MBBS/MBA in Healthcare Management with experience in clinical care, quality improvement, clinical research, data analysis (proficient in Microsoft Excel and SAS), change submissions to IRB, and & compliance with IRB guidelines. Budgeting for federal grant funds, grant progress reports, and sub-contracting. Data collection (extraction & abstraction) for retrospective studies. Member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Griffin Hospital Institution Review Board (IRB) & Evidence-Based Care Council, and consultant to Cost-Conscious Care Committee.
Work Experience
Senior Epidemiologist
Griffin Hospital - Derby, CT
December 2014 to Present
• Slashed $600,000 a year by leading quality improvement projects reducing echocardiograms by 30%, MRIs by 15%, and CT Angiograms by 50%
• Achieved 99% compliance with the core measures for MI, CHF, Pneumonia, CVA, and VTE prevention
• Analyzed Clinical Research and quality improvement data
• Participated in multiple Clinical Research studies as co-investigator
• Prepared and presented protocols for IRB approval
• Implemented CDC-funded tele-retina screening program at Griffin Faculty Practice with full cycle automation
• Created 12 research surveys
• Led and conducted quality improvement projects increasing core measures compliance from 90% to 99%
• Utilization review
Assistant Manager, Health Insurance
Al-Emadi Hospital - Doha, QA
January 2010 to November 2014
• Managed revenue cycle reducing denial rate from 11% to under 2% and reducing reimbursement lag time from over 11 months to within 3 months
• Negotiated contracts with 5 health insurance companies that brought the overall business of $80 million
• Analyzed and reported quarterly revenue cycle data to the CEO/CFO
• Led software development and implementation of the Revenue Cycle Management, Electronic Claims, and ICD10/ACHI Coding Software Modules that streamlined operations and increased productivity by 100%.
• Trained 8 medical coders
In Charge, Health Insurance
Central Private Hospital - Sharjah, UAE
March 2007 to December 2009
Senior Medical Officer & Hospital Administrator
Akbar Medical Complex - Lahore, PK
August 1996 to February 2007
Clinical Training
House Physician
Allied Hospital Punjab Medical College - Faisalabad, PK
August 1995 to July 1996
Volunteer Work
Volunteer Research Assistant
Griffin Hospital - Derby, CT
July 2014 to August 2014
Volunteer Physician
Advanced Vaccination Center - Lahore, PK
January 2000 to December 2006
Education
MBA in Healthcare Management
Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD
Applied Analytic Methods in Epidemiology
Yale School of Public Health - New Haven, CT
Population Health Management
Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia, PA
MBBS in Medicine/Surgery
University of the Punjab - Lahore, PK
Certifications/Licenses
Protecting Human Research Participants
Healthcare Leadership
Advanced Project Management
Master Trainer Course in Clinical Coding
Intensive London School of Economics Course for Health Professionals
Basics of Computer Sciences
Publications
Lifestyle medicine curriculum for a preventive medicine residency program: implementation and outcomes http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3402/meo.v21.29339
August 2016
Addressing Primary Care Quality Gaps through Tele-Ophthalmology in the Lower Naugatuck Valley
http://netrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Poster.pdf November 2016