Tommy Barnhart has over 40 years of experience in healthcare finance and operations, working with hospitals, long-term care providers, home health agencies, hospices, clinics and other healthcare entities. Tommy has a B.A. (Business Administration) from Bridgewater College. Tommy is former CFO of large rural hospital and has consulted on a wide variety of financial management and operational issues including:

• Preparation of facility operating and capital budgets.
• Rate setting, including procedure and departmental level.
• Evaluating financial management operations of various healthcare entities and assisting with the implementation of improvements to financial management and information systems.
• Designing, evaluating and implementing electronic information systems for various provider types.
• Capital planning, financing and strategic planning related to new construction, renovations, market analysis and patient services.
• Preparation and analysis of cost reports for healthcare entities.
• Appeals of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and billing issues for various provider types
• Coordination of community providers into collaborative arrangements to meet community health needs

David has lectured and provided hands on support for health care organizations who are searching, selecting or implementing Electronic Health Records. Drawing on this extensive compliance background, as well as provider work flow management, he is helping organizations make sound business decisions in this emerging area.

David is the designated electronic health records expert for the Colorado Rural Health Center and has provided expertise to a number of rural health agencies. In addition, he is the lead consultant to the Physicians’ Foundation for Health Systems Excellence Health Information Technology committee’s efforts to increase adoption of electronic health records.