Robert Mcmurtrie, Jr. Email & Phone Number

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic - Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Darby PATrinity Health Mid-Atlantic - St. Francis Hospital, Wilmington DE

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, United States

Chair, Quality Improvement and Patient Experience CommitteeMember, Development and Community Engagement Committee

Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, United States

- Position terminated 11/16/2022 due to organization right-sizing- Led Medical Staff of nearly 500 with responsibility for quality, safety, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of care provided- Improved HCAHPS Physician Overall from 14%ile in September 2020 to 34%ile in September 2022, and Communication with Doctors from 19%ile in September 2020 to 51%ile in September 2022.- FY22 Length of Stay Observed/Expected ratio 0.94 improved from FY21 0.98 and was balanced by readmission rate of 12.0% by promoting right care, right time, right place in collaboration with medical staff, nursing and care management. - Reduced Medical Staff Verbal Order usage overall and improved Verbal Order signing < 24h compliance FY22 (92.3%) vs FY21 (85.9%) by reinforcing safety and quality care implications.

Reading, Pennsylvania Area

- Tower Health Partners Population Health Management Committee- Clinical Documentation Improvement Steering Team- Pain Management Committee- Patient Care Committee- Pharmacy & Therapeutic Committee- Risk Management Committee- Utilization Management Committee

Reading, Pennsylvania Area

- Tower Health Partners Population Health Management Committee- Reading Hospital Pain Management Committee- Reading Health System Clinical Documentation Improvement Steering Team

Wilmington, Delaware

- Clinical lead for Pain Medication & Care Improvement Program for Highmark.- Chairperson of the Physical Medicine Management Program Advisory Committee for Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Delaware.- Highmark representative to BCBSA Opioid Crisis Workgroup.- Mentor new physician advisors.- Participate in review and revision of medical management policies.- Provide clinical support to the Medical Management & Policy team to ensure that utilization management activities are performed in accordance with the highest and most current clinical standards.- Responsible to review cases and evaluate the medical necessity and appropriateness of the requested treatment of services.- Responsible for compliance to NCQA, URAC, CMS, DOH, and DOL regulations.- Responsible for appropriate application of Medical Policy and criteria sets.- Provide clinical consultation to the Care Management and Health Coach staff to support the various utilization management and health coach activities.

Wilmington, Delaware

- Chairperson of the Physical Medicine Management Program Advisory Committee for Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Delaware.- Serve as physician advisor for Care Cost Initiatives team.- Participate in review and revision of medical management policies.- Provide clinical support to the Medical Management & Policy team to ensure that utilization management activities are performed in accordance with the highest and most current clinical standards.- Responsible to review cases and evaluate the medical necessity and appropriateness of the requested treatment of services.- Responsible for compliance to NCQA, URAC, CMS, DOH, and DOL regulations.- Responsible for appropriate application of Medical Policy and criteria sets.- Provide clinical consultation to the Care Management and Health Coach staff to support the various utilization management and health coach activities.

Wilmington, Delaware

- Developed comprehensive pain management practice incorporating minimally invasive spinal injections. - Compiled monthly data and performed financial analysis including collections, productivity, and cost-benefit analysis.- Increased practice billing by 87% and collections by 63% compared to previous year. - Increased new patient visits by 73% compared to previous year by expanding referral base through marketing efforts and expanding patient access by offering early morning, evening and weekend hours and same-day appointments. - Successfully led transition to electronic health record platform to eliminate transcription costs and meet meaningful use criteria.- Implemented patient satisfaction survey.- Called on physician practices to promote center and deliver healthcare provider presentations to increase visibility in the market.- Developed and implemented new policies regarding office visits and office-based procedures.- Created job descriptions to include personnel competencies and responsibilities. - Recruited and trained staff including registered nurses and radiologic technicians. - Managed vendor relationships and oversaw purchasing and inventory management of medical equipment, supplies and inventory.

- Served as project leader to research, select and implement an electronic health record (EHR) that led to saving over $1,500 in monthly transcription costs. Successfully met CMS Stage 1 Meaningful Use criteria.- Served on Physician Advisory Board as a partner in an ambulatory surgical center. - Promoted practice through marketing efforts including office visits and publication and distribution of periodic newsletter to referring providers regarding updates in pain management. - Educated fellow healthcare providers and patients through formal and informal presentations regarding painful conditions.- Fostered and maintained relationships with primary care, neurologists, neurosurgeons, orthopedists, physiatrists, physical/occupational therapy, chiropractors as well as attorneys and case managers representing patients.- Practiced in outpatient anesthesiology and pain management group specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic pain. - Provided comprehensive, multidisciplinary care incorporating diagnostic and therapeutic interventions including fluoroscopically-guided, spinal injections, peripheral joint injections, nerve blocks and spinal cord stimulation.

Philadelphia, Pa

Philadelphia, Pa

Clinical Excellence in Anesthesiology Award, Thomas Jefferson University Department of Anesthesiology, 2002PUBLICATIONS: McMurtrie R, Jan R. “Subarachnoid pneumocephalus – a rare complication of epidural catheter placement.” Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 2002;14:539-542.Gratch DM, McMurtrie R. “Pain Management in Chest Trauma.” Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 2002; 6:113-125.

Philadelphia, Pa

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Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Specializations In Operations Management And Healthcare Management

- AACSB accredited program in the Kania School of Management. - The Operations Management specialization curriculum focuses on supply.

D.O., Doctor Of Osteopathic Medicine

Activities and Societies: PCOM Rugby, Phi Sigma Gamma Osteopathic Medical Society, Sigma Sigma Phi Osteopathic Honor SocietyPUBLICATION.

Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Behavioral Neuroscience

Activities and Societies: Zeta PsiCum Laude Departmental Honors Honors Thesis: “The effects of castration and testosterone replacement.

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