Cheryl Fahlman Email & Phone Number

• As part of a multi-disciplinary team, we worked with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to create the foundation to standup a resident satisfaction survey for short stay skilled nursing home residents. I led the development of the Protocols and Guidelines Manual and training materials for survey vendors and nursing homes.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Founder of a boutique health quality and policy firm providing database analysis, program evaluation, and clinical research for projects of all sizes.• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, including economists, programmers, statisticians and policy experts. The result is that we participate as a subcontractor on a number of contracts with CMS.• Oversee multi-disciplinary teams to undertake medical record reviews for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG).

Rockville, Md

• Collaborated cross-functionally to develop training materials on changes to hospital quality reporting indictors, as put forth by AHRQ; provided in person and online training to hospitals based on these materials; provided technical assistance to hospitals in implanting the necessary changes.• Using real world evidence, translated hospital analytics, like Shift Change Huddles/Bedside Reporting with Patients and Families, into dashboard metrics for easy interpretation by hospitals; 16 Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks (more than 4,000 hospitals) adopted this dashboard in order to provide safer care by engaging patients, as required by CMS.• Capable project manager leading multi-disciplinary teams, including analysts, key opinion leaders, vendors, and management, in various activities, including project work, publication and disclosure, and proposal development.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Brought in to develop a new line of business in pursuing government contracts; worked in partnership with corporate officers to establish the strategic direction, priorities, and internal infrastructure to pursue government contracts.• Led multi-disciplinary teams, including economists, medical doctors, programmers, statisticians and policy experts. Along with managing external vendors and subcontractors in various projects. Results ranged from developing a new care pathway for total joint arthroplasty, developing policy positions, to creating documents to help hospitals implement unique device identification into their supply chain.• Using real world evidence, translated hospital analytics, for hospital readmissions and hospital acquired conditions, into dashboard metrics for easy interpretation by hospitals in the Premier Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (more than 420 hospitals) adopted this dashboard in order to provide safer care for patients, as required by CMS. These provided the basis for educational activities and training provided to hospitals.

Bethesda, Md

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams, including economists, medical doctors, programmers, statisticians, policy experts, and others. Managed external vendors and subcontractors in various projects. Results ranged from the creation of quality measures for CMS, to providing support for Hospital and Nursing Home Compare, and providing clinical expertise and analysis to look at high volume acute and chronic conditions in various populations.• Created a new line of business for NORC with CMS winning over $5M worth of work in 2 years.• Developed quality measures for Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) that are still in use.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Participated in the coordination and writing of 20+ contract proposals both the technical and business proposals, working with subcontractors and consultants to ensure their participation in the proposal and project process, and oversaw budget development.• Provided clinical and technical expertise for studies investigating diabetes, mental health, and prescription drug use in Medicaid.• Conducted research on the uninsured and expansion of health care coverage in both New Mexico and Idaho.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Participated in the writing of 6+ contract proposals both the technical and business proposals, working with subcontractors and consultants to ensure their participation in the proposal and project process, and participated in budget development.• Conducted research in health information technology (HIT), prescription drugs in the military, HIV, and terminally ill Medicare managed care beneficiaries.• Collaborated on research in physician owned specialty hospitals in Wyoming, Texas and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Participated in the writing of 6+ contract proposals both the technical and business proposals, working with subcontractors and consultants to ensure their participation in the proposal and project process, and participated in budget development.• Collaborated on research in the area of hospital finance, terminally ill Medicare managed care beneficiaries and employer health benefits.• Collaborated on research in physician owned specialty hospitals in the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Dissertation: Turnover in Maryland Medicaid MCOs• Participated in research in prescription coverage and employer sponsored health insurance in Medicare, asthma in pediatric Maryland Medicaid enrollees, dementia in aged nursing home patients, and physician referral patterns for Medicare patients.

Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Health Services Research

Mba

Bachelor Of Pharmacy - Bpharm