Medical Quality

Dr. Megha Brahmavar

*** *.********* *****,#****.Chicago IL.60601

• *****.*********@*****.*** • 312-***-****

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Objective

To obtain a position that utilizes my analytical, marketing, communication skills along with my knowledge of the healthcare industry.

Education

Goldey-Beacom College

Wilmington, Delaware

MS in Finance, GPA- 3.8/4.0

Expected- Dec 2011

Case Western Reserve University - The Weatherhead School of Management

Cleveland, Ohio

MBA - Concentration in Healthcare Management, GPA- 3.68/4.0

May 2009

• Member- Health System Management and Bioscience Club (HSMBC).

K.S. Hegde Medical Academy

Mangalore, India

MBBS-Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

March 2006

• Ranked amongst the top 15% of the class.

• President of the Women’s Sports Association.

Experience

Siemens Medical Solutions

Malvern, Pennsylvania

Marketing and Business Development Analyst

August 2009 – May 2010

• Created a strategic business and product launch plan by identifying growth opportunities that would potentially generate revenues of $18 million, and presented the plan to the executive project sponsor team.

• Established contact and gathered functional requirements from 2 European healthcare organizations, to help design Siemens’ quality reporting software solution to match international standards.

• Analyzed competition, identified market needs, developed 5-year forecasts and created marketing strategies for the product, taking all stages of the Quality Improvement process into consideration.

• Met with cross functional teams to provide inputs for improving efficiency and effectiveness; discuss collaborative approaches for solving problems and proposing enhancements to the Financial Measures system.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Clinic Scholar (Co-op)

September 2008- December 2008

• Worked on improving the quality of surgical care using the 3-year Medicare’s National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) in-patient database consisting of 235,409 patients and over 200 variables.

• Categorized core problems with the Cleveland Clinic database in comparison to the NSQIP database in order to identify areas of improvement.

• Presented a report supported by secondary research, addressed to clinical and management personnel, on qualitative, quantitative and clinical measures to enhance the quality of surgical care.

South Shore Hospital

Weymouth, Massachusetts

Business Planning Intern (Summer Internship)

June 2008 – August 2008

• Participated in a joint venture project for new technology adoption, to expand treatment for renal and gynecological diseases and improve inter-hospital relations.

• Prepared a marketing pitch that raised $ 265,000 in donations towards the wellness initiative for the new cancer center.

• Worked on an ‘alignment and engagement’ initiative to meet both physician and hospital goals while maintaining the best interests of the patients.

• Performed secondary research on the industry standards for ‘On-call reimbursements’ to develop an advantage over 5 competitor community hospitals and presented the outcomes to senior management.

The MetroHealth System

Cleveland, Ohio

Healthcare Business Analyst (Co-op)

January 2008-May 2008

• Co-led a project to determine the effectiveness of the newly implemented electronic medical record (EMR) system-Epic.

• Identified 5 benefits and attributed the areas of safety, finances, clinical and quality to each identified benefit.

• Responsible for assigning a benefit (project related) to each team member to conduct in-depth research while adhering to specific timelines.

• Performed and presented a cost-benefit analysis which proved that the quantitative and qualitative benefit from the EMR was far greater than the cost of adopting and implementing it, which was $ 9,800 per physician year.

Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital

Bangalore, India

Medical Doctor

August 2006 - May 2007

• Delivered seminars to rural audience of the prevalence and prevention of diseases in India, to create general awareness.

• Compiled a proposal aimed at opening a geriatric ward for aged and needful which was presented to the Board of Trustees.

• Performed minor surgeries, assisted in accident and trauma cases and conducted deliveries.

Community Service

• Handled the medical section of a Haj Camp held in Bangalore, India for the pilgrims going to Mecca.

• Provided medical service for people affected by the Tsunami in 3 villages in Tamilnadu, India.

• Volunteered at Rama Rau Polyclinic, Chennai, India to educate the public about HIV.

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