Experience

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  Athens regional medical center

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1981

  Emergency medicine physician
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  Michael e. powell, m. d.

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1988

  Clinical practice, otolaryngology, head & neck surgery

  Athens Regional Medical Center and Saint Mary’s Hospital, Athens Georgia

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  Athens facial plastic surgery & otolaryngology

  Jan 1990 - Jan 2003

  Clinical practice, facial plastic & reconstructive surgery, otolaryngology, head & neck surgery

  Athens Regional Medical Center and Saint Mary’s Hospital, Athens, Georgia--Served as member of Pharmacy Committee and as Chairman of the Utilization Review and Medical Records Committee--Served as Chief of the EENT Department and as a member of the Medical Executive Committee

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  Webmd, athens magazine

  Apr 2003 - Jul 2005

  Freelance contract medical writing

  --Published a seven-section article entitled “Cosmetic Surgery for Your Face” on WebMD September 24, 2003. Interviewed by WebMD reporter Jeanie Davis for article entitled “10 Tips for Face Lift” August 28, 2003, and hosted live event on WebMD September 24, 2003 promoting the article.--Edited and contributed content for 18 articles published in WebMD series entitled “WebMD’s Virtual Plastic Surgeon.” Published September, 2005. --Wrote and published article entitled “Body Art” in Athens Parent Magazine, published July, 2005 Show less

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  Medical association of georgia

  Sept 2003 - Aug 2010

  Physician cme surveyor

  Evaluate continuing medical education programs of Georgia hospitals and other qualified health care entities. Meet with hospital administrations and physician leaders to discuss issues related to application for certification.

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  Spf healthcare capital

  Mar 2005 - Nov 2007

  Managing director and partner

  Consult with clinicians, county commissions, attorneys, investment bankers, and hospital management at CEO and CFO level to structure financing for health care capital projects. Develop key relationships with physicians and other clinical leaders to promote business opportunities as well as facilitate buy-in necessary for project success. --Led the design and development of the company Web site.--Developed relationships with large healthcare companies leading to the creation of business alliances for financing capital medical projects.--Facilitated team of health care and finance professionals in meeting with county commissioners concerning sale of county hospital.--Developed relationship with developer of ambulatory surgery centers to jointly finance future projects. Show less

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  Self-employed

  Dec 2008 - now

  Physician executive

  Lead physician education and engagement strategies facilitating hospital-specific improvement plan to assure that quality scores accurately reflect the organization’s performance. Develop comprehensive, multi-level, quality-centric plan that asks each stakeholder to invest in a shared vision for achieving better patient outcomes– Engage and align hospital executive teams and physicians in a patient-centered, physician-driven quality initiative for documentation integrity. -- Identify and train the Physician Advisor as in-house advocate for ongoing education of providers; clinical resource and support for the CDI Specialists, CM, and Quality; and dedicated monitor (with appropriate action) of trending data reports with respect to relevant indicators.-- Educate providers via peer-to-peer, evidence-based, and specialty-specific (ICD-10 updated) presentations (including CDI principles, robust hospital and service line performance data, and case examples) stressing capture of complete and accurate documentation for DRG assurance, SOI, ROM, POA, as well as avoidance of inappropriate complications, high readmission rates, and observation/inpatient denials.-- Enable provider preferred workflow efficiency focusing on point of entry IT solutions: clinically relevant EHR-suggested diagnoses, speech driven physician documentation with CLU, and real-time CDI queries.-- Improve quality of care by exposing and addressing quality/efficiency issues through education or care process change leading to better patient outcomes. Sustain improvement with frequent performance data updates. Show less

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  3m health information systems

  Dec 2008 - Jan 2015

  Consulting physician execitive

  Lead physician education and engagement strategies for a large, international DRG assurance program to mentor physicians relative to complete and accurate clinical documentation facilitating improved quality profiles, enhanced reimbursement opportunities, and complete regulatory compliance. Deliver highly effective sales and educational presentations to hospital executives and physician groups that close sales and secure the necessary buy-in for hospital and physician success.--Executed a successful multi-hospital DRG assurance program (sales through implementation) that resulted in improved severity of illness and risk of mortality profiles as well as 100% return on investment months ahead of schedule--Implemented an extensive physician education program for a large academic medical center that involved over 700 attending physicians, residents, and midlevel providers--Developed and presented a series of educational lectures for a group of corporate Physician Advisors that covered utilization review, regulatory compliance, level of care, denial management, and documentation--Participated in Quality Services development team leading the creation of new educational content for physicians relative to mortality, complications, readmissions, and proper patient placement. --Structured -Physician Value Proposition to engage physicians in meaningful quality of care improvement for patients. Show less