Elaina Sendro Gano Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

PROGRAM LEADERSHIP-CTSA consortium national program leader for work in connecting institutional EHRs to leverage data for accruing participants to multi-site clinical trials. -Program Manager responsible for leading projects involving multiple stakeholders, vendors, and organizations/collaborations. Successfully managed client engagements involving multiple workstreams, team members, executive leadership, and various client stakeholders. Ensured interim goals were established and met with on time final deliverables. SYSTEM SELECTION AND STRATEGY-Contributed to development of technology guiding principles, vendor evaluation criteria, and application scope for Ambulatory EMR, Long Term Care EMR, HR, and PHM selections. Developed 5, 7, and 10 year TCO models for large systems and guided client CFO and CIO through the assumptions and calculations to ensure ownership and understanding.-Performed an Epic budget review as part of an Epic program evaluation to ensure the client was tracking as expected by benchmarking client’s Epic budget against other Epic budgets, identifying areas of inconsistency and associated magnitudes.-Provided insight and industry best practices on the evolving role of the analyst in health care organizations to a large health system in the Midwest by conducting a workshop focused on analyst role competencies, best practices, and options for structuring operational decision support. SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION-Finalized implementation scope, phasing and resource models at a community hospital and post-acute facility.-Developed a physician engagement strategy and education materials on process for reaching Vendor of Choice. -Developed and delivered project management and planning materials including the project charter, outlining client goals and objectives, scope, requirements, roles and responsibilities.

-Focused on quality improvement projects in the Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat Department at Children's Hospital as part of UPMC's Patient and Family Centered Care initiative-Developed department site-specific physician report cards based on Press Ganey scores and comments-Analyzed various Epic reports to monitor various trends in patient visits to the department -Developed and maintained a SharePoint site to allow for better interdepartment communications

-Conducted market research to determine the viability of various biotechnology start up companies

-Sponsored by Health Careers Futures, fellows met weekly to engage in the principles and tools of Perfecting Patient Care (PPC), developed by the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative to facilitate process improvement in healthcare -Teams formed to focus on a specific project where PPC tools are utilized to analyze a current problem and suggest recommendations

-Sponsored by the Jewish Health Care Foundation and the University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law, speakers were brought in monthly to discuss revolutionary change in medicine and health policy-Actively participated in discussion among fellows and speakers centered on various monthly topics such as organizational change, social enterprise, and transformational leadership

-Developed and implemented biological assays to screen chemical compounds with intentions of finding an immunological drug candidate

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Ms, Health Care Policy & Management

Activities and Societies: American College of Healthcare Executives (Program Assistant, Congress 2011), Healthcare Information.

Ba, Biochemistry, Spanish

Activities and Societies: Equestrian Team (President, Captain), Delta Gamma Fraternity (Director of Events, Communication), Freshman Forum.