Christine T. Villarreal, RN BSN
San Antonio,Texas
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with 18 years of clinical leadership experience in patient care (Pediatrics, Family Practice, OB/GYN, & Behavioral Health). Extensive experience in planning, developing and implementing performance improvement initiatives.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Electronic Health Record Team Leader/Diabetes Educator
CentroMed
San Antonio, Texas
05.2000 - Current
- Responsible for the organization's electronic health record's (EHR) planning, implementing, designing work-flow analysis, training, auditing, and on-going quality assurance for 22 multidisciplinary clinic sites.
- Supervise and manage projects related to improved documentation and improved clinic work flow.
- Collaborate closely with administrative leaders, management, providers, nurses, front desk and all lines of ancillary staff to help organization achieve its annual strategic goals.
- Customize all components within the EHR in order to remain in compliance with mandatory grant requirements to include Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use).
- Responsible for integrating into practice required standards put forth by the Joint Commission (JCAHO), National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), and Uniformed Data System (UDS), regulations and requirements under the direction of the Medical Director.
- Conduct testing for San Antonio's Health Information Exchange Project (Health Care Access San Antonio-HASA).
- Responsible for generating reports from the EHR to communicate with administrative staff clinical outcome measures in order to improve patient care.
- Create and maintain training manuals for all lines of staff for the organization's EHR.
- Successfully train all providers and staff on Meaningful Use (MU) indicators.
- Successfully attested for Meaningful Use Stage 1 year 1-2 for 39 providers.
- Oversee and provide on-site EHR training for medical providers.
- Collaborate with key staff focused on patient-centered initiatives to improve patient care and disease prevention.
- Create and update PCMH protocols.
- Leader for the Diabetes and Cancer Collaboratives Initiatives.
- Certified Trainer for the Diabetes Self-Management Educational Modules using DEEP curriculum.
- Create care plans and algorithms of care for diabetes and cancer prevention.
- Create self-management educational tools using appropriate literacy levels for preventative care (colon cancer, diabetes, obesity, hypertension) with the goal of improved health care.
- Member of the Performance Improvement Committee and the Medical Records Committee.
Education
Graduate Certificate - Health Information Management
Texas State University
2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas Health Science Center
1995
Skills
- Flexible, committed, multi-task oriented, self-driven and strong ability to work in a team environment
- Strong organizational, planning, development and prioritizing skills
- Excel in clinical leadership skills
- Outcome performance driven utilizing clinical decision support knowledge
- Computer proficient with strong analytical mind set
- Extensive knowledge of federal and state health care standards
Affiliations
Volunteer American Cancer Society (2005 - present)
Timeline
Electronic Health Record Team Leader/Diabetes Educator
CentroMed
05.2000 - Current
Graduate Certificate - Health Information Management
Texas State University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas Health Science Center
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