Charles Deshazer

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About Charles Deshazer

Senior Physician Executive with broad clinical, managerial and consulting experience. Board-certified Internal Medicine physician with over 25 years of clinical, population health management, quality improvement, process improvement, analytics, informatics, managerial and consulting experience in a wide variety of regional and national healthcare organizational settings (ACO, Clinically Integrated Network, public hospital, multispecialty group, IPA, large insurance payer and HMO). Particular expertise in "Transformative Clinical Informatics" which is the implementation of new structures, systems, technology and workflows to dramatically improve clinical and operational performance. Performance in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs) and Integrated Delivery Systems (IDSs) will depend on cultural change enabled by effective integration and alignment of people, processes, and technology to deliver high-quality patient-centered care. Proven track record demonstrates consistent and progressive results in this area in over 20 years of experience. Transformative Clinical Informatics integrates organizational development, informatics/analytics, change management, business process improvement (esp. Lean) and quality improvement to transform and innovate care delivery.Proven ability to create, lead and manage organizations, create and execute innovative strategies, influence physician practice, provide leadership to build effective teams and integrate technology into clinical and business settings. Have implemented population health management programs, Patient-Centered Medical Home models as well as developed innovative organizational transformation methodology for integrating care management functions (e.g. Utilization management, Quality) with business functions (e.g. Contracting, Claims) to facilitate collaborative care delivery within health plans and group/network physicians.Specialties: Board-Certified Internal Medicine Physician, IHI Certified Improvement Advisor, Physician Management & Leadership, Disease Management, NCQA Accreditation, Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, Healthcare Strategy & Execution, Clinical Performance Improvement, Clinical Process Redesign, Research, Medical Management, Utilization Management, Evidence-based Medicine, Medical Informatics.