ONC HIT Certification and Testing Expert for Meaningful Use.   Certification Director for Medical Travel Commission.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

EHR Certification Specialist        --Assist software developers with preparation for electronic health record (EHR) Testing and Certification under ARRA/HITECH for Meaningful Use Stage 2 (2014 Edition). Healthcare Consulting--Consulting in Electronic Health Record (EHR) selection, planning and implementation, healthcare workflow redesign, training programs, change management;--Health Information Department operational analyses and interim management; --Revenue cycle analysis and management; --Admitting/Registration workflow analysis and management;--Document imaging analysis and implementation

BLR Solutions, LLC

ONC HIT EHR Certification Specialist and HIM Consultant

Direct the efforts of the MTC in establishing criteria for service excellence and best practices in healthcare provider organizations catering to patients traveling across regions or borders for treatment.  Develop certification protocols, policies, procedures, documents and customer facing communications.  Lead certification evaluation teams and train others in criteria and appropriate evaluation methods including required documentation.  Issue certifications as appropriate and assist organizations with marketing and promotional activities related to their accomplishments.  Assist with marketing activities related to the promotion of MTC Certification including publishing articles, speaking engagements, social media and face to face meetings with prominent medical travel purchasers, referral souces and organizations.

The Medical Travel Commission

Certification Program Director

- Managed the Electronic Health Record Testing and Certification process--Developed Testing and Certification Materials, Tools and Infrastructure for New Programs--Managed Staff and Jurors Involved in the Inspection and Certification Process --Ensured Compliance with ONC-ATCB Rules of Proper Conduct--Ensured Compliance with ISO Guide 65 and Guide 17025--Ensured Compliance with Published NIST Test Procedures--Designed, Documented and Implemented Organizational Policies and Procedures--Oversaw Juror and Tester Recruitment, Selection, Training and Quality Monitoring--Certification Program Forecasts and Budgeting--Proctored EHR tests for CCHIT certification--Test Proctor for ONC-ATCB Inspections for Meaningful Use Stage 1

Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT)

Testing and Certification Program Director

- Managed all aspects of the CCHIT Certified ® Certification Process--Vendor Liaison--Proctor for Inspections--Managed All Documentation Related to Testing and Certification

Certification Commission for Health Information Technology

Certification Manager

- Electronic Health Record (EHR) Selection, Design, Training and Implementation--Interim HIM Director Engagements--HIM Workflow Analysis, Process Improvement and DNFB Reduction--Document Management Implementations--Change Management--HIPAA Privacy and Security Specialist

CareTech Solutions

HIM Client Executive

- 2 Successful JCAHO Surveys--A/R Consistently below $100K for Medical Records--Analysis Turnaround and Delinquent Record Count Reduction (85% to 26%)--HIPAA Steering and Chart P.I. Committee Chairs--Personally Conducted HIPAA House-wide Inservice Training (88 sessions)--Document Imaging Project Manager--FormFast Implementation Project Manager

Gottlieb Memorial Hospital

Privacy Officer and Director of HIM

- 540 bed Tertiary Care, Level 1 Trauma Center with 18 Clinics, $5.1M HIM Budget--130 Full Time Equivalents, 9 Unions--4 Successful JCAHO Surveys (zero I.M. Type 1’s), 2 Successful CMS Surveys--6 Major Computer System Installs: SMS Invision Registration, Eclipsys Patient Record, EclipsysAbstracting, Cascade Encoder, DVI Dictation, Dolbey Transcription--$2 Million Annual Cash Flow Improvement Through Documentation Improvement Project--30% Transcription Productivity Increase:  Centralized Services, Incentive Plan, Work at Home--Consistently Operate on or Below Established Budgets--Proven Track Record of Increased Efficiency and Cost Reduction

Bambi Rose