Path Medical

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Summary

Financial Advisor

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Path Medical is a healthcare organization specializing in diagnostic imaging, physical therapy, and injury care, primarily serving patients involved in personal injury cases, such as auto accidents or work-related injuries.

Carl Marks Advisors (CMA) was engaged as financial advisor to support the company in managing daily operations, negotiating with senior secured lenders (including securing bridge financing), and providing a comprehensive assessment of clinical operations.

CMA led a restructuring of the organization’s operational framework, creating distinct segments for operations, finance, and compliance. They also evaluated expansion opportunities in North Florida clinics, where higher PIP levels could boost profitability, and worked on rebuilding community reputation following challenging litigation.

Operationally, CMA introduced clinic performance metrics, addressed below-market salaries to reduce turnover, and developed training programs to enhance employee competencies and implement cross-training. Additionally, CMA automated manual processes with improved software solutions and assessed alternative revenue streams, building systems to accommodate new payment methods while considering regulatory and operational impacts.

Key Challenges
Litigation
Customer Concentration
Retail
Competitive Market
High Capex Requirements

Engagement Highlights

Management Structure and Process

  • Overall re-structuring of the operational structure of the organization.  Segmenting Operations, Finance and Compliance (new).
  • Evaluate opening additional North Florida clinics where PIP levels are higher.
  • Work on improving the reputation within the community after the settlement of difficult litigation.
  • Clinical and Operational Issues

Develop and implement clinic metric and performance measurement system.

  • Fix below market salaries to reduce turnover.
  • Develop detailed training plans to bring base competencies up to standard levels and implement cross training to increase employee efficiency levels.
  • Automation of highly manual processes through increased use of key software platforms.
  • Evaluate the potential of alternative revenue sources including resource/system/ process requirements, regulatory issues, and expected revenue estimates (not forecasted). Build capability to accept alternative payment methods

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