I am a Senior Consultant in healthcare with more than 15 years of experience providing program development and administration, technical assistance for policy and program development, and project management support to government entities and organizations working with public-sector funded health programs and systems. My technical expertise includes: performance improvement strategies for complex populations; quality & compliance; managing costs and quality of care for older adult populations; and health plan accreditation.
Most recent projects include:
• Deploying telehealth technology to support a regional Community-Based Care Coordination program, Grew the program from 8 to 75 Care Coordinator users in 6 months
• Comprehensive project management to stand up a new care coordination program inclusive of 11 regional community based care coordination teams, full-service call center, and incorporation of seamless assessment and coordination of care services spanning medical, behavioral health and social needs
Past employment experience includes: State of Colorado Medicaid agency; Senior Manager of a health plan’s Medicaid line of business and Chief Nursing Officer for a multi-state PACE program. I hold a BS in Nursing and an MBA-Health Administration, as well as a Technology of Participation (ToP) certification for facilitating groups in focused conversations, consensus building and action planning.