Quality Assurance Medical

BARRY LEFKOVITCH, MD

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MEDICAL EXECUTIVE

Dedicated and highly accomplished Medical Executive with history cultivating and overseeing 3 highly respected centers of excellence in healthcare industry simultaneously for 10 years. Maximizes quality and level of care for patients and families by driving continuous improvement initiatives. Recruits, builds, and leads high-performance staff through ongoing teaching and development of personnel and physicians. Provides educational programs on very latest research, methodologies, and techniques by maintaining up-to-date on industry and trends. Seamlessly manages conflicting needs and demands in time-sensitive environments on independent, team, and leadership basis. Grows census while keeping patients’ interests and well-being as top priority.

Needs Analysis • Strategic Planning • Multi-Site Management • Service & Quality Optimization Auditing • Problem Solving • Continuous Improvements • Policies & Procedures • Budgeting

Medical Consulting • Talent Recruitment • Team Building • Physician & Staff Education • PR

TENDER LOVING CARE HOME HOSPICE, Moorpark, CA • 4/2001 – 2/2011

Organization specializing in providing care and hospice services for patients diagnosed with terminal illnesses.

Hospice Medical Director

Led interdisciplinary team in coordination with Facility Medical Director and Quality Assurance Medical Director. Provided consultative support and assistance with medical component of patient care program; included participating in establishment, review, and updating of plans of care, overseeing all care and services, and defining governing policies. Participated in client case conferences and in-service programs. Advised on treatment, handling, and possible alternatives for complex cases. Fielded problems or concerns to ensure maximum quality standards were maintained. Ensured 100% compliance with all state and federal requirements and regulations.

Achievements:

• Boosted agency’s image among community and overall reputation among hospitals, serving as key member of Quality Improvement Program, and Professional Advisory Group.

• Strengthened quality of services while scaling increase in census from 25 to +60 patients, implementing and facilitating Education for Physicians on End-of-Life Care (EPEC) program; included ongoing educational material on geriatric, palliative care, and end-of-life-issues.

• Improved quality assurance, and decreased number of grievances, forging robust lines of communication between interdisciplinary team and administration.

• Increased Medicare compliance rate and reimbursements, providing timely and accurate assurance of optimal plans of care; involved advising on most complicated patient cases.

• Decreased Medicare denial rates from 25% to 5%, supporting and/or acting as spokesperson for interpretation of regulatory guidelines.

ARROYO OAKS MEDICAL GROUP ASSOCIATES, Thousand Oaks, CA • 1/2000 – 1/2011

Largest provider of quality care including preventative care in area.

Partner & Physician

Oversaw all aspects of primary outpatient and inpatient care. Supervised 25 employees. Negotiated contracts with health plans and insurance carriers. Referred patients as needed.

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Achievements:

• Played major role in establishing reputation of organization as premier group in community, helping to identify and recruit top employees and physicians.

• Honored with David Geffen School of Medicine Certificate of Appreciation for participating in their Doctoring program for 10 consecutive years.

• Enhanced education of students at David Geffen School of Medicine, while providing patients with insight into physician education process, forging robust alliance relationship.

• Awarded Certificate of Appreciation from Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for outstanding contributions to their ambulatory medical care and public health program; improved nursing staff’s proficiency with blood pressures, temperatures, and pulse rates.

• Orchestrated seamless implementation of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) program.

THOUSAND OAKS HEALTH CARE CENTER, Thousand Oaks, CA • 6/1995 – 2/2011

Skilled nursing facility (SNF).

Medical Director

Served multiple roles as Medical Executive, Physician, and Staff Educator. Maintained up-to-date on, and interpreted legal and regulatory requirements for medical care in SNF including all applicable local, state, and federal laws.

Achievements:

• Reduced number of reportable incidents from 10 to 4 in 1 year, expertly preparing staff for review and response to local, state, and federal inspections.

• Raised nursing home census by 15%, collaborating on continuous improvements with administrators and Director of Nursing focused on clinical and administrative issues, specific patient care problems, and professional and educational needs of staff.

• Elevated quality of attending physicians admitting to nursing home, thoroughly monitoring compliance of attending physicians with any facility credentialing requirements and by-laws.

• Increased patients’ family approval rates by 25%, spearheading facility-wide quality assurance activities to pinpoint and rapidly resolve any care issues.

NOTE: Additional experience includes roles as: MS1 & MS2 Preseptor, UCLA Department of Medicine, Clinical Faculty Association, UCLA MEDICAL CENTER, Los Angeles, CA (1995 – Present), Owner, CASTLE HILL RETIREMENT VILLAGE, Thousand Oaks, CA (2005 – 2009), and Team Physician, VITAS INNOVATIVE HOSPICE CARE, Los Angeles, CA (2000 – 2001).

EDUCATION

Medical Degree

Ross University, New York, NY

Master of Arts in Behavioral Science & Gerontology

California State University at Dominques Hills, Carson, CA

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Associate of Arts in Biology

Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA

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POSTGRADUATE EXPERIENCE

Southeastern Family Practice Residency Program

Medical College of Wisconsin, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Quincy Family Practice Center Internship

Southern Illinois University, Quincy, Illinois

LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION

Licensed Physician & Surgeon – States of California

Certified Administrator – Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE)

Certified Trainer for Physicians in EPEC

Board Certified – American Academy of Family Practice

Certified in Advanced Trauma Life Support

Certified Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor

Federal Licensing Exam (FLEX) Diploma

Certified X-Ray Supervisor & Operator

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Medical Association

American Academy of Family Practice

American Geriatric Society

PRESENTATIONS

Speaker for Excelon & Spireva

Lecturer for Immunocap Labs

Novartis Speaker Program

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES

Spanish

Hebrew

Yiddish

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