THOMAS ROBERT HALLARON
Fort Worth
Summary
Over five years of expertise in managing orthopedic clinic operations, including surgery scheduling and imaging. Proven success in enhancing revenue cycle performance and reducing accounts receivable days. Skilled in EMR/EHR systems, data analysis, and Excel dashboards. Open to roles in practice management, operations, or healthcare data analysis.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC OPERATIONS AND SURGERY SCHEDULER
All Star Orthopedics of Austin
Austin
06.2020 - 08.2025
- Managed the full spectrum of orthopedic clinic operations, including surgery scheduling, imaging support, revenue cycle workflows, inventory management, and cross department communication for a high volume private practice.
- Coordinated end to end clinic and surgical workflows, working daily with surgeons, hospitals, vendors, and clinical staff to keep schedules accurate, cases prepared, and patients informed.
- Managed roughly 40 to 70 plus surgical cases per month and standardized scheduling processes, reducing errors and last minute issues by X percent.
- Restructured billing and insurance workflows, reducing days in A R from more than 60 days to 14 and increasing monthly cash flow by X dollars.
- Built and maintained Excel based operational dashboards that tracked surgery status, pre authorizations, inventory levels, vendor utilization, and key financial and volume metrics.
- Led implementation projects including Phreesia rollout, outsourced pre authorization services, AI scribe integration, and a phone system upgrade, saving X hours per month and improving patient throughput by X percent.
- Served as project lead and cross functional liaison, translating operational requirements between surgeons, IT, billing, and clinical teams and aligning workflows during system changes.
- Implemented data driven workflow changes that reduced last minute cancellations by X percent, decreased documentation turnaround by X hours, and raised OR readiness rates by X percent.
- Supervised and trained staff on new systems and processes, improving accuracy, consistency, and compliance across front office, clinical, and billing teams.
- Managed DME inventory valued at X dollars, forecasting needs, reducing waste, and maintaining stock levels through structured inventory controls.
- Acted as on site IT liaison, troubleshooting and resolving more than X technical issues per month and coordinating with vendors to maintain system reliability.
- Produced monthly reports on financial performance, surgery and clinic volume, scheduling efficiency, and process key performance indicators for practice leadership review.
- Contributed to higher patient experience scores, improving them by X percent through clearer preoperative communication and redesigned education materials.
SUMMER AND HOLIDAY INTERN
All Star Orthopedics of Austin
Austin
12.2019 - 01.2020
- Supported a full EMR and EHR conversion by migrating thousands of patient records, restructuring documentation workflows, and building templates to improve provider efficiency.
- Worked with the chief financial officer on MIPS reporting, treasury tasks, and financial analysis, gaining early exposure to healthcare operations, informatics, and practice administration.
Education
Master of Health Administration - MHA
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth, TX05.2027
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration, Studies in Health Care Administration
Austin College
Sherman, TX05.2020
Skills
- Clinic and surgery operations
- Surgery scheduling and coordination
- Revenue cycle management
- Billing workflows and EMR systems
- EHR systems and ChartLogic
- EClinicalWorks and EMDs
- Imaging workflows and Merge PACS
- Phreesia and Phrase Expander
- DeepScribe and Excel proficiency
- SPSS and SAS analytics
- Dashboard development
- Project management and implementation
- Vendor management and inventory control
- Patient communication and experience
Leadership And Activities
- Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
- Varsity Swim and Dive Team, four years
- Secretary, Rho Lambda Theta
- Order of the Arrow
- Academic Honors Scholarship recipient
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC OPERATIONS AND SURGERY SCHEDULER
All Star Orthopedics of Austin
06.2020 - 08.2025
SUMMER AND HOLIDAY INTERN
All Star Orthopedics of Austin
12.2019 - 01.2020
Master of Health Administration - MHA
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration, Studies in Health Care Administration
Austin College