Maria Balderas, Phd Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Texas, United States

Adjunct professor and course developer that prepares students in Public Administration to engage in a global society through public service values, while developing skills for management and leadership through applied global public service education.

Lecturer in Fundamentals of Health Policy - Provide an overview of the structure, financing, and delivery of public health and health care in the United States, compared to international models.

Adjunct professor and course developer that prepares students for careers in public administration at the municipal, state or federal levels. Students acquire a foundation in public administration to serve communities through leadership and policy-making.

Drive alignment of products to value-based care practices as primary healthcare Subject Matter Expert (SME), advising clients on product and health policies throughout sales, integration, and post-implementation life cycle. Led teams in acquiring, interpreting, and mapping clients’ clinical data for client quality program reporting, ensuring data integrity in applications. Synthesized regulatory and policy changes at national, state, and local levels. Responded to client clinical data issues, involving teams in prompt resolution of issues. Updated executive management on healthcare policy and regulatory changes.

Dallas, Texas

(FORMERLY IBM Watson Health)Serve as the primary healthcare subject matter expert supporting all aspects of applied and research informatics, health policy, and assuring the alignment of products to value based care practices. ■ Elimination of obstacles and issues with regards to regulatory policies for health-related products.■ Advanced understanding of how clinical data is interpreted and utilized in applications.■ Defined goals for health informatics and ensuring alignment with corporate strategic objectives for optimizing clinical effectiveness.■ Sustained patient engagement when face-to-face interactions were not possible.■ Improved cancer surveillance with timely pathology reporting as project liaison for IBM Service Corps in Asuncion, Paraguay. ■ Development of internal health-informatics database providing readily accessible documentation for client-facing teams.■ Enhanced functionality throughout software development lifecycle.“[Maria] is now recognized across WH as a health policy expert and she has been asked, and has delivered, numerous training and informational talks, both internally and to existing and prospective clients.”“[Maria] has provided certification tools to clients in search of PCMH Certification (with associated incentives), and, at the explosion of the COVID pandemic, engaged clients and teams with webinars, training, and documentation on how to utilize products, and telemedicine, to sustain patient engagement in this tremendously challenging contingency.”

As a program analyst, I conducted complex research and analysis designed to protect integrity of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS), FDA, CDC, HRSA, and CMS programs. I designed the methodologies for collecting data and assembled findings into meaningful outlines addressing current healthcare fraud, health policy concerns, and wasteful use of Medicare and Medicaid services for use in high-impact, high-quality public reports. I also served as an ad hoc Spanish-speaking translator when necessary. My efforts:■ Realized in CMS policy changes for SNFs, generating national news and podcast recordings: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/QAPI/Adverse-Events-NHs.■ Led to regulatory changes at national level: https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-12-00031.asp.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Served as primary liaison between insurance companies, national registries and internal/external entities (e.g., inpatient units). Reviewed and participated in audits improving quality and integrity of data collection and reporting for compliance with accreditation agencies.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Assisted, developed and monitored process improvement initiatives to effectively and efficiently maintain compliance, which included, but were not limited to the following: prospective and retrospective study requests, validation of clinical data submissions to outside entities (e.g., National Marrow Donor Program and Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research), and ensure accreditation compliance with regulatory agencies (e.g., FACT/TJC) - all needed in the management and proper maintenance aimed to improve the quality and integrity of data collection for studies.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Public Affairs

M.A., Criminology And Criminal Justice

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor Society

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology, General

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Criminology And Criminal Justice