Jete Edmisson

About Jete Edmisson

I have been at the forefront of initiatives that have positioned organizations to support…

Experience

1. Senior Manager

   Eide Bailly

   Mar 2012 — Present · US

   Serve as interim CEO/COO/CFO for hospitals and healthcare systems; services include, but are not limited to, turnarounds, due diligence, M&A analysis and recommendations, operational and financial assessments and enhancements, implementation planning and leadership, strategic planning, and tracking. Past assignments: Teaching facility expansion PRo forma development, divestiture settlements for multiple national healthcare companies, CEO for $15M County Memorial Hospital (CMH) with 230 employees, 3 physicians, 8 lawyers, and numerous community advocates both for and against Board selected purchaser. Achievements:For Profit Health Care Change Managment for 2 facilities moving to new Chief Financial Officers while going through Cerner conversion and major physician turnover.Rescued CMH from further debt or bankruptcy, leading assessment of CMH, and successfully recommending M&A to Board; resulted in Board initiating RFP and negotiating successful sale to Regional Health Alliance.Rebuilt CMH’s severely fractured sale value, employee morale, vendor relationships, and trust among community, stabilizing and refocusing staff on patient care, rebuilding lines of communication, and establishing clear processes to solve current problems, drive smooth transition, and assure long-term viability; communicated with press, attorneys, and RHA to transition with minimal patient disruption.Generated consensus among Board, staff, and community including advocates both for and against sale to RHA, serving as liaison between Board, Board purchasers, and all attorneys, and delivering successful presentation to community on benefits of sale.Uncovered and halted revenue leakage for underperforming For-Profit purchased facility, identifying issue with cash collection vs. reported revenue; enabled For-Profit to modify budgetary expectations, and retain escrowed funds.Averted serious potential legal issues in purchase surgery center by identifying critical collections issues.

Education

• University of Tennessee at Martin

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Accounting and Business/Management

• Lindenwood University

  MBA, Finance and Management

  1988 — 1989

• University of Tennessee at Martin

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Accounting

Skills

• Physician Relations
• Leadership Development
• Management
• Team Building
• Change Management
• Budgets
• Finance
• Physicians
• Revenue Cycle
• Contract Negotiations
• Strategy Development
• Process Engineering
• Business Analysis
• Mentoring
• Process Improvement
• Business Management
• Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Risk Management
• Six Sigma
• Administration
• Financial Management
• Healthcare IT
• Business Strategy
• Healthcare
• Financial Reporting
• Management Consulting
• Hospitals
• Financial Analysis
• Business Process Improvement
• Crisis Management
• Restructuring
• Training
• Executive Management
• Healthcare Consulting
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Strategic Planning
• Organizational Development