Rick May Email & Phone Number

Denver, CO, US

Greater Denver Area

Director- Clinical Quality Improvement TeamBuilt a national Healthcare Quality and Performance consulting practice from startup. - Leading sales, I grew revenue to $11MM per year in 5 years; achieved 100%-200% annual revenue growth 2019-2024.- Successfully engaged hospital leaders - Delivered clinical quality improvement engagements in the U.S. to 135.

Greater Denver Area

Ascent Clinical Quality Improvement was created by clinical professionals who care about improving the lives of patients nationwide. Our focus:- Saving Lives- Preventing Complications- Improving HealthcareAmong other projects, I work with RxAssurance. RxA is the creator of OpiSafe, the award-winning, easy to use tool for physicians and other prescribers to.

Greater Denver Area

Ascent Clinical Quality Improvement was created by clinical professionals who care about improving the lives of patients nationwide. Our focus:- Saving Lives- Preventing Complications- Improving Healthcare

Greater Denver Area

• Pinnacol is the largest Workers Compensation company in Colorado, and among the top 20 in the U.S. Rick was recruited in 2015 to create innovative care improvement programs for Injured Workers in Colorado. He was.
• Created multiple cutting-edge clinical quality improvement programs such as the “Provider Opioid Report” to encourage physicians to review (and optimize)… Show more Pinnacol is the largest Workers Compensation company.
• Created multiple cutting-edge clinical quality improvement programs such as the “Provider Opioid Report” to encourage physicians to review (and optimize) their opioid prescribing.
• Successfully negotiated with the Colorado Division of Workers Compensation (DOWC) to modify their regulations to allow statewide quality improvement pilot programs.
• Because opioid misuse is a national crisis and results in over 400 deaths in Colorado annually I led the rollout of “OpiSafe” to Colorado WC physicians. OpiSafe is a computer application that optimizes all aspects of.
• Developed a new set of data analysis tools to help us understand physician performance. Show less

Greater Denver Area

• Private practice orthopedic surgery group serving patients in south Aurora and southeast Denver.
• Personally treated 35,000 patients during 12 years in practice.

Greater Denver Area

• Healthgrades is the nation’s leading healthcare ratings organization. Over the last decade, HealthGrades has worked with over 600 hospitals in the U.S. on clinical quality improvement and strategic marketing.
• Restructured multiple clinical consulting teams engaged in quality improvement projects at over 30 hospitals reducing implementation times by 50% and improving annual per client revenue by 200%.
• Increased consulting engagement price points by 300%.
• Tripled division revenue over 24 months (from $3 million to $9 million). Served as the “closer” for most of the company’s consulting business 2009-2011.
• Increased consulting group margins from 20% to 45% over 24 months.
• Designed a new approach to quality improvement consulting for a large 6-hospital system in Louisiana that would have expanded the project from a 2-consultant engagement worth $300,000 to a 7-consultant project worth.

Greater Denver Area

• COTS was a specialty orthopedic trauma services company created to serve the inpatient and ED needs of four hospitals in the southeast metro Denver area.Formed and managed a team of ten Orthopedic Surgeons covering.
• After the hospital’s call system collapsed, in 7 days I created a new system for Orthopedic trauma coverage for the hospital’s ED which had… Show more COTS was a specialty orthopedic trauma services company created to.
• After the hospital’s call system collapsed, in 7 days I created a new system for Orthopedic trauma coverage for the hospital’s ED which had over 70,000 patients visits a year with no lapses in service.
• Implemented new care systems that improved care and reduced the time from injury to surgical treatment by 50% on average, substantially improved patient throughput and patient satisfaction, and improved hospital.

Greater Denver Area

• The Colorado Medical Society is Colorado’s largest physician’s organization with over 7,500 members across all specialties and employment settings. CMS is a major force in advocating for improved patient care and.
• Negotiated with Colorado legislators to write and pass the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act (HB 06-1175) in 2006, which banned smoking in bars and restaurants in Colorado and is credited with saving… Show more The.
• Negotiated with Colorado legislators to write and pass the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act (HB 06-1175) in 2006, which banned smoking in bars and restaurants in Colorado and is credited with saving tens of millions of.
• Guided all CMS legislative initiatives addressing medical liability, practice viability, and healthcare reform resulting in passage of 20 CMS-supported bills.
• Co-chaired Colorado Governor Bill Ritter’s healthcare transition team wrangling 20 challenging committee members. Interviewed 20 candidates and selected the new state Medicaid director. Show less

Houston, Texas Area

Worked in the Life Science Division. Developed data analytics and Artificial Intelligence systems to direct astronaut fitness programs on the International Space Station.

Md, Orthopedic Surgery

Ba, Business

M.D., Medicine