Healthcare Organizations: Financial Management Strategies

Dr. Karen White has 20 years of management leadership experience in the healthcare industry. Her expertise is revenue cycle improvement with an emphasis on patient access and health information management/medical records. In her current position with Superior Consultant Company, her role as client engagement and project manager has encompassed strategic planning, revenue cycle reengineering and improvement, and business process redesign.

She has overseen revenue cycle improvements resulting in an average of a 12% increase in cash by the end of the first quarter; an average of $1 million in additional reimbursable revenue; and business process redesign projects yielding an average of $1.5 million in savings. Dr. White is a trustee for a large healthcare Integrated Delivery Network in the Midwest, serving on the Executive Committee as Treasurer. She is a member of the National Association of Healthcare Access Management, Healthcare Financial Management Association, Medical Group Management Association, and the American Health Information Management Association.