Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Current Committees
Leadership development
Recent Awards
Publications
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E. Rachel Mutrux

Columbia,MO

Summary

Dynamic and results-oriented professional with extensive experience in statewide telehealth projects. Proven track record in leading telehealth initiatives, managing operations, and fostering strategic partnerships. Adept at navigating regulatory environments, securing funding, and driving innovations in healthcare delivery. Recognized for excellence in research and program development with multiple awards and publications.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Director III Business Administration

Missouri Telehealth Network, University of Missouri - School of Medicine
01.2006 - Current
    • Works with Medical directors to set strategic goals of telehealth projects, identifies break –through concepts in telehealth, such as Show-Me ECHO and seeks to find funding for new projects
    • Oversees operations of telehealth projects, serves as resource to health care entities around the state seeking to start new telehealth projects
    • Leads cross functional working groups, including physicians and leaders from key areas to evaluate concepts and solutions for improving access and capacity of health care in Missouri
    • In conjunction with telehealth stakeholders, identifies, evaluates, and selects new strategies, technology, and capabilities to integrate into existing infrastructure
    • Stays current with the state and national telehealth regulatory, policy, and reimbursement environment
    • Assists with development of state telehealth projects, policy and regulation
    • Works closely with IT, legal, privacy and security groups for approval for all new telehealth projects
    • Prepares and delivers presentations to state and national stakeholder groups
    • Co-lead extensive research and evaluation efforts to include papers, articles, and presentations
    • Direct and manage the work of the telehealth staff, including fiscal matters and development of reports and materials for public and private use

Director, Show-Me Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO)

University of Missouri - School of Medicine
01.2014 - Current
  • Oversee planning and operations for the state designated Show-Me ECHO program to provide training and education to on a variety of topics through videoconferencing and case-based learning.

State Director

Heartland Telehealth Resource Center, University of Missouri - School of Medicine and University of Kansas
01.2010 - Current
  • Lead in Missouri in the federally funded regional telehealth resource center partnered with Kansas and Oklahoma.

Operations Director

Missouri Health Information Technology Assistance Center, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, Health Management and Informatics
01.2010 - 01.2015
  • Oversee operations for the federally designated Regional Extension Center for the state of Missouri.

Interim Associate Director

Missouri Telehealth Network
01.2006
  • Oversee budgets for 5 operating grants
  • Interview and hire staff as needed
  • Serve on various grant planning committees
  • Complete grant proposals (2) for the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
  • Conduct and present at Missouri Telehealth Resource Center training Conferences
  • Oversee day to day operations of the Missouri Telehealth Network.

Sr. Clinical Coordinator

Missouri Telehealth Network
01.2005
  • Project Manager for Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Grant with partners Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, Missouri Hospital Association and Missouri Primary Care Association to install videoconferencing units in 24 hospitals and 15 clinics across the state of Missouri the first year of the project.

Clinical Coordinator

Missouri Telehealth Network
01.2003 - 01.2005
  • Utilize communication and diplomacy skills to market telehealth to physicians, nurses and support staff
  • Build provider capacity and utilization of telehealth
  • Conduct weekly videoconferences with more than 30 remote telehealth sites to ensure network quality and training of remote staff.

Administrative Assistant

Missouri Telehealth Network
01.2002 - 01.2003
  • Manage telehealth encounter database, retrieve information for funding organizations
  • Provide administrative support for department.

Patient Service Representative

University of Missouri Student Health Center
01.2001 - 01.2002
  • Schedule patients, handle medical records, assist providers with patient paperwork, answer phones.

General Manager

Chris McD's Restaurant & Wine Bar
01.1992 - 01.2001
  • Hire and schedule 30 employees, manage bar inventory, train front-of-house staff, manage busy dining room.

Education

B.A. - Biology

University of Missouri
01.1996

Skills

    • Team Collaboration and Leadership
    • Key Relationship Management
    • Strategic Leadership
      • Analytical Thinking
      • Coaching and Mentoring

Affiliations

  • National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
  • American Telemedicine Association

Current Committees


  • Board member, Missouri Rural Health Association
  • UM System Broadband Steering Committee
  • Connecting all Missourians Advisory Council

Leadership development

  • 2023, Emotional Intelligence
  • 2021, Interrupting Racism
  • 2021, Building Inclusive Communities
  • 2017, GE Leadership Training: Leader as Coach
  • 2014, Leading Edge Coaching and Development courses, Driving Engagement through Emotional Intelligence, Moving Others Forward through Coaching
  • 2014, Chancellors Class, Diversity 101
  • 2014, Mindfulness-based Emotional Intelligence
  • 2013, TOP Facilitation Methods Workshop
  • 2012, The President's Academic Leadership Institute, University of Missouri, Administrative Development Leadership Program
  • 2010, Chancellors Emerging Leaders Program


Recent Awards

  • 2023, ECHO Excellence Award, MetaECHO Global Conference
  • 2021, Best clinical poster award, MU Health Sciences Research Day, Expanding the research of the Show-Me ECHO: Impact of MU Extension Partnership
  • 2021, ECHO Implementation Fellows Program, Robert Woods Johnson funded with University of Michigan


Publications

  • Ogundele O, Mutrux ER, Hoffman K, Becevic M, Improving Access to Care for Vulnerable Missourians: The Hotspot Project, Missouri Medicine, 2023, Jul-Aug; 120(4): 318-323.
  • Becevic M, Warne-Griggs M, Wallach E, Edison K, Mutrux ER, McElroy JA, Hsu A, Shyu CR, Trotman R, Hoffman K, Community Case Study: The Role of Live-Interactive Learning Network in Addressing Community-Wide Information Needs through Show-Me COVID-19 ECHO, Front. Public Health, 10, 913747, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35875020/
  • Becevic M, Smith E, Golzy M, Bysani R, Rosenfeld A, Mutrux ER, Hoffman K, Wallach E, McElroy JA, Edison K.** Melanoma Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes: A Feasibility Study of Melanoma Screening Implementation in Primary Care Settings. Cureus. 2021 May 29;13(5).

Additional publications available upon request.

Timeline

Director, Show-Me Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO)

University of Missouri - School of Medicine
01.2014 - Current

State Director

Heartland Telehealth Resource Center, University of Missouri - School of Medicine and University of Kansas
01.2010 - Current

Operations Director

Missouri Health Information Technology Assistance Center, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, Health Management and Informatics
01.2010 - 01.2015

Director III Business Administration

Missouri Telehealth Network, University of Missouri - School of Medicine
01.2006 - Current

Interim Associate Director

Missouri Telehealth Network
01.2006

Sr. Clinical Coordinator

Missouri Telehealth Network
01.2005

Clinical Coordinator

Missouri Telehealth Network
01.2003 - 01.2005

Administrative Assistant

Missouri Telehealth Network
01.2002 - 01.2003

Patient Service Representative

University of Missouri Student Health Center
01.2001 - 01.2002

General Manager

Chris McD's Restaurant & Wine Bar
01.1992 - 01.2001

B.A. - Biology

University of Missouri
E. Rachel Mutrux