Medical Quality

Angela N Nwaru

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Homewood, Illinois 60430

United States

Home Phone #: 708-***-****

Cell Phone #: 708-***-****

Email: *********@*****.***

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Q-Centrix, LLC. Portsmouth, NH (07/27/2013 – Present) - Abstraction Specialist.

Duties: Abstraction and submission of Core Measures (AMI, CHF, PNE, SCIP, Immunization, Emergency

Department Visits, etc.) data using Quadramed and Cerner Millennium EHR platform.

St. Bernard Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, IL (11/02/2009 – 08/31/2012) - Quality Improvement

Coordinator

Duties: Abstraction and submission of Core Measures (AMI, CHF, PNE and SCIP) data following the

specifications/policy of Joint Commission and CMS using Quadramed and MEDITECH. Training and

providing education to personnel involved in performance improvement activities. Analyze and tract data

to ensure compliance with the standard policy/quality core measures indicators. Identify areas for quality

improvement through the sharing of findings and ideas with the departmental heads and other personnel

involved in performance improvement activities. Preparation of clinical data reports for internal and

external use. Development of data abstraction tools for both inpatient quality and patient safety indicators

that need improvement. Promotion of the use of evidence-based practices and quality healthcare

initiatives for safer healthcare delivery.

Enforcing JHACO, CMS and IHI policies in healthcare delivery. Application of AHRQ Quality Indicators

to highlight potential quality concerns and identify areas that need further study and investigations.

Performing root cause analysis, case review and using the inference from reports to

identify opportunities for improvement.

Promotion of the most effective prevention and treatment practices for the leading causes

of health problems.

Promotion of effective communication and coordination of care among healthcare workers.

Medical Transcriptionist and Editor: Duties included using Speech Recognition Devices like Dragon to

dictate discharge summaries, direct abstraction of patient data from MEDITECH and preparation of

discharge summaries for different medical specialties (Internal medicine, family medicine,

Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry).

Federal Medical Center (FMC) (02/27/2004 - 05/05/2005) - Medical Intern (House Doctor)

Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria

Duties: Assisting medical consultants with the care and management of adult and pediatric

cases in various medical specialties, such as Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology

and Pediatrics.

Care and management of patients with infectious diseases HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis etc.

EDUCATION:

College/University

Walden University (2013-Present)

Masters in Health Informatics (Reading)

University of Benin (09/21/1995 - 01/23/2003)

Benin-City, Edo State

Nigeria

Degree: MBBS - Major: Medicine/Surgery

SKILLS:

Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet and Microsoft Office. Use of office equipment like Copiers,

Fax, Computer, Calculator, etc. Ability to type > 50 wpm. Proficient mathematical and analytic skills.

Good command of English (both spoken and written). Ability to work with diverse teams and individuals.

Advanced communications skills. Good understanding of data collection tools and data transmission to

third party agencies like QUADRAMED, MEDITECH, Cerner Millennium, V-SURVEY.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

RESEARCH:

A project on Community Directed Treatment of Onchocerciasis (River blindness) with Ivermectin

(Mectizan).

LICENSE/CERTIFICATE:

License - Medical Practitioner (07/29/2003)

Certificate of Annual Practicing License, as a registered Medical Practitioner (Medical Doctor).

Basic Life Support (BLS) (CPR and AED) certificate (06/2013 – 06/2015).

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Part 1 Certificate (10/07/2013 – 10/07/2015)

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