INSTRUCTOR, HEALTH SERVICES/HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM, COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS

TEACH AVERAGE OF 12+ HOURS PER SEMESTER IN COURSES RELATED TO UNDERGRADUATE HEALTH CARE FINANCE, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS. ALSO TEACH GRADUATE MHA COURSE IN HEALTH CARE FINANCE.

DEVELOPED INTERNET-BASED COURSES IN GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE HEALTH CARE FINANCE AND HEALTH CARE MARKETING. CONVERTED ALL COURSES TO BLACKBOARD COURSEWARE.

COMPETITIVELY SELECTED AS USI REPRESENTATIVE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IVY TECH ACADEMY FOR INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE, A MASTER TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM.

COMPETITIVELY SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STIPEND-SUPPORTED 2002 SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING.

CO-AUTHORED THE HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM 5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN AND PROGRAM REVIEW. HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING.

ASSISTED DIRECTOR WITH PROPOSAL, APPROVAL AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM.

PROVIDE STAFF SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY-BASED MHA ADVISORY COUNCIL.

RESPONSIBLE FOR HEALTH SERVICES AND MHA PROGRAM WEB SITES.

SERVE AS ADVISOR TO STUDENTS MAJORING IN THE PROGRAM; ALSO SERVED AS ADVISING FELLOW IN THE UNIVERSITY DIVISION.

CHAIRED STUDENT HOUSING PROGRAM COMMITTEE FOR TWO YEARS AND SERVE AS MEMBER OF LEARNING CARING COMMUNITY COMMITTEE WITHIN THE COLLEGE.

ELECTED TO SERVE AS COLLEGE'S ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNIVERSITY'S FACULTY SENATE. PREVIOUSLY ELECTED AS MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS COMMITTEE.

APPOINTED TO USI EXTENDED SERVICES FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

ASSUMED DUTIES FOLLOWING TWO YEARS OF MAJOR LOSSES. DURING TENURE, BOTTOM LINE IMPROVED FROM -$1.2 MILLION TO +$3.2 MILLION.

NET PATIENT REVENUES INCREASED FROM $43 MILLION TO $64 MILLION.

CASH ON HAND INCREASED FROM $500K TO $5 MILLION OVER PERIOD.

LONG-TERM DEBT REDUCED FROM $26 MILLION TO $24 MILLION. YEARLY INVESTMENTS IN PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXCEEDED ANNUAL DEPRECIATION .

INPATIENT ADMISSIONS INCREASED 25% OVER PERIOD; SURGERIES ADVANCED 18%.

AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR MEDICARE PATIENTS REDUCED FROM 7.8 DAYS TO 5.9 DAYS, RESULTING FROM INTENSIVE CLINICAL PATHWAYS EFFORTS.

DURING PERIOD, OUTPATIENT VISITS INCREASED BY 100%, TO OVER 100,000 REGISTRATIONS. HOME HEALTH VISITS GREW BY 65%.

DEVELOPED TRANSITIONAL CARE, PARTIAL PSYCHIATRIC, LDRP, AND  PHYSICAL REHAB AND RURAL HEALTH CLINIC FACILITIES. INSTALLED $2 MILLION INFORMATION SYSTEM.

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS AND MEDICAL STAFF LIAISON

RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST PROFESSIONAL AND SUPPORT DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS MEDICARE-EXEMPT PATIENT CARE UNITS. MANAGED QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT.

DROVE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW GEROPSYCHIATRIC FACILITY WITHIN HOSPITAL.

REDUCED DELINQUENT MEDICAL RECORDS FROM OVER 1600 TO UNDER 200 IN THREE MONTHS.

TRANSITIONED SURGICAL SUITE OPERATION FROM CONSULTANT-BASED MANAGEMENT TO SUCCESSFUL HOSPITAL-BASED LEADERSHIP.

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST PROFESSIONAL, SUPPORT, AND FACILITIES SERVICES OF HOSPITAL, INCLUDING 2000 EMPLOYEES AND A $100 MILLION BUDGET. ALSO SERVED AS LIAISON TO REGIONAL RURAL HOSPITALS.

DELIVERED POSITIVE BOTTOM-LINE PERFORMANCE EACH YEAR, RANGING FROM $5 MILLION TO $15 MILLION, FOLLOWING SEVERAL YEARS OF LOSSES PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.

TIGHTENED RESOURCE CONSUMPTION TO HELP POSITION HOSPITAL FROM HIGHEST-PRICED HOSPITAL IN CINCINNATI TO MIDDLE OF PRICE STRUCTURE.

University of California, San Francisco Hospitals and Clinics
San Francisco, California

Various Positions

1972 - 1978

M.B.A., Health Care Administration
Minor in Finance

B.A., Political Science

CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES

                    MEMBER, 1984 - 2003
                    DIPLOMATE RECERTIFICATION, 1991 AND 2002

MEMBER, ALUMNI COUNCIL, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO GRADUATE PROGRAM IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY, 2002 - 2004

BUTTERFIELD RJ: ESSENTIALS OF HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (working title), THOMSON DELMAR LEARNING. IN PROGRESS (EXPECTED JANUARY, 2007).

BUTTERFIELD RJ: ONLINE COMPANION FOR WILLIAMS, SJ ESSENTIALS OF HEALTH SERVICES, 3RD EDITION, THOMSON DELMAR LEARNING, 2005. INTERNET ACCESS: http://www.delmarlearning.com/companions/olc_iresource.asp?isbn=1401899315

BUTTERFIELD RJ, CONTRIBUTOR: MORRISON, EE ETHICS IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION,  JONES AND BARTLETT, 2006.

BUTTERFIELD RJ, EDITOR: PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOVERNANCE SEMINAR, CONSORTIUM FOR THE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, PHOENIX, ARIZONA, JANUARY 1981.

FINE DJ, BUTTERFIELD RJ, AND DOHENY JE: BUDGETING, CAPITAL DECISION MAKING AND RATE SETTING.  IN LARSEN AND SNYDER: ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION IN LABORATORY MEDICINE, PP. 459-487, HARPER AND ROW, 1983.

FINE DJ, BUTTERFIELD RJ, AND DOHENY JE: BASIC ELEMENTS OF LABORATORY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.  IN SNYDER AND SENHAUSER: ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION IN LABORATORY MEDICINE, SECOND EDITION, PP. 403-416, J.B. LIPPINCOTT, 1989.

FINE DJ, BUTTERFIELD RJ, AND DOHENY JE: BUDGETING LABORATORY FINANCIAL RESOURCES.  IN SNYDER AND SENHAUSER: ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION IN LABORATORY MEDICINE, SECOND EDITION, PP. 417-438, J.B. LIPPINCOTT, 1989.

FINE DJ, DOHENY JE, AND BUTTERFIELD RJ: INTRODUCTION TO LABORATORY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.  IN LARSEN AND SNYDER: ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION IN LABORATORY MEDICINE, PP. 443-458, HARPER AND ROW, 1983.

FINE DJ, SALMON BC, BUTTERFIELD RJ, AND DOHENY JE: BUDGETING LABORATORY RESOURCES. IN SNYDER AND WILKINSON: MANAGEMENT IN LABORATORY MEDICINE, THIRD EDITION, PP. 473-492, LIPPINCOTT-RAVEN, 1998.

FINE DJ, SALMON BC, BUTTERFIELD RJ, AND DOHENY JE: INTRODUCTION TO LABORATORY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. IN SNYDER AND WILKINSON: MANAGEMENT IN LABORATORY MEDICINE, THIRD EDITION, PP. 459-471, LIPPINCOTT-RAVEN, 1998.

WEISENBURGER DD, M.D., MARKIN RS, M.D., PH.D., LANGDON SM, M.T., PAGE JA, WINSTEN D, AND BUTTERFIELD RJ: FINANCIAL JUSTIFICATION OF A LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM (ABSTRACT).  IN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY, MARCH 1987, P. 420.