Kevin J. Palattao
5437 Morgan Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55419
(612) 925-3615
EDUCATION University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
Graduated 1988
The College of St. Thomas
MINI M.B.A., Health Care Management
Awarded 1990
Carlson School of Management
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Master of Health Administration Program-ISP
2nd year student
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS Board of Examiners, Minnesota Quality Award: 1994, 1995
BUSINESS HISTORY Senior Director, Clinic Systems
October 1999 – Present
HealthPartners Medical Group and Clinics
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Promoted
Director, Clinic Systems
November 1998 – October 1999
HealthPartners Medical Group and Clinics
Minneapolis, MN 55440
My responsibilities include designing ambulatory care systems strategy, systems design and implementation (scope includes registration, scheduling, charge capture, referrals, paper and electronic medical records, digital dictation, transcription, scanning), devising health information strategy and workflows, developing documentation and coding policy and education, and facilitating revenue systems oversight.
Senior Consultant, Practice Leader
July 1997-October 1998
EbenX (formerly Network Management Services, Inc.)
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416
My responsibilities included providing leadership and coaching to the consulting teams, strategic planning, ensuring practice profitability, developing staff, budgeting, and engagement planning. In addition, I was responsible for managing key client relationships, negotiating business terms and carrying my own load of client project deliverables. Responsibilities included selling NMS software and services to named and new accounts, presenting NMS products and services that match client needs, preparing written proposals and quotations, and providing follow-up with clients to ensure satisfaction. Key deliverables included researching markets for “best practice” health plans and negotiating health plan contracts with these plans for select Fortune 500 employers.
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BUSINESS HISTORY (cont.) Regional Clinic Manager
July 1994- July 1997
HealthPartners Uptown and Ridgedale Clinics
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408
Responsibilities included working in a team relationship with the Chief of Professional services to manage the human, clinical, operational, and financial resources of the clinics. Key challenges included role modeling patient care and service, sharing results and data feedback, providing developmental coaching, managing financial resources prudently, developing a sense of team and community among clinic staff, and providing strategic leadership and vision.
CQI Consultant
January 1993-July 1994
HealthPartners Corporate Offices
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440
Responsibilities included providing leadership, coaching and support to150 quality facilitators and management; development and delivery of quality education for all employees; strategic design and development of organization-wide quality improvement initiatives; design and development of an online project tracking system; facilitate large cross-functional improvement projects.
Clinic Systems Supervisor
January 1990- January 1993
Ridgedale Group Health, Inc.
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
Selected, developed and supervised the clinic systems staff; planned, budgeted and managed the clinic systems operations; designed and implemented data collections processes; designed, implemented and analyzed reports highlighting trends and levels in customer satisfaction; facilitated process improvement teams.
AFFILIATIONS Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
Minnesota Council for Quality
REFERENCES
Kathy CooneyChief Financial Officer
HealthPartners, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440
(612) 883-7565 / Nancy McClure
Senior Vice President, Care Delivery
HealthPartners Medical Group and Clinics
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440
(612) 883-5360
Brian Rank, M.D.
Medical Director
HealthPartners Medical Group and Clinics
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55343
612-883-7122 / Kanan Chatterjee, M.D.
Chief of Professional Services and Associated Medical Director, Primary Care
HealthPartners Ridgedale Clinic
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
(612) 546-2500
Michael Schoenleber, M.D.
Chief of Professional Services
HealthPartners Uptown Clinic
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408
(612) 822-4500 / Anita Messal
Vice President, Account Management
EBenX
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416
(612) 525-2812