LeeAnn B. Mengel

• Provide leadership on hospital owned specialty practices
• Critical components of position include physician practice acquisitions, contract negotiations, competitive compensation market analysis, revenue cycle oversight, and financial, labor, expense management
• Responsible for the financial analysis, negotiations, and the supervision of the on boarding for physician/practice relationships determined by Senior Administration to be integral to Baptist Health future
• Provided leadership in the development of various programs required to integrate employed practices into the Baptist Health System

Some of those programs include but are not limited to: purchasing program, compliance program, marketing, quality reporting programs, and revenue cycle reporting

• Served on several committees responsible for clinical/operational improvements
• Participate in steering committee for the development of growth strategies
• Rovide guidance and support to providers to maximize effectiveness, efficiencies in the delivery of quality patient care
• Rovide guidance and support to managers, directors on all HR issues including analyzing efficiency in the utilization of resources, employee evaluations and disciplinary actions
• Erve on the Boards as the administrative liaison for the Baptist ENT Specialist
• Dvise and report to Physician Enterprise President on administrative and operational matters as well as issues that could impact providers professional activities and performance
• Expand conversations as indicated to Chief Medical Officer and Hospital Presidents.

• Developed, set up and managed the operations of Pavilion Medical Group (a hospital-owned multi-specialty [22 specialties] practice including 60 physicians).

• Responsibilities included pediatric nursing with special emphasis on seizure disorders and oncology.

• Oncology Service Line-System, Baptist M.D
• Anderson
• Lans, directs, and coordinates the development and implementation of programs and services consistent with the mission of Baptist Health
• Responsible for the strategic planning, business development and growth, and quality improvement plans for all cancer related programs
• Coordinates and supports administration and management in the integration of financial, clinical and quality issues for the specialty service lines to achieve high quality service in an efficient and economic manner
• Provides infrastructure and systems to empower staff to contribute to organizational goals and achieve desired outcomes
• Ensures and fosters a high level of collaboration within a highly matrixed team environment in order to coordinate activities, review work, exchange information and resolved problems
• Hampions, models, and promotes service excellence philosophies and behaviors at the facility and enhances the overall patient experience
• Assumes a role in collaborating and partnering with other health care providers, services, and community in philanthropic and outreach activities
• Develops collaborative relationships with medical directors, medical groups, business partners, the community and the MD Anderson team and to ensure a continuum focus and enhance the image of Baptist Health
• Provides consultation in clinical specialty to related healthcare personnel and other entities regarding program development and departmental operations
• Provides leadership in forecasting future trends for service lines.

• Provide consulting service to private practices along the eastern coast to Physicians regarding management of their office, including but not limited to the following areas: accounts receivable management and financial management, personnel issues, OSHA requirements, office flow and scheduling, billing systems, marketing techniques, collections, laws and coding requirements, recruitment of physicians, contract negotiations, compliance guidelines, mergers and acquisitions, etc.

• Developed and implemented medical and billing policies and procedures for 10 clinics in the State of California
• Managed day-to-day operations including hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating and supervising administrative staff
• Responsible for strategic development of Program Services (clinical and non) and third party contracts
• Responsible for the clinic’s compliance with state, federal and local laws in both quality of care and billing issues
• Fiscally responsible for all medical department related cost.

• Developed and implemented office and administrative policies and procedures for six hospital-owned and six privately owned medical practices
• Responsible for ongoing strategic planning and operations of the Management Company, Employee leasing company and a Billing company
• Served as a private consultant in medical related administrative process to both hospital and private physicians
• Served as the hospital Recruiter responsible for both recruiting and contract discussions.

• Assisted in the management, administration and state lobbying of a State Grant Program providing diagnostic evaluations for “special needs” children.

• An Affiliate of Baptist Medical Center

• Adult nursing with special emphasis on medical, surgical, diabetes and peritoneal dialysis
• Served as an Orientation Leader for nursing staff.