Ryan P. Brown, MHA, MPH, PMP

Experience

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  University of Utah - Schoenwolf Lab

  Feb 2003 - Apr 2004

  Research Assistant – Embryonic Development

  Published, Developmental Dynamics (March 2004)Secured grant funding for the fall of 2004Presented research at the Southwest & Gulf Regional Society for Developmental Biology, (August 2003) and at the University of Utah Undergraduate Research Symposium (March 2004)

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  Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake

  Jul 2005 - Aug 2009

  Lead EKG Technician

  Identified operational inefficiencies and quantified process parameters so that the department could benchmark performance Developed management tools to facilitate interactions between 17 physicians and multiple staff to improve working environment - reduced test turnaround time to one business dayConducted cardiac diagnostic testing and phlebotomy: EKGs, Stress Tests (nuclear, echo, treadmill), Tilt Table Tests, and Holter/ Event monitors

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  University of Utah - Ehleringer Lab

  Jan 2006 - May 2006

  Research Assistant - Stable Isotope Analysis

  Used stable isotope analysis to help federal law enforcement agencies locate where biological substances were grown including: bioterrorism agents (anthrax), narcotics, and counterfeit currency

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  University of Utah - Department of Family and Preventive Medicine

  Aug 2009 - May 2010

  Teaching Assistant - Biostatistics 6100

  Created the first electronic course offering with course lead and division chief, Dr. Stephen AlderProduced a series of graduate course materials and lectures which received thousands of views and downloads

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  Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute

  Aug 2010 - May 2011

  Associate

  Developed a business plan and commercialization strategy for a new trace vapor sensing technology developed at the University of Utah with the goal of starting a new device company in a $150MM dollar US market - http://www.vaporsens.com/Top 10 finalist in Utah's premier business plan competition, Utah Entrepreneurs Challenge Program acquired funding totaling $441 thousand dollars, and had a public display at CES 20152021 Gentex tenchnology acquisition: https://ir.gentex.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gentex-announces-new-nanofiber-sensing-technology Show less

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  University of Utah Medical Group

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Intern ­- Operations & Finance

  Compiled a financial analysis involving activity based costing for the Huntsman Cancer Institute to evaluate profitability – direct report to the CFOCompleted demand/capacity analysis showing multiple opportunities to improve patient throughput and cycle time while increasing provider availability and improving patient satsfaction

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  HealthInsight

  Oct 2011 - Aug 2015

  Project Coordinator

  Managed the interior build for the corporate headquarters – created RFP, conducted meetings with architects and designers, organized bids for the CFO, negotiated with sellers and maintained project schedule for timely move inConsultant to 24 multi-specialty clinics that collectively acquired over $2,700,000 in revenue through quality improvement and pay-for-performance initiativesFinancially modeled, pitched and executed a novel approach to a multi-site event that resulted in a 60% reduction in cost, saving 600+ professional hours while achieving a high customer approval rating - project was presented by leadership as a best practice at QualityNet, a national healthcare quality conferenceConsultant to a multi-site clinic group to achieve NCQA PCMH level 3 recognition – developed Excel tool to assign and track hundreds of elements, complete a baseline assessment, create a project roadmap, expose barriers, and populate a team dashboard. Used by other team members on NCQA projects. Show less

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  Comagine Health

  Sept 2015 - Jul 2020

  Project Manager

  Served as a consultant to a diverse group of professionals, private firms, startups, government organizations, accountable care organizations, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and ancillary health care companies Consultant to Aledade Mountain West Accountable Care Organization (SaaS product) – created additional 2018 & 2019 cumulative revenues of $20,500,000; up to 33% more per beneficiary than our nearest competitor Led an agile scrum team to reduce adverse drug events (ADEs) during care transitions with 60+ skilled nursing facilities resulting in a 36% reduction in ADE incidence, saving thousands of hours of professional time. Implemented REDCap to abstract and process data.Developed core curriculum for multipart trainings and ECHOs ™ on alternative payment models and cost/quality reports for the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement – delivered to hundreds of professionals in New York City and ChicagoDeveloped multipart ECHO ™ series guiding physicians through the process of developing a new service line for addiction medicine in primary care settings. Coordinated with the Opioid Response Network, Utah state legislature and primary care providers to create targeted content. Delivered to physicians across the state of Utah. Show less

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  Eide Bailly LLP

  Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

  Manager - Healthcare Consulting

  Codeveloped an analytics tool comparing hundreds of procedure and device combinations to aid in negotiations between payors and ambulatory surgical centersPitched and sold a consulting project in the first 90 days of employment

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  Leavitt Partners

  May 2021 - now

  Manager

  Leavitt Partners is a boutique consulting firm providing a holistic view of the economic, market, delivery system, public policy, and political influences impacting healthcare. The firm provides clients with investment support, member-based alliances, and strategic advisory services.