Chester A. Bayko, BSBA, MSN, RN
Kingsport,USA
Summary
Knowledgeable Oracle Health Clinical Provider workflow and application consultant with solid background in clinical consulting and proven track record of impactful project outcomes. Led various clinical projects that improved patient care protocols and streamlined operational processes. Demonstrated expertise in data analysis and patient management.
Overview
50
50
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager: Clinical Consultant, Oracle Practice
Huron Consulting
04.2018 - Current
- Assessing clients with particular focus on Cerner Revenue Cycle optimization; Ambulatory Physician documentation workflow optimization.
- Engaging client leadership in implementation of optimization recommendations and long-term support of their Cerner System.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
Clinical Consultant for EMR Optimization Assessment /Implementation
WestChester Medical Center
01.2024 - Current
- IT infrastructure and EMR assessment for supporting multi-specialty integrated Health System
- Implementing Documentation Optimizations across multi-specialty clinics to align with scheduling template capacity revisions
Clinical Consultant for EMR Optimization Assessment /Implementation
Kalieda Health
03.2024 - 08.2024
- IT infrastructure and EMR assessment for supporting multi-specialty integrated Health System
- Assessment of Documentation Optimizations across multi-specialty clinics to align with scheduling template capacity revisions
Clinical Consultant for Ambulatory EMR Optimization
University of New Mexico Medical Center
09.2020 - 12.2023
- Rolling Optimization of Provider workflow across specialty clinics, using a design of AdHoc Referral templates, Quick Orders, Order Folders, Smart Templates and Workflow MPages optimization
Clinical SME Optimization
TJ Samson Community Hospital
01.2020 - 09.2023
- Clinical SME for Implementation and Assessment of Cerner Community Works
Clinical SME Ambulatory Optimization
McLaren Health
05.2019 - 01.2020
- Clinical SME for Optimization of Clinically Driven Revenue Cycle implementation. In Ambulatory Setting
- Focus upon Provider and Nurse Clinic Workflow
- Focus on Orders and Documentation Efficiencies.
Project Manager, Clinical Lead
Mon Health System
09.2018 - 05.2019
- Clinical Project Lead for the implementation of the Cerner Millennium PowerChart Ambulatory and PowerChart Oncology and Surginet system
- Manage Mon Health Clinical Project teams, working together with Cerner resources and internal Mon Health IT team and Mon Health’s executive leadership
- Responsible for driving project; tasks, issues management, resource management and overall successful implementation
Clinical Consultant for EMR Optimization Assessment
University of New Mexico Medical Center
07.2018 - 09.2018
- IT infrastructure assessment for supporting academic and research activities
- Recommended operational savings by decreasing DNFB and increasing OR Capacity, aligning with Huron’s best practice Revenue Cycle and Performance Improvement Models
Senior Clinical Consultant
Huron /Ventura County Health System
02.2018 - 07.2018
- Conducted thorough EMR system assessments, leading to operational improvement recommendations for Acute and Ambulatory Venues, including ED, HIM and CDI.
President
CareSteps Consulting
01.1999 - Current
- Company Overview: Kingsport, TN
- Provide consultation to health care related organizations in the areas of management development, business development, reorganization, Internet and Intranet development, and clinical paper and computer-based documentation systems.
- Educate professionals regarding interim clinical management and JCAHO survey preparation.
- Kingsport, TN
Healthcare Consultant
Guidepoint
05.2017 - 01.2019
- Providing strategic, operations, and financial consulting / analysis to the investment sector and strategic Consulting Groups
Healthcare Council Member
Gerson Lerhman Group
11.2016 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: International Strategic Consulting
- Providing strategic operations and financial consulting to Healthcare Organizations
- International Strategic Consulting
Patient Flow Supervisor, PRN
Franklin Woods Community Hospital
10.2017 - 11.2017
- Administrative and Clinical Responsibilities for Hospital operations during business hours and coverage for Administrative non-business hours.
Principal Clinical HealthCare Consultant/ DSRIP Project Care Coordination Track
Centric Consulting
05.2016 - 10.2016
- Company Overview: Cincinnati, OH
- Providing Consultation to NY Health System PPS regarding the development of the Community Shared Care Plan for High-risk Medicaid Patients.
- Working with Nurses, Physicians, and Clinical Social Workers, across 10 project teams.
- Developed Care Coordination Services Project Plan, assisted with Quarterly Reporting to GNYHA DSRIP Team from NY Health System PPS
- Cincinnati, OH
Principal Consultant, Physician Strategist, Manager, Clinical Transformation Consultant
Cerner Corporation
01.2001 - 01.2016
- Company Overview: Kansas City, MO
- Consultation to large IDN inpatient, outpatient services; including Diagnostics services, employed and non-employed physician practices and Ambulatory Practice Operational Workflow
- Provided consultation and project management in design, implementation, post conversion review and adoption analytics of the Millennium Patient Care Clinical Information System.
- Primary focus with workflow processes for physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff.
- Rolled-out new Model System.
- Engaged with Health System ACO re: identification of 'at risk' population
- Kansas City, MO
Cerner Corporation
01.2001 - 01.2015
- Company Overview: Kansas City, MO
- Established Knowledge Management Model for post EMR change management.
- Developed Clinical simulation and parallel testing strategies and model to reduce implementation time, decrease post conversion issues and increase rapid system adoption.
- Developed and secured $2.5M, Department of Defense Grant for Multi-Specialty Health System.
- Developed an Analytics Model to measure, monitor and optimize ongoing workflow efficiency.
- Advised sales team on required solution set for specific clients.
- Proactively identified technology and workflow gaps and delivered solutions before they became operational and adoption problems.
- Expert in: Clinician Provider Order Entry and Physician Documentation Processes.
- Kansas City, MO
Director Interdisciplinary Development
Wellmont Health System
01.1993 - 01.1998
- Developed CareGuide documentation system for nursing and allied health disciplines.
- Coordinator: Clinical Pathway and Clinical Standards integration amongst three Wellmont Facilities.
- Collaborated with Sr. Vice- President Medical Affairs on documentation, pathway and telemedicine initiatives.
Director Medical Surgical Nursing
Wellmont Health System
01.1993 - 01.1998
- Directed seven nursing units, (3 medical, 2 surgical, MSDU and SSDU), approx. 210 FTE, with an annual $8-10 M operating budget.
- Implemented and revised productivity system to decrease approx. 10% of staffing costs.
- Developed Monitoring Program to reduce unnecessary admissions of Vent Dependent Patient’s from rural Southwest Virginia.
Associate Chief Nurse, Education, & Compliance Officer /Investigator Trained
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)
01.1987 - 01.1993
- Assistant Chief Nurse, Operations; Assistant Chief Nurse, Critical Care Division
Critical Care Nurse Specialist
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Hospital
01.1987 - 12.1987
- Managed APACHE II Research
Various Professional Nursing Positions
01.1975 - 01.1993
- MedStaff Pulmonary Home Care Supervisor 1989-1993
- Critical Care Nurse Manager
- Nursing Instructor
- Education Coordinator
- Various Staff Nurse positions in Adult, Pediatric, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
- Established first Paramedic Training program at Cuyahoga Community College
Education
Master of Science in Nursing - Community Health Nursing
Frances Payne Bolton SCHOOL of NURSING, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)
Cleveland, Ohio01.1983
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Frances Payne Bolton SCHOOL of NURSING, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)
Cleveland, Ohio01.1976
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Marketing
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY
Cleveland, Ohio01.1971
Skills
- DOD research grant design
- VA Leadership Experience
- GNYHA DSRIP Project Implementation
- Community Health
- Population Health
- Strategic Management
- Operational Management
- EMR
- Governance Model Re-design
- Quality Management
- Meaningful Use
- Ambulatory Care
- Acute Care
- Process Analysis
- EMR workflow analysis
- Documentation
- Orders
- Scheduling
- Prior-Authorization Process
- Diagnostic Services Workflow
- Patient Portal Communication
- ACO Workflow
- Clinically Driven Change Control
- Organizational Change Management
- Technology Gap Management
- MD Workflow Optimization
- Chronic Pulmonary Management
- Outcome Based CareGuide Documentation System
- Benefits Modeling
- APACHE Research Coordination
- Clinical Project Management
- Healthcare analytics
- Clinical expertise
- Patient care
- Clinical care
Accomplishments
- Documented and resolved workflow bottlenecks using Quick Orders,Order folders, Auto-text for Documentation of Specialty content which led to 20-50% decrease in patient documentation time and same day completion of visit encounter by providers.
- Supervised team of 3-12 staff members across various projects.
- Collaborated with team of 6 in the development of Cerner Oracle Physician Adoption Consulting Practice.
- Developed Pre-Go-Live real time clinical parallel testing strategy decreasing Post-Go-Live support tickets by 25% in the first 2 weeks of Go-Live support.
Certification
- BLS, 10/01/17
- PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), 11/01/17
Community Service
- Local Church Related Volunteering Activities for over 28 years
- Participating in Runs / Walks for Charity 4-5 per year
- Adjunct Clinical Professor, Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, 1988-1993, Cleveland, Ohio
- Clinical Teaching Associate, Nursing, Cleveland State University, 1990-1993, Cleveland, Ohio
- Affiliate Faculty Member, American Heart Association, ACLS Program, 1981-1995
- Board Member, Ohio Citizens League for Nursing, 1989-1993
- Member Sigma Theta Tau and Treasurer, Alpha Mu Chapter, 1990-1993
- Former Board Member, Cleveland EMS Paramedic Training Institute
Hobbies and Interests
- Family
- Computers
- Walking
- Cycling
Affiliations
- American Nurses Association
- Sigma Theta Tau
- American Heart Association
High Flyer Award, Cerner Corporation
Innovative Approach in developing Multi-phase Cerner /Oracle PowerPlans to enhance cross venue flow of patient's surgical care through Pre-op to Post-op phases.
Languages
French
Limited Working
Interests
- Experimenting with different creative mediums, like photography, video recording, and spiritual blog writing, to expand skills and techniques
Timeline
Clinical Consultant for EMR Optimization Assessment /Implementation
Kalieda Health
03.2024 - 08.2024
Clinical Consultant for EMR Optimization Assessment /Implementation
WestChester Medical Center
01.2024 - Current
Clinical Consultant for Ambulatory EMR Optimization
University of New Mexico Medical Center
09.2020 - 12.2023
Clinical SME Optimization
TJ Samson Community Hospital
01.2020 - 09.2023
Clinical SME Ambulatory Optimization
McLaren Health
05.2019 - 01.2020
Project Manager, Clinical Lead
Mon Health System
09.2018 - 05.2019
Clinical Consultant for EMR Optimization Assessment
University of New Mexico Medical Center
07.2018 - 09.2018
Manager: Clinical Consultant, Oracle Practice
Huron Consulting
04.2018 - Current
Senior Clinical Consultant
Huron /Ventura County Health System
02.2018 - 07.2018
Patient Flow Supervisor, PRN
Franklin Woods Community Hospital
10.2017 - 11.2017
Healthcare Consultant
Guidepoint
05.2017 - 01.2019
Healthcare Council Member
Gerson Lerhman Group
11.2016 - 01.2019
Principal Clinical HealthCare Consultant/ DSRIP Project Care Coordination Track
Centric Consulting
05.2016 - 10.2016
Principal Consultant, Physician Strategist, Manager, Clinical Transformation Consultant
Cerner Corporation
01.2001 - 01.2016
Cerner Corporation
01.2001 - 01.2015
President
CareSteps Consulting
01.1999 - Current
Director Interdisciplinary Development
Wellmont Health System
01.1993 - 01.1998
Director Medical Surgical Nursing
Wellmont Health System
01.1993 - 01.1998
Associate Chief Nurse, Education, & Compliance Officer /Investigator Trained
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)
01.1987 - 01.1993
Critical Care Nurse Specialist
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Hospital
01.1987 - 12.1987
Various Professional Nursing Positions
01.1975 - 01.1993
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Frances Payne Bolton SCHOOL of NURSING, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Marketing
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY
Master of Science in Nursing - Community Health Nursing
Frances Payne Bolton SCHOOL of NURSING, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)
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