Health Data Analyst, Quality Improvement Specialist

AYO AKERELE, MD, MPH, HEALTH INFORMATICS, DATA ANALYST

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Passionate, analytical and meticulous healthcare professional with 10+ years of experience in healthcare service delivery to patients and in healthcare improvement, pharmaceutical research and healthcare administration. Highly motivated to take the challenge of data collection, data management and using data-driven information to positively change patients’ health outcome.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

University of Suffolk, Ipswich, UK

Public Health (MSC), Health Policy, December 2022.

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Leadership and Management in Health, June 2020

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Project Management in Global Health, April 2020

University of Texas, Health Science Center in Houston.

Health Informatics, December 2016

Major: Health Informatics

University of Lagos, Nigeria.

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery August 2009

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Trained Physician (MD) and Data Analyst

Python, Microsoft Excel, DHIS2, SPSS, ArcGIS, Healthcare Quality Management, Microsoft Power Point

Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills.

Strong leadership, facilitation, project management and strong analytic skills.

Understanding of ICH/GCP guidelines for Human Subjects.

Experienced EMR (Epic) physician trainer

Good team player

Assist with direct patient care procedures and related tasks; checks in patients, assists in obtaining patient histories, takes vital signs, prepares charts, assists with medical examinations.

Schedules and monitors patient’s appointment; coordinates routine office activities and administrative functions in support of unit activities.

Certified physician with strong knowledge of clinical research process and medical terminology.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills to express complex ideas to study personnel at research and clinical institutions.

Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.

Ability to interact with all levels of staff to coordinate/execute study activities.

Ability to handle several priorities within multiple, complex settings.

Ability to reason independently and recommend specific solutions.

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EXPERIENCE

Montefiore Einstein IT

Quality Improvement Specialist. Feb 2020 – Till Date

Mentor and train QI and compliance staff.

Provide support to staff and communicate with departments to facilitate daily QI functions.

Oversee, manage and implement QI program and projects for improved patient’s outcomes.

Collate, evaluate and produce reports for all QI department data.

Oversee and manage the functions of the QI program.

Liaise with other appropriate departments to document, investigate and resolve formal and informal complaints and appeals in line with company and state policies and requirements.

Participate in budget preparation, cost analysis and monitoring.

Coordinate monthly meetings and webinars.

Display QI data on dynamic dashboards for easy comprehension, prediction of trends in the clinic and the general populace.

Verify data to be submitted in accordance with government program requirements and ensure compliance with state, federal and certification requirements.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Inventiv Health Clinical

Clinical Research Associate I May 14, 2016 - Dec 30, 2017

oEnsure patient safety by adhering to SOP, GCP, Protocol, and standard of research

oAssured adherence to good clinical practices, investigator integrity and compliance with all study procedures.

oMonitor the conduct of clinical trials, especially enrollment and quality of data.

oVerify subject safety and site adherence to FDA Regulations and ICH/GCP Guidelines.

oEnsure Adverse Events are reported appropriately, accurately and in a timely manner and that follow-up activities are conducted as necessary

oReported and wrote reports on AEs and SAEs based on patient safety.

oAssisted with recruiting investigators, collecting investigator documents and site management.

oPlanned and attended investigator meetings and project team meetings

oAssisted in the preparation of Clinical Monitoring Plan and data analysis

oConduct Qualification, Initiation, Interim and Closeout monitoring visits.

oEnsure complete and thorough study drug reconciliation.

Yale Epic Ambulatory Go-live Consultant, Connecticut.

04/10/2016– 05/07/2016

Provided elbow support for the clinicians in internal medicine ambulatory clinic.

Maintained system documentation and develops system specifications and procedures.

Provided elbow Go-live support to physicians and allied health staff during EPIC implementations.

Follow-up on issues that require supervisory attention.

Correctly documented issues raised by end users and escalated to Command Center if further attention was needed.

Effectively and professionally dealt with difficult and frustrated end users during go-live

Provided elbow support to clinicians to navigate through their clinical workflow on the hyperspace.

Configured smart tools for the physicians to enhance their efficiency.

Provided support in the ICU and Medsurg floor

Helped physician customize their preference list and macros

Proactively engaging end users

Epic inpatient go-live St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Sugarland Texas

02/15/16 – 03/20/16

Epic Inpatient Go-live Consultant, UAMS (Medical Sciences) Little Rock, AR

01/10/16 - 02/11/2016

Epic Inpatient Go-live Consultant Wellmont Healthcare Systems Kingsport Tennessee

11/25/15 -12/26/2015

Epic inpatient Go-live Consultant Duke Hospital Systems Reighly NC

10/20/15 -11/19/2015

Epic Ambulatory Go-live Consultant, John Muir Health, Walnut Creek California

09/15/2015 – 10/14/2015

Medical Officer, Somolu General Hospital, Health Service Commission, Lagos, Nigeria. December 2012 - June 2015

Hands on patient care on emergency, inpatient and outpatient basis, daily hypertensive, diabetic and pediatrics clinics.

Managed about 25 patients on daily basis, prescribed medications, intravenous line access, performed minor surgical procedures, emergency room procedures such as suturing, patient resuscitation.

Professional Coordinator Medifield Health Care Ltd Lagos. February 2011 - September 2012

Performed diverse administrative duties such as, filing and sorting of confidential documents, liaised between staff and health insurance companies, I planned and implemented school health program and could set up over 30 high school clinics, I worked with a budget of over $10,000, recruited the staffs for the clinics and oversaw the smooth running of the clinics. I planned the yearly health screening of staff which involved having staffs in groups and ensuring smooth and easy flow of members. My responsibilities involved multitasking.

Medical Officer, Lagos Mainland Local Government Lagos February 2011-January 2012

Medical officer at the primary health care center. I oversaw the drug revolving fund scheme.

I supervised clinic staff and submitted monthly reports to Local Government.

Medical house officer Lagos University Teaching Hospital January 2010- December 2010 Hands on patient care on inpatient and outpatient basis. Reported directly to my attending.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Clinical research associate, GlaxoSmithKline February 2015-December 2015

Designed study protocol, I collaborated with other members to design recruitment strategy of patient into clinical trial, I obtained informed consent, Collection of data, data analysis.

Research assistant, Cervical cancer, Lagos University Teaching Hospital January 2010- December 2010

Conducted literature searches and presented findings, attended all team meetings and took notes at the meetings, I distributed and retrieved all questionnaires, handled confidential and sensitive information discreetly, obtained informed consent, collected and recorded all data using Microsoft excel and Microsoft office, analyzed data.

Research Publication, Knowledge attitude and practice of Yaba College of Technology students towards smoking in Yaba. August 2009

Literature review, distributed and retrieved questionnaires, recorded and analyzed all data. Published August 2009

References on demand.

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