Allison Brauer | Co-Founder
Allison is an experienced Chief Nursing Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Regulatory Compliance, Quality, Physician Relations, Workflow Management, Healthcare Management, Healthcare, and Process Optimization. She is a strong business development professional with an Executive MBA focused in Health/Health Care Administration/Management from Oakland University.
Recently, she has successfully aligned clinical management teams within a hospital’s strategic business plan while increasing regulatory compliance, accountability, and autonomy. Improving communication up and down the chain of command, building trust and transparent, honest communication.
Allison can be reached by email at: allison.brauer@abovewaterconsultants.com or connect with her on LinkedIn by clicking here.
Jeffrey Poulsen | Co-Founder
Jeffrey has a twenty-seven year track record that showcases proven abilities in delivering on financial commitments and increasing productivity through process reengineering.
Adept in developing and implementing business plans, as evidenced by the successful launch of a start-up Internet venture and the successful turnaround of a flailing hospital.
As of recently, he has successfully completed the financial turnaround of a 20 licensed bed hospital by developing and implementing strategic plans to expand services to highly profitable specialties, eliminating financially draining surgical procedures, and improving physician relationships. Results include a 300% increase in Inpatient cases, maximizing meaningful use reimbursement and improving the overall financial performance of the hospital to sustainable profitability for 4 consecutive years.
Jeffrey can be reached by email at: jeffrey.poulsen@abovewaterconsultants.com or connect with him on LinkedIn by clicking here.
See What People Are Saying
“Jeff Poulsen and Allison Brauer worked for me as CFO and CNO respectfully at Michigan Surgical Hospital for over 3 years. Jeff’s business acumen and detailed oriented mindset as it relates to finance and revenue cycle allowed us to be very successful given the tough reimbursement environment that we were in. His relationship with our surgeons created growth and his eye on cost containment created a profitable situation for our hospital. As CNO, Allison Brauer was responsibility for all clinical aspects of the hospital. Allison ensured that her team was survey ready every day, which created a safe and pleasant environment for our patients. During the time that I had oversight of the hospital, Allison led the hospital through a very successful Joint Commission survey. I would recommend both of these individuals in their respective areas as they complement each other in order to create a successful business within the healthcare space.”
Fran Socash | SVP Operations
