Kim has  more than 20 years of experience as an executive/manager in perioperative services, including OR, Sterile Processing, OR Financial/Business Department, and OR Information Systems, with an emphasis on performance improvement and system process enhancement.  Her broad knowledge base -- clinical, educational and administrative -- includes Operative Services and Intensive Care.  One consulting project in a large hospital system involved reorganization and implementation of a Charge Master Data auditing system, resulting in capturing $2.3 million in previously lost charges.  She has performed assessments and process implementations within the surgical services area for expense reductions based on utilization, standardization, and physician preference items utilizing benchmark data, GPO contract analysis, and target price analysis.  OR assessments she has performed include throughput processes from Pre-Admission Testing to Post-Operative Recovery, and insight for improvement in such areas as turnaround times and room utilization.  She has functioned as a patient advocate in numerous clinical areas.  Prior to joining Clinical Benchmarking, LLC, Kim was a Director of Premier, Inc.'s Consulting Solutions.

EDUCATION
Bachelor in Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina
Master of Business Administration, The Citadel, Charleston