Michael Sandnes

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

• 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.