Gary Kenney is a seasoned Healthcare Consultant experienced in turnaround situations for centralized and decentralized billing operations, with expertise in revenue cycle management and overall process improvement.  He is skilled in developing new departments, improving ineffective ones and introducing new policies and procedures that improve organizational structure, which fosters better productivity and performance.

His experience spans Laboratory and Pathology, Home Healthcare, Renal Care, and Medical Groups.  He has assisted companies in improving their managed care contracts and reimbursement reporting, improvement of front-end registration, eligibility, documentation, and charge entry, and development and implementation of improved billing and accounts receivables processes.  His assistance has resulted in significantly reduced days revenue outstanding, improved cash flow, and increased revenue through write-off reductions and improved payor contracts.

Experience:

Health Services

U.S. Labs – Consultant for Billing and Accounts Receivable process improvement.

Genzyme Genetics – National Director of Accounts Receivable for Impath Inc. acquisition integration.

Impath Physician Services, Inc.– National Billing Director for this $1775MM cancer diagnostics company’s centralized Billing and Collections operations.
         
Fresenius Medical Care – Director of Patient Accounts.  Revenue Cycle responsibility including front-end process improvement, managed care payor contracting, multi-site Billing and collections operations, and due diligence support for Fresenius acquisitions. Reduced Days Revenue Outstanding (DRO) from 120 to 82 days. Reduced front-end error rate from 23% to 3%.
 
Visiting Nurse Service of New York – Director of Patient Accounts from 1994 to 2000. Responsible for all Accounts Receivable related functions including policy, staffing, processes, and cash and metrics reporting.  Gary developed and implemented a Centralized A/R department, maintained DSO at 42 days with a 98% net collection rate, and reduced managed care payor denials from 19% to 4%.   1992 to 1994 – Manager of Support Services including Nurse scheduling, records processing, and organizational improvement.
     
Medical Group

Soho Laser and Dermatology – Performed accounts receivable assessment and AR improvement  He assisted the Practice in negotiations with a major payor. Additionally, made recommendations regarding contracting decisions, staffing, and procedures to improve financial operations

Education:

BS, Political Science, University of S. Florida
Long Island University Masters of Public Administration, Healthcare Finance

Publications:

“Designing a Patient Accounts Department”,   Home Health CareManagement & Practice: April 2001, Volume 13
 

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