ABOUT US

Sensible Consulting began in January 2004 with Brent White, our President. Brent opened his career in healthcare as a part of the audit staff with Ernst & Whinney before moving to HCA. Since then, Brent has held progressive managerial roles with Hospital Corporation of America, Health Management Associates, TENET Healthcare, Community Health Systems, and MedCath. During his 22 years of experience, Brent has served in all capacities represented in hospital financial and operational administration. He is astute, innovative, and well organized with a facilitative, team-building, results-oriented management style. Brent possesses strong analytical skills, and excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills. Clients often request Brent due to his extensive background in health care with emphasis on the management of staff and operations as well as, resource management, staffing, information handling, and process improvements. He has been praised by clients and employers alike for being innovative at implementing and creating change and leading goal oriented teams. He is recognized as a leading contributor to revenue growth. Brent is especially effective in developing and restructuring operational and administrative controls. His experience has given Brent the technical and managerial skills to quickly assess issues in your organization, and provide guidance to you and your team in any size setting from small rural hospitals to secondary and tertiary care facilities.               

Mr. White has been recognized for his successful leadership as: 

Turnaround Specialist

Specialized in integrating new hospital acquisitions into the corporate structure for one of the nations premiere investor owned hospital corporations. Includes coordinating the conversion of Information Systems, and intergration of corporate policy and procedure. Brent has performed as the leader of the acquisition team in 5 turnarounds for SEC Reporting client, including winning awards for Best Acquisition Hospital, and Most Improved Financial Performance Award for a $5.5M turnaround in an 82 bed hospital in the Southeast. In addition, he was part of a team that increased EBITDA by 45%, Surgery Volume 70%, Admissions 23% and ER visits 15% in a one year turnaround of a 100 bed hospital in the South. 

Revenue Cycle Restructuring:

Brent was responsible for Revenue Cycle Operations for a 13 Hospital Chain, including Business Office, HIM, and Chargemaster, as well as communications with hospital CFO's on operational improvements. He reduced Net A/R days from 72 to 46 and Gross A/R days from 58 to 35, collected 103% of net revenue in Cash while holding Cost of Collection to >80% of HARA averages, increased Inpatient Coding Accuracy from 86% to 95%, instituted Outpatient Coding Education Program, coordinating use of outside consultants and staff. He also instituted quarterly chargemaster reviews and annual on-site revenue recognition audits, reducing outpatient denials by 25%.

Compliance:

Served in dual role as facility CFO and facility compliance officer for three publicly traded hospital corporations over a period of 10 years.  Award winner for execution of his facility compliance plan in 2001, out of 54 hospitals. Also responsible for coordinating compliance reviews with the System Compliance Officer for a 174 bed not for profit hospital in a metropolitan area in the South.

Transition Manager: