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Florida, United States

Florida, United States

Hollywood, Florida, United States

West Reading, Pennsylvania

Oversaw development and deployment of data and analytics strategy across system, for Program Governance, Leadership & Strategy, Staffing & Structure, Data Governance, Data Architecture, Tools & Capabilities, Change Management, Communication, and Training.Implemented Data Steward program, eliminating report request backlog while developing self-service analytics capabilities across health system, with no additional resources.Implemented predictive models to aid in clinical care delivery and patient safety: Deterioration Index, Early Detection of Sepsis, Risk of Unplanned Readmission, Remaining Length of Stay, and Risk of Hospital Admission or ED Visit.

West Reading, Pennsylvania

Provided strategic leadership in quality deployment, clinical integration, infection prevention, patient safety, process improvement, ambulatory quality (HEDIS), and clinical process redesign across the health system. Aligned Quality Improvement program to improve clinical care and patient safety relative to national performance measurements and value-based programs.

New Lenox, Il

Provided operational leadership for eight direct reports, 83 FTEs for Quality, Infection Prevention, Patient Safety, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Readiness, Risk Management, Case Management, Home Health, Wound / Diabetes / Infusion Centers, Clinical Informatics, and Process Improvement. Led Medical Affairs without a CMO, growing independent medical staff from 350 to 1,000+ members in two years. Collaborated with medical staff to achieve quality and safety objectives.Oversaw system-wide Process Excellence program including all Lean-production and Six-Sigma related deployment; developed and taught Silver Cross Performance Excellence Academy, linking organizational goals with process improvement projects and formalized training.Key leader in evaluation and development of strategies to address Healthcare Reform, including Value Based Purchasing, Accountable Care, and Hospital Readmission Reduction Programs.Led design team creating all key process testing for replacement hospital to identify and resolve issues related to flow, layout, and safety, in preparation for move into new hospital; a multi-day event with 100+ participants and more than six months of planning.

Memphis, Tn

Oversaw deployment of quality measurement and performance improvement initiatives across five hospitals and health system entities, using Six Sigma / Lean approach. Developed Methodist Quality Institute as a quality and performance improvement training program for Methodist Healthcare; chaired Methodist Quality Institute Oversight Committee.Led System application process for Baldrige-based Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE) quality program, receiving TNCPE Achievement Award.

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Developed a unique Patient Safety / Quality Improvement Clerkship for medical students. Served as faculty and primary instructor for the lecture series (appointed March 2007, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics).

Memphis, Tn

Led efforts that improved medication timeliness, asthma care, lab timeliness, treatment of shock, patient satisfaction, and hospital-associated infections.Developed Quality Management Strategic Plan, encompassing strategies that improved patient safety, implemented evidence-based care, eliminated waste, and partnered with families in patient centered care initiatives.Increased days between failure (unrecognized clinical deterioration) events from 13 to 241 days.Led deployment of all lean-based process improvement initiatives, resulting in savings in inventory, and reductions in operating expenses, while dramatically reducing turnaround times and increasing production capacity in Laboratory and Surgery.Oversaw development of “lean design” for new facility, with a 5% cost avoidance in labor workforce and $5.8M reduction in space requirements.

Fort Worth, Texas

Provided direction, leadership, and analytic support for all quality improvement activities in system, including regulatory readiness, Risk Management, and Patient Satisfaction. Analyzed clinical benchmarking data to prioritize opportunities; presented results to executive groups. Improved bleeding disorder testing compliance from 65% to 86%, increasing diagnosis rate by 346%.Built and programmed an Enterprise Data Warehouse solution to aid in analysis and reporting.

Salt Lake City, Ut

Provided statistical analysis, programming, and analytic support. Assisted with Novell network maintenance and computer lab setup. Lead analyst for Women & Newborn Clinical Program.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Analyzed data from international multi-center clinical trials at the Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center. Merged, linked, and handled massive data sets. Programmed extensively in SAS.

Salt Lake City, Ut

Provided statistical analysis and analytic support for clinical healthcare studies, including a detailed analysis of preterm birth and labor / delivery.