Brent Barkett, MBA, LSSBB, CSMC

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2008

  Sergeant (Supervisor/Front-Line Manager)

  Sergeant, E-5 – Engineer (Servant Leader – Coach – Mentor).• Operation Iraqi Freedom• Marine Combat Instructor of Water Survival

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  Caterpillar Inc. – Construction and Mining Products

  Aug 2006 - Sept 2010

  Aggreggate/Mining Equipment Representative

  Territory Sales Leader - Developing client relationships, establishing professional trust in providing impactful aggregate mining solutions to improve quality, production, and revenue; while mitigating down-time through exceptional customer service.

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  Zimmer

  Sept 2010 - Apr 2013

  Clinical Consultant

  • Clinically consulted to orthopedic physicians and clinical staff in Acute Care, Academic Hospitals, and Surgery Centers within territory. Drive new business and revenue for all products adjacent to reconstructive orthopedic surgery by using a client focused, team approach to delivering best-in-class value.• Provided training and education for Surgeons, Residents, and internal Zimmer personnel.

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  Cardinal Health

  Apr 2013 - Oct 2016

  Healthcare Consulting / Operations Management

  • Operations Manager (Lean Six Sigma Black Belt) – Managed operational quality in North America’s Largest Pharmaceutical Distribution Center; reduced $25M in damaged product.• Hospital Sales Consultant – $40M reduction in supply chain costs, across five major healthcare networks, using a consultative data driven approach to mitigate rising supply chain costs.• Awards for territory volume and supply chain distribution growth, 20% and 15%, respectively.

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  Capital University

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  Adjunct Professor / MBA Advisory Board Member

  • Developed first Lean Healthcare Leader Certification course. • Designed to add data analysis, analytical case study, and critical problem solving in students.

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  Nationwide Children's Hospital

  Sept 2016 - Sept 2019

  Sr. Manager, Value Transformation

  • Led complex healthcare utilization projects and teams across the state, improving the care of over 300,000 insured lives, a $2 Billion pediatric Medicaid managed care and commercial risk portfolio. • Reduced Total Cost of Ambulatory Care by 6.7% resulting in $5.2M in additional shared savings for our health system. Achieved Ohio Patient Safety highest award honors.• Lead clinical implementation manager for 30 teams across 18 states over 2 years, improving clinical diagnostic errors using operational excellence tenets and comprehensive data analytics.• Reduced unnecessary Emergency Room Visits from 24% to 18% by applying operational excellence and comprehensive data analytics resulting in $1.8M cost savings. Show less

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  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  Mar 2019 - now

  DrPH Student and Quality of Care Instructor

  Quality of Care for Clinical Practitioners:Introduces quality issues, including quality assessment and assurance performed by clinicians, health systems, professional societies, and government and other third party organizations who pay for care. Provides a basis to evaluate the effectiveness of quality assessment and assurance activities. Describes different approaches to quality improvement and evaluation.-Taught both domestically and with our annex university in Beijing, China

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  Phoenix Children's Hospital

  Sept 2019 - Aug 2020

  Director of Clinical Integration

  In coordination with the Medical Director; define and implement Phoenix Children`s Care Network (PCCN) quality improvement program, practice integration program and care management strategies. Key accomplishments (performance to goal) my first year:• Led clinical care management team [RN's, LSW's, MA's], for complex and special needs patients.• Design / implement quality improvement, practice integration, and care management programs.• Responsible for operationalizing managed care contract components, from negotiation to facilitating patient care across 8 insurance payors.• 130% & 104% improvement in clinical outreach as well as total families supported, respectively. Resulting in unlocking additional $500K in contract fee revenue.• Promoting my staff and earning them the “Above and Beyond” award for their work. Show less

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  WindWard Consulting LLC

  Oct 2020 - Sept 2021

  Consultant - Accountable Care and Value-Based Payment Models

  Value-Based Healthcare Expert. Driven to guide and council hospital systems, providers, and practices to achieve the quadruple aim of healthcare by unlocking accountable care value in both commercial and CMS alternative payment models. This means going from Fee For Service to Value-Based care model of improving patient outcomes while reducing the overall cost of care through more effective utilization, care coordination, and chronic disease management. I've guided networks and systems to earn $5Million in additional quality performance and shared savings revenue while reducing total cost of care by 6.5%. Real dollars, real savings, real quality improvement. Show less

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  Health Management Associates

  Oct 2021 - now

  Principal Consultant

  HMA is one of the nation’s preeminent advisory and research firms, with a sharp focus on Medicaid, Medicare, and other publicly financed health programs that are designed to serve low-income and vulnerable populations. Today, HMA continues to directly engage in shaping the strategic vision for the firm, leading its growth, serving clients, and inspiring innovation across the spectrum of publicly funded healthcare programs.