David R. Cook Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Supports and maintains the Utah Comagine Health Community Board which consists of Utah health care leaders. Coordinates and fulfills various Utah-based contracts. Leads the Utah office team efforts, including following up with specific events, coordination, and physical facilities needs. In coordination with other Comagine Health leaders finds and secures.

United States

Directs a six-state (WA, OR, NV, ID, NM, and UT) opioid use disorder (OUD) team working with pharmacists, surgeons, emergency department, and clinics on OUD training, best practices, and process improvement work. Presents regularly, and continues quality and health information technology consulting activities. In addition, directs various UT state OUD.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Led a four state team on quality reporting (QPP – Quality Payment Program), presented regularly, and provided quality and health information technology consulting activities. Managed the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization contract for Utah. Chaired the Utah Diabetes Coalition. Experienced in managing complex quality improvement (QI) projects with.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Managed staff and budget for multimillion dollar QIO contract including day-to-day activities of quality improvement staff. Oversaw all project coordinators. Led nationally recognized physician office functional team in Cardiac care and physician office quality reporting. Provided staff development and training in quality improvement, human factors and.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Supervised and supported six quality improvement experts (mostly master’s level staff). Managed roll out and maintenance of multimillion work activities beginning in 2011. Developed and taught numerous presentations on Quality Improvement (Taking Stock tool, PDSA cycle improvement, Patient Engagement, Applied Behavior Analysis). Led challenging physician.

­Directed statewide CKD initiative – 3 year project with measured outcomes on screening, treatment, and appropriate venous access. Led health information technology team (meetings, deliverables, follow up with team members). Aided dozens of physician offices in successfully implementing electronic medical records (process flow analysis). Coordinated.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Technical Supervisor, Electrophoresis/Manual Endocrinology Lab, A.R.U.P.- Chemistry Group III - Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2005-September 2005­Directed yearly budget of over 1.2 million, revenues over 3.5 million, supervised 15 employees. Worked with R&D staff to bring new testing in house. Coordinated and completed merger of two labs to form completely.

­Trained, studied and excelled on blood gas machines, STAT analyzers, autoclaves, centrifuges, Hemocron machines, IV preparation, anesthesia equipment, and other medical equipment. Troubleshot computer and network concerns of medical staff. Organized work schedule for 10-12 technicians and responsible for training new technicians. Performed STAT laboratory.

Mba, Masters Of Business - Healthcare Emphasis

Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Spanish Minor

Activities and Societies: Basketball Team, Salt Lake Institute Concert and Show Choir, Lowell Bennion Community Service

Education record

Activities and Societies: Honor Society, Basketball, Biology Club, Chemistry, Math, A'capella Choir