Kahea Wakinekona

Experience

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  North Hawaii Community Hospital

  May 2007 - Apr 2011

  Responsible for developing job descriptions and writing policies and proceduresSuccessfully implemented conversion from paper charts to electronic medical record in multi specialtiesCase management:Patient education in their disease process and health statusEvaluate patient diagnostics and schedule appropriate procedures in Cardiology, Orthopedics, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Primary CareLiaison between Hospital and out patient clinicsProvide patient care in all aspects of specialty areas and assist providers in specialized proceduresImplement QI measures to improve patient experienceTelephone triage for all specialty clinics Show less

  • Clinic Nurse Supervisor

    May 2008 - Apr 2011

  • Cardiology Clinic Nurse

    May 2007 - May 2008
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  Dartmouth-Clinical Microsystems

  Jan 2012 - now

  Credentialed Microsystem Level 2 Coach
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  National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii

  Feb 2012 - Feb 2019

  Quality & Clinical Manager

  Contracted Quality Improvement Specialist, provide support in the development and execution of programs and initiatives focused on supporting independent Primary Care Providers to:- Attain Patient Centered Medical Home certification- Maximize financial incentives earned from various payor groups - Educate Providers and support staff on HEDIS measures, develop workflows to support solo practices, coach teams to meet performance benchmarks

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  East Hawaii IPA ( Inc) dba Big Island Docs

  Feb 2019 - now

  Director of Clinical Operations

  Clinical Management of Big Island Healthcare, a newly established 11 Provider Primary Care ClinicProvides comprehensive Practice Management Assessments to support member practices who are transitioning from volume based to value based care.Utilizes payor data to ensure member practices meet program benchmarks, provide strategies for continuous performance improvementDevelops transformation plans, quality improvement projects, create and implement workflows, policies and procedures. Work with stakeholders to support Providers in meeting quality measures and earning incentives by implementing new processes in daily workflow.Manages Clinical Services developed to support Team-Based Population Health Management ProgramsOversees Clinical Team that includes Grant Program Manager, RN Care Managers, Behavioral Health Care Manager, Patient Navigators, and Patient Service Coordinators.Oversees MSO Services designed to help physicians and healthcare providers with the administrative functions in their practice. Show less

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  KW Business Ventures, LLC

  Jul 2022 - now

  Owner

  Tax-Free Retirement Strategies, Generational Wealth Creation