Dewanda Smith Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

• Lead analyst for the Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center.
• Chairperson for the 2014 Annual Neuroscience Stroke Symposium
• Lead data abstractor for the Joint Commission accreditation which led to Grady Hospital being certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Care Center
• Extract data using concurrent and retrospective chart reviews of stroke patients
• Utilize paper charts, EPIC, Outcome Sciences and Joint Commission databases for abstraction, input and submission of… Show more Lead analyst for the Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center.
• Utilize paper charts, EPIC, Outcome Sciences and Joint Commission databases for abstraction, input and submission of data

My primary responsibilities were: Utilized various database systems (EPSI, STAR, SCM) to abstract, organize and input data into the appropriate Neurosciences database Interpreted and analyzed data to ensure compliance with Core Measures Hit monthly target for data entry and abstraction 100% of the time Coordinated, maintained and performed data.

Within the Center for Rehabilitation Medicine and Extended Care Unit departments, responsible for the following:Collection of individualized assessment data and individualization of the treatment planCoordination of therapeutic recreation activitiesPerform patient evaluations Evaluation of treatment plans and documenting the assessment resultsDevelopment.

• Within the Sixty Plus Older Adult Services Department
• Provided mobility assistance in walking patients identified for the program
• Marketed services and benefits of the program throughout the hospital
• Patient and family education and training
• Managed program costs, measured outcomes, and documented results

Responsible for program development in Pediatric Rehabilitation. This included: Direct patient careCoordination of animal assisted programs through local agenciesDeveloped individualized leisure education programs for a wide variety of diagnoses on both rehabilitation and acute care.