Director, Project Management Office
PROVIDIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES
01.1999 - 01.2001
HIPAA Program Manager/ Director
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA
01.1998 - 01.1999
BS - Health Administration
Chapman University
MPA - Public Administration
University San Francisco