Bart Sachs, MD MBA FACHE

Experience

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  Sachs Consulting

  Jan 2009 - now

  Managing Partner, Founder

  Proprietary consulting services specializing in medical malpractice, patent infringement, and healthcare consulting. Please see my website to learn more and contact me for any interest in my consulting expertise: https://www.drsachsconsulting.com

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  Medical University of South Carolina

  Jan 2009 - Feb 2014

  Responsible for oversight of safety, quality, strategic vision, medical affairs, clinical information systems, efficiency, and effectiveness of medical care for patients at MUSC. -Supervised 110 hospital FTEs and ~1450 attending physician staff and resident providers-Led clinical documentation integrity process – $4.3 million impact over 5 months period-Led reorganization of 198 Advanced Practice Providers (APRNs & PAs) that resulted in improved patient access with $12 million expected increased revenue–Supervised Process Improvement (P.I.); department projects produced cost savings of $750,000–"Physician services performance excellence”; created $11 million in cost savings as physician leader of MUSC –Led “Ambulatory Procedure Arena Taskforce Operations Committee” Initiative, that increased revenue of $6 million through standardize workflow and improve efficiency throughput–Co-Led Hospital “Non-Labor” Performance Excellence resulted in cost reductions of > $6.6 million.–Led Utilization Review & Case Management Department (>62 FTEs) resulted improvement of: hospital adult 30 day readmission by 4%; length of stay (LOS) for UHC ranking 7th nationally; and HCAHP score ranking for communication & care transitions for discharge > 75% Show less Responsible for oversight of programs falling under office of CMO. Additionally, developed business plans, managed and led strategic planning for the operating room, and created a multi-disciplinary academic spine program. Managed 7 direct reports, 30 indirect reports, and shared supervisory management of employed physicians. – Supply chain management initiatives resulted in cost reductions of: $5.5 million in 9 months (~40% yearly spend on spine implants) and $9 million after 20 months cumulative cost reductions– Managed team that significantly improved physician Press Ganey satisfaction rating >2% pointsPart-time clinical and academic responsibilities included: a specialty surgical practice in spinal deformities (scoliosis & spondylolisthesis), minimally invasive spine surgery (e.g., video assisted surgery, VATS, laparoscopic spine surgery), and robotic spine surgery. Participated in new product trials, clinical research, and surgical implant design. Show less

  • Chief Medical Officer (Interim)

    Feb 2013 - Feb 2014

  • Assoc.Exec.Med. Dir.; Prof. Orthopaedics; Spine Surgeon

    Jan 2009 - Feb 2013
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  APP Squared LLC (SnApp)

  Jan 2015 - Feb 2020

  Founding Partner

  APP2, LLP: an enterprise system application. Capabilities include "real-time” clinical billing, coding, workforce management, and overall performance management for health providers. Through a proprietary IP and software development, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Physicians can easily determine financial billings and insurance needs all at the touch of their mobile device. SnApp product offers value in meeting the opportunity for millions of dollars in additional revenue per employer institution plus the avoidance of millions of dollars of regulatory fines for employer institutions.As CEO and Founder, Dr. Sachs continues to lead a team to raise awareness and funding for SnApp. -SnApp is the first in a series of products-Future corporate plan; development of a suite of software application products to document and support work efforts of various other healthcare providers and those employed in the fieldCurrently in pre-series A funding, SnApp seeks to aid financial billing in hospitals around the world. Show less

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  Medical University of South Carolina

  Jan 2017 - now

  Professor of Orthopedics and Practicing Clinical Physician
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  FDA

  Aug 2020 - now

  Medical Officer

  Medical Officer (MO) – full-time employed professional physician consultant for all phases of the “total product life cycle” (TPLC), from concept, through development, validation testing, and monitoring assessment after market approval to assure safety & benefit to the public.-Work with sponsor as clinical medical, surgical, & research consultant for approval of FDA market applications the only MO promote innovation of devices, biologics, tools, and healthcare products being advanced toward clinical application-In my role, I am the only MO on a multi-disciplinary team of experts who analyze, communicate, interact, and prepare detailed reports for corporate sponsors & for the FDA that may be reviewed by the U.S. Congressional authorities-Specific expertise as the “go-to” consultant for: surgical robotics, image-guidance surgery, spinal motion sparing & growth preserving devices (such as artificial total disc replacements & anterior scoliosis spinal tethers), and inter-body spinal fusion implant devices Show less