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Sharon Sagarra, MBA, FACMPE, has over 35 years of experience in Healthcare, starting her career as a Payment Poster and then Controller of a Private Radiology practice for over 19 years.
She has served as a Manager or Practice Administrator in multiple private practice specialties (OB/GYN, General, Breast & Colorectal Surgery, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Orthopedics, Dermatology) as well as the COO of an ASC billing company & consultant in the development of an Urgent Care center. Most recently, she served as the Interim Medical Clinic Manager of a rural hospital primary care clinic in northwestern Kansas and assisted a Vascular Surgeon transitioning to Private Practice.
She has been involved in all areas of practice management including operations, credentialling, front office workflows, staff hiring, firing, and training, revenue cycle management, supply management, policy and procedure management, risk and compliance management and practice start-up as well as negotiating Professional Services (PSA) and Affiliation agreements, transitioning, and managing those practices to work within large healthcare and academic systems.
Sharon is an ACMPE Fellow with MGMA and is an active member of MGMA at the local, state, and national levels, having served as the President of the Board of Directors for the Greater St. Louis MGMA chapter and the state of Missouri MGMA. She has been a volunteer for national MGMA as a State Liaison, mentor, and served on numerous committees. She is also a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). She completed BJC Healthcare's Leadership Certification program in 2014.
Areas of Expertise:
- Outpatient and Private Practice Management
- Practice Operations and Leadership
- Financial Analysis and Management
- HR Management
- Revenue Cycle Management
- Operational and Workflow Assessment
- Practice Startups
- PSA, and Affiliation negotiations