•Provide consultative services to the Bureau Chief to assist in the monitoring and management of Florida’s $26 billion Medicaid Program•Assist the Chief in development of Managed Care performance monitoring tools, budget projections, and cost based rates for the Program•Supervise the use predictive data analytics and data mining to identity fraud and error before payments are made, and encourage the use of emerging data sources to promote targets for intervention, identify best… Show more •Provide consultative services to the Bureau Chief to assist in the monitoring and management of Florida’s $26 billion Medicaid Program•Assist the Chief in development of Managed Care performance monitoring tools, budget projections, and cost based rates for the Program•Supervise the use predictive data analytics and data mining to identity fraud and error before payments are made, and encourage the use of emerging data sources to promote targets for intervention, identify best practices, and maximize efficiencies•Lead and oversee the Data Solutions Unit of 10 full-time employees on which all Bureaus and the Agency depend on for information regarding budget and payment issues•Support of Senior Management in policy decision making via data modeling and sensitivity analysis•Supervise the data exchange with internal and external entities, including federal government, state agencies, contractors and universities •Develop and execute strategic planning activities to implement the goals, objectives and priorities of the Medicaid program •Advise the Strategic Enterprise Advisory Services (SEAS) Vendor, The North Highland, and the AHCA Medicaid Enterprise Systems (MES) Procurement Project Director on Agency-wide analytical needs and assist in formulating deliverables in the transition from a singular platform MES to one that advances the MES level in creating system modularity modernization•Responsible for establishing and maintaining quality control and productivity tracking processes to ensure accuracy and efficiency of work Show less

•Assisted Director in coordination, management, and reporting internally and externally quality monitoring and performance activities in a large private independent not-for-profit teaching hospital with over 670 beds•Project Leader and Data Administrator for the Florida Hospital Association (FHA) - Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) •Directed the participation and monitored the quality of data submission for multiple clinical databases; Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)… Show more •Assisted Director in coordination, management, and reporting internally and externally quality monitoring and performance activities in a large private independent not-for-profit teaching hospital with over 670 beds•Project Leader and Data Administrator for the Florida Hospital Association (FHA) - Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) •Directed the participation and monitored the quality of data submission for multiple clinical databases; Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR), and scholarly studies•Oversee the selection of cases for quality review and physician education, and organized/facilitated all QI meetings with Columbia University•Facilitated developing a plan and implemented new tools to restructure the Peer Review process for a more robust, efficient and transparent process•Actively supported and participated in quality, process improvement, and organizational initiatives for the hospital•Led continuous improvements through lessons learned and other initiatives to deliver operational efficiencies and enhanced compliance standards throughout the hospital and satellite facilities •Established and maintained an internal reporting system based on performance indicators •Conducted education and communicated with staff regarding policy changes and regulatory requirements•Collaborated with the Office of Compliance and Office of Research to monitor internal and external IRB submissions/applications •Responsible for performance evaluations on seven full-time employees Show less

• Oversight of Mount Sinai Medical Center quality metrics and performance improvement projects in a large private independent not-for-profit teaching hospital with over 600 beds• Manage the collection of data into the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Adult Cardiac, STS/ACC Transcatheter Valve Therapy (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Mitral Valve Leaflet Clip), NCDR CathPCI, ICD, PVI, and ACTION Registries as well as the Medtronic Product Surveillance Registry • Supervise… Show more • Oversight of Mount Sinai Medical Center quality metrics and performance improvement projects in a large private independent not-for-profit teaching hospital with over 600 beds• Manage the collection of data into the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Adult Cardiac, STS/ACC Transcatheter Valve Therapy (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Mitral Valve Leaflet Clip), NCDR CathPCI, ICD, PVI, and ACTION Registries as well as the Medtronic Product Surveillance Registry • Supervise the screening, obtaining of informed consent, and performance of follow-up health and quality of life interviews of heart surgery patients (average 80 patients per month) • Supervise and conduct performance evaluations on nine full-time employees • Work closely with Catheterization Lab Administrators, Health Information Management, Emergency Department, Operating Room, and physicians to ensure compliance with documentation.• Collaborate with Epic and IT Business Intelligence to incorporate clinical data into the Electronic Health Record and develop/ validate reports• Perform and review statistical analyses for cardiology and internal medicine fellow/resident and physician research projects using the registries and other data sources • Run queries/ analyses from databases for hospital and physician-level analytic reports and research• Prepare and submit timely quarterly data harvests to appropriate data warehouses • Identify patient cases for quality review and physician education, and organize and facilitate discussion of the cases in Cardiac Surgery and Cardiovascular Mortality and Morbidity (Interventional, Electrophysiology, Peripheral) section meetings with Columbia University• Work with Pathology Administrators to monitor blood utilization and coordinate blood review in committee • Facilitate and ensure proper HIPAA regulations and IRB protocols are met for clinical researchers undertaking clinical or scientific projects Show less

Project: State-based Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Surveillance Project• Led program advocacy efforts among ALS providers in Florida to increase disease reporting • Coordinated communication between ALS providers and program stakeholders to increase disease reporting • Conducted routine provider visits to stimulate reporting of new ALS cases • Utilized a database to document and manage advocacy efforts and disease reports among Florida’s ALS providers• Attended… Show more Project: State-based Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Surveillance Project• Led program advocacy efforts among ALS providers in Florida to increase disease reporting • Coordinated communication between ALS providers and program stakeholders to increase disease reporting • Conducted routine provider visits to stimulate reporting of new ALS cases • Utilized a database to document and manage advocacy efforts and disease reports among Florida’s ALS providers• Attended provider meetings and conferences to educate ALS providers about the program and encourage their participation in the ALS surveillance program Show less

• Instructed upper level undergraduate sociology courses • Provided supervision and delegated duties to five online teaching assistants• Developed lesson plans, presented material, facilitated class discussion, determined course requirements and grading policies, and graded assignments and quizzes

Project: Qualitative High-Risk Assessment for HIV/AIDS Community Prevention Planning• Analyzed HIV surveillance data to identify risk populations• Quantified risk of populations and prioritized populations for targeted public health interventions• Developed a presentation to present HIV risk data to lay audiences• Provided technical assistance to county health department Epidemiologist regarding statistical analyses

Project: Fellow, Division of Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) at the National Institute on Aging• Synthesized and wrote summaries of research findings for the annual “Sourcebook”• Reviewed lay and scientific literature and assigned research grants and contact portfolios to ensure appropriate balance of portfolios and to identify gap areas• Monitored, reviewed, and evaluated scientific progress of awardees, and scientific and budget requests for awardees • Attended meetings… Show more Project: Fellow, Division of Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) at the National Institute on Aging• Synthesized and wrote summaries of research findings for the annual “Sourcebook”• Reviewed lay and scientific literature and assigned research grants and contact portfolios to ensure appropriate balance of portfolios and to identify gap areas• Monitored, reviewed, and evaluated scientific progress of awardees, and scientific and budget requests for awardees • Attended meetings of the review groups that review applications submitted to the NIA for possible funding• Assisted in the preparation of technical workshops and other professional meetings Show less