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1. Dr. Daniel Berman DBA/HCA, MSN, RN, FACATA, FACHE,,FHPNAP : 95522 Sonoma Drive Fernandina
Beach, Florida 32034/Landline: 904-261-2258/Cell: 772-285-6488
Dberman012952@gmail.com
dberman@drdanhealthcarestrategist.com
www.drdanhealthcarestrategist.com
Affiliations:
Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives
Member of the Professional Healthcare Advisory Board for the Wall Street Journal
Member of the Intelligence Council for Healthcare Leaders Publications.
Professional healthcare Related Fellowships
Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives ( 2010-Present)
Fellow of the American College of Addiction Treatment Administrators (2005-Present)
Fellow for Health Policy National Academy of Practice(2015- )
Coordinator of case study, Addiction Treatment Administrators Maintaining Quality Standards for
Patients and Directional Shift towards Behavioral Health Therapy in a Managed Care Capacity,
during which research was an action based study with qualitative data collected through a survey
based approach.
Executive Healthcare Nursing Coach and honored as an Affiliate of the Institute of Health
Executive Coaching/Harvard Medical School. (2014-present)
Professional Licenses
Active Professional Registered Nurse in FL., NC., MN, and IA.
Healthcare Risk Manager in FL.
Education
Healthcare Administration, E.D. Northcentral University/Phoenix, AZ/ Attended 2007-2011,
conferral date (May of 2011). Dissertation: Exploration of Attitudes of Hospital Executives towards
fiscal and quality care concerns, when providing services to consumers in a natural disaster.
Nursing, M.S. /St. Joseph's College of Maine/Standish, ME/ Attended (2003-2005), conferral
year-(2005) Emphasis: Healthcare Administration. Dissertation: Cost Effectiveness of Substance
Abuse Treatment for the Impaired Nurse.
Therapeutic Recreation/University of Massachusetts/Amherst, MA (1974) Focus: Urban Studies
Certification Program in Nursing Consulting/Vickie Milazzo Institute of the National Alliance of
Certified Legal Nursing Consultants (2007)
Certification in Healthcare Risk Management/University of Florida (2012)
2. Present Position:
Chief Innovation Officer(2015-Present)
Center for Health Practitioner Innovations
Fernandina Beach, Florida
904-21-2258
Academic Teaching and Research Experience(2004-Present)
Primary Academic Affiliations
Rosalind Franklin School of Health Sciences and Medicine (Masters in Population Health
Management)
Lake Erie College of Medicine (Masters Program in Healthcare Administration)
St. Joseph’s University (Master’s Program in Healthcare Administration)
Walden University (Doctor of Business Administration Program)
Walden University (Masters in Nursing Leadership and Management)
Primary Teaching and Expert Course Development
Healthcare Strategic Planning
Healthcare Economics
Healthcare Policy and Legislation
Population Health Management, Planning, and Evaluation
Managed Care Planning and Evaluation
Healthcare Innovation and Change
Present Research Interest Areas
DisasterPreparationin Healthcare
HealthPolicy
Healthcare andPopulationHealthprogramsforIndigentPopulations
3. Healthcare InnovationandChange
Healthcare QualityandQualityImprovement
The use of Evidence Basedleadership
Executive CoachinginHealthcare
Cost Effectiveness of Healthcare Program
Hospital MarketResearch
PopulationHealthManagement
Managed Care
Behavioral HealthManagement
Healthcare Reform andEconomicImplications
Past Teaching Experience
2015 Adjunct Faculty Jacksonville University College of Health School of Nursing in Nursing
Leadership
2013- Nova Southeastern University School of Nursing in Research and Health Policy
2015- Wilkes University Department of Nursing
2015-St. Francis University Master of Science Program in Health Sciences
2015- University of Findlay Master of Science Program in Healthcare Administration
2015- Wilkes University Master of Science in Nursing Program
2015 Simmons College
2015 George Washington University
Past Course Development Experience
2008 AT Still University Public Health Research
2013 Benedictine University Healthcare and Nursing Finance
2013 EDMC Health Policy
2013 Western Governors University
2013 Nova Southeastern University Occupational Therapy Department
2014 Brookline College School of Nursing
2014-2015 Walden University Healthcare Administration Program
2015 to Present St. Francis Health Science Program
2015 to Present Cengage Learning Corporation
Healthcare Economics
Population Health Management
Epidemiology
Management Epidemiology
Present Areas of Research Interests
4. Disaster Planning
Access to Care
Cost of Care
Financing Healthcare
Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Vulnerable Populations
Payment for Chronic Care Models
Mental Healthcare Funding
Managed Care Models
Theoretical Frameworks that Frame Research Inquiry
The Dynamic Balance, a management decision making theory (See Publications List, D. Berman)
Evidence Based Leadership
Social Epidemiology
Managerial Epidemiology
Roy’s Theory of Individual and Organizational Theory
Innovation Theory
Healthcare Six Sigma
Qualitative and Action Related Research
Social Justice
Major Working Projects 2014-2015
Author of published article about national discussion on healthcare and how we must put pressure on
healthcare leaders to change their focal point from outcome focused to patient centered, an article about
nursing leaders on the operational utilization of DNP vs. PhD in Nursing for improvement in cost
effectiveness, and a recent journal article discussing the importance of helping consumers to understand
the importance of awareness of the changing healthcare landscape and how their role plays in the
providing of these important services to consumers and healthcare constituents.
Worked with University of South Dakota to devise quality metric and analytics courses of their medical
school programs.
Development of a national model on the subject of dynamic balance, which has become an accepted and
dedicated model for the improvement of delivery of healthcare through systems change agents working
within a delicate balance of cost effectiveness and quality of care.
Collection of qualitative data of the benefit of these educational models for improvement of professional
development of nursing students and related healthcare providers and interpretation of this data for the
benefit of improvement of management of healthcare providers.
Professional Associations
5. AmericanCollegeof Healthcare Executives
AmericanCollegeof AddictionTreatmentAdministrators
National Associationsof Healthcare Quality
AmericanAssociationof Healthcare Case Management
National Rural HealthAssociation
AmericanAssociationof Healthcare Journalists
Institute forHealthcare Coachingof HarvardMedical School
FloridaNursesAssociation
AmericanAssociationof ManagedCare Nurses
National Rural HealthAssociation
National Associationof Healthcare Quality
National Commissionon CorrectionalHealthcare
AmericanCollegeof Healthcare Executives
AmericanCollegeof AddictionTreatmentAdministrators
Professional Mentoring:
Dr. Daniel Berman volunteers his time to mentor professional in a formal mentoring program for the:
American Academy of Managed Care Nurses
Florida Nurses Association
National Healthcare Human Resources Association
American Academy of Addiction Treatment Administrators
American College of Healthcare Executives
Service on Healthcare Organization Board of Directors
Healthcare Leaders Media Healthcare Leaders Intelligence Council (4/2015-Present)
Council Advisory Board
Florida Nurses Association (9/2013-4/2015)
Organization Board of Directors
Visionary Healthcare Institute and Foundation (9/1992-2/2000)
President of the Board of Directors
6. Recovery with Dignity (1990-9/2001)
President of the Board of Directors
Projects Consulted on that Won National Awards
Be-Merge A National Mode for the Integration of Behavioral Health and Physical Health honored
by National Mental Health Association
Hillsborough County Health Plan an Indigent Health Plan honored by Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
Recovery with Dignity Healthcare Group Practice Consumer Advisory Panel honored by
Behavioral Health Tomorrow
Working Models of Management Created and Authored by Dr. Dan Berman
“ The Dynamic Balance” A Management Model for Healthcare Using the Forces” This model
provides guidance for leaders and management to guide there organization to an environment of
Equilibrium. Copyrighted Jan 1995.
“ The IDEA Principles of Innovation for Nursing and Healthcare” A Model of Innovation for
Healthcare and Nursing Adapted from the Innovation Model by Boyton” This model allows
Healthcare Managers to develop an approach of innovation and the questioning of why
healthcare managers need to question the conventional wisdom. Copyrighted May 2013
Professional Speaking Engagements
National Head Start Association
American Managed Care Nurses Association
National Managed Care Association
Integrated Healthcare Delivery Association
National Nurses in Business
National Commission on Correctional Health
7. Florida Nurses Association
Florida Organization of Occupational Therapists
National Association of Primary Investigators
Shasta Medical Center
Professional Board Experience
Head Start Association
Maryland State Legislators Association
Florida Nurses Association
Active Professional Licenses
Licensure as a Registered Nurse in Florida, Iowa, CT, MN
Certified as National Quality Healthcare Professional (National Healthcare Quality Certification
Board)
Theoretical Frameworks that frame Professional Approach
The Dynamic Balance, a management decision making theory (See Publications List, D. Berman)
Evidence Based Leadership
Social Epidemiology
Managerial Epidemiology
Roy’s Theory of Individual and Organizational Theory
Innovation Theory
Healthcare Six Sigma
Qualitative and Action Related Research
Social Justice
8. Specific Populations that have extensive professional and mentoring experience with
Prison Inmates
Chronic Mentally Ill
Diabetics
Substance Abusers
Homeless
HIV
COPD/Asthma
Diabetics
Injured Workers
Highlighted Professional Experience
Founder and Chief Executive Healthcare Thinker, Center for Healthcare Thinking and
Innovation 2010-Present
Pathways to Excellence Surveyor for the American Nurses Credentialing Center 2008-
Serve as a surveyor for the Pathways to Excellence Program a division of the Hospital Magnet
Program.
Project Consultant Mental Health Association of Palm Beach County 2009-
Served as the primary researcher and program consultant for a grant that is developing a model
to integrate primary medical care and behavioral healthcare in Palm Beach County Florida
Consultant Surveyor ANCC Pathways to Excellence Program 2009-
Served as a surveyor for hospital applying the ANCC Pathways to Excellence Certification
Program.
Consultant Surveyor for American Correctional Association 2006-2009
Served as a surveyor for Jails and Prisons that were becoming accredited and was responsible
for certifying their healthcare delivery systems.
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT DIRECTOR, AIDS Healthcare Foundation. (2005 – 2006) (Full Time)
Serve asa Quality ImprovementDirectorfora staff modelmanaged careorganization. QIdirection is
provided forstaffsmodeloutpatientclinicsand a managed caredivision with Medicaid and Medicare
Special NeedsContracts.
Immediately upon assuming newposition restructured Quality Improvementeffortsto expand program
fromonedepartmentwith7 indicatorsto seven departmentswith 35 indicators. Also expanded
programto include thedevelopmentof benchmarking projectswith themedicaland nursing staff.
Incorporated Lean Sigma principlesinto quality improvementprogram.Also wasableto incorporate
Nationalstandardson variousdiseasestatesand regulatory/compliancerequirementsinto program.
Innovated theuseof RootCauseAnalysisand FEMA structures.Served aslegislative and regulatory
complianceadvisor.Served asperformanceimprovementexpertto Chief of Medicineon changing and
improving providerbehaviorand thedevelopmentof clinician/providerreportcards.Involved in
evaluating Aids/HIV Training forGlobalPrograms
9. Major areas of PrimaryResponsibility,asClinical Quality Expert
Serve asthe Clinical QualityExpert,DevelopQualityProjects,carryoutappliedqualityresearch,create
and analyze datasearches,andinfluence change recommendationsfor:
Medical Staff Quality
ProviderPeerReview
Clinical Nursing
Administrative Efficiency
Pharmacyand Therapeutics
Managed Care Division
State and National Accreditation
Adherence ProtocolsforChronicDisease States
ResearchCommittee
Coordinationof BenchmarkingStudy
RiskManagement
Medical Records
NursingEducation
Home HealthQualityImprovement
Specific Contributions:
Maintainedforthe entire durationof myrole,as Quality Clinical Expert,a 100% participationin
Systemwide qualityimprovementprogram
ReducedPhysicianNon-Compliance withtreatmentregimens by50%,within thisspecific
program
DIRECTOR OF NURSING,INPATIENTCARE/DIRECTOR OF INPATIENT SERVICES, MHMRA OF Harris
County – Houston,Texas(2001 – 2005) (Substance Abuse andMental Health)
Publicly funded 176-bed inpatient acute care freestanding mental hospital within Harris County’s Correctional Facility.
Oversawall nursing(licensedandnon-licensed)andindirectlysupervised110,includingnursing
licensedpersonnel,nurse’saides,social workers,nurse dischargeplanners,caseworkeraides,
and counselors. Chairednursingleadershipteammeetingeverytwoweekstoensure staff
followednursingpolicies;rewroteandintroducedpoliciestoensure compliance withTexas’
Nurse Practice Act; monitoredmedicationerrorsandqualityof nurses’notes;assure proper
utilizationof FTEs;andassignedandmonitoredovertime.
AccompaniedMedical Directortomorningcase managementmeetingstoverifyaccuracyof
day’sinformationbeforetransmissionandmade roundstwice daily. Managedcontractswith
labs,offsite pharmacyservices,andnursing/staffingagencies;andoversaw budgets,FTEs,
overtime andoutside tempagencies.
Preparedhospital clinicallyforaccreditationvisitsandforinvestigationsbyState agenciesand
maintainedentire responsibilityformanagement andimplementationof riskmanagement
programs. Memberof PatientSafetyCommittee,SeniorManagementCommittee,andJCAHO
Task Force and chairedQualityImprovementCommittee,andPatientCare Committee.
10. SpecificContributions:
Reducedoutside nursing agencyuse 25% and decreasedinternal staff overtime 25%
(overthree years).
Correctedlongstandingproblemregarding physicians’complaintsof inaccurate
informationtransmission(resultingincase managersbeingunreadyfordischarge)by
changingprocessof updatingdocumentation. Medical Directorreportedgreaterand
more accurate informationflow andgreaterease fordischarge.
Promotedfrom Director ofNursing to Director of InpatientCare afteronlysix months
inrecognitionof outstandingservice above andbeyondexpectations.
Empoweredmanagers to take responsibilityforcorrecting potential safetyissues by
creatingincidentreportingsystem.
Plummetedmedicationerrorsfrom 75% to 25% by spearheadingandinitiating
innovationperformance improvementproject
Improvedproductivity, efficiency,andperformance byspearheadingimplementation
of case managementandelectronicmedical recordsoftware.
DIRECTOR OF CASE MANAGEMENT,SOCIAL SERVICES, DISCHARGE PLANNING AND CRISIS
INTERVENTION Brazosport Memorial Hospital - Lake Jackson,Texas (2000-2001)
156 bed general medical surgical hospitals in suburbs of Houston, Texas, serving 6,500 patients annually
Supervised12discharge planningnurses,social workers,utilizationreviewnurses,andcrisis
interventioncase managers. Monitoredmonthlybudgetresults(reductioninlengthsof stay,
unnecessaryadmissions,delayeddischarges)andparticipatedinbudgetpreparationandJCAHO
inspections. ServedonPharmacyandTherapeutics,Nursing,PatientSafety,JointCommission
Preparation,andDepartmentHeadscommitteesandchairedDischarge PlanningandResource
Managementteam.
Workedon Hospital Legal TeamdefendingMalpractice andviolationof Federal EMTALA Laws
SpecificContributions:
Major Reorganizationof Discharge Planning,UR and Outcomes ManagementFunction.
Specificmedical systemwassufferinggreatfinancial losses,their3rd
fiscal quarterdue to a lack
of central leadershipinlimitingDRG(DiagnosticRelatedGroups) stays,unnecessaryadmissions,
and notmaximizingthird-partreimbursements.
Afterassuringall personneljobswere secure,examinedrole overlapandleadteamthatdefined
roles: discharge planningnurseshandledmedicallycomplexpatientsandtookcalls for
EmergencyDepartment;discharge planningsocial workersmanagedsociallycomplex casesand
tookcallsfor EmergencyDepartment;URnursesexclusivelyworkedwiththird-partypayersto
maximize reimbursements.
Reducedemergencyadmissions35%,lengths of stay25%, and increasedthird-party
reimbursements50%.
11. INDEPENDENT LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT (1999-present) (Full Time andPartTime)
Provided assistanceand experttestimony forattorneysin:
Malpractice Defense
Managed Care Litigation
Workers’ Compensation
Criminal Defense
ImpairedHealthcare Professionals
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/ SENIOR CONSULTANTVisionaryHealthcare Consultants –JensenBeach
Florida(1992-2000) provided healthcare management consultation to acute care & rehabilitation hospitals, provider
networks, indigent health plans, home health, managed care, third-party payers, and healthcare attorneys.
Foundedfirmassole proprietorshipandbroughtintwopartnersshortlythereafter. Successfully
grewcompanyto $ 1+ millionrevenues withinthree years. Teamedwithhealthcare attorney
and psychologistwithMPHtolaunchcompanyfrom groundzero. As CEO,developedand
marketedtwoproducts: Workers’Compensation/DisabilityMedical Case Managementand
PhysicianGroupPractices.
Setdirection,recruitedstaff,developed/nurturedclientbase,andservedasprojectmanageron
complex initiatives. Areasof consultationincludedrevenue enhancement,providernetworks,
nursingcare systems,managedcare contracting,businessplanning,healthcare litigation,case
management,JACHOandstate licensure,andstartupventures.
Providedindividual case analysisandmedical case managementtohelpinsurance companies
and defense attorneysdetermine whethertocontestor settle insurance cases. Carriersworked
for includedMarylandState AccidentFound,Aetna,PennNational,Unum, andTravelers.
12. SpecificContributionsrelatedtoposition, ChiefExecutive Office/SeniorConsultantof Visionary
Healthcare Consultants
Authoredchapter on Healthcare financing inbookdealingwithdemise of solo
practitionerand co-authoredmanual for physiciansstartinggrouppractices.
Empoweredsmall,not-for-profitagenciesto compete withmore management
sophisticatedagencies bydevelopingandteachingstatewidemanagementtraining
program
Helpedseveral mental healthclinical providersform and market group practices to
facilitate competingforandsecuringlarge managedcare contracts
Developedandimplementedcomprehensive riskand qualityprograms forFranklin
Memorial Hospital thatincludedinfectioncontrol surveillanceandprevention,
performance improvementplan,incidentreporttrackingandprevention,andnational
patientsafetygoalssyllabus.
Servedas startup CEO for national drugcompany’sEAPprogramfor interstate truck
drivers.
Set up Statewide HealthAgency cultural diversityprogram
Wrote and ImplementedaSAMHSA Grant
Providedexperttestimonyin front of MD, PA, and DE legislatures concerningmanaged
behavioral healthcare.
Servedas a panel expertat National Conference onmanagedbehavioral healthcare
Deputy Director Tri County County Health Action –Served as the deputy director for a set of
urban and rural health clinic and head start program in the Tri County Area of Harrisburg, Pa
(1986-1992)
Special Accomplishments:
Develop advocacy program for indigent care parents to voice concerns to heath administrators
Development of special teen prevention program for pregnant mothers
Development of Health and Special Needs Monitoring Program for Head Start
Development of Residential Program for Chronically Alcoholic Men
Development of Storefront Alcohol and Detoxification Program
Development of Drop in RecreationalProgram for the Chronically Mentally Ill
Administration of Migrant Farm workers Health Program
13. Experience as Peer Reviewer and Editorial Advisor for:
Journal of Healthcare Quality
Journal of Correctional Healthcare
Journal of Healthcare Management
Health Administration Press and Publishing Company
Publication List, Dr. Daniel Berman
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS inPeer ReviewedJournal and other Publications
1. Berman,Daniel,A Discussion of theCostBenefit Analysisof HealthcareFacilities Rehabilitating
Chemically DependentNurses, UnpublishedScholarlyPapercompletedasarequirementforthe Masters
inNursingAdministration,St.Joseph’sCollege of Maine,Standish,Maine,2005.
2. Berman,Daniel, TheAdaptation of Changein Clinical and ManagementPracticesin the Addiction
TreatmentCenter Dueto the Evolution of Managed Care,AmericanCollegeof AddictionTreatment
Providers,2001
4. Berman,Daniel,TheDevelopmentof a Training Manualthattransitionsclinicians to managersand
leaders.Completed asa requirementfora Mastersin Healthcare Administration Columbia Pacific
University1996. PublishedbyColumbiaPacificPress.
5 Berman,Daniel,The DynamicBalance-A CostandQualityModel of Care,chapterinCummings,N.(Ed),
The Demise of the Solo Practitionerand the Adventof PractitionerGroup Practicesin theera of Managed
Care Madison,Connecticut:MadisonPress,1997
6. Berman,Daniel, Using theQualityImprovementProcessto improvethedelivery of CaseManagement
services witha Managed CareEnvironment, PublishedinPeerReviewed:NursingNotesAmerican
Associationof ManagedCare Nurses:July2006
14. PublicationList, Continued,Dr. Daniel Berman
7. Berman,Daniel, TheImpactof the Impaired Professionalon HealthcareQuality and PatientSafety
Publishedasa ContinuingEducationArticleinPeeredReview CaliforniaHealthcare QualityJournalJuly
2006.
8. Berman,Daniel, TheOrganization of a Quality ImprovementProgramwithin a CorrectionalSetting
using the Electronic Medical Record Publishedin CorrectCare Summer2006.
9. Berman, Daniel,the Impactof theImpaired Nurseon Managed Care
Publishedasa ContinuingEducationArticleManagedCare NewsSpring2006
10. Berman,Daniel theManagementof theHIV Patientin a Managed CareEnvironment
Published inPeerReview:NursingNotes
AmericanAssociationof ManagedCare NursesFeb2007.
11Berman, Daniel Position Paper:Advantagesof Handing OutCondomsin a CorrectionalSetting Journal
of Correctional Healthcare Summer2007
11. Berman,Daniel,Evidenced Based ManagementLeadership forNurseExecutivesin a Managed Care
EnvironmentPublishedinPeerReviewed:NursingNotes
AmericanAssociationof ManagedCare NursesSeptember2007
12. Berman,Daniel Research in Managed Care NursingNotesAmericanAssociationof ManagedCare
NursesJan2008
13. Berman,Daniel Editor in Chief of the White PaperEntitled: Mitigating the EconomicAspectsof
Disaster Healthcare:A financially viable modelof Healthcare Disaster preparednessMay 2009
15. Technical Reports
1. Berman, D.B., Randers,S.B.and Mariano,W.E. How To FormYour OwnBehavioral HealthIntegrated
DeliverySystem: A Guide forEmerging ProviderAlliances,Danbury,CT: VisionaryHealthcare
ManagementConsultants,LLC,1996.
2. Berman,D.B., Randers,S.B.andMariano, W.E. 1996 Managed Care ReadinessSurveyforGroups,
NetworksandFacilities,Danbury,CT: VisionaryHealthcare ManagementConsultants,LLC,1996.
3. Berman,D.B., Randers,S.B.andMariano, W.E., White Paperonthe Future of Behavioral Healthinthe
UnitedStates: The Resultsof the FirstYear's Attemptto ReachIndustryConsensus. Visionary
Healthcare ManagementConsultants,LLC,Danbury,Connecticut,1997
4. Berman,D.B., Randers,S.B.andMariano, W.E., A Model of an IntegratedBehavioralHealthDelivery
System,Danbury,CT: VisionaryHealthcare ManagementConsultants,LLC,1997.
5. Berman,D.B. and Randers,S.B.,A Model for IntegratedProviderNetworks,Behavioral Health
Management,Cleveland,Ohio,1996; and OpenMinds,Gettysburg,Pennsylvania,1996
6. Berman,D.B., andRanders,S.B,Employee Assistance Networks,Behavioral HealthManagement,
Cleveland,Ohio,1995
7. Mariano, W.E., Randers,S.B.,andBerman,D.B.,Disease ManagementinWorkersCompensationand
DisabilityInsurancePrograms,VisionaryHealthcare ManagementConsultants,LLC,Danbury,
Connecticut,1997
8. Randers,S.Band Berman,D. B.; RevolutionversusEvolution: A Guide forProviders,OpenMinds,
Gettysburg,Pennsylvania,1996
16. FellowshipProject
Berman,D.B. The DynamicBalance:A CaseStudy of a Modelin Action to EffectChange PeerReviewed
ApprovedforSubmissionforAdvancementto FellowshipStatusAmerican College ofAddiction
Treatment Administrators:April 2000.
Professional Presentations
Teaching Healthcare Administration using Modelsof SystemRedesign posterpresented atthe
Association of UniversityProgramsin Healthcare Administration June 2015
StrategicDirections in theDevelopmentof Healthcare Networks presentedtoNational Associationof
IntegratedDeliverySystemsandthe AmericanAssociationof ManagedCare NursesNov12 2013
EconomicBenefits forProviding MentalHealth Treatmentto Incarcerated Prisonsin USCorrectional
Systemas presentedtoNational CommissiononCorrectionalCare Oct13, 2013 Nashville,TN
Practice and Policy Advocacy Opportunities aspresentedtoFloridaAssociationof Occupational
TherapistsOct2013 Fort Lauderdale, FL
EntrepreneurialOpportunitiesin Healthcare and Nursing asa resultof the AffordableHealthcareas
presentedtothe National NursesinBusinessAnnual Conference Oct 13 Orlando,Florida
The AffordableCareActand NurseSmall BusinessOpportunities presentedasawebinartoFlorida
NursesAssociationin5/13/
The AffordableCareActand howto incorporatethatinto teaching of Nursing and Healthcare
Administration toWaldenUniversityFacultyin5/13
The DynamicBalance A model forEmergency Health Planning tobe presentedatthe HHS Integrated
Medical,PublicHealthPreparedness TrainingSummit.Dallas,TexasApril 2009
The DynamicBalance:A Model forClinical Decision Making tobe presentedatscientificSymposiumat
WaldenUniversityWinterFacultyandStudentMeetingandCommencementJan2009
Develop and Measure a QI Indicator in a systematic fashion using scientific principles of data analysis to
be presented at the Annual National Healthcare Quality Association September 12, 2007 9:30-10:45 am
(Boston, Ma)
17. Presentation at National Health Disparities Conference National Hispanic Nurse Conference Boston,
2008
Specific Outcomes of Presentation at National Health Disparities Conference: An aggressive Approach
to Registered Nurse Case Management within a Managed Care Environment presented at Managed
Care Conference Sponsored by American Association of Managed Care Nurses, Executive, and
Physicians. November 9th, 2008
The Use of Evidence based Medicine and Clinical Standards in the practices of Legal Nurse Consultants
presented at the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants March 3rd, 2008.
Implementation of a Performance Improvement Program within a Correctional Health System,
Commission on Correctional Healthcare National Conference, Austin, Texas 2001
The Dynamic Balance: A Model for Balancing Cost and Quality, Keynote Speaker for a Quality
Behavioral Health Conference Sponsored by Visionary Healthcare Consultants, Danbury, CT, 1997
Testimony: On Managed care issues in front of Maryland State Legislatures, 1996 and 1997
The Quality and Cost Effectiveness of Inpatient versus Outpatient in a Managed Behavioral Healthcare
Environment, National Association of Alcohol and Drug Programs Conference, Washington, D.C., 1989
Parent Involvement in Advocacy for Preschool Children in Health and Human Service Systems, Region III
Head Start Conference Philadelphia, PA, 1984
Dissertation and Thesis Involvement Walden University
Dissertation Member (in progress) Education Department Content Expert on Why AND return to School
for BSN.
Thesis Chair Sexual Abuse and ADHD
Thesis Chair Exercise and Depression
Thesis Chair Bi-polar Children and Adolescents and the Issue of Misdiagnosis
Thesis Chair Using a Relationship to the Lord as an indicator or adolescent behavior shifts
Dissertation Chair Health Perceptions among Puerto Rican Living in Central Florida and Type II
Diabetes
Thesis Chair Utilization of Exercise and the Treatment of Depression
Chair the Affordable Care Act and Nurse Practitioners
Chair the AONE nurse manager’s training program and cultural issues
18. Local Community Service Work, in Amelia Island, Florida
Serve on the Legislative Committee for the American Association ofManaged care Nurses
Serve on St. Lucie Florida Medical Reserve Corps
Serve on the Research Committee for the Florida Organization of Nurse Executives
Mentor of the month Jan 2008 American Organization of Managed Care Nurses
Serve as Member and Principal Investigator IRB Walden University
Serve on the Board of Directors Treasure CoastChapter American College ofHealthcare Executives
Serve on the Health Policy Institute Committee Florida Nurses Association
Serves as Technical Consultantto National Healthcare for the Homeless
Serves as the NortheastFlorida Representative to the Board of Directors Florida Nurses Association
Serves on Steering Committee for Rotary Amelia Island
Served as Guest Speaker on Healthcare Issues for Amelia Island Chamber ofCommerce
Served as Guest Speaker on Historyof Healthcare Reform for Amelia Island Historical Society
Served as Guest Speaker on Innovation and Creativity in Business to Optimists Club Amelia Island,Fl.
Research funded projects where I served as principal investigator
FUNDED PROJECTS
Palm Health Foundation/Mental HealthAssociationof Palm Beach County- Area wide study
examiningthe needforPrimaryCare andBehavioral HealthIntegration.(2010-2011)
Aids Healthcare Foundation- National BenchmarkingStudyforAmbulatory Care of the Aids/HIV
patient(Present) (FoundationFunded) (2003-4)
NewYork Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities-(2000-2001)
Developed,producedandpresentedManagementCurriculumforfundedagenciesserving
diversitypopulations
CommissionersofHillsboroughCounty(Tampa, Florida) on theirIndigentHealth Plan (1997-
1998) as part of a consultingteampreparedafive yearstrategicplanwithrecommendationsfor
expandedservices
WesternConnecticutAlcohol and Drug Association,Westport,CT (1997) developed astrategic
planfor Deliveryof Services
Maryland Associationof Psychosocial Programs- (Training FundedProgram for Maryland
Department of Mental Health) (1997) - ManagementTrainingProgramforFundedAgencies
CMG Health Baltimore,Maryland (1989) Criteriaforstandard of care for Outpatient/Inpatient
Managed Drug andAlcohol Services
Health and Human ServicesHeadStart Region III (1984) Developmentof Paperand
ImplementationStrategyforthe Educationandtrainingof HeadStart ParentswithHealthand
Special Needstounderstandandadvocate fortheirHeadStartChildrenintheirlocal healthand
humanservice delivery