Dr. Leslie D. McDowell

Experience

• 

  Mountain Medical Associates

  May 1997 - Jul 2007

  Nurse Practitioner, Rheumatology

  Saw patients within a rheumatology practice for acute needs as well as follow up. Monitored all protocol lab results for large panel of patients on disease-modifying medicines. Did extensive work with the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals creating and presenting educational programs for rheumatologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists and many others.

• 

  The Good Samaritan Clinic

  Oct 2007 - Jan 2008

  Nurse Practitioner

  Part-time work in a clinic serving uninsured adults in Haywood County

• 

  Haywood HealthClinic

  Mar 2008 - Apr 2009

  Nurse Practitioner and Owner

  Created and independently ran a clinic to serve uninsured and under-insured adults in Haywood county who did not qualify for subsidized care and had trouble affording charges for medical care. Served those with very high deductibles who otherwise would forego preventive care. Outreach to agencies to administer on-site flu shots and pre-employment drug screen testing. Economic downturn and changes in local health care delivery in the county in 2008 forced closure in early 2009.

• 

  Mountain Medical Associates

  Mar 2009 - Feb 2012

  Nurse Practitioner

  Managed panel of my own primary care patients, as well as initial consultation for new gastroenterology patients and acute visits for other internists within multi-specialty internal medicine group.

• 

  Medwest Physician Network

  Feb 2012 - Feb 2014

  Clinical Analyst

  Clinical member of the Allscripts Enterprise electronic health record implementation team. Initial work involved assisting physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and their clinical staff to implement Allscripts Enterprise E.H.R. Managed registration and attestation process for Meaningful Use, leading to over $1 million incentive payment revenue for network. Subsequently and concurrently focused on quality improvement and management initiatives within this organization.

• 

  MAHEC

  Feb 2014 - Mar 2020

  Team leader and manager of MAHEC's Practice Support service line team of 5 Quality Improvement coaching professionals. Responsible for department budget, strategic planning, networking and growth opportunities. Role model and mentor for coaches. Lead development and presentation of educational programs on topics relevant to changes in health care landscape including Medicaid Transformation, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, Accountable Care Organization priorities, Quality Improvement fundamentals and Patient Engagement. Hybrid role that includes 0.5 FTE of on-site quality improvement coaching Show less

  • Quality Improvement Team Manager

    Feb 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Senior Quality Improvement Consultant

    Feb 2014 - Mar 2020
• 

  Northwest AHEC

  Mar 2020 - now

  Quality Improvement Coordinator / Instructional Design