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Wappingers Falls, New York, United States

Lead efforts to demonstrate the impact of simulation on clinical and organizational outcomes through partnership with customers and KOLs in the healthcare simulation industry. Promote the adoption of simulation as a patient safety and quality improvement tool.

Worcester, MA

Teaching quality improvement in a seminar-based format for fellows in the preventive medicine program. The seminars position quality improvement within the broader context of population health, health system analysis, and healthcare economics, particular the move towards value-based reimbursement methodologies.

Shrewsbury, MA

Led the improvement activities that allowed participating practices across the country to successfully complete their practice transformation to value-based care as part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Tranforming Clinical Practive Initiative. Hired, managed, and coached a multi-disciplinary team of Quality Improvement Advisors.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Developed, secured funding for, and directed a three-year, seven-hospital national improvementprogram for mental healthcare. Coached multi-disciplinary teams of clinicians, middle managers, and executives at 16 hospitals, using the Model for Improvement and IHI Breakthrough Series. Developed measurement strategies and clinical indicators for improvement.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Provided medical review and approval of care plans for highly specialized treatment outside thecountry. Aided with the national planning of highly specialized hospital functions.

Monitored patient safety incidents from acute-care hospitals covering a population of 1.4 million with a particular focus on events involving medical devices. Collaborated with hospital risk managers and patient safety officers, ensuring that findings from patient safety incident reports were swiftly shared in the organization. Led root cause analyses of.