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

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