Michael Gleason, MS

• Supported updates to the long-range financial and capital plan to support strategic planning and establish annual budget targets.
• Managed the completion of the annual operating and capital budget, including the development of departmental operating budgets for acquired and new hospitals.
• Supported a successful organization-wide cost reduction effort by co-chairing one of nine organization-wide task forces charged with identifying $20 million in “green dollar” cost reductions and incorporating the identified reductions into the operating budget.
• Maintained financial decision support and labor productivity applications, including the completion of numerous reports on volume trends, payor mix, profitability, and departmental labor productivity.
• Completed financial and operational analyses of capital equipment requests, supported Value Analysis Teams by working with Supply Chain to quantify the cost-benefit of new product requests, and modeled hospital payment terms in support of contract negotiations with large commercial payors.
• Compared hospital departmental labor productivity results to designated benchmark percentiles to quantify opportunities for cost savings and to set budget targets.
• Supported process improvement and facility development projects, including reducing Emergency Department length of stay, increasing Operating Room block utilization, and planning for corporate space needs.

• Healthcare Analytics and Business Intelligence
• Financial Analysis and Modeling
• Strategic and Financial Planning
• Performance Improvement
• Labor Productivity Management

Georgia Institute of Technology

Master of Science in Health Systems

Bachelor of Industrial Engineering

Atlanta, GA

Certifications

Six Sigma Green Belt