Samantha Jo Kuhlmann
Director Materials Management @Coffey Health System
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WORK HISTORY
Director Materials Management @Coffey Health System
Burlington, KS, US
Enhanced purchasing power in critical access hospital by partnering with Central Link Services (CLS) through The University of Kansas Health System.*Converted to Medline as a primary vendor reducing markup percentages from 5.2% to 1.5%(non-Medline items) and 0%(Medline-branded items). Average annual savings of ordering and purchasing functions to once weekly, enhancing departmental efficiencies and reducing freight cost.*Implemented EDI (electronic data interchange) with primary and secondary vendors to reduce data entry functions and ordering errors.*Achieved academic medical center organization (ACMO) tier level pricing through compliance with CLS.*Strengthened relationship and compliance with Vizient and subcomponent APS.*Reduced staffing by 67% through streamlining and optimization of workflows within electronic medical record (EMR), Meditech Expanse.*Implemented verification management tiers to help ensure financial stability and biding compliance with purchasing orders, capital requests, and invoice approvals with Accounts Payable.
EDUCATION
Regis University
Master of Business Administration - Health Industry Leadership
University of Kansas Medical Center
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Health Information Management
Regis University
Master of Science in Health Informatics and Information Management, Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Allen County Community College
Associate of Arts (A.A.)
ABOUT SAMANTHA JO KUHLMANN
Over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Expertise includes Executive Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Medical Practice Management, Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Expert, Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Expert, Revenue Cycle Management, Healthcare Compliance, HIPAA Privacy & Security, Health Information Management, Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), Informatics, Project Management, Pharmaceutical Industry, Supply Chain Management, 340B Program, Compliance, Community College and University Curriculum Development, and more. Provides mentorship and guidance to young or new professionals to the healthcare industry.
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