Chase S. Turner, MD, MHA, FACP, FACHE
872 Amber Hill Ct, Grayson,GA
Summary
Board-certified in internal medicine and healthcare management, a proven hospital medicine physician leader overseeing a diverse inpatient team of physicians and advanced practice providers in a multi-campus system with 310 licensed beds. Skilled at improving processes, maximizing team productivity, and reducing costs to achieve sustainable health system operations. Familiar with provider motivation and retention strategies, patient relations, and accreditation requirements.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Facility Medical Director, Hospital Medicine
TEAMHealth
03.2024 - Current
- Led the hospitalist team to augment patient outcomes and care delivery model through innovative processes, contributing to a decrease in average length of stay and readmission rates.
- Drove significant improvement in achieving patient experience scores above national mean for the hospital medicine division.
- Collaborated with clinical documentation improvement specialists, promoting accurate documentation to reflect patient acuity, drive quality metrics, and support reimbursement commensurate with services rendered.
- Designed and introduced leadership development, coaching, and team management models, resulting in an expanded scope of provider engagement.
- Monitored industry trends and advances in evidence-based medicine to optimize utilization while maintaining operating budgets and expenditures.
Medical Director, Hospitalist Services
WellSpan Health-Good Samaritan Hospital
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Established unit-based leadership team triad model resulting in a 25% decrease in excess days
- Implemented electronic huddle boards into multidisciplinary rounding model for hospital medicine inpatient teams, improving throughput and patient experience
- Participated in development of CHF and COPD Epic order sets incorporating evidence-based practices, resulting in reduction of readmissions
- Collaborated across multiple service lines to achieve coverage of medical consults for affiliated out-of-hospital rehabilitation facility
- Verified effective, consistent communication between department heads, medical staff, and governing boards through board meeting attendance and synchronization of interdepartmental functions.
Hospitalist
UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg
10.2018 - 10.2021
- Participated in quality improvement projects to decrease rates of in-hospital central line and urinary catheter-associated infections
- Reduced total cost of care by decreasing utilization
- Contributed to process improvement for transition of care procedures and documentation among inpatient hospital medicine team
- Diagnosed conditions accurately by requesting specific, relevant labs and accurately interpreting results.
Hospitalist
Summit Health Physicians
10.2017 - 10.2018
- Handled as many as 22 patients each day, transitioning care between departments and outside physicians.
- Educated medical students about conditions, treatment protocols and successful patient interaction strategies as qualified instructor for hospital-based classes.
- Managed ventilated patients carefully, balancing stats and interventions for optimal short- and long-term health.
- Avoided reoccurrence of preventable conditions by educating patients on important lifestyle choices.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Organizational Management
Eastern University
Saint Davids, PA06.2024
Master of Health Administration - Healthcare Administration/Management
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ07.2023
Lean Practitioner Healthcare Certificate - Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement
Johns Hopkins Medicine-Armstrong Institute
Baltimore, MD05.2023
Internship And Residency - Internal Medicine
UPMC-Pinnacle Health System
Harrisburg, PA 06.2017
Doctor of Medicine - Medicine
Ross University School of Medicine
Dominica, West Indies04.2014
Post-Baccalaureate - Biomedical Sciences
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE05.2009
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GA05.2008
Skills
- Clinical Quality Improvement
- Direct Patient Care
- Strategic planning
- Team Building
- Hiring and recruitment
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Utilization review
- Medical Staff Leadership
- Clinical Documentation
- Performance Metric Tracking
- Project oversight
- Epic Systems
Affiliations
- Fellow, American College of Physicians
- Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives
- American Association for Physician Leadership
- Society of Hospital Medicine
Leadership Experience
Chair, Utilization Management Committee-Piedmont Eastside Medical Center
Medical Executive Committee -Piedmont Eastside Medical Center
Professional Practice Evaluation Committee-Piedmont Eastside Medical Center
Clinical Governance Committee-Piedmont Eastside Medical Center
Vice Chair, Department of Medicine - WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital
Vice Chair, Multidisciplinary Peer Review Committee-WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital
Chair, American College of Healthcare Executives Early Careerist Network-Central PA Chapter
Licenses
Georgia Medical License #97239
Pennsylvania Medical License #MD462051
North Carolina Medical License #2023-01159
DEA License #FT7020578
Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
American College of Healthcare Executives Board Certification in Healthcare Management
Lean Six Sigma Certification for Healthcare Practitioners
American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support / Basic Life Support
Timeline
Facility Medical Director, Hospital Medicine
TEAMHealth
03.2024 - Current
Medical Director, Hospitalist Services
WellSpan Health-Good Samaritan Hospital
01.2022 - 01.2024
Hospitalist
UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg
10.2018 - 10.2021
Hospitalist
Summit Health Physicians
10.2017 - 10.2018
Master of Business Administration - Organizational Management
Eastern University
Master of Health Administration - Healthcare Administration/Management
University of Phoenix
Lean Practitioner Healthcare Certificate - Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement
Johns Hopkins Medicine-Armstrong Institute
Internship And Residency - Internal Medicine
UPMC-Pinnacle Health System
Doctor of Medicine - Medicine
Ross University School of Medicine
Post-Baccalaureate - Biomedical Sciences
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Fort Valley State University
American Board of Internal Medicine
American College of Healthcare Executives Board Certification in Healthcare Management
Lean Six Sigma Certification for Healthcare Practitioners
American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support / Basic Life Support
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