Michelle Donewald, Pmp Email & Phone Number

New Haven, CT, US

Trumbull, Connecticut, United States

* Utilize evidence-based medicine principles to validate improvements to patient care and economic value.* Develop and implement strategic Healthcare Economic & Market Access plans to optimize patient access.* Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive optimal payer coverage and payment* Implement coverage coding and payment strategies to.

• Support national Gastrointestinal & Hepatology field sales team and physician customers on questions and impact of product and procedure reimbursement.
• Implement effective tools and streamlined processes to clearly convey the economic value of technologies and procedures and supportive reimbursement information.
• Provide strategic guidance on development of compelling evidence to drive optimal payer coverage, payment, and patient access for key projects, products, and initiatives.
• Review and analyze annual CMS rulemaking for IPPS, OPPS, ASC, and PFS. Collaborate with HEPR Directors to prepare internal and external communications. Collaborate across the Enterprise to submit public comments in.

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Maintained proficiency in current and evolving health policy topics (e.g. TPNIES, NTAP, Complexity Adjustments, Device Intensive Payments, Telehealth, AI) to inform HEPR strategies and landscape assessments for all.
• Provide strategic guidance on development of compelling evidence for home dialysis system to drive optimal payer coverage, payment, and patient access for key projects, products, and initiatives.
• Provide educational and strategic support to Renal Care Solutions regarding global healthcare policy and reimbursement, including health reform, payer reimbursement trends and payment and delivery system reforms.
• Consult on strategic clinical and economic studies with the end-customer in mind to ensure that the results will favorably impact pricing, reimbursement, and market access as well as market uptake.
• Supported the Surgical Specialty Sales Team by presenting twenty-seven customized customer engagements on Commercial payers to drive local market access.

New Haven, CT

• Produced a comprehensive two-part curriculum to systematically educate 50 senior-level employees on the role of Commercial payers as economic growth drivers for Medtronic's Minimally Invasive Therapies Group ($8B.
• Developed employer-focused materials showcasing the economic value of incorporating coverage for bariatric surgery within employee health plan benefits. These materials were utilized by the SI Market Access team to.
• Led a global initiative to demonstrate the economic value of Professional Affairs & Clinical Education to Executive Leadership.

Greater New York City Area

Lead the Medtronic Women's network hub in Connecticut to help drive inclusion and diversity and support the 40% women in leadership positions goal, through our three pillars of inspire, develop and advancing women. Responsible for leading the strategic initiatives for the local women's network. Serve as a champion and adviser for the Employee Resource.

Greater New York City Area

• Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
• Reviews status of projects and budgets, manages schedules, and prepares status reports.
• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, clients and other stakeholders.

Greater New York City Area

• Provides project or program support to a functional group or business process.
• Monitors program/project/system status, budgets and timetables.
• Applies knowledge of and experience in company operations to assist in the development, implementation and administration of program/system guidelines and procedures.
• Gathers and compiles information for reports.
• Provides technical support, which may include program/system training, program/system documentation, data extraction, data review, tracking and coding.

New Haven, CT

Provide project and program support to the Professional Affairs and Clinical Education team. Monitor projects, budgets, system status, and timetables. Assist in the development, implementation and administration of guidelines and proceduresExperience with Lean efficiency in business practice, decreasing hand-offs and creating standard work to minimize.

West Hartford, CT

• Under direct supervision of Vice President of Operations, help manage the operations of the LEGO® KidsFest National Tour.
• Acted as onsite event manager for all LEGO KidsFest tour stops and solely responsible for planning all facility-related event needs.
• Restructured planning documents for better communication of client needs to facilities, resulting in a shortened planning time.
• Created and maintained FileMaker database to track vendor information and activation for each event.
• Lead event team of 13 through onsite procedures resulting in successful event operations, bolstering team moral and remaining on schedule.
• Hired, scheduled and trained security companies to secure 200,000 square feet of exhibit space and 30,000 attendees.

• Ensure positive consumer experience from information gathering to ticket purchase for all LIFE Marketing & Events productions.
• Defined purchase and refund policies that foster a positive relationship between brand and consumer.
• Piloted the switch to a new ticketing technology resulting in a better user interface and brand integration.
• Established reporting to document overall sales trends to core team members.
• Designed targeted email newsletter campaigns to a distribution list of 54,000 unique email address a year.
• Managed internal marketing using social media accounts.

• Assisted Event Coordinator with planning of large-scale events.
• Facilitated mailings of promotional materials and brochures.
• Answered ticket purchaser and attendee questions to ensure a positive guest experience.

Master Of Public Health - Mph

Pursuing my Master of Public Health at SCSU part time. Expected degree in May 2025.

Bacelors Of Science In International Business, Management

Activities and Societies: Delta Zeta Sorority, Greeks Advocating Mature Management of Alcohol, International Business Association, Arts.