Hamza S. Kachwala, MHA, BDS

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University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas Master of Health Administration

August 2020

AMC Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Bachelor of Dental Surgery

November 2017

EXPERIENCE

4/20 - Present Health Administrative Operations Intern, Lake Granbury Medical Center, C.H.S. – Granbury, TX

● Physician Practice Management - Lakeside Physicians, Community Health Systems

-Perform Physicians Practice Management with the Chief Administrator to formulate new contracts and amendments including new negotiations and terminations.

-Create proforma for new onboarded physicians and managing the contract documents such as BAQ and FAFDQ required by the corporate

●Executing contracts with newer vendors and submitting through ARIBA resulting in cost savings of more than $100,000 annually.

● Inventory management for the respiratory therapy and reporting it to the CFO for financial assessment after the test counts

● Conducting initial investigation for discrepancies in scrub and linen count received from vendor and the number in circulation within the staff resulting in an increasing provider satisfaction

● Reach out to insurance personnel to fast track the accidental damage at Fall Creek clinic which was halted due to covid-19 pandemic

3/20 – Present COVID-19 Contact Tracer and Facilities Intern, Tarrant County Public Health – Fort Worth, Texas

● Reach out to recent travelled population and confirm the symptoms and establish connection to trace the COVID-19 contact point and deciphering the hotspots, conducting data analysis and generating reports.

5/19 – 10/19 Healthcare Administrative Operations Fellow, JPS Health Network – Fort Worth, Texas

● Physician Practice Management – Access Physicians Group, JPS Health Network

-Drafted and implemented the new compensation model for the family practice physicians based on MGMA guidelines which included workRVU as well as administrative hours and its related FTE

- Conducted Revenue cycle review, billing & utilization management for timelier & accurate claims adjudication for physician practices

● Implemented policy change for reallocation of existing epilepsy monitoring unit at the neurosurgery department eliminating the purchase of service from external vendors and resulting in annual cost savings of $500,000

●Participated actively for the implementation and drafting of surgeons’ compensation model

● Analyzed and rectified errors in the main OR for the late starts and rectified errors in the information received from EPIC EHR resulting in increased provider satisfaction by 100% 12/18 – Present Graduate Student Assistant, National Research Mentoring Network - UNTHSC – Fort Worth, Texas

● Data collection via bit.ly and management of social media for the mentoring network, increasing the outreach and new mentors and mentee signups by 75% over the period of 3 months. Hamza S. Kachwala, MHA, BDS

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● Managed sensitive and confidential student information within FERPA laws for the self-study module for CAHME accreditation for 2020

7/17 – 6/18 Assistant Dentist and Administrative Intern, Advanced Multispecialty Dental Clinic – Gujarat, India

● Developed business strategies and conducted financial analysis to increase efficiency by implementing cost control and optimizing profits by achieving a target volume of performing 50 advanced elective surgeries

10/16 – 11/17 Resident Intern Dentist, AMC Dental College and Hospital – Gujarat, India

● Clinical internship in 9 different specialties with management of out-patient department of over 120 patients, triaging and referring patients to the other departments. 4/19 – Present Volunteer, Mercy Clinic – Fort Worth, Texas

● shadowing the on-site dentist, assisting with dental hygiene procedures & general patient care 7/19 – 10/19 Volunteer, True Worth Place– Fort Worth, Texas

● Performed community outreach by delivering the essential medical supplies to the under-privileged population of Tarrant County and enrolling them in various JPS financial plans. 3/19 – 7/19 Volunteer, Texas Department of State Health Services – Denton, Texas

● worked with the department director to streamline the client records process PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

● Student Associate – American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)

● Student Member – Project Management Institute

● Registered Dentist – Dental Council of India

LEADERSHIP, HONORS, AND ACTIVITIES

● Recipient, President’s Scholarship – Fort Worth, Texas

● Recipient, Dean’s Scholarship – Fort Worth, Texas

● Recipient, Gold Medal for outstanding student from Prime Minister of India – Gujarat, India

● General Secretary, Student Government – Gujarat, India

● Runner-up and Team Leader, ACHE of North Texas Case Competition – Dallas, Texas

● Winner, Patient Case Presentation, AMC Dental College and Hospital – Gujarat, India OTHER CERTIFICATIONS

● Basic Certificate in Quality and Safety – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

● Certified Associate in Project Management – Project Management Institute (CAPM)

● Registered Dentist – Gujarat State Dental Council

● CPR and Basic Life Support – Medical Council of India RESEARCH PAPER PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

● Sharma, A., Sheth, S., Mehta, S., Kachwala, H., Parker, N., & Pandya, D. (2017). Knowledge, attitude, and practices of dental students toward human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome of AMC Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat: A cross-sectional study. Journal Of International Oral Health, 9(6), 284. doi: 10.4103/jioh.jioh_231_17

● Kothari, A., Ujariya, U., Pathan, Z., Chaudhari, E., Mansoori, K., & Kachwala, H. (2018). Apical sealing ability of a novel root canal sealer: an in vitro and scanning electron microscope study. International journal of scientific research, VII(7). doi: 10.15373/22778179

● Sona A Sheth, Ashish S Sharma, Hamza S Kachwala, Devarshi J Pandya. (2018) A Study on Forensic Odontology as Future Perspective among Private Dental Practitioners of Ahmedabad, Gujarat: A CrossSectional Study. Oral Health Dental Sci. 2018; 2(1); 1-5.

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