Jennifer Kitzel Md Mph Cdh-L Email & Phone Number

Florida, United States

Florida, United States

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

VMG CDC Health Systems Quality Improvement Project - Clinical Lead on Opioid Treatment Guidelines

Remote

CMS Center for Clinical Standards & Quality: Quality Technical Architecture Services team member for FHIR assessment including readiness and risk for digital transformation initiatives. Preparation of Options Paper for CCSQ Sr Technical Advisor on REST FHIR versus Bulk FHIR APIs. Conducted in-depth analyses of FHIR architecture, Implementation Guides and workflows related to CMS Quality programs

• EHRM Project: Clinical Informatics Expert on Cerner, FHIR and data interoperability issues for the VHA Electronic Health Record Modernization project Interoperability Office

• Supplemental Evidence Project: Clinical and FHIR Subject Matter Expert for data wrangling and modification of digital HEDIS products including review of Clinical Quality Language (CQL), medical terminology (ICD-10, SNOMED, LOINC, RxNorm) and clinical content.• Digital Content Services Project: Digital Content Lead for the Digital Content Services platform/product designed for both payer and provider data exchange for healthcare quality improvement. Creation of innovative clinical content that included computable phenotypes for new quality measure development.• FHIR Training Project: Creator of organization wide FHIR training and Informatics series based on multiple audience levels.

• FHIR Data Pilot Project: CDC NCHS/DHCS contractor implementing a FHIR based automated reporting system for the National Health Care Surveys (NHCS) responses from national healthcare organizations. Technical Lead /Health Informatics Subject Matter Expert for the review of the FHIR workflows, data architecture and clinical content. Created Strategic Plan, Evaluation Plan and Analytics Plan with KPIs. Creation of FHIR and USCDI mapping table related to the health care survey data elements.• MIPS Promoting Interoperability Project: Created and reviewed MIPS Promoting Interoperability updates to update the team members. Created healthcare information technology and clinical informatics presentations . Utilized environmental scan of current technology trends and best practices.

• SHIELD Project: FDA CDRH contractor on the SHIELD project, a public-private partnership to improve the quality, utility and interoperability of laboratory data and improve public health outcomes. Review of ICD-10, SNOMED, LOINC, RxNorm, HL7 and FHIR data formats for accuracy and validity of proposed technical architecture. Created SHIELD Strategic Plan and evaluation of goals, objectives, strategies and tactics including design of IVD data hub, LIVD (laboratory in vitro diagnostic) data repository, data harmonization and normalization methods. Created functional and business requirements documents for the project with review of laboratory analysis and data workflows.• HHS Protect and PIVD Projects: FDA meeting contributor to the HHS Protect and PIVD projects for COVID management strategies and statistics related to IVD testing performance. The PIVD project included evaluation of data obtained from point of care and wearable devices.

Remote

• Remote Patient Monitoring/Hospital at Home Project: Solution Development and Marketing Strategy for product development. Review of related RCM and clinical SME for strategic evaluation.• Pre Sales Projects: Healthcare Consultant and Clinical SME creating strategies with Informatics/EHR build, Digital Front Door, Virtual Care/Telehealth tools, Performance Improvement, Managed Care and VIP medicine programs. Created client proposals and presentations, as well as budget and forecasting plans.• VHA National Planning Strategies Project: VA MAHSO Commercial Telehealth SME for planning guidelines and rationale of VA Telehealth program nationwide including forecasting and data analytics. Included environmental scan and current best practices in the field of telehealth/telemedicine.

Remote

• BEST Project: IBM/Eclaro CBER subcontractor for FDA CBER BEST (Biologics Effectiveness and Safety) Initiative for the development of new and innovative methods for automated reporting for CBER. Regulated products include vaccines, tissues, blood products and other biologics. Clinical SME developer of predictive model for AI product using data analytics and FHIR profiles. Contributing grant writer and editor for FDA technical report submission and presentations. Agile methodology use within SDLC.• Real World Evidence Data Standards Project: IBM/FDA CDER subcontractor for Real World Data/Evidence project for the development of data standards for clinical research and new drug submissions to the FDA. Medical informatics expert, clinical decision support software grant writer and FDA presenter on numerous clinical topics. Use of SQL, Tableau and Power BI for analytics.

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Physician Consultant and Implementation Lead with advanced expertise in clinical medicine, clinical informatics, workflow redesign, gap analysis, physician training, build optimization and implementation planning. Medical informatics expertise in Epic, Cerner, eClinicalWorks and NextGen. Select clients include Mayo Clinic, Honor Health, UMass and Cook Childrens Hospital.• Prior Project Manager for HEDIS, Population Health and Clinical Documentation Improvement projects using LEAN methodologies and root cause analyses.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Process Improvement Project: PM for creation of new clinical workflows, templates and training plans for physicians and clinical staff, including HIT customization for improved efficiency and documentation. Data Analytics expertise for creation, review and reporting of clinical quality metrics. Successful enterprise strategy for Meaningful Use, UDS and internal physician incentive programs for the FQHC • Operational Transformation Project: Led Executive Systems Committee for various HIT/IT projects using Agile Scrum to improve system optimization.

• Perioperative Improvement Project: Solutions Architect for four perioperative departments including surgery, radiology, Gastrointestinal suite and Preadmission Testing clinic. Build experience with Surginet and Radnet. Teamed with Revenue Cycle and HIM. Created clinical decision support alerts and guidelines. Project Manager for creation and optimization of new Pre-Admission Testing Clinic department.• Radiology Department Optimization Project: Reviewed and organized new design and format for IRCL module, documentation and workflows.

Bradenton, Fl

• Manatee Surgical Associates Project: Solely responsible for creation and development of a comprehensive marketing plan for the general surgical group including performing market research and accessing Crimson reports. Presentation of final marketing plan to the C-Suite with successful increases in patient volume seen here.• Clinical Documentation Improvement Project: Created and developed physician documentation guides for the ICD-10 implementation. Compiled data analyses with financial implications on the clinical documentation improvements including 100 hrs of ICD-10 training. Reviewed medical claims for appropriate coding and billing and wrote appeals for denials and overpayments• Service Line Analysis Project: Completed surgical service line analyses to highlight areas for surgical cost reduction. The final product was used by the Florida government for our transparency in medicine objective.• Process Improvement Project: Committee member for developing new and innovative strategies to improve patient flow within the hospital system.• Assisted in the development of a mobile health unit for the underserved medical community. Researched available facility options and potential grants.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Attending Anesthesiologist, Supervised and taught Anesthesia Residents, Medical Students and CRNAs, National Anesthesia Board Review Lecturer, Oral Board Preparatory Examiner

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

General Adult Anesthesiologist, Started Anesthesia Resident Lecture Series

Certification In Digital Health - Leader, Digital Health

Master'S Degree, Public Health

Anesthesia Residency

Doctor Of Medicine (M.D.)

Activities and Societies: AMA, ABA

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing