Chris Wood, Mha,Fache Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Visionary leader focused on executing MedTrak's mission and vision and committed to raising capital to fuel platform development and business growth. Responsible for leading software development of medical app that tracks surgical implants – with built-in patient engagement features to improve care and clinical follow up. Cultivates strategic partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, and investors.

Greater Sacramento

Working with healthcare companies (software and medical devices) refine their value proposition to move from idea to post revenue.

Grass Valley, California, United States

Led strategy for innovation arm of Applied Science. Helped develop and implement inpatient EMR solution to take data from medical devices and write directly to the EMR. Also, worked on acquisitions in the medical device and software sector targeted at delivering healthcare more efficiently.

Sacramento, California Area

Responsible for developing and directing the regional growth for both Neurological and Orthopedic services, incorporating best practices within specialty and cutting-edge patient experience models. Also developing business strategies to grow business through partnerships and joint venture models.

Sacramento, California Area

Executive Leader developing and implementing strategic and operational plans for Neurological programs across eight inpatient acute care hospitals in the Dignity Health Northern California Region; representing over $850 M in annual gross revenue. Provides Executive responsibility for the Telehealth network that provides subspecialty services to numerous hospitals both inside and outside of Dignity Health. Serves as Executive Lead for the Greater Sacramento Service Area CME Accreditation Program as well as the Performance Excellence (TC and COI) Steering Committee.• Increased EBIDA margin of Neuro from 6.7% to 9.5% in first year; marking only area of commercial growth in Sacramento Service Area.• Helped to raise over $2.5 M in grants and donations to build Neuro-related programs.• Grew TeleStroke network from providing 250 consults to over 1,000 consults in first year.• Added five new subspecialties to the Telehealth Network, initiating agreements with Foundation Physicians and independent groups. • Co-Led the Service Area Program called Innovators’ Challenge to drive new ideas from staff.• Composed first annual Quality Report to use outcomes as a strong driver for growth and ensure that clinical targets and patient experience were met across the service line.

Chair of the MedStart advisory council.

Accountable to provide strategic planning and daily operations for the Neuroscience service line at six acute care hospitals in the Sac-Sierra Region; serving Northern California with national and international patient referrals with annual gross revenue exceeding $450 M comprised of neurosurgery, neurology, spine, radio surgery, inpatient and outpatient neurodiagnostic services, and sleep disorder centers. The main campus is Sutter Medical Center, an 800 bed tertiary hospital which provides all major clinical services including Neuroscience, Cardiac, Orthopedics, Oncology, Pediatrics, and Transplant Services.• Attained 15% annual revenue growth in first three years and sustained performance in succeeding years with annual profitability in excess of 22%.• Led and developed 12 direct reports and 75 indirect clinical and technical staff including nursing, case management, radio-surgery, social work, and technicians.• Coordinated a care system with over 100 neuroscience physicians with one-third in aligned medical group and two-thirds in private practice. Developed recruitment strategy of physicians and supportive services to provide care among integrated acute hospitals and medical clinics.• Identified and implemented cost savings for surgical implants and supplies totaling over $3.5 million annually. • Mentored department managers in developing high performing teams; leading to turnaround in employee and patient satisfaction scores into the 90th percentile in the Press-Ganey and Hay Group databases.• Negotiated and managed multiple Medical Director Contracts, on-call arrangements, and professional service agreements• Conducted several inpatient and outpatient efficiency projects using Lean methodology. Certified in Six-Sigma/Lean techniques.• Prepared reports and recommendations for Neuroscience Governing Board related to strategy, capital, staffing and philanthropy.

Responsible for daily operations of neuroscience service line with annual net revenue exceeding $100 million composed of neurosurgery, spine, inpatient and outpatient neurodiagnostic services. Managed four direct reports and thirty-five indirect clinical staff.• Achieved volume growth of 8% in neurodiagnostics and 10% in sleep medicine. • Facilitated the addition of many new services such as intraoperative monitoring, sleep apnea education program, expanded annual physician neuroscience education conferences from two to ten, and added new neurodiagnostic testing services. • Developed regional expansion plan and opened additional facility for sleep medicine. • Implemented system using outcome data to improve patient safety and reduce missed seizure rate by 15%. • Uncovered critical billing errors to recover nearly $1 million in lost charges. • Maintained costs by assuring operating budgets were not exceeded in responsible programs. • Achieved national Level IV Epilepsy Center designation, the first in Sacramento. • Administered Medical Director Contracts and Professional Service agreements.

Project manager for Internal Audit to gather radiology codes yielding additional reimbursement. Project manager to streamline process regarding Radiology turn around time for reports on patient charts. Created and utilized Joint Commission tool for auditing clinical departments at five area hospitals. Developed the Patient Safety Plan for regional hospitals. Actively participated in Administrative and Executive-level meetings.

Created, developed, and sustained strategic relationships with individual physicians, large physician groups and hospitals in the Mid-Atlantic region for the national PPO Network with over $500 million in annual revenue. Project Manager for market rate and cost savings analysis in target markets.

Bachelor Of Science, Managerial Economics

Master, Health Administration