Medical Health
Resume:
Amanda Falick Ascher, M.D.
Ardsley, NY 10502
adijya@r.postjobfree.com
Education:
New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
M.D., May 1998
Columbia College, New York, New York
B.A., English Literature, December 1993
Dean’s List
Medical Training:
New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center
Internal Medicine Internship and Residency, Categorical program
July 1, 1998 to June 30, 2001.
Licensing and Certification:
New York State License Number 215870, 1999 to present
American Board of Internal Medicine certified 2001, 2011
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Improvement Advisor
Completed Improvement Advisor Professional Development Program July 2019
Clinical Quality Fellowship Program (CQFP)
Mentor/Faculty
January 2012 to present
Fellow
January 2010 to March 2011
Professional Experience:
SBH Health System, Bronx Partners for Healthy Communities
Chief Medical Officer, DSRIP
June 2015 to present
Clinical lead for DSRIP: NYS Medicaid waiver to transform care delivery to Medicaid recipients and the uninsured in an effort to decrease unnecessary hospital use by 25% over 5 years, while improving health outcomes in this population and creating opportunities for value-based contracts. Clinical oversight for a coalition serving over 300K patients. Responsible for clinical partnerships and implementation of 10 projects across 200 organizations in the Bronx, including Saint Barnabas Hospital Health System, Montefiore Medical Center, and four large FQHCs. Responsible for practitioner engagement; clinical integration; population health management; workforce development; data analytics; performance reporting; achievement of clinical and process measures and milestones, including HEDIS and HRSA measures; designing physician incentives; preparing partners for VBP readiness; telehealth protocol development; Continuous Quality Improvement. Maintained patient care practice and teaching practice.
Attending Physician in Medicine, Department of Medicine, SBH Health System
October 2015 to present
Academic Appointments:
Associate Medical Professor, CUNY School of Medicine/Sophie Davis Biomedical Education Program
May 2017 to present
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
November 2017 to present
sana solutions LLC
Co-founder, CEO/CMO
February 2017 to present
sana solutions consults with organizations to help navigate health and healthcare systems, augmenting teams, building on and leveraging local expertise, to assure organizational readiness in data-driven, value-based payment systems. sanasolutions.org
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
Medical Director, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Diagnostic and Treatment Center
March 2009 to June 2015
Clinical oversight and clinical administrator for a 60,000+ visits per year multidisciplinary clinic including Internal Medicine, Pediatric and OB/GYN departments and subspecialties (podiatry, optometry, adult and pediatric dentistry, nutrition, HIV counseling and HIV clinic, Diabetes clinic, social work.) Serve as Chief of all departments and manager for all physicians and providers in practice, as well as pharmacy and radiology. Oversee clinical operations and clinical initiatives, participate in financial decision-making and budget planning. Responsible for QA and PI activities as Performance Improvement Committee Chair. Responsible for Article 28 compliance. Assure compliance with regulatory and corporate policies and audits. Procedure and Policy development. Help facilitate research and grant opportunities within the site. Successfully achieved NCQA Diabetes Recognition and NCQA PCHM Level 3 recognition. Wrote RFA for NYSDOH Family Planning Grant and received Title X award for clinic. Maintained patient care practice and teaching practice.
Attending Physician in Medicine, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Diagnostic and Treatment Center,
April 2009 to May 2015
Attending Physician in Medicine, Lincoln Hospital,
May 2009 to May 2015
Patient Safety Officer
March 2009 to July 2013
Academic Appointments:
Residency Director, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Diagnostic and Treatment Center
July 2013 to May 2015
Assistant Professor in Clinical Medicine, Weil Cornell Medical College,
May 2010 to May 2015
Research:
PCM3; Prinicpal Investigator
2014 to 2015
PCM3 evaluated the effects of brief counseling on cancer screening compliance in depressed women.
HTPN 065; Principal Investigator
2011-2014
HPTN 065 evaluated the feasibility of an enhanced community-level test, link to care plus treat strategy.
New York Presbyterian Medical Center, Columbia Campus, Department of Medicine
Medical Director, Washington Heights Family Health Center, New York Presbyterian Ambulatory Care Network
November 2006 to March 2009
Clinical oversight and clinical administrator for a 48,000+ visits per year multidisciplinary clinic including Internal Medicine, Pediatric and OB/GYN departments and subspecialties (podiatry, gastroenterology, adult and child psychiatry and psychology, nutrition, HIV counseling services, social work). Oversee clinical operations and clinical initiatives, participate in financial decision-making and budget planning. Responsible for QA and QI activities. Responsible for JCAHO compliance. Serve as manager for all physicians and providers in practice. Assure compliance with regulatory and hospital policies and audits. Help facilitate research opportunities within the site. Facilitate resident rotations at site with residency leadership. Maintained patient care practice and teaching practice.
Attending Physician in Medicine, October 2002 to March 2009
Academic Appointments:
Assistant Professor in Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
July 2003 to March 2009
Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
October 2002 to July 2003
Presentations and Publications:
Ascher A, Cohen H, Stopak-Behr Z, Kaufmann I. Planned Community Paramedicine Visit Program Reduces ED visits and readmissions. BMJ Open Quality Dec 2019, 8 (Suppl 2) A6; DOI:
10.1136/bmjoq-2019-ihi.3
Panelist, NYS Medicaid Learning Symposium November 18-19, 2019: Critical Time Intervention: A Model for VBP Arrangements for the High-Risk/High-Need Population
Presenter, NYS DSRIP Learning Symposium February 6-8, 2018: Driving Improvement: Data Analytics, Process Improvement and Incentive-Based Payments and Run for your Money: Bronx Partners for Healthy Communities’ MY3 Performance Improvement Sprint
Presenter, at Institute for Healthcare Improvement's National Forum on Quality Improvement in Healthcare, December 10-13, 2017: Building Partnerships Across Stakeholders to Improve Population Health
Presenter, at Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 18th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice and the Community April 20-22, 2017: Creating New Partnerships Across the Continuum
Panelist, Crain’s 2016 Health Care Summit: The Future of New York’s Health Care Workforce, November 17, 2016: The Health Care Team
Poster Presentation at Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 17th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice and the Community March 20-22, 2016:
Practitioner Engagement across a DSRIP Performing Provider System. Amanda Falick Ascher, MD, J Robin Moon, Vitaly Chibisov, Zoe Mackay, Leonard Walsh, Irene Kaufmann, SBH Health System.
Panel Speaker: New York Association of Ambulatory Care, November 12, 2015
Poster Presentation at NYS DOH Annual Conference on the Hospital-Medical Home Demonstration Project NYC March 19, 2015: Pre-Visit Planning Checklists: Improving Colon Cancer Screening Rates Through Population Management. Amanda Falick Ascher, MD, Douglas Hirshon, DO, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Diagnostic and Treatment Center, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.
Co-Presenter for learning session at UHC Fall Forum in Palm Desert, CA October 10 to 12, 2007:
Redesigning Care to Enhance the Patient Experience: Improving the Ambulatory and Emergency Department Experience
Poster presentation at UHC Conference Orlando, FL January 31 to February 1, 2007:
Redesigning the Outpatient Visit Daniel Hyman, MD, Amanda Ascher, MD, Patricia Deely, RN, Brian Hale, Lesmah Fraser, Jaclyn Mucaria Ambulatory Care Network, New York Presbyterian Hospital
Rofsky NM, Pizzarello DJ, Duhaney MO, Falick AK, Prendergast N, Weinreb JC. Effect of Magnetic Resonance Exposure Combined with Gadopentate Dimeglumine on Chromosomes in Animal Species. Acad Radiol. 1995;2(6): 492-496
Work Abroad:
Fellow: American Jewish World Service’s Jewish Volunteer Corps
Belize Family Life Association (BFLA), Belize City, Belize, Central America
October 2001 to January 2002
Sole internist to provide general medical services in multiple clinics previously dedicated only to reproductive health. Helped transition clinics to meet regulatory requirements of Belize’s first National Public Health Insurance pilot (NHI). Delivered community education and outreach, authoring teaching modules and patient education pamphlets. Implemented and taught continuing medical education curriculum to local general practitioners.
Post Earthquake Relief Mission, Ciudad Romero, Usulutan, El Salvador, Central America
March 2001
Volunteered with American Jewish World Service’s Jewish Volunteer Corps. Sole health care/emergency provider for eighty American college students working on post-earthquake construction. Created and operated an urgent care clinic with an average of 60 Salvadoran patients per day. Consulted with local non-governmental organization to plan an emergency response system and programs for community and preventative health.
Hospital at Point G, Bamako, Mali, West Africa
February 1997
Clinical elective in Tropical Medicine, Infectious disease, and General Medicine.
Delegated French-English medical interpreter to President Clinton’s Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS during their tour of Point G.
Language Skills:
Near fluency in Spanish. Proficient in French.
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