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Millburn, NJ
Posted:
November 20, 2012

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Robert W. Brenner, MD, MMM Short Hills, NJ 973-***-**** **********@*******.*** linkedin.com/in/robertwbrennerQUALIFICATIONSI am a physician executive who conceives and implements progressive, effective changes that are positioned forsuccess in the evolving health care environment. In addition to transforming and managing a large multispecialtymedical practice, I have managed administration and operations for a nonprofit hospital through a successfulturnaround and directed graduate medical education programs.A leader in organizational growth and development, my expertise includes practice transformation, value-basedcontracting, population health management, strategic planning, program development, change management,and external affairs. I am a spokesperson on a wide range of topics in health care.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEChief Medical OfficerTitle change from Medical Director in 2009Summit Medical GroupBerkeley Heights, NJ2006 to presentSummit Medical Group (SMG) is the largest for-profit, physician-owned multispecialty practice in New Jersey. Inaddition to its 250,000 square foot main campus, SMG has 23 satellite offices in 4 counties. It employs morethan 295 practitioners and 1300 employees who support 70 specialties. The practice serves and manages over200,000 patients with 65,000 unique patient visits each month and has annual revenue of more than $270million.Responsibilities include Planning, implementing, and overseeing clinical strategy, with direct profit/loss responsibility Ensuring growth through new programs, services, acquisitions, and geographic expansion Building an infrastructure that accommodates the organization s rapid growth Developing robust population health and resource utilization programs Managing patient safety and professional risk Working with payors, brokers, and large employers to develop high-quality, affordable health careMajor accomplishments in clinical program growth and development Developed comprehensive Geriatrics and Transition of Care services that Include a large state-wide chain of adult living, nursing home, and rehab facilities Provide in-hospital consultation, ambulatory geriatric assessments, home visits, and onsite care Significantly increased transition of care quality outcomes, reduced unnecessary admissions, and improved overall accountability for our growing senior population Led the acquisition and integration of a large multisite 28-provider primary care group that Added 34,000 new patients Encompasses a 10,000-patient, commercially based, highly functioning Patient-Centered Medical Home Significantly enhances market share, competitive advantage, and negotiating leverage Opened an integrated Behavioral Health and Cognitive Therapy Center that Provides in-network adult and pediatric counseling and psychiatric consultation services Has grown to 15 providers averaging more than 1100 visits and 110 new patients per month in 4 years Opened a Nationally Certified Multidisciplinary Breast Center of Excellence that has Markedly improved clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction Significantly increased patient visits and patient retention Transitioned and redesigned a contracted Hospitalist Program that Markedly improved patient and referring physician satisfaction while operating at a profit Has achieved the lowest average length of stay, adjusted cost per case, and readmission rate compared with the local market and has earned the highest national benchmarks Developed a successful After Hours Primary Care practice that increases access, particularly for commuter visits Developed a comprehensive Executive Health program that Fostered new corporate alliances Operated at a profit within 3 months Robert W. Brenner, MD, MMM Short Hills, NJ 973-***-**** **********@*******.*** linkedin.com/in/robertwbrenner Developed a state-of-the-art Occupational and Employee Health service that Offers customized pre-employment assessments, workers compensation visits, return-to-work exams, and onsite wellness programs Has been marketed and sold to area corporations Developed an active Clinical Trials Program that Provides advanced treatment options to patients Augments physician practices and compensation Established relationships with pharmaceutical companies and clinical research organizations Spearheaded the first formal group practice affiliation with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterAdvancements in infrastructure Created a Care Mangement and Practice Transformation department that Manages the PCMH as well as a commercially based accountable care pilot program Leads contracting and develops shared-savings models Develops disease management programs that improve patient outcomes and lower costs of care Implements care management software, a data warehouse, and point-of-care tools Oversees a team of care managers Provides required data reporting, ensuring more than $2,000,000 in annual quality, performances, and practice efficiency bonuses Built a Performance Improvement and Population Health department that Utilizes patient registries to identify and provide disease management programs Demonstrates markedly improved clinical outcomes with many metrics above th National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) 90 -percentile benchmarks Developed committees to oversee quality control for patient safety, infection control, and physician credentialing Designed and implemented patient- and physician-satisfaction surveys Implemented Clinical Quality Solutions, a software program integrated with the electronic health record that provides a certified Physician Quality Reporting Initiative registry and point-of-care clinical outcome tools for providers, resulting in more than $400,000 in annual payments over the last 2 years Led a 40-physician hospital gain sharing initiative, earning more than $100,000 annually Developed a Comprehensive Risk Management Program that Manages all professional liability cases Provides a consistent and transparent approach for patients with unexpected outcomes Resulted in a much higher rate of early reporting, trending, and expeditious interventions Organized staff/clinician education programs that reduced malpractice premiums by $160,000 Developed a formal review process for potential compensatory events Developed a peer-review policy and process Augmented the patient advocacy program, including trending, reporting, and proactive service recovery Redesigned and oversee the SMG corporate compliance program Serves as Director for Diamond Hill Insurance Company Board, a $16-million offshore malpractice captive Expanded organization and physician development Hired more than 160 providers and developed a consistent recruitment process Restructured the Clinical Council comprised of department chairs and clinical managers who create policy, direct clinical operations, and developed an SMG clinical model of care Realigned the clinical leadership structure to pair clinical administrators and operations personnel throughout the organization by Developing roles and responsibilities at each level and providing real-time, applicable management information Aligning performance evaluations and bonuses with organizational goals Robert W. Brenner, MD, MMM Short Hills, NJ 973-***-**** **********@*******.*** linkedin.com/in/robertwbrenner Implemented a comprehensive provider evaluation tool and review process, including a compensation-based annual physician report card with quality, efficiency-of-care, administrative, service metrics, and an online 360 review Organized leadership training with nationally recognized organizations, including the American College of Physician Executives and New York University Stern School of Business Developed an onsite continuing medical education program Implemented physician coaching and mentoring programs Information technology Lead the electronic health record strategy Transitioned all providers to entirely paperless documentation on the Allscripts Enterprise platform Facilitated the implementation of numerous modules, including a patient portal, a voice recognition program, and an electronic prescribing programSenior Executive Team Member, Business Development/Physician RelationsResidency Director, Mountainside Family Practice AssociatesChairman, Department of Family MedicineMountainside Hospital/Atlantic HealthMontclair, NJ1999 to 2006Medical Director/Associate Residency DirectorAssistant Residency DirectorPresident, Somerset Family Physicians Faculty PlanSomerset Medical CenterSomerville, NJ1995 to 1999PhysicianWestfield Family PracticeWestfield, NJ1994 to 1995Residency Clinical Faculty, Belleville, ILWartime Chief, Emergency Medical Services, Torrejon, SpainFamily Physician, Chanute, ILUnited States Air Force1990 to 1994Professional Memberships American Medical Group Association (AMGA) Group Practice Information Network (GPIN) American College of Medical Quality American College of Physician Executives Medical Society of New Jersey American Academy of Family Physicians, FellowCertification/Licensure Licensed in New Jersey and Massachusetts American Board of Family Medicine, 1990 Robert W. Brenner, MD, MMM Short Hills, NJ 973-***-**** **********@*******.*** linkedin.com/in/robertwbrennerEducation/Training Carnegie Mellon University-Heinz School of Public Policy and Management Masters in Medical Management (MMM), 2002 Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons/Overlook Hospital Family Medicine Internship and Residency Program, 1990 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, MD, 1987 State University of New York, Binghamton and Buffalo, BA, Psychology 1982Honors/Awards Dorland Health- National People Award Joseph E. Enright Foundation Kingfisher Award Winadu Camp Humanitarian Award United States Air Force Faculty Teacher of the Year Award United States Air Force Commendation and Meritorious Service Medals United States Air Force Health Professions Scholarship Overlook Hospital Harriet Anson Senior Resident Teaching AwardProfessional Activities Board Member, National AMGA Foundation, 2012 to present Provider Council, New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, 2009 to present AMGA CMO/Medical Director Leadership Council, 2006 to present Senior Scholar, Jefferson Medical College, Department of Health Policy Philadelphia, PA, 2008 to present Senior Executive Fellow/Physician Leader, Fairleigh Dickenson University Silberman Graduate School of Business, 2002 to 2006 President, NJ Association of Family Practice Residency Directors, 1999 to 2003 Vice President, Somerset Independent Physician Association, 1997 to 1999 Clinical Associate Professor, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, 1995 to 2007 Clinical Associate Professor, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 1995 to 2007Hospital Committees Overlook Hospital Gain-Sharing Steering Committee, 2009 to present Mountainside Hospital Medical Board, 2000 to 2006 Mountainside Hospital Performance Improvement and Patient Safety Committees, 2005 Atlantic Health Physician Information Systems Advisory Board, 2002 to 2006 Atlantic Health Physician Leadership Program Steering Committee, 2002 to 2006 Somerset Medical Center Strategic Planning Committee, 1997 to 1999Volunteer Involvement American Jewish Society for Service, Board Member, 2009 to 2011 American Red Cross Colonial Crossroads Chapter, Board Member, 2009 to 2012 Camp Group, Lead Physician, 1998 to present Haiti Plunge/Church Outreach to Youth Project, Lead and developed regional clinic and served in earthquake relief, 2010 to 2011 Joseph E. Enright Foundation Corporate Chair and Advisor to the Board Fund raising and organized annual Health Trek, cycling event, 2007 to present Robert W. Brenner, MD, MMM Short Hills, NJ 973-***-**** **********@*******.*** linkedin.com/in/robertwbrennerPresentations/AppearancesAs a spokesperson on radio, national news, and print media, I have discussed a wide range of topics such ashealth care reform, practice transformation, pay-for-performance and quality outcomes, patient satisfaction,preventive medicine, electronic health records, meaningful use, and accountable care organizations to name afew. Assorted public appearances are as follows: Special Briefing: What the Supreme Court s Decision Means for Employers, New Jersey Business Industry Association (NJBIA), Panelists, August 2012 The Impact of Health Care Reform on Your Employees and Businesses, NJBIZ, Panelist, July 2012 Forming and Accountable Care Organization, New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians, June 2011 Improving Health Care Quality and Outcomes, FIOS1, Let s Talk with Gary Gellman, February 2011 http://www.gellman.tv/watch-full-episodes/everything-nj Clinical Quality Solutions/Meaningful Use, Allscripts National Conference, with CEO Glen Tullman, December 2009 Health Care Reform, In Full View, November 14, 2009 http://www.ifvnews.com/content/ifv-episode-11142009 The Public Option, Fox News, October 7, 2009 http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/3897215/chief-med-officer-on-health-reform Is the Baucus Bill on the Right Track? Fox News, September 2009 http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/3895848/doctor-baucus-bill-on-right-track Invited panelist for An Effective Healthcare System for the Developed World, an international debate conducted by Harvard Business School & McKinsey and Company. Sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Invitee, Daniel Vasella, CEO; March 2009



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