DR.VASANTHA NATARAJAN M.D, M.B.A, CPE, SFHM
Clifton Park,NY
Summary
Patient-focused Physician executive offering more than thirteen years of expertise in Acute care, Palliative care, geriatrics and home medical care. Well versed in both FFS and VBC models of health care delivery. Business-savvy and accomplished in driving growth when leading interdisciplinary teams and continuously improving delivery of care. Prepared to bring leadership, talent and expertise to growing healthcare organization. Medical Director with many years of building robust service delivery models and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Successful in building strong relationships with patients, staff and local healthcare partners.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Market Medical Director
Honest Medical Group
05.2023 - Current
- Worked with JV partner with 30 offices to establish VBC model
- Established protocols for home visits across the JV
- Met with different practices on quality metrics, documentation, and patient care
- Advised senior leadership on issues related to patient safety and regulatory compliance.
- Ensured compliance with applicable laws, regulations, codes, rules, standards.
- Identified opportunities for improving operational efficiency.
- Provided medical oversight for clinical operations and staff.
- Developed protocols and policies to ensure quality patient care.
- Supervised medical personnel, including physicians and nurses.
- Analyzed data related to patient outcomes and satisfaction levels.
- Performed administrative duties such as budgeting, scheduling, and payroll management.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members to develop treatment plans for complex cases.
- Facilitated communication between practitioners and administrators regarding changes in regulations or guidelines.
Unification Medical Director
OptumHealth
11.2022 - 05.2023
- Enterprise wide role to unify three different susidiaries of optum health into a single home and community platform
- Worked with markets spread out across 26 different stated to ensure standardization
- Developed and implemented skills training across the markets to get providers comfortable with clinical skills
- Developed and implemented standard disciplinary rounds and daily huddles across all markets
- Worked on the quality incentives for home and community providers
Market Medical Director
Landmark health
08.2021 - 10.2022
- Developed and actualized strategies to maintain highest standards of care.
- Improved clinical quality by analyzing performance metrics, patient outcomes and delivery of care.
- Created plans to achieve organizational goals, promote employee welfare and deliver quality patient care.
- Instituted and negotiated new projects to expand scope of engagement.
- Analyzed and evaluated monthly dashboards and performance metrics, and authored policies and procedures to maintain organizational quality benchmarks.
- Managed administrative functions like cost management, utilization reviews, quality assurance and medical protocol development.
- Planned and developed new clinical programs and initiatives and managed and maintained performance improvement processes as defined in business plans.
- Wrote and maintained criteria for test orders and educated staff on information gathering and escalation processes.
- Implemented procedures to achieve and maintain accreditation.
- Restructured program materials to define objectives and align with new core competency regulations.
- Drove business development and relationship building to achieve business goals.
Associate Medical Director
Landmark Health
02.2021 - 08.2021
Zone Medical Director
Landmark Health
05.2020 - 02.2021
POD Leader
Landmark Health
03.2019 - 05.2020
Chair Department of Hospital Medicine
St.peters health partners
01.2014 - 03.2019
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Created and maintained facility documents and records, maintaining accuracy while managing sensitive data.
- Led and motivated more than sixty employees through supervision, training and coaching on duties and daily operational activities.
- Resolved conflicts promptly among physicians, nurses and other healthcare employees to keep workflows on task.
- Facilitated peer-to-peer conflict resolution.
- Initiated training and education programs for supporting healthcare staff.
- Implemented new hire training to further develop skills and initiate discussions on task prioritization.
- Collaborated with Quality Team to develop outcomes statistics.
- Headed clinical oversight to devise and establish policies, procedures and best practices in alignment with regulatory requirements.
- Optimized case and clinical management and recommended plans to improve safety and health programs.
- Recruited well-qualified candidates to fill vacancies and offer residents unparalleled care.
Hospitalist
Cogent HMG
09.2005 - 07.2013
Education
MBA - health care
UMASS ISENBERG SCHOOL oF BUSINESS
Amherst, MA05.2022
Certified Physician Executive American Association of Physician Leaders (2015) -
AAPL
01.2014
M.D./Residency - Internal Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine
06.2005
M.B.B.S -
Annamalai University, Rajah Muthiah Medical College
01.1999
Skills
- Schedule management
- Census goals
- Facility oversight
- Performance metrics
- Accreditation support
- Patient safety
- Regulatory requirements
- Healthcare delivery
- Hospital coordination
- Employee retention strategies
- Records management
- Health information systems
- Staff supervision
- Patient relations
- Acute and rehabilitative care
- Quality assurance controls
- Personnel management
- PPE use
- Improving clinical quality outcomes
- Staff development
- Business strategy
- Business growth
Affiliations
1. Awarded physician of the year 2007 for caring, communication and compassion by the Nurse- Physician group, albany memorial hospital
2. Current GPA of 3.9 in MBA
3. Graduated with honors and second in medical school class of 165
Accomplishments
- Developed relationships with hospitals and out patient medical groups through active out reach
- Consistently maintained high customer satisfaction ratings.
- Promoted from pod leader to Market medical director in 2 years
- Consistently had the market meet and exceed in metrics
- Implemented multiple new initiatives for the company in the market
- Led an enterprise project for the company with completion and implementation in 6 months
- Led team to achieve Summit award for market of the year awarded by Landmark health for 2021
Additional Information
References provided upon request
Timeline
Market Medical Director
Honest Medical Group
05.2023 - Current
Unification Medical Director
OptumHealth
11.2022 - 05.2023
Market Medical Director
Landmark health
08.2021 - 10.2022
Associate Medical Director
Landmark Health
02.2021 - 08.2021
Zone Medical Director
Landmark Health
05.2020 - 02.2021
POD Leader
Landmark Health
03.2019 - 05.2020
Chair Department of Hospital Medicine
St.peters health partners
01.2014 - 03.2019
Hospitalist
Cogent HMG
09.2005 - 07.2013
MBA - health care
UMASS ISENBERG SCHOOL oF BUSINESS
Certified Physician Executive American Association of Physician Leaders (2015) -
AAPL
M.D./Residency - Internal Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine
M.B.B.S -
Annamalai University, Rajah Muthiah Medical College
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