Healthcare
Michael Sandnes
Sandnes Healthcare Consulting Services
Houston,Texas
24
years of professional experience
HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE Multifaceted, accomplished Healthcare professional with extensive experience in all aspects of medical services, hospital administration physician practices and training, service quality, regulatory compliance, process optimization, marketing, business development performance management, and patient care. Innovative thinker and skillful motivator, with a tenacious focus on objectives, an unwavering commitment to patient satisfaction, and the ability to execute on multiple priorities within efficiency-paced environments. Responsible for all operations, human resources management, fiscal management, multi-site management, new business startups, corporate compliance and ACO insurance contract negotiations. Engaging communicator and relationship builder with expertise in organizational planning, contract negotiations, team development, and increasing visibility for growth. Achieve consistently strong results with practical, cost-effective approaches to expansion and new verticals, forging partnerships beyond traditional boundaries to accelerate transformation, renovating strategies, and aligning teams to ignite enthusiasm and motivation behind a unified vision and with an unyielding focus on IMPROVING PATIENT LIVES. AREA OF EXPERTISE
Work History
Managing Director
6 Years 6 Months- Provide results driven leadership management services that restored profitability with large vascular physician specialty groups and multi-site practices with 11 site locations in 4 states
- Renegotiated Manage care Contract
- Successfully downsized hospital and repositioned services and market position
- Generated 15% cost savings by staff downsizing and revamped staff realignment reporting
- Led the Operational turnaround that reduced operating expenses by 20 percent and paid off two secured lenders
- As Interim administrator for 75 bed LTAC implemented an operational turn round plan assessment for rural facility.
Practice Administrator
2 Years- Collaborated with 10 physicians to administer two ambulatory care centers that serve 100 physicians
- Productively turnaround all clinic operations market position that generates 15% cost savings to downsize, improved collections by 42 percent, and completed union contract discussions
- Utilized well-defined goal to oversee operational turnaround that reduces operative expenses by 20 percent, restored profitability, and paid off two secured lenders
- As Expert Witness role, a three Hospital Healthcare System suing Blue Cross for non-payment insurance claims help win $240 Million full recovery court case
- Client:, System, Texas, Nevada.
Chief Executive Officer
2 Years- Launched the commissioning of Nation Hospital 144-bed acute care hospital, with 55 clinics, five operating rooms, 420 employees, and 225 physicians with net revenue of $249 million
- Secure financing
- Applied LEAN principles and ACO Network knowledge to manage and complete day-to-day PPM operations of the clinics and ambulatory centers
- Implemented quality compliance program, financial controls, patient safety, recruitment, policies and procedures, annual operating budgets, KPIs, MIS, and revenue cycle
- Successfully negotiated medical equipment group purchasing contract that generated cost savings of 21%
- Coordinated hospital inspection of services with federal agencies for accreditation and Quality Accreditation Services.
Chief Operating Officer
2 Years- Led 135 - beds tertiary acute hospital with 450 employees and 189 physicians and the practice management services group for 10 clinics and 110 Physicians
- Boosted outpatient volume by 65%, reduced operating expenses by 15%, and improved patient care satisfaction by 18% over one year
- Efficiently developed Women’s Health and OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Diabetes, Bariatric, Dialysis 20 stations, Cardiac Cath Lab, Specialty Surgery Centers, and Rehabilitation Services
- Directed Ambulatory Care Centers that increase outpatient visits from 200 to 900 patients per day over six-month
- Implemented a relative value unit (RVU) as a measure of value used for reimbursement formula for physician services.
Administrator
2 Years- Medical Group and Business Development
- Achieved optimal levels of personal performance and accomplishment in a daily operation of three practice locations with 21 physicians, 10 Residents, and 42 support staff and provided leadership for the staff and a liaison for solving problems
- Attained result of $5.5 million increase of gross charges above budget for FY12
- Partnered with the physicians and staff to ensure clinical and administrative policies were followed for compliance and review in an adequate support system
- Designed annual and capital budgets for all locations, monitored expenses and reported variances as needed
- Communicated with billing to monitor charges and payments and educated physicians and all incoming patients on billing policies and procedures
- Played a key role in meetings to ensure practices were JACHO and HIPPA compliant.
Hospital Chief Administrative Officer
3 Years- Founded a credible regional network of 5 ambulatory care outpatient centers to serve Zuni and Mescalero Indigenous communities and implement physician practice management organization
- Earned management trust to coordinate operations while driving the organization through the successful conclusion of malpractice lawsuits
- Devised and deployed turnaround and restructuring management strategies and processes such as 180-day cash-flow projections and notifications to union, employees, vendors, and community
- Held meetings with Community and Union leaders to negotiate, discuss, and meet for agreements on the hospitals’ services and continued loyalty and renewal contracts.
Vice President
4 Years- Provide strategic direction marketing oversite leadership for 2 long term acute care hospital beds, 15 outpatient locations and 4 long term care facilities.
Executive Director
4 Years- Led the multi-facility non-profit healthcare system CCRC 276 bed campus operations with 156 independent living apartments, 120 skilled beds, forty-two assisted living and twenty rehabilitation beds.
Education
Master of Arts - Healthcare Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration
Accomplishments
- Estbalished partnerships in referral sources with other hospitals, and physician organizations increased outpatient visits per day, and patient satisfaction improved
- Secured Operating funds for healthcare organizations in startups, programs services, building expansion plans through relationships with funding sources and grants
- Optimized revenue cycle for outpatient centers collecting 80 percent of denied claims
- Built a new location for children’s medical practice and OBG center
- Completed first JCI/CARF accreditation with three commendations and laboratory CAP certification
- Successfully developed an organizational culture of high reliability and accountability to both internal and external constituent groups.
Affiliations
American College of Healthcare Executives
International Toastmaster Keynote Speaker and Leadership
Medical Group Management Association
Skills
Business Administration
Financial Management
Business Planning
Staff Management
Business Development
Operations Management
Strategic Planning
Human Resources
Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
Program Optimization
Deliverables Oversight
Recruitment Strategies
Partnership Development
Strategic Partnership
Performance Optimization Strategies
Profit Growth Strategies
Goal Management
Mergers and Acquisitions
Strategic Vision
Administrative Support
Operations Oversight
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Lead Support Skills
Business Growth Initiatives
Organizational Structuring
Process and Procedure Refinement
Consultancy and Advisory
International Trade
Improve Performance
Negotiation
Mentoring
Work Availability
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Timeline
Managing Director
Sandnes Healthcare Consulting Services
03.2020 - CurrentRead More
Practice Administrator
CR3 PARTNERS, Little River Healthcare
01.2018 - 01.2020Read More
Chief Executive Officer
NATIONS HOSPITAL
01.2016 - 01.2018Read More
Chief Operating Officer
AIN AL KHALEEJ HOSPITAL
01.2014 - 01.2016Read More
Administrator
LANCASTER ORTHOPEDIC MEDICAL GROUP
01.2012 - 01.2014Read More
Hospital Chief Administrative Officer
QUORUM HEALTH RESOURCES
01.2009 - 01.2012Read More
Vice President
TRANS HEALTHCARE, INC
01.2005 - 01.2009Read More
Executive Director
WESLEY ENHANCED LIVING
01.2000 - 01.2004Read More
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Master of Arts from Healthcare Administration
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EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Business Administration
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