Marina Farah, Md, Mha Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Our physician-led firm delivers solutions to improve clinical care quality, cost and operational efficiency, customized to your organization's unique challenges and culture. We provide the following services: • Assessment of current performance. Whether your organization is struggling with long length of stay, medical necessity denials or avoidable readmissions, we will help diagnose the problem, and identify and prioritize solutions.• Development and implemention of customized solutions. Our focus includes: o Optimizing hospital throughput and reducing length of stay o Improving documentation to increase reimbursement and reduce medical necessity denials o Reducing inappropriate utilization of drugs and diagnostic tests o Enhancing coordination and transitions of care o Reducing avoidable readmissions o Decreasing hospital associated infections o Improving patient engagement and experience• Management of physician groups performance. From hospital-employed to contracted physician groups, we help you define expectations, and measure and improve performance. For more information visit us at http://farahmdconsulting.com

United States

Providing concurrent clinical reviews for medical necessity and clinical documentation improvement, peer to peer and written denial appeals.

Accountable for leading clinical innovation strategy to identify, develop and implement organization-wide solutions focused on improving clinical outcomes, decreasing cost and enhancing provider efficiency. Responsible for tracking, interpretation and shaping healthcare policy and regulatory changes that impact the organization and its hospital partners.• Led design and implementation of new clinical workflow and technology solution to support CMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative, with $1.8B at-risk across 165 hospitals.• Improved the hospital experience for more than 80,000 patients by designing and implementing Bedside Patient Feedback at 68 hospitals.• Achieved 0.6 day decrease in average length of stay by designing and implementing Proactive Length of Stay Management solution at 21 hospitals.• Realized 12% decrease in urinary catheter utilization and elimination of catheter-associated urinary tract infections based on Patient Safety Checklist piloted at 5 hospitals.• Piloted an Inpatient Scribe Program at 2 hospitals, resulting in improved provider efficiency and experience.• Led successful negotiations with CMS to eliminate unfair penalties for Physician Quality Reporting System and Value-Based Payment Modifier.• Led discussions with CMS to develop a Hospitalist Preferred Specialty Measure Set.

Accountable for developing organization-wide performance management capabilities and managing performance at over 100 hospitals. Lead development and implementation of innovative solutions focused on quality, efficiency and patient experience. Responsible for tracking healthcare policy and regulatory changes to guide organizational strategy and operational direction.• Led development and organization-wide adoption of quarterly performance management process at over 100 hospitals.• Developed standard reports to measure and analyze hospital-specific and organization-wide performance.• Created and refined standard methodology for on-site assessment and clinical processes redesign for all new hospital partners• Decreased readmission rates for selected diagnoses by 30% at 5 hospitals.• Received 2011 Milliman Care Guidelines® Richard L. Doyle Award for Innovation and Leadership in Healthcare.

Responsible for training of 200 physicians in the classroom and on-line environment.

Master'S Degree, Health Administration

Medical Doctor