Lucy Pena Krips

Goal-oriented professional with twenty years of preventative care experience and training within dental healthcare and now transitioned to Global Public Health and Safety. Educated in multiple discipline of population health and public policy. Can apply principles of epidemiology, including rates, risk factors, disease determinants, causation, evidence, and intervention. Can explain and assess social and behavioral interventions to improve health of populations; the impact of the environment and communicable diseases on health populations; and identify the role public health plays in disaster prevention and management. Can evaluate public policy issues with respect to access, quality, and cost and demonstrate understanding of health disparities within vulnerable populations. Dedicated Healthcare professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Focused professional knowledgeable about devising innovative solutions to diverse business concerns and goals. Strategic and forward-thinking leader with self-motivated and tactical mindset. Excellent relationship-building and critical thinking skills with determined and decisive nature.

• Experience in understanding of exposure assessment principles, assessment interviewing, patient care planning, preventive health services screening, and quality assurance standards. Effective leader and team player with the ability to multitask and maintain focus on the end objective by work planning, prioritization and autonomously working. Educated and experienced within the field of nursing in a hospital and ambulatory environment. Provide and assist with the interpretation of regulatory state and federal changes to quality health outcome guidelines, and communicate changes to internal operational teams. Liaison with compliance program activities related to Accountable Care Organizations and Value-based Payment Programs. Coordinate and assists with the facilitation of quality performance of the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program. Functioning as a clinical resource for the clinical team, providing clinical support, consultation and training related to documentation, compliance, and federal and state laws. Coordinate and assist payers with facilitating meetings of regulatory and contractual obligation. Understanding of payer contracts, staying up-to-date with changes and reforms. Provide monthly performance reporting for DSRIP clinics, and identifying gaps in care by providing clinics with monthly patient fallout lists. Provide high risk patient fallout lists to clinic leaders for outreach. Assist with Long-Term goal initiatives and performance improvement initiatives. Supports the Quality Team with projects and programs as needed, and perform other duties as assigned. Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with payers and internal stakeholders. Coordinate with external and internal teams to minimize obstacles and increase patient and provider satisfaction. Intercultural communicative skills, ethical reasoning, civic engagement and competence.

• Excellence in Action Award, leading to the success of DSRIP incentive performance for calendar year 2021.